the official Les Paul Traditional love thread

[The_Wretched]

just by asking??? lol... no way!!!!

i feel like i'm asking for a kidney everytime i've even wanted to test drive a guitar... lol.

[Joe 25]

Originally Posted by Justin_Case

Officially they say 50s only, but my 2010 Heritage Cherry Sunburst has a decidedly thinner neck than the 2009 I had, and thinner than the 2010 Iced Tea I posted pics of last week. Just nothing official...

I would imagine they could vary from guitar to guitar. I don't know a lot about buying Gibsons as this is my first but as far as Fenders guitar necks they vary even within the same product line. You have to play the guitar you are going to buy or take the luck of the draw.

[Justin_Case]

Originally Posted by Joe 25

I would imagine they could vary from guitar to guitar. I don't know a lot about buying Gibsons as this is my first but as far as Fenders guitar necks they vary even within the same product line. You have to play the guitar you are going to buy or take the luck of the draw.

Quite true. but the new one is not 50s at all, on another thread someone else has also gotten some word that they are in production. I'm sure not having a 60s for the mass market stores, but GC having the Trad-Pro as the only choice was not going over well.

[The_Wretched]

it's my b-day saturday... friday for sure I want to get the guitar. GC Kendall in Miami hasn't been very good to me.

last time I bought a guitar... they wanted to charge me $50 just to order the color they didn't have in stock.

[Justin_Case]

Pickins are thin at Wildwood on Trads at the moment

Wildwood Guitars | Gibson USA | Les Paul Traditional

I'm sure inventory will be back up soon 3 or 4 folks here in the last couple of weeks got good deals there. Granted you don't get to play them 1st, but at least you see the actual guitar your getting. When you factor in the tax savings also, IMHO, its worth the wait for shipping. Most would have to get at least 20% off at GC to be net in the same ballpark that Wildwood hooked these guys up at.

[Joe 25]

Originally Posted by The_Wretched

it's my b-day saturday... friday for sure I want to get the guitar. GC Kendall in Miami hasn't been very good to me.

last time I bought a guitar... they wanted to charge me $50 just to order the color they didn't have in stock.

My birthday was 4/9 which is why I got the guitar. I have 3 guitar centers close to me. One I had no luck making a deal. At the second I got my 20% off. It varies depending on the manager like I said. Also i'm a good negotiator.

But remember you can get 15% off just by trading something in. It can be anything, a pedal, amp, whatever as long as it's a trade.

[Joe 25]

wretched,

A buddy of mine worked at GC years ago and I saw the list of what the stores pay for these guitars, what they sell them for and then the employee purchase price. Trust me they are still making money even giving you 15% or 20% off.

Even still where they make their money is on used equipment. The max they will give you is half what they sell it for so look up what they have it listed for used and figure on half being your target number. They try to lowball you and then turn around and mark the guitar way up on the shelf. This also means if you have some used gear lying around that you can trade they are more willing to break even on a new les paul sale because they will be making all their money on the sale of your used gear. Use that to your advantage.

[Joe 25]

Originally Posted by Justin_Case

Pickins are thin at Wildwood on Trads at the moment

Wildwood Guitars | Gibson USA | Les Paul Traditional

I'm sure inventory will be back up soon 3 or 4 folks here in the last couple of weeks got good deals there. Granted you don't get to play them 1st, but at least you see the actual guitar your getting. When you factor in the tax savings also, IMHO, its worth the wait for shipping. Most would have to get at least 20% off at GC to be net in the same ballpark that Wildwood hooked these guys up at.

That heritage cherry looks sweet! now i'm pissed I ordered a light burst.

[Justin_Case]

You got 30 days w/ GC to return the LB if you don't care for it.

Call Troy at WW - he will send you more pics and in sun light.

[Joe 25]

Originally Posted by Justin_Case

You got 30 days w/ GC to return the LB if you don't care for it.

Call Troy at WW - he will send you more pics and in sun light.

