Let's see your first Les Paul! thread - Page 4

CaseyJr. · 07-28-2011, 09:14 AM

My first Gibson, although she didn't look quite like this until recently. I dropped the Slash signature pups in there, and added the two amber knobs to the bridge controls. Looks quite a bit like Slash's 91-92 touring guitar, sans the the 3 piece top.
Here's when I first got her.

After I changed some stuff.

And here is my first Les Paul Style guitar, an Epiphone Special II.
Had her since 2008

Jmo166 · 07-28-2011, 09:23 AM

zakk wylde les paul | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

First and current lp, a zakk wylde LP custom. Set it up and plays like a dream!!!

CaseyJr. · 07-28-2011, 09:32 AM

Heres the guitar I based my Classic on.

RobertF · 07-28-2011, 09:06 PM

My first was a 1973 goldtop Deluxe. Long, long gone.

ehamady6 · 07-28-2011, 09:28 PM

My Zakk Wylde which the great man himself autographed in 2003:

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bggreat · 07-29-2011, 12:29 AM

sadly i dont have a les paul but i may have one in a few months

X–Ray · 08-02-2011, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by X–Ray

'58/'59 Gibson Les Paul, Double Cutaway <snip>

in action

i must have been about 16 years old

i know what happened to me...

but i wonder what this guitar is up to today?

peter679 · 08-02-2011, 01:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by X–Ray

Déjà vu

(hope you don't mind my taking the liberty of tweaking yer photo a bit?)

Thank you kind sir! The picture does it no justice..

The top on the burst was really really beautiful... but the difference between the Gibson and epiphone is night and day..

Thanks!
P

hellopain · 09-14-2011, 08:58 AM

first LPs:

first Gibby:

gibsonguitar1988 · 09-14-2011, 09:11 AM

(it's the red one!

)

Gibson Les Paul Classic (year 2000)

caveman89 · 09-14-2011, 09:39 AM

My first LP! It's a '93 Gibson LP Studio.
It's got a lot of road wear but it plays and sounds better than any other studio I've played. Also, I got this thing for a steal!

noisebloom · 09-15-2011, 12:54 AM

I've played Strats for years, but last year I finally bought my first Les Paul. It's a 2010 Studio 50s Tribute goldtop. These Studio 50s Tributes were really popular, and the goldtops were in high demand. I probably got the last one before they were gone.

straybeat · 09-15-2011, 05:14 AM

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Originally Posted by EvLectric

A 73 or 4 Custom. My 2nd Gibson.
I wasn't copying Slash - this pics from 78!

Too funny, remember the old Leon Russell poster of him with a top hat and Holy Trinity shirt? That's what I looked like then (see avatar, although it's from '87), so I used to dress up like that at gigs and on Halloween. Used to freak a lot of people out, thought they walked into a Leon Russell show.

Found it! Haven't seen this in almost 40 years! He was holding a black LP Custom in the real poster, which was my guitar then.

Blakey · 09-15-2011, 08:25 AM

Epiphone les paul classic GT

cmh6122 · 09-15-2011, 10:24 AM

My one and only. Purchased 6 December 1977, three dayus after my 22nd birthday.

Still my prized possession.

kdm · 09-15-2011, 11:26 AM

That's my first Les Paul, a '69 LP Deluxe goldtop. This picture is from '74 or '75.
In that time LP Deluxe guitars where often modified, so this guitars color was changed to an unburst lemontop, routed for HB and had Grovers.
Don't have it any more, sold it '81 to a guy in the UK.

SixAngryStrings · 09-15-2011, 01:58 PM

OooooohhhBABY!

Shot at 2011-09-14

TorzJohnson · 09-15-2011, 05:59 PM

Not my first Gibson, but my first Gibson LP - just got 'er two days ago.

X–Ray · 10-16-2011, 07:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by X–Ray

hope you don't mind – just had to re–size the photo and let the Beauty shine

home run on the Custom with a first generation chain saw guitar case (my guess the original case)

sorry about the disappearing photo

one more time, with feeling...

Mr Insane · 10-16-2011, 08:58 PM

The Refugee · 10-16-2011, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Mr Insane

Black Standards sure as sexy...

fairlanericky · 10-16-2011, 11:27 PM

1st and 2nd REAL LPs in my avatar purchased this year. the '84 for my birthday and the '93 because I could.

6stringer · 10-16-2011, 11:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fairlanericky

Nice pair. Also seems to be some kind of subliminal message embedded in that pic.

Ebony and Ivory - Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder - YouTube

Spot · 10-17-2011, 10:22 AM

my '78 Standard circa '94?

Theo 413 · 10-17-2011, 10:48 AM

My first LP was a 2009 Epi standard - made in Korea, bought brand new at a Daddy's Junky Music in CT...they even gave me a free Epi hardshell case!

