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Love this thread. What kind of automobiles do you folks drive? Any pics?
I think I know where that is! Gorgeous.Lazy Sunday so I thought I'd get my boys outta my wife's hair for a few hours and explore the fire roads in our local mountains. Can't believe I've lived here my whole life and never done this till now:
1.5 Hrs from my Driveway - Looking East:
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Looking West (Pacific in the background):
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1959 Les Paul replica. Custom built by a master luthier. Chose the top, finish, neck dimensions and aging. Play this whenever I get a chance.
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1959 Les Paul replica. Custom built by a master luthier. Chose the top, finish, neck dimensions and aging. Play this whenever I get a chance.
Can't take any credit. I have zero woodworking skills. I just chose the specs. The builder was local to me so I was able to pick through piles of wood for the top. He sent me pics of the build as it progressed. Waited over a year for it to be completed. Plays and sounds as good as it looks. As close to the real thing as I'm gonna getWell shoot bro... I just adjusted the truss rod, entonation on my bridge and tone knobs on my Les Paul Custom.
Looks like you built yours from the ground up.
Big time kuddos....
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1959 Les Paul replica. Custom built by a master luthier. Chose the top, finish, neck dimensions and aging. Play this whenever I get a chance.
Wow. Thats some serious mojo.Love the tone of the hummbuckers... I have a ton of axes and this 45 year old Les Paul Custom has been my favorite since the time I bought it.
Mowed laws for 2 summers in middle school and had it on lay away for that time frame. This bad boy was the best purchase of my life.
I have had it for 30 years. My favorite part of the guitar is how I've worn down the back of the neck from playing it so much. Would never even think of refinishing it.
Still 100% original.
That's gorgeous! Who was the luthier? I've been looking for a good '59 replica/reissue for a while.
Original sunburst Les Pauls were introduced in 58 and were only made until 1960. Generally speaking the necks in 58 were fatter, in 59 they were considered just right and in 1960 they were thinner. Fret sizes got larger in 1959 making it easier to play. In 1960 they changed the formulation of the finish so they looked like the colour of tomato soup which did not fade. So basically everything was considered perfect in 1959. A lot of famous guitarists played '59s: Jimmy Page, Peter Green, Michael Bloomfield, Duane Allman, Paul Kossof, Billy Gibbons etc...What's special about the '59's?