Does Troy take Guitar Center credit card? That's my problem. The agreement with the wife is $300 a month for 5 months. I guess I could just save that money up but then I wouldn't have a les paul for 5 months! i've already gone 27 years without one so I need it now!

[Justin_Case]

Are you getting the " No interest " deal on the CC too? If so you did really well.

[Joe 25]

Originally Posted by Justin_Case

Are you getting the " No interest " deal on the CC too? If so you did really well.

Yeah it's 6 months no interest. That was key to the entire thing. We have a baby due anytime in the next two weeks and I was told this is my last guitar purchase for a long time. I had to get a les paul.

[Justin_Case]

Fantastic - congrats on both accounts!

[kirs]

Originally Posted by Joe 25

Yeah it's 6 months no interest. That was key to the entire thing. We have a baby due anytime in the next two weeks and I was told this is my last guitar purchase for a long time. I had to get a les paul.

GC have a pretty liberal return policy. So worst case it isn't right just have them swap it out for another.

[kirs]

Originally Posted by benjammin420

beautiful guitar, Im a sucker for Honeybursts great looking too, try to get some shots in natural lighting if you get a chance

Thank you! In the city that's the most sun we get, but I'll try

[The_Wretched]

I was sold on Desert but dang... some of the pics you guys are posting up of the Honeyburst is pure sex!!!!

Now I'm torn.

BTW... happy be-lated birthday Joe 25!!!!!

Congrats to you on your Trad!!! Hopefully I too will post pics on Fri/Sat.

[ScottGrove]

Just tossing my Traditional Pro into the ring. I really love this thing. It's a super crossover axe with the coil splitting for doing the country gigs along with the classic rock. Enough tones to go around without having to drag out a Fender also to get the spankin' country sounds. I'm glad that Gibson did this variation.

[Joe 25]

Nice Traditional Pro. That's my favorite finish on the pro.

[benjammin420]

I like the Goldtops best, but Vintage Sunburst is nice too

[Boleskinehouse]

Wine Red and Ebony are my favorite Pro colors.

[benjammin420]

if I had the money right now, I would buy a Trad pro, any color would do

[Boleskinehouse]

And you'd probably have to settle for any color.. Most of them I've played were just terrible, so picking a color wasn't a luxury. I wanted a black one, dammit.

I haven't had much luck with black guitars for some reason.

[Joe 25]

Originally Posted by Boleskinehouse

And you'd probably have to settle for any color.. Most of them I've played were just terrible, so picking a color wasn't a luxury. I wanted a black one, dammit.

I haven't had much luck with black guitars for some reason.

I agree all i've played have been terrible except for a goldtop my GC just got in a couple days ago.

[benjammin420]

Ive noticed the same thing too, I played 6 Trads in one day when I bought mine, the only one that stood out as being any different, was the ebony which sounded lifeless next to the rest. Seems to me Ive noticed that with SGs too

[benjammin420]

which sucks too, because the more I see them, the more I like the look of ebony Standards/Traditionals

[kirs]

One more with less flames.



I am really liking this guitar. 9.45 lbs and plays great. My only concern was it seemed to have no oomph until I realized the pickups were set very, very low. I raised them to where they should be and now we're in business

I never pictured myself with a plus top as I've always loved gold tops and ebony. I'll get a gold top with P90s next, but out of all the plus tops I am happy I went with honey burst.

[LolloRnR]

That's great! I really like it!

[PowerDude]

Here's my 2008 Iced Tea:

[The_Wretched]

why do some iced teas have a reddish tint to them?? sometimes on the sides.... like it they are lightbursts instead of iced teas.

i went to GC and almost pulled the trigger on the "iced tea" but it was so red to me.

[Rodolphe]

Originally Posted by Joe 25

That heritage cherry looks sweet! now i'm pissed I ordered a light burst.

Don't be, HCS are often too clowny, Light burst is really more "chic" to my eyes.
If i had to buy a second trad, I'd buy a Honey Burst