Good God, look at this top!

bufbills · 04-21-2012, 04:34 PM

Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul ULTIMA HARP INLAY One Off MOLASSES Quilt 5A Quilt | eBay

gypsyseven · 04-21-2012, 04:36 PM

Sorry, but that´s too much disco for me....

02589 · 04-21-2012, 04:37 PM

Yech!

JorgeTeixeira · 04-21-2012, 04:37 PM

Stunning

River side · 04-21-2012, 04:37 PM

I was going to say that it would make a fine bowling ball, but what the heck.

Some people like bowling balls.

leftyguitarman · 04-21-2012, 04:37 PM

Certainly impressive, but a little too flashy for my tastes. I actually don't really care for quilted maple on LP's. Flame maple is cool, but not so much quilted.

The Refugee · 04-21-2012, 04:39 PM

Mother of Pearl exploded on that fretboard.

bufbills · 04-21-2012, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by leftyguitarman

Certainly impressive, but a little too flashy for my tastes. I actually don't really care for quilted maple on LP's. Flame maple is cool, but not so much quilted.

I agree,(Im not even crazy about flame) but that is just a cool looking top.

SoWhat? · 04-21-2012, 04:41 PM

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candletears7 · 04-21-2012, 04:46 PM

Not into it, sorry. Less is more.

Lefty Adams · 04-21-2012, 04:49 PM

pretty vulgar imo ...

Thumpalumpacus · 04-21-2012, 04:50 PM

I'm just not big on blingy axes, myself.

joedonner2001 · 04-21-2012, 04:57 PM

I quite like the engraved pickup covers, but damn - that top is enough to give you a migraine. Way over the top...

Zenzeypher · 04-21-2012, 04:58 PM

it looks like toilet water.

HOT-BRIT · 04-21-2012, 05:00 PM

over the top and over priced

music to my ears · 04-21-2012, 05:00 PM

Be ideal if you were hired to entertain king arthur and the knights of the round table.

ACELUEK · 04-21-2012, 05:03 PM

Yikes..

The Archer · 04-21-2012, 05:05 PM

WAY over the top for me. I think that guitar should come with a brick of Velveeta

bufbills · 04-21-2012, 05:06 PM

I guess Im looking at the wood and not the guitar. Still think its a beautiful top. Id love to have some of that wood to play with.

Fettzau · 04-21-2012, 05:47 PM

That's insane

colchar · 04-21-2012, 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gypsyseven

Sorry, but that´s too much disco for me....

Yeah, I am not a fan of those or other quilt tops. Hell, I don't even like too much flame as I prefer it to be somewhat subtle if possible.

politenessman · 04-21-2012, 06:44 PM

ugly enough to stop a bag of........

in the next to last pic, if you look closely, you can see the reflection of a naked person, right under the strap button.

krapatkossoff · 04-21-2012, 07:01 PM

Even Paul Reed Smith would say thats too ornate to come from his private stock !

dudu · 04-21-2012, 07:04 PM

As seen on "Pimp my Ride".

RedSkwirrell · 04-21-2012, 07:06 PM

The Pikey of Les Paul guitars.
I didn't used to like AA tops and above so maybe it will grown on me.
But the inlay.., engraved pup's.., inlay binding.., never will.
That is the guitar that shows up on a quiet beach with it's own 100w stereo, so everyone within five miles can share it's taste in god-awful music as well.
And that's probably gonna be rap!
Eugh!

Benguitar · 04-21-2012, 07:08 PM

I'm not really a quilted top kinda guy, But that is a pretty nice one!

Bing17 · 04-21-2012, 07:15 PM

Is that supposed to be Gibson's attempt at a knock-off of a Chinese knock-off? I guess there was no room left for the dragon inlay?

cynic79 · 04-21-2012, 08:42 PM

The quilt is attractive, although the other features are a bit much for me. I don't mind ornate inlays, but I prefer them to be a bit more understated.

politenessman · 04-21-2012, 08:49 PM

its kind of easy to see why theres only one of them. even tho it looks like number 2 to me.

Pinkie · 04-21-2012, 08:51 PM

Too cork sniffery for me.

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