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Old 05-03-2008, 11:40 PM   #64 (permalink)
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Re: The 1959 Les Paul Debate ...What made them So Great ?

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What makes the 50's Les Pauls so special? OLD GROWTH HONDURAS MAHOGANY!!! MICHIGAN MAPLE TOPS, AND OF COURSE THE PICKUPS AND SUPERB HAND CRAFTSMANSHIP. Oh, I forgot the Nitrocellulose Lacquer and the Capacitors and the playability and the durability and well, everything about them!!!!
Yeah, the pickups! I understand that Seymour Duncan bought the pickup winder that was originally used in Kalamazoo and is winding '59's on it now. Could it be some sort of 'ghost in the machine' thing?
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