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Beerfish · July 10th, 2009, 09:16 PM

this is a chinese fake. I put some seymore duncans in it and it sounds pretty good

Muddslide · July 11th, 2009, 01:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mid Life Crisis

Oh my lands. When it comes to Les Pauls, I'm just a plaintop guy. Well, I do like some goldtops, but to me, the body shape and design is so classic and classy I almost think it detracts from that to have flametops or quilted tops...not to rag on anyone's guitars; I guess I just prefer things plainer.

This guitar, to my mind, is one of THE most stunningly beautiful Pauls I've ever laid eyes on.

Quote:

Originally Posted by meyekel

This one ^^^ is also just a gem. Great wood grain and a nice, classy, fairly subtle burst.

I'd love to join this club, but all I have is a late 60s-early 70s Japanese lawsuit Les Paul...

IdahoPicker · July 11th, 2009, 05:09 AM

Here's my nearest and dearest O'l Girl indeed...She's a '76 Deluxe, and for all her warts I love her dearly...probably be buried with her....

Sollophonic · July 18th, 2009, 06:27 AM

This is a bottom of the range LP (almost as bottom as you can go really) that I have souped up into a great little guitar.

Epiphone Invader. Indonesian made LP Jnr, came with a generic humbucker, nasty plastic nut and terrible tuners. It had a nice neck, a solid wood body and a lot of modding potential though

Before;-

Replaced the tuners with some much better ones I had in my parts box (actually off an old Fender acoustic). Replaced the nut with a bone one, and widened the string spacing. Replaced the humbucker with a Kent Armstrong P90 that fitted into the h/b ring. Re-strung it up with a set of Power Slinkys.

Sounds and plays awesome now, and cost me very little too.

redstringuitar · July 18th, 2009, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sollophonic

This is a bottom of the range LP (almost as bottom as you can go really) that I have souped up into a great little guitar.

Epiphone Invader. Indonesian made LP Jnr, came with a generic humbucker, nasty plastic nut and terrible tuners. It had a nice neck, a solid wood body and a lot of modding potential though

Before;-

Replaced the tuners with some much better ones I had in my parts box (actually off an old Fender acoustic). Replaced the nut with a bone one, and widened the string spacing. Replaced the humbucker with a Kent Armstrong P90 that fitted into the h/b ring. Re-strung it up with a set of Power Slinkys.

Sounds and plays awesome now, and cost me very little too.

Cool looking guitar and a nice project...you've turned it into a unique Junior(ish). Good job!

Tele Jr · July 18th, 2009, 02:43 PM

'07 R9

'06 CR7

'07 R4

redstringuitar · July 18th, 2009, 07:04 PM

Love that R4.

tazzboy · July 18th, 2009, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maestrovert

i'm in.....with 7....

l-r, 2 Ebony Customs, Alpine White Custom, '06 R8 VOS, 2 Iced Tea Traditionals, and a Vintage Mahogany/Faded Cherry Studio

Nice I am

BritishBluesBoy · July 24th, 2009, 08:32 PM

Here's another pic of my VOS 1960 plain top:

Carzee · July 24th, 2009, 08:58 PM

Just had a look 'round the club for any pix on the Edwards John Sykes Custom LP. I just traded for one. Black, white binding, big neck, gotoh hardware, 2003 MIJ, plenty of buckle rash, seen a lot of road. So far sounds pretty good actually. My 14yo loves it. When I took off the old old old strings and wiped it down I remembered why I don't particularly like LP bridges.. things get out of adjustment so easy.

electrablue · July 25th, 2009, 06:54 PM

Count me in. Vintage Mahogany Les Paul (2008)

Ron Garson · July 25th, 2009, 07:15 PM

Here's mine. A R9 Historic "Darkburst."

777Brad · July 25th, 2009, 07:25 PM

'07 R7

cmatthes · July 27th, 2009, 12:41 AM

I bought this one new in '81. Had it refinned by Paul Reed Smith in '96 in an "Experimental Blue Holoflake". I love it!

