| Title: | GUITARnotes - Where Every Note has Emotion |
| Notice: | Discussion of the finer stringed instruments |
| Moderator: | KDX200::COOPER |
| Created: | Thu Aug 14 1986 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 3280 |
| Total number of notes: | 61432 |
Hi......... interesting arguement I have an oldish Les Paul Custom
circa 1968 and have recently bought an '80s Strat. The Strat is
fine but it doesnt come close to the older LP. It just feels great.
What I would really like to get my hands on is a gold top Les Paul,
in the UK they are like hens teeth and as such carry a high value,
however I wouldnt buy unless it felt good.
Another thing there is without doubt an inverted snobbery amongst
some of our number who value "REAL" Fenders and Les Pauls and even
I when looking for my Strat confined my efforts to the genuine article
Made in the US of A article, so even I could plead guilty here.
Since then I have had a blast on a Levinson Blade ( a strat and
a bit more besides ) Wow! 3 times the price and twice the axe.
On the collectors side a blonde Levin in good nick is not to be
sneezed at and well set up would blow the socks of many a Martin
or a Louden. Acoustic fans take note.
If anyone has two much money then do your collecting in the UK where
our dealers really know how to charge. You chaps dont know your
living.
Regards Neil
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| 1438.1 | Sorry | FULMER::MACTAVISH | Wed Aug 23 1989 17:00 | 6 | |
Sorry guys this should have added to 112 note
I can play better than I can use vaxnotes......honest
N.
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| 1438.2 | SQUID::GOODWIN | Wed Aug 23 1989 19:27 | 5 | ||
re: .0
Speak English, will you??? :-)
/Steve
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| 1438.3 | Sorry | OSPREY::MACTAVISH | Thu Aug 24 1989 14:45 | 8 | |
sorry
we are the same species separated only by a common language
N.
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| 1438.4 | SQUID::GOODWIN | Thu Aug 24 1989 15:42 | 24 | ||
re: .3 . . . just kidding around . . . I got a kick out of certain figures of speech which are obviously common in the U.K. Americanized English is really quite different! I also used to own a '68 Les Paul Custom - - back then they only made them in black and they were the 'fretless wonder' versions. They were very nice, though many guitarists did not like the low frets. I'm surprised that gold tops are scarce in the UK as they are quite common here in the states. I currently own two of them. One has humbuckers and the other has P-90 single coils. The two types produce *very* different sounds, though the P-90's are still a very "fat" single coil - nothing like the Fenders. You can also find used gold tops circa early 70's with the mini-humbuckers. These are brighter sounding than the standard PAF humbuckers. But after all is said, you're right - it's got to feel right. There have been ups and downs in Gibson's production quality. Some are destined to become vintage classics, others are destined to grow dusty hanging on pawn shop walls. Steve | |||||