Show your Customs!!!!

Snakebite Music · 09-10-2007, 12:48 PM

Being a Custom freak., I decided to put up a custom thread only for LP Customs.

NOT SO FINEPRINT: THIS IS NOT SPAM, THESE ARE OWN PERSONAL GUITARS THAT ARE NOT FOR SALE. AS I KEEP GETTING BUGGED ABOUT SPAMMING.

Let's see them.

This is my 61 LP Custom with sidways vibrola (Vintage)

This is my #1 Keef Custom given to me by Kim of Vintage Checkout, it's got a vintage neck ring for mojo! lol

My 57 Bigsby & non bigsby

My 57 Cherry custom (Soon to be 59 Custom thanks to good pal Dave Johnson)

And last but not least my 54 Custom with Klusions!

Snakebite Music · 09-10-2007, 12:53 PM

Wildstar and others, I hope you post your customs too as they are ultra cool. I know i'm not the only one.

decoy205 · 09-10-2007, 01:13 PM

Not a historic but Snakebite requested....

Snakebite Music · 09-10-2007, 01:34 PM

that 1st picture looks like a Gibson promo!!

decoy205 · 09-10-2007, 02:28 PM

Ha that's cool maybe I should ad the logo and send it to them.

That Custom you were talking about from the vintage place is sweet dude.

konrad gibson · 09-10-2007, 02:53 PM

Hi,
really nice shots! Wow! I had three customs, first a blackie in 1980 and then a darkburst in 1984 (to be seen on the pic, second from left) and in 1990 a cherry sunburst custom. Now after seeing those nice shots I wished I hadn´t sold them.

Konrad

MySpace.com - Conny Martin - DE - Rock / Blues / Other - www.myspace.com/connymartin

WBPickups · 09-10-2007, 08:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by decoy205

Not a historic but Snakebite requested....

I love that Matte look...

mmcquain · 09-11-2007, 01:40 AM

2000 Custom Premium Plus AAA Honeyburst (nicknamed "Paul" after my dad,
who introduced me to Les Paul's music from his old 45 rpm's from the 1950's)...

waynesmith · 09-11-2007, 07:11 PM

Looking at all these beautiful customs, I'm sorry I sold my R4 custom BB. I need to get one again...

decoy205 · 09-11-2007, 08:20 PM

[quote=mmcquain;13439]2000 Custom Premium Plus AAA Honeyburst (nicknamed "Paul" after my dad,
who introduced me to Les Paul's music from his old 45 rpm's from the 1950's)...

That finish is rediculousssssssssssssss NICE!

Southbay Ampworks · 09-11-2007, 09:53 PM

I just have this old 68 Les Paul here...

decoy205 · 09-12-2007, 09:53 AM

That 68 is beautiful man you're lucky.. What a classic

Southbay Ampworks · 09-12-2007, 10:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by decoy205

That 68 is beautiful man you're lucky.. What a classic

Thanks. I worked a whole summer at a hardware store for $1.65 per hour and bought that guitar at Betnun's Music in Hollywood. Hell, I had to go back and buy the case later cuz I could only scrape together the $475 for the guitar at the time (33 years ago now).

Of course, now that it's valued & insured for $40k...I look like a genius for buying it, not just a 16 year old kid that wanted the guitar shown on the back of the Mayall/Beano album that Clapton is holding...which was my basis for buying it in the first place.

I've got about 7 trillion notes played on that guitar...or more.

decoy205 · 09-12-2007, 03:41 PM

Thats a great story. It's cool that you kept it all these years. Most people sold em off. What an awesome piece to have.

Southbay Ampworks · 09-12-2007, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by decoy205

Thats a great story. It's cool that you kept it all these years. Most people sold em off. What an awesome piece to have.

Just lucky, I guess. I really wanted the 71 LP Custom Sunburst, but that was $525 and I didn't have the $$$. Lucky me, I guess! Here's me onstage with it in 1975...gotta love that mop look hairstyle, eh?

LoKi · 09-12-2007, 08:23 PM

Here's a Custom... not a RI or Historic... so if this is the wrong place, just BALETE it.

mmcquain · 09-12-2007, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by decoy205

That finish is rediculousssssssssssssss NICE!

Thanks... I love it and have yet to see another 1 just like it. It is my #1 and a keeper for sure.

siroliver · 09-15-2007, 04:40 PM

1977, all original(except schallers that were added by the previous owner and are equally vintage).
Not a scratch on it. The frets are original with absolutely minimal wear(my 2000 les paul's frets are in worse shape!)