IggyT · July 28th, 2009, 11:16 AM

good old simple LP Jr

Wally · July 28th, 2009, 06:51 PM

1999 R9....

GregK · July 30th, 2009, 05:54 PM

Hello, I was given this guitar over 20 years ago. I am interested to find out what year/model this is. Any help would be much appreciated. I attached a couple pics

Thanks

Wally · July 30th, 2009, 06:41 PM

Welcome, GRegK. At first glance, that appears to be a knock-off from the '70's that has been made to look a bit like a Les Paul Custom. If you take a look at post #54 above...the metalflake Blue Les Paul Custom that belongs to Cmatthes, you will see that the pickup placement/arrangement is much different on yours. Also, your fretboard doesn't look like Ebony as it should be for a Custom. Your headstock is not bound as a Custom should be, and somethings about the logo and inlay on the peghead don't look correct.
There were many Made in Japan guitars in the late '70's that did a fair job of copying AMerican gutars....to the ponit that the American manufacturers threatened legal action if the Japanese did not stop production. These guitars are called lawsuit gutiars. I have a feeling that yours is one of those that someone has 'worked' on the peghead so as to look a bit more liek a Gibson. These lawsuit guitars had to lose the headstock designs. You can copy anything except the headstock design, it seems. AS proven in the recent Gibson/PRS legal wrangling.

Chip · August 1st, 2009, 07:58 AM

I'm in!

Jakester93 · August 1st, 2009, 11:42 AM

^^^
Replica of Neil Young's guitar? Nice! I love that guitar.

Chip · August 2nd, 2009, 09:45 AM

WOW Thanks!
Good eye Jakester for only being 16!

Papa Joe · August 2nd, 2009, 12:02 PM

My Jay Turser.Very nice guitar..

weeladdie · August 2nd, 2009, 01:49 PM

Only have one genuine Gibby, a 98 standard, but also have an Epi Elitist, and an Agile 3100.

Canuckcaster · August 2nd, 2009, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by IggyT

good old simple LP Jr

I think that counts. I need to get one.

CC

teleon · August 2nd, 2009, 04:16 PM

These are some fun toys.

yoreel · August 4th, 2009, 07:22 PM

I'm in with my main work horse a 1977 Gibson Les Paul Special Ltd Edition.
I always thought that these were P90 pick ups, but I think they may be stacked P100's, the guitar is pretty hum free even on high gain. I had a look inside for the first time since 1978 & there seem to be dummy pickups below the main pickups, although there's not much movement to see properly, those pups are in there to stay - its built like a brick Sh*te house.

Anyone know for sure what the pups would be ?

photoweborama · August 5th, 2009, 01:52 AM

So can I join with an Epiphone Les Paul?
If not.. I can always steal my 15 year old's Gibson...

mr newhaven · August 5th, 2009, 05:29 PM

ill play along...

i have an 07 LP VM...(all mahogany with BB Pro's and carved top...same combo in wood as a black beauty!...only thing is...i need to get that damn board out of it and have it handwired with some bumble bees...)

pic with guard...

pic in case

pick minus guard next to his little brother...a MELODY MAKER!!

JeffFromMtl · August 9th, 2009, 04:48 PM

count me in...

2006 Gibson Les Paul Studio. I swapped out the 490R and 498T for a calibrated set of Bare Knuckle Nailboms and changed all of the black plastic hardaware to cream-coloured stuff. Also changed the black speed knobs for gold ones.

BritishBluesBoy · August 9th, 2009, 04:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JeffFromMtl

count me in...

I like the look of that one! Sweet!

Brian Krashpad · August 18th, 2009, 11:31 AM

First, the two Gibbies.

