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Originally Posted by Soldano16
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
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replica 2
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They may be nice guitars man, but guys at the time didnt' use them because they were the best *as Fender proved, outselling Gibson in the solid body department for the first 20 years*.
They used them because they were cheap. Yea, they have that rock and roll sound, thick and full of rich harmonics that you don't get with a Tele or a Strat, but I can guarantee nobody was thinking of that at the time.
Having been a gigging/touring/not rich or famous musician for the last 10 years I know what its like. You buy what you can afford and you use it until it falls apart. Details like tonewoods and construction quality aren't as important when you're next meal is going to be
after your next show. These guys weren't silver spoon fed rich kids, they were 'sleep on your buddy's couch, spend your last dollar on drugs' musicians.
And none of those guys played 50's Les Pauls exclusively, except maybe Frampton, but he'll still play ANY GUITAR, not just a 50's Paul.