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Originally Posted by hedzeppelin
what if Jimmy Page said "You know, I really like the the1970's model Les Pauls much better than my 1959 LP"....??? We'd all be chasing down 1970's LP's.
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It's pretty obvious that none of the great burst players moved up to the new LP's and stuck with their real bursts. If they had liked the new guitars they would have used them but that never happened.
The 50's and very eary 60's Gibsons used the finest tonewoods and best construction methods.
The use of hide glue on the early LP's makes a huge contribution to the resonance of those guitars.
I've owned a 56 goldtop and have played a 57 GT, 2 59's, one of which is 9.8 condition, so perfect it's scarey.
I own three replicas, all made with the same tonewoods as the originals and made with hide glue.
replica 1
Putfile - Red Molly lives here
replica 2
Putfile - Red Molly lives here
replica 3
Putfile - Red Molly lives here