'99 LP Classic:

'97 LP Studio Doublecut:

And my '98 Hamer Special, which is frankly better than the Gibson LP Special I used to own:

jcsan2s · August 22nd, 2009, 05:16 AM

Lostheart · August 22nd, 2009, 05:24 AM

I'm in as well.

My early 90's Les Paul Classic in all-gold:

It's super-light and easy to play...

And my 40th anniversary Les Paul:

Super-heavy but IMHO the most beautiful Les Paul I've ever seen and the P90's (it used to have P100's) have that ultimate R'n'R sound...

Joe-Bob · August 23rd, 2009, 03:21 AM

I'm in, too!

I've got a pair of Les Pauls currently.

This is my 2000-ish LP Junior Special with Duncan P-90s sitting next to my '73 335. The color is cinnamon.

Here it is with my LP Studio Premium Plus and my MIJ 68RI Strat with CS Fat 50s pups.

and my LP Studio all by itself.

G McBride · September 5th, 2009, 08:34 AM

I play a Black Les Paul Studio. I also have a garage sale find Agile 2000 LP Copy.

vintage52 · September 9th, 2009, 12:27 AM

And by God, I've never been so happy to join a club!!

1996 Les Paul Standard.

And it plays like butter!

Zillinois · September 9th, 2009, 02:40 AM

Ever guitar player should have at least one Les Paul in their collection, here is my 2000 LP Standard "Premium Plus"!

john_fru · September 9th, 2009, 01:31 PM

Seeing as I posted in the Strat owners club I should do so here.
Here is mine its a I dont know what year but recent Epiphone Les Paul black beauty and they really mean beauty damn these things are stunning to look at.

And with her sister my Strat.

VerySlowHand · September 11th, 2009, 02:11 PM

Thanks for this thread guys... now I'm torn three ways between a 335, 339 and a Les Paul. ARRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

LBrewski · September 11th, 2009, 04:28 PM

I'll join, this is my 91' Standard:

Front and center with it's friends:

July 18th, 2009, 07:04 PM	#47 (permalink)
redstringuitar Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Wales Age: 46 Posts: 1,042	Love that R4. __________________ The world is full of busy people, might be a better place if some of 'em spent more time on their arses...

July 24th, 2009, 08:32 PM	#49 (permalink)
BritishBluesBoy Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 6,495 62 Photos	Here's another pic of my VOS 1960 plain top: __________________ BBB.

July 24th, 2009, 08:58 PM	#50 (permalink)
Carzee Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Canbeera Australia Posts: 1,045 24 Photos	Just had a look 'round the club for any pix on the Edwards John Sykes Custom LP. I just traded for one. Black, white binding, big neck, gotoh hardware, 2003 MIJ, plenty of buckle rash, seen a lot of road. So far sounds pretty good actually. My 14yo loves it. When I took off the old old old strings and wiped it down I remembered why I don't particularly like LP bridges.. things get out of adjustment so easy. __________________ Road Worns Classic Vibes Marshalls ... willing workers work wonders

August 1st, 2009, 07:58 AM	#59 (permalink)
Chip Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Medina, Ohio Age: 42 Posts: 234	I'm in! __________________ Jemima Surrender, I'm gonna give it to you, I'll bring over my Fender And I'll play all night for you. L.Helm and J.R.Robertson

August 2nd, 2009, 09:45 AM	#61 (permalink)
Chip Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Medina, Ohio Age: 42 Posts: 234	WOW Thanks! Good eye Jakester for only being 16! __________________ Jemima Surrender, I'm gonna give it to you, I'll bring over my Fender And I'll play all night for you. L.Helm and J.R.Robertson

July 18th, 2009, 06:27 AM	#44 (permalink)
Sollophonic Tele-Holic Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Skipton, N. Yorkshire, England Age: 45 Posts: 726	This is a bottom of the range LP (almost as bottom as you can go really) that I have souped up into a great little guitar. Epiphone Invader. Indonesian made LP Jnr, came with a generic humbucker, nasty plastic nut and terrible tuners. It had a nice neck, a solid wood body and a lot of modding potential though Before;- Replaced the tuners with some much better ones I had in my parts box (actually off an old Fender acoustic). Replaced the nut with a bone one, and widened the string spacing. Replaced the humbucker with a Kent Armstrong P90 that fitted into the h/b ring. Re-strung it up with a set of Power Slinkys. Sounds and plays awesome now, and cost me very little too.

