New photos - MelvynFranks

kelv_w · 09-25-2010, 05:08 PM

Still in the honeymoon with the MelvynFranks after 2 months.

Decided to take a few photos whilst there is some good sunshine. I think the colours came out pretty close.

nicolasrivera · 09-25-2010, 05:36 PM

great to see BIG images of it!!!

floyd84 · 09-25-2010, 05:58 PM

Looks great

Seven · 09-25-2010, 05:58 PM

Damn, that is sweet...

planks · 09-25-2010, 06:01 PM

Stunning!

R8R6Ben · 09-25-2010, 06:24 PM

nice!!!

bugman · 09-25-2010, 06:27 PM

man that top looks so freakin vintage, its just asking for a HM

JIM'S GoldTOP · 09-25-2010, 06:47 PM

Beautiful!

nicolasrivera · 09-25-2010, 07:20 PM

Kelv i would recommend to you to change the PU cover for the DMC ver.II. I just got them yesterday and just finished installing them and WOW they are dead on exactly like the pictures ive seen of real PAF covers, here is a photo.

One thing i love is that they are not all dull lo0king, they really look like they been there and played over, then cleaned and so on, they match perfectly with my hardware that its not completely dull but has some shine on it.

deepblue · 09-25-2010, 09:11 PM

That guitar is stunning!

jomo · 09-25-2010, 09:12 PM

Unreal, I'm going to agree with STUNNING!!!!

RobP · 09-25-2010, 09:17 PM

Sweet!

LPaddicted · 09-26-2010, 03:11 AM

lol changing pups covers

install real out of phase pups instead of the total crap retardbucker

g60_dave · 09-26-2010, 03:15 AM

Looks better than the one for sale in dawsons Liverpool. £4000, a finish flaw and did not feel too great. Yours looks awesome

kelv_w · 09-26-2010, 04:39 AM

Thank you for the kind words.
I'll keep the Pups stock for the moment, I am pretty happy with the way it sounds at the moment or maybe may change it in future.

I believe Dawsons still have 3 left?
What kind of finishing flaws?

SGMM · 09-27-2010, 07:04 AM

"stunning" indeed!!

Kølabrennern · 09-27-2010, 09:59 AM

Gibson is really mixing up the CS and USA knobs these days. Shouldn't your guitar have polished top reflectors and not brushed looking ones? Looks like the same is going on with the AFD models, even saw one where it had 3 polished knobs and one brushed.

Either way, that's one heck of a gorgeous guitar! The top is just fantastic, right down my alley. Even the inlays look nicer than usual

kelv_w · 09-27-2010, 04:07 PM

I've never noticed the polished/brushed top reflectors until you've mentioned it. Could it be VOS uses brushed tops?

Here are a few more pictures with dramatised lighting.

tele52 · 09-28-2010, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LPaddicted

lol changing pups covers

install real out of phase pups instead of the total crap retardbucker

I have one, the pickups sound great. I thought I'd be changing them. But I love the way they sound.

dazzypig · 09-30-2010, 10:50 AM

One of the best looking tops I've seen.

Nice score

Alvinfan · 09-30-2010, 11:09 AM

WOW

NICE !! That looks just like the real thing ( you just saved 500 000

) Play it with pride !!!

cheeseflavor · 09-30-2010, 12:32 PM

That is beyond gorgeous. Easily the most coveted (by me) Les Paul.

Mike.B. · 10-01-2010, 07:55 AM

damn, that's such a beautiful les paul

Aidanspaghetti · 10-22-2010, 05:19 AM

Gorgeous

JIM'S GoldTOP · 10-23-2010, 03:59 PM

Stunning!

Snakepit · 10-23-2010, 05:44 PM

Wow. I want one.

LeftyF2003 · 10-23-2010, 06:02 PM

Wow, that's amazing! Makes me want a refin. If I ever do, that may be the new finish...

09-25-2010, 05:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
kelv_w Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 867 Thanks: 42 Thanked 84 Times in 23 Posts	New photos - MelvynFranks Still in the honeymoon with the MelvynFranks after 2 months. Decided to take a few photos whilst there is some good sunshine. I think the colours came out pretty close. __________________ Gibson LesPaul CCV#01 Melvyn Franks 59 '10 Gibson LesPaul Historic VOS 1958 '09 Gibson LesPaul GaryMoore BFG '09 Gibson LesPaul VintageMahogany '08 Epiphone ES335 Dot VS Fender Stratocaster '09 MIK Squire Stratocaster '99 Travellers Guitar EG-1 Orange TinyTerror\|PPC112, Haze 15, Blackstar HT5 Marshall Slash AFD100 Marshall YJM100

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09-25-2010, 06:27 PM	#7 (permalink)
bugman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: east coast Posts: 838 Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 9 Posts	Re: New photos - MelvynFranks man that top looks so freakin vintage, its just asking for a HM

09-25-2010, 06:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
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09-25-2010, 07:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
nicolasrivera Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Honduras Posts: 16,586 Thanks: 2,081 Thanked 900 Times in 238 Posts	Re: New photos - MelvynFranks Kelv i would recommend to you to change the PU cover for the DMC ver.II. I just got them yesterday and just finished installing them and WOW they are dead on exactly like the pictures ive seen of real PAF covers, here is a photo. One thing i love is that they are not all dull lo0king, they really look like they been there and played over, then cleaned and so on, they match perfectly with my hardware that its not completely dull but has some shine on it.