I just sold her over this past summer....and I kind of miss her...

Olds442 · 10-17-2011, 10:53 AM

would have been nice if GC would have fessed up to this.

had they worked with me on the price i would have kept it. i returned it on principle.

X–Ray · 10-17-2011, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Olds442

would have been nice if GC would have fessed up to this.

had they worked with me on the price i would have kept it. i returned it on principle.

Oh no, that really sucked!

what did you replace it with?

Olds442 · 10-17-2011, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by X–Ray

Oh no, that really sucked!

what did you replace it with?

a 2008 Silverburst Standard, traded that.
then bought a 1986 Standard, couldn't get along with the low frets but effin' loved the shaws, sold that.
then a 2003 Standard that is soon to get the tshawbranes and rsguitarworks pots installed.

there were a couple studios in there too but they didn't last.

so after some trial and error, this, soon to experience the love of skatterbrane pups and good pots.

get the tissue.

X–Ray · 10-17-2011, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Olds442

<snip>

so after some trial and error, this, soon to experience the love of skatterbrane pups and good pots.

get the tissue.

tissues for tears of joy, haha

what a long, strange trip its been...

the destination looks worth it

Olds442 · 10-17-2011, 12:58 PM

yea, it was worth it. i needed a player that has some bumps and bruises because pristine new guitars make me crazy, my OCD kicks in. and i needed to realize just how different they all are.

so finding a nice looking, slightly mojo'd, modern fret'd, weight relieved les paul was what i needed to do.

when i walked into the shop and saw her hanging there, i immediately rescued her and haven't looked back.

this has caused a bit of a sell off of my other guitars that weren't getting played much. i'll keep a couple staples that i also play out, the old CU24 and the heavily mod'd mij strat. but this les paul is my favorite of the bunch. the others can be found on various forum classifieds at the moment.

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CaseyJr. Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Mustang, Oklahoma Posts: 428 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts	Re: Let's see your first Les Paul! thread Heres the guitar I based my Classic on. __________________ '12 Gibson Les Paul Custom Pro (Iguana Burst) '10 Gibson Les Paul Custom (Ebony) w/ SD SH-1N/SH-6B '03 Gibson Les Paul Classic (Light Burst) w/ SD Slash '11 Gibson Les Paul DC Standard (Ebony) '09 Fender MIM Tele Mustang Edition '08 Epiphone Les Paul Standard (Vintage Sunburst) w/ SD SH-1N/SH-6B '07 Epiphone Special II (Wine Red) '85 Washburn HM-5V (Blood Splatter) '88 Modded Marshall JCM 800 2203 JCM 900 1960A 4X12 Cabinet www.theresistanceok.com - My band

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caveman89 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Charlotte, NC, USA Posts: 9 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Let's see your first Les Paul! thread My first LP! It's a '93 Gibson LP Studio. It's got a lot of road wear but it plays and sounds better than any other studio I've played. Also, I got this thing for a steal! fatbird likes this.

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noisebloom Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Cali Posts: 18 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Let's see your first Les Paul! thread I've played Strats for years, but last year I finally bought my first Les Paul. It's a 2010 Studio 50s Tribute goldtop. These Studio 50s Tributes were really popular, and the goldtops were in high demand. I probably got the last one before they were gone. X–Ray likes this.

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kdm Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: 50° 4' 0" North, 7° 46' 0" East Posts: 1,302 Thanks: 48 Thanked 20 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Let's see your first Les Paul! thread That's my first Les Paul, a '69 LP Deluxe goldtop. This picture is from '74 or '75. In that time LP Deluxe guitars where often modified, so this guitars color was changed to an unburst lemontop, routed for HB and had Grovers. Don't have it any more, sold it '81 to a guy in the UK. X–Ray, fatbird and Thumpalumpacus like this. __________________ .....those glorious instruments are often mocked for having all the suttelty of a sledge hammer and the dynamic range of a chainsaw, a jangling noise machine..... After all they only made so many guitars, and they ain't makin' any more.

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Olds442 Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: mostly in the past. Posts: 4,307 Thanks: 169 Thanked 73 Times in 22 Posts	Re: Let's see your first Les Paul! thread yea, it was worth it. i needed a player that has some bumps and bruises because pristine new guitars make me crazy, my OCD kicks in. and i needed to realize just how different they all are. so finding a nice looking, slightly mojo'd, modern fret'd, weight relieved les paul was what i needed to do. when i walked into the shop and saw her hanging there, i immediately rescued her and haven't looked back. this has caused a bit of a sell off of my other guitars that weren't getting played much. i'll keep a couple staples that i also play out, the old CU24 and the heavily mod'd mij strat. but this les paul is my favorite of the bunch. the others can be found on various forum classifieds at the moment.

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