MikeG59 · 09-15-2007, 10:51 PM

A couple a customs 06 54BB and 06 Frampton Signature

Big Mike · 09-16-2007, 06:42 PM

Need a new picture, but this is my 92 custom plus.
Just back from a new nut and fretmill from orbiter guitars, it's got a set of WB 67-07's.

LPCollector · 09-22-2007, 05:54 PM

68 Custom RI...far right.

vegasdude · 09-23-2007, 08:16 PM

dwagar · 09-24-2007, 11:40 AM

another that's not an historic, my '74. Real relicing, lol.

I'm in the process of putting the old pups back in her now. When I find some spare time that is.

LoKi · 09-24-2007, 11:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwagar

another that's not an historic, my '74. Real relicing, lol.

I'm in the process of putting the old pups back in her now. When I find some spare time that is.

Nice! Mine is starting to look like that too, but its a natural top instead of white, so its harder to see the checking.

I love it! Play wear adds character.

Curlymaple · 10-06-2007, 09:21 PM

My 68 Custom RI Nice fat neck!

http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/e...e/DSC04334.jpg

coldsteal2 · 10-07-2007, 02:31 AM

From back in the day.

lexluthier · 10-07-2007, 07:24 AM

My '74. For some reason I always want to play old Al DiMeola tunes with it.

coldsteal2 · 10-07-2007, 08:40 AM

yours is identical to the one i had, except i had
changed out the volume knobs with speed knobs
and took off the pickguard

09-10-2007, 12:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
Snakebite Music Banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 93 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Show your Customs!!!! Being a Custom freak., I decided to put up a custom thread only for LP Customs. NOT SO FINEPRINT: THIS IS NOT SPAM, THESE ARE OWN PERSONAL GUITARS THAT ARE NOT FOR SALE. AS I KEEP GETTING BUGGED ABOUT SPAMMING. Let's see them. This is my 61 LP Custom with sidways vibrola (Vintage) This is my #1 Keef Custom given to me by Kim of Vintage Checkout, it's got a vintage neck ring for mojo! lol My 57 Bigsby & non bigsby My 57 Cherry custom (Soon to be 59 Custom thanks to good pal Dave Johnson) And last but not least my 54 Custom with Klusions!

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Snakebite Music Banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 93 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Show your Customs!!!! Wildstar and others, I hope you post your customs too as they are ultra cool. I know i'm not the only one.

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decoy205 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Brooklyn NY Posts: 1,576 Thanks: 17 Thanked 15 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Show your Customs!!!! Ha that's cool maybe I should ad the logo and send it to them. That Custom you were talking about from the vintage place is sweet dude.

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konrad gibson Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 37 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Show your Customs!!!! Hi, really nice shots! Wow! I had three customs, first a blackie in 1980 and then a darkburst in 1984 (to be seen on the pic, second from left) and in 1990 a cherry sunburst custom. Now after seeing those nice shots I wished I hadn´t sold them. Konrad MySpace.com - Conny Martin - DE - Rock / Blues / Other - www.myspace.com/connymartin

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mmcquain Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Tarpon Springs, FL Posts: 1,461 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 1 Post	Re: Show your Customs!!!! 2000 Custom Premium Plus AAA Honeyburst (nicknamed "Paul" after my dad, who introduced me to Les Paul's music from his old 45 rpm's from the 1950's)... __________________ Rock, Blues, Christian player - mmcquain@mcquain.com http://www.mcquain.com/lespaul - http://www.myspace.com/mmcquain Gibson Les Paul Classic Antique & CS-356, Fender Stratocaster, Hamer Flying V, BreedLove AD25/SR Peavey Marshall Behringer POD Tech21 Boss MXR Dunlop Danelectro Digitech Dean Markley D'Addario

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decoy205 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Brooklyn NY Posts: 1,576 Thanks: 17 Thanked 15 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Show your Customs!!!! [quote=mmcquain;13439]2000 Custom Premium Plus AAA Honeyburst (nicknamed "Paul" after my dad, who introduced me to Les Paul's music from his old 45 rpm's from the 1950's)... That finish is rediculousssssssssssssss NICE!

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decoy205 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Brooklyn NY Posts: 1,576 Thanks: 17 Thanked 15 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Show your Customs!!!! Thats a great story. It's cool that you kept it all these years. Most people sold em off. What an awesome piece to have.

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