09-25-2010, 09:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
deepblue Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,683 Thanks: 194 Thanked 134 Times in 47 Posts	Re: New photos - MelvynFranks That guitar is stunning! __________________ __________________________________________________ _______________________________________

09-25-2010, 09:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
jomo MLP Ninja Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Nashville Posts: 10,911 Thanks: 277 Thanked 339 Times in 83 Posts	Re: New photos - MelvynFranks Unreal, I'm going to agree with STUNNING!!!! __________________

09-25-2010, 09:17 PM	#12 (permalink)
RobP Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 1,891 Thanks: 124 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: New photos - MelvynFranks Sweet!

09-26-2010, 03:11 AM	#13 (permalink)
LPaddicted Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 779 Thanks: 36 Thanked 47 Times in 6 Posts	Re: New photos - MelvynFranks lol changing pups covers install real out of phase pups instead of the total crap retardbucker

09-26-2010, 03:15 AM	#14 (permalink)
g60_dave Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Chester UK Posts: 1,443 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: New photos - MelvynFranks Looks better than the one for sale in dawsons Liverpool. £4000, a finish flaw and did not feel too great. Yours looks awesome __________________ www.localladsmakegood.co.uk

09-26-2010, 04:39 AM	#15 (permalink)
kelv_w Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 867 Thanks: 42 Thanked 84 Times in 23 Posts	Re: New photos - MelvynFranks Thank you for the kind words. I'll keep the Pups stock for the moment, I am pretty happy with the way it sounds at the moment or maybe may change it in future. I believe Dawsons still have 3 left? What kind of finishing flaws? __________________ Gibson LesPaul CCV#01 Melvyn Franks 59 '10 Gibson LesPaul Historic VOS 1958 '09 Gibson LesPaul GaryMoore BFG '09 Gibson LesPaul VintageMahogany '08 Epiphone ES335 Dot VS Fender Stratocaster '09 MIK Squire Stratocaster '99 Travellers Guitar EG-1 Orange TinyTerror\|PPC112, Haze 15, Blackstar HT5 Marshall Slash AFD100 Marshall YJM100

09-27-2010, 07:04 AM	#16 (permalink)
SGMM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,442 Thanks: 2 Thanked 21 Times in 11 Posts	Re: New photos - MelvynFranks "stunning" indeed!!

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Kølabrennern Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ringerike, Norway Posts: 1,873 Thanks: 18 Thanked 55 Times in 13 Posts	Re: New photos - MelvynFranks Gibson is really mixing up the CS and USA knobs these days. Shouldn't your guitar have polished top reflectors and not brushed looking ones? Looks like the same is going on with the AFD models, even saw one where it had 3 polished knobs and one brushed. Either way, that's one heck of a gorgeous guitar! The top is just fantastic, right down my alley. Even the inlays look nicer than usual __________________ Myrkgrav - Norwegian folk metal Obligatory list: - ExNihilo thin-body LP - Nick Morgan LP - '07 Edwards E-LP98LTS - '07 MIJ Epiphone Les Paul Junior lacquer series

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kelv_w Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 867 Thanks: 42 Thanked 84 Times in 23 Posts	Re: New photos - MelvynFranks I've never noticed the polished/brushed top reflectors until you've mentioned it. Could it be VOS uses brushed tops? Here are a few more pictures with dramatised lighting. __________________ Gibson LesPaul CCV#01 Melvyn Franks 59 '10 Gibson LesPaul Historic VOS 1958 '09 Gibson LesPaul GaryMoore BFG '09 Gibson LesPaul VintageMahogany '08 Epiphone ES335 Dot VS Fender Stratocaster '09 MIK Squire Stratocaster '99 Travellers Guitar EG-1 Orange TinyTerror\|PPC112, Haze 15, Blackstar HT5 Marshall Slash AFD100 Marshall YJM100

09-30-2010, 10:50 AM	#20 (permalink)
dazzypig Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: England , UK Posts: 1,816 Thanks: 20 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: New photos - MelvynFranks One of the best looking tops I've seen. Nice score __________________ Why put of 'till tomorrow what needn't be done 'till next week?

09-30-2010, 11:09 AM	#21 (permalink)
Alvinfan Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,007 Thanks: 207 Thanked 131 Times in 44 Posts	Re: New photos - MelvynFranks WOW NICE !! That looks just like the real thing ( you just saved 500 000 ) Play it with pride !!!

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cheeseflavor MLP Vendor Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Twin Cities, MN Posts: 1,210 Thanks: 27 Thanked 31 Times in 15 Posts	Re: New photos - MelvynFranks That is beyond gorgeous. Easily the most coveted (by me) Les Paul. __________________ Home of the Bee Team Genuine 50s Bumblebee Harness, plus THOUSANDS of NOS tone caps on hand! Check out Tundratone on Facebook for new updates and more! Go to tundratone.biz for our eBay store!

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