Ngd, r4!

libtech · 12-24-2011, 09:54 AM

Bought it, excited, won't have it for a few weeks, but it will be soon!

I've been looking around for months to find the perfect R4, its hard since there aren't many and I'm picky. I like super dark boards, and a nice top carve, and finding a light r4 is tough since they usually are heavy buggers. I ended up getting this gloss one at daves, very nice dark board, the new ones should (I'm hoping anyways) have nylon nuts, and have steel studs, and the tailpieces gibson are putting out these days look good, alot sharper of a peak so I shouldnt have to replace it with a pt any time soon. Also, they finally figured out how to match the plastics colour which always bugged the hell out of me and its super hard to find replacement p90 covers of the right colour. And its light at 8.4lb!

The only things I dont like are the back is a bit light, but not as bad as some I've seen and of course the logo is too high for a 54, but over all I hope it will be deadly

Other than that, replacement inlays/tips from retrospec are already on their way!

ElectricMojo · 12-24-2011, 10:08 AM

Wow. Congrats. Beautiful.

Jakeislove · 12-24-2011, 10:16 AM

Sweet!!

Don't you already have vintage P90s to put in it?

ACELUEK · 12-24-2011, 10:22 AM

Nice!! Beautiful guitar..

57goldie · 12-24-2011, 10:43 AM

happy NGD

rideski · 12-24-2011, 11:03 AM

Wow! Congrats brother! Nothin like a little '54 GT mojo for Christmas!

libtech · 12-24-2011, 04:04 PM

Thanks guys, I wish she was in my hands now! Its so hard to find an R4 thats without a streaky light fingerboard or thats a boat anchor, I excited!

nicolasrivera · 12-24-2011, 04:36 PM

Congratulation man, you and me share a good taste!

Hebbamundo · 12-24-2011, 05:02 PM

Sorry but why don't R4's have bridges?

nicolasrivera · 12-24-2011, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hebbamundo

Sorry but why don't R4's have bridges?

In 54 there was a transition period, LP still did not have the ABR-1 bridge.

Krzyates · 12-24-2011, 07:24 PM

Man, that's a hella nice geetar! Grats and HNGD to you.

rockinlespaul · 12-25-2011, 09:39 AM

Congrats!

I just got my low logo R4 from Dave's too!

HOT-BRIT · 12-25-2011, 09:41 AM

like it!!!!!!!!

Midnight Blues · 12-25-2011, 10:44 AM

"The waiting is the hardest part." Congrats and HNGD libtech, she's a beauty!!!!

libtech · 12-25-2011, 11:19 AM

I saw that damn I wish mine had the low logo! Was it a special run, I hadnt heard of it till you got yours

rockinlespaul · 12-26-2011, 11:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by libtech

I saw that damn I wish mine had the low logo! Was it a special run, I hadnt heard of it till you got yours

It's a leftover body from the $$$ limited Beck run. The low logo and the way the wraptail is butted up to the bridge pup is a dead giveaway.

They don't make low logo'd R4's otherwise that I know of.

libtech · 12-27-2011, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rockinlespaul

It's a leftover body from the $$$ limited Beck run. The low logo and the way the wraptail is butted up to the bridge pup is a dead giveaway.

They don't make low logo'd R4's otherwise that I know of.

Yea I'm pretty sure they don't. I thought all the becks were oxblood not black?

Ferosferio · 12-29-2011, 03:18 AM

Beautiful! I have a 2010 R4, and it is KILLER. Also a low weight like yours. I really love the neck on mine - big, C shape but not TOO big... If ya know what I mean. Blues, classic rock - the R4 is killer. And I really like the wraptail bridge. My intonation is just perfect and I can bend so easily.

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