My latest Gibson addition

SG-Leper

hey guys,
Just posting some piccies of my latest acquisition... with some back ground on her too...

Its an LP Premium Rootbeer made for Music Machine by Gibson USA. Music Machine commissioned a limited edition of 40 guitars of this type. It was manufactured in 2003. Its based on the LP standard with a 50s neck. It has a AAAAA quilted maple cap with Rootbeer finish, black binding, gold hardware, Burstbucker 1 (neck) and Burstbucker 2 (bridge), Abalone shell inlays, and gold Kluson tuners.

Had to get her imported in from a guy in Hawaii via private sale... plays like a dream...

Maccattack

beautiful. i especially like the black trim. real nice.

Johnny Storm

Wow! :eek: REALLY nice! Congratulations. How does it sound?

(If it was me I'd put speed knobs on it;) )

Maccattack

nah. keep it original

SG-Leper

I won't be changing anything on her, she'll be staying stock, personally I think the amber top hats really compliment the root beer colour.

From a sound perspective the burstbuckers are really lively but with minimum noise. I'm familiar with the Gibson 490/498 pup combos from playing my SGs so I dig a lively pup set, the Les Paul sounds way deeper from a tone persective which I would expect from a 9lb'er... she simply sings... very happy with it.

Doctor J

Almost too pretty to play. Very nice man, congratulations

Savman

tasty tasty very very tasty, so very tasty :cool:

It wasn't me!

Aw man, that's so stunning it hurts. You better love that baby so much she screams, otherwise I'm taking it off you.

Vegeta

i love the body but the neck wood is too light it needs to be darker colour or darker wood

fish-head

It looks like it tastes sinfully delicious.

Johnny Storm

Even without speedknobs its still just about the nicest LP I've ever seen.

The Boarder Man

Finally, something here I like!

sei046

Beautiful

It wasn't me!

reminds me, must upload pictures of my own beauty. Both of them in fact. There's a camera about somewhere...

Doctor J

It wasn't me! wrote:

reminds me, must upload pictures of my own beauty. Both of them in fact.

Yeah, if you know what's good for you

Kenny_D

Now for the big question.... how much was it and how long will you be going hungry for? Stunning guitar btw

It wasn't me!

Doctor J wrote:

Yeah, if you know what's good for you

Need to find that camera...

...Then figure out how to work the whole bloody thing! This won't end well.

SG-Leper

Thanks for the sweet compliments all... I am rather proud of my preciousssss!

Yeah she cost me a nice sum of euros (around the €3,300 mark), I won't be financing any major guitar scores over the coming few months thats for sure :rolleyes:

I was hunting a Gibson Les Paul for the last 2 years but I didn't want the standard colours/finishes. I've known the previous owner of this one for ages through musical/guitar forums and I always was envious of this guitar... when he put her up for sale I was like :eek: and pounced on it... she is pretty unusual and in my little bubble she's worth every cent.

Doctor J

SG-Leper wrote:

in my little bubble she's worth every cent

That's the bit that matters

Rustar

Root beer rocks! That's the only guitar I've ever seen with that exact finish on it, very unique!

Sofaspud

I don't like les pauls, personally, but that finish is beautiful :eek:

Does it have an arched top too? I wuv them.

SG-Leper

If you mean... is the maple cap slightly arched like Les Pauls are? then yes she is

I alway tend to think of archtops as semi-hollowbodies like the ES series...

Cheers again for the kind words

Patricide

Dude, seriously that puts every les paul i have ever seen to SHAME, The black binding and black pu ring really complements the finish. NEVER sell her(unless its to me). You really are lucky no matter what that thing set you back.

SG-Leper

Patricide wrote:

NEVER sell her(unless its to me).

I think its definitely gonna be family heirloom material alright...