July 18th, 2009, 02:43 PM	#46 (permalink)
Tele Jr Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2004 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 284 10 Photos	'07 R9 '06 CR7 '07 R4

July 25th, 2009, 06:54 PM	#51 (permalink)
electrablue Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: North Carolina Age: 54 Posts: 137 14 Photos	Count me in. Vintage Mahogany Les Paul (2008)

July 25th, 2009, 07:15 PM	#52 (permalink)
Ron Garson Tele-Afflicted Join Date: May 2003 Location: UK Posts: 1,013 19 Photos	Here's mine. A R9 Historic "Darkburst."

July 25th, 2009, 07:25 PM	#53 (permalink)
777Brad Tele-Meister Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kansas Posts: 104	'07 R7

July 27th, 2009, 12:41 AM	#54 (permalink)
cmatthes Tele-Meister Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: DC Metro Posts: 350	I bought this one new in '81. Had it refinned by Paul Reed Smith in '96 in an "Experimental Blue Holoflake". I love it!

July 28th, 2009, 06:51 PM	#56 (permalink)
Wally Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 6,010	1999 R9....

July 30th, 2009, 06:41 PM	#58 (permalink)
Wally Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 6,010	Welcome, GRegK. At first glance, that appears to be a knock-off from the '70's that has been made to look a bit like a Les Paul Custom. If you take a look at post #54 above...the metalflake Blue Les Paul Custom that belongs to Cmatthes, you will see that the pickup placement/arrangement is much different on yours. Also, your fretboard doesn't look like Ebony as it should be for a Custom. Your headstock is not bound as a Custom should be, and somethings about the logo and inlay on the peghead don't look correct. There were many Made in Japan guitars in the late '70's that did a fair job of copying AMerican gutars....to the ponit that the American manufacturers threatened legal action if the Japanese did not stop production. These guitars are called lawsuit gutiars. I have a feeling that yours is one of those that someone has 'worked' on the peghead so as to look a bit more liek a Gibson. These lawsuit guitars had to lose the headstock designs. You can copy anything except the headstock design, it seems. AS proven in the recent Gibson/PRS legal wrangling.

August 1st, 2009, 11:42 AM	#60 (permalink)
Jakester93 Tele-Meister Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dacula, GA Age: 16 Posts: 145	^^^ Replica of Neil Young's guitar? Nice! I love that guitar.

August 2nd, 2009, 04:16 PM	#65 (permalink)
teleon Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: nevada Age: 43 Posts: 716 12 Photos	07 R8 These are some fun toys.

August 4th, 2009, 07:22 PM	#66 (permalink)
yoreel TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kent UK Posts: 19	Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cut I'm in with my main work horse a 1977 Gibson Les Paul Special Ltd Edition. I always thought that these were P90 pick ups, but I think they may be stacked P100's, the guitar is pretty hum free even on high gain. I had a look inside for the first time since 1978 & there seem to be dummy pickups below the main pickups, although there's not much movement to see properly, those pups are in there to stay - its built like a brick Sh*te house. Anyone know for sure what the pups would be ?

August 5th, 2009, 01:52 AM	#67 (permalink)
photoweborama Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA Age: 51 Posts: 1,797 15 Photos	So can I join with an Epiphone Les Paul? If not.. I can always steal my 15 year old's Gibson... __________________ Best guitar photos on the net! photoweborama.com!

August 5th, 2009, 05:29 PM	#68 (permalink)
mr newhaven Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New Haven, CT Age: 27 Posts: 184	ill play along... i have an 07 LP VM...(all mahogany with BB Pro's and carved top...same combo in wood as a black beauty!...only thing is...i need to get that damn board out of it and have it handwired with some bumble bees...) pic with guard... pic in case pick minus guard next to his little brother...a MELODY MAKER!!

August 9th, 2009, 04:48 PM	#69 (permalink)
JeffFromMtl NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Montreal, QC, Canada Age: 21 Posts: 7	count me in... 2006 Gibson Les Paul Studio. I swapped out the 490R and 498T for a calibrated set of Bare Knuckle Nailboms and changed all of the black plastic hardaware to cream-coloured stuff. Also changed the black speed knobs for gold ones.

August 18th, 2009, 11:31 AM	#71 (permalink)
Brian Krashpad Tele-Holic Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: GVL FLA USA Posts: 804 39 Photos	First, the two Gibbies. '99 LP Classic: '97 LP Studio Doublecut: And my '98 Hamer Special, which is frankly better than the Gibson LP Special I used to own: __________________ Visit Crash Pad at: http://krashpad.fortunecity.com http://www.myspace.com/CrashPad Gear List/Pics: http://krashpad.fortunecity.com/brian.html

August 22nd, 2009, 05:16 AM	#72 (permalink)
jcsan2s TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: philippines Posts: 18

August 22nd, 2009, 05:24 AM	#73 (permalink)
Lostheart Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 1,833	I'm in as well. My early 90's Les Paul Classic in all-gold: It's super-light and easy to play... And my 40th anniversary Les Paul: Super-heavy but IMHO the most beautiful Les Paul I've ever seen and the P90's (it used to have P100's) have that ultimate R'n'R sound... __________________ Casper: "Mmmmm. Butterscotch, yo. That's the best!" From the movie Kids

August 23rd, 2009, 03:21 AM	#74 (permalink)
Joe-Bob Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Dallas, Texas Age: 47 Posts: 5,531	I'm in, too! I've got a pair of Les Pauls currently. This is my 2000-ish LP Junior Special with Duncan P-90s sitting next to my '73 335. The color is cinnamon. Here it is with my LP Studio Premium Plus and my MIJ 68RI Strat with CS Fat 50s pups. and my LP Studio all by itself. __________________ Why didn't the Psychic Network already know I was gonna call?

September 5th, 2009, 08:34 AM	#75 (permalink)
G McBride TDPRI Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Indiana Age: 56 Posts: 39	I play a Black Les Paul Studio. I also have a garage sale find Agile 2000 LP Copy.

September 9th, 2009, 12:27 AM	#76 (permalink)
vintage52 Tele-Meister Join Date: May 2003 Location: Wellington, New Zealand Age: 41 Posts: 389	I'll Join too!! And by God, I've never been so happy to join a club!! 1996 Les Paul Standard. And it plays like butter!

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September 9th, 2009, 02:40 AM	#77 (permalink)
Zillinois Tele-Meister Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Seattle Posts: 107 18 Photos	Ever guitar player should have at least one Les Paul in their collection, here is my 2000 LP Standard "Premium Plus"!

September 9th, 2009, 01:31 PM	#78 (permalink)
john_fru NEW MEMBER! Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: London Age: 21 Posts: 9	Seeing as I posted in the Strat owners club I should do so here. Here is mine its a I dont know what year but recent Epiphone Les Paul black beauty and they really mean beauty damn these things are stunning to look at. And with her sister my Strat.

September 11th, 2009, 02:11 PM	#79 (permalink)
VerySlowHand Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Chester, UK Posts: 195	Thanks for this thread guys... now I'm torn three ways between a 335, 339 and a Les Paul. ARRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

September 11th, 2009, 04:28 PM	#80 (permalink)
LBrewski TDPRI Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: SoCAL Posts: 46	I'll join, this is my 91' Standard: Front and center with it's friends:

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