Gregor Hilden plays Historic Makeovers Package-A 1959 Reissue

planks · 04-30-2012, 09:48 AM

I been diggin this clip with Gregor Hilden, and thought to post for anyone interested.

Enjoy.

Gregor Hilden - Historic Makeovers Package-A 2003 R9

Fiftywattmafia · 04-30-2012, 09:51 AM

I think unreal! Sounds amazing and looks great. Love the wide flame....but mostly I think its sounds EXCELLENT. Wonder what pickups are in there? Thanks, Planks.

JMV · 04-30-2012, 10:01 AM

Sounds fantastic! Of course, it's Gregor Hilden....he sounds incredible regardless of what he has in his hands.

I wonder what the pickups are as well. No way those are Gibson pickups.

huffdaddy · 04-30-2012, 10:02 AM

That's nice ! Perfect tone in my opinion !

planks · 04-30-2012, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fiftywattmafia

I think unreal! Sounds amazing and looks great. Love the wide flame....but mostly I think its sounds EXCELLENT. Wonder what pickups are in there? Thanks, Planks.

For that sound I'm thinking in direction of some Throbaks pickups, but can't be sure..

mfolet · 04-30-2012, 10:15 AM

Sounds real nice!!

tdarian · 04-30-2012, 10:28 AM

The guy alway sounds great.

Instrumental Blues with Gibson 1959 Les Paul - Gregor Hilden - YouTube

planks · 04-30-2012, 10:35 AM

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Originally Posted by tdarian

The guy alway sounds great.
Instrumental Blues with Gibson 1959 Les Paul - Gregor Hilden - YouTube

Indeed. Never enough of that clip.

Some more of that Burst

Darin Goldston plays a 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard at Rumble Seat Music Southwest

stonedmoses · 04-30-2012, 11:00 AM

A great guitar!

The pickups are custom made Seymour Duncan PAFs. Love it

planks · 04-30-2012, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stonedmoses

A great guitar!

The pickups are custom made Seymour Duncan PAFs. Love it

Where (how) did you get the info on the pups..?

EDIT: You are Hilden/You own the guitar or?

stonedmoses · 04-30-2012, 11:12 AM

Lol! No I'm not Greg and I was too late to own this guitar. It's already on hold for somebody else...

Ok I'll let you in the secret... Hope that's fine with the board rules?!

Gregor Hilden / Blues - Guitars & Amps for Sale

and no: I'm not his marketing manager or something like that!

planks · 04-30-2012, 11:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stonedmoses

Lol! No I'm not Greg and I was too late to own this guitar. It's already on hold for somebody else...

Ok I'll let you in the secret... Hope that's fine with the board rules?!

Gregor Hilden / Blues - Guitars & Amps for Sale

and no: I'm not his marketing manager or something like that!

Thank you much for the info about the pickups.

Nice sounding Duncans for sure!

stonedmoses · 04-30-2012, 11:27 AM

You're welcome Sir.

Have a look at his pickups. There are some more nice pieces!

JMV · 04-30-2012, 11:33 AM

Nice looking covers on those Duncans, too.

stonedmoses · 04-30-2012, 11:36 AM

Right JMV!

What a pity that those DMC parts are not produced anymore... so hard to find here in Germany

planks · 04-30-2012, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stonedmoses

You're welcome Sir.

Have a look at his pickups. There are some more nice pieces!

Yea, thanks. I read bits of GH's site now and then, good stuff.

planks · 04-30-2012, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fiftywattmafia

Sounds amazing and looks great. Love the wide flame

Looks very cool, some great things going on in that top

Fiftywattmafia · 04-30-2012, 12:07 PM

What'd it sell for? Man that really got me thinking about Historic Makeovers.

Not that I have a fiddle right now thats a candidate for it but...

GenderFibson · 04-30-2012, 01:47 PM

here's another one

2007 Gibson Les Paul Historic Makeover 1960 Flametop Custom Shop Part4 - YouTube

planks · 04-30-2012, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fiftywattmafia

What'd it sell for?

Quote:

Originally Posted by stonedmoses

I was too late to own this guitar. It's already on hold for somebody else...

Tried to search around, but didn't find any info about the price.

stonedmoses,
Do you know what it went for..?

.

kdm · 04-30-2012, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by planks

Tried to search around, but didn't find any info about the price.
stonedmoses,
Do you know what it went for..?
.

it was priced 8790 Euro....went for I don't know........

guitarnut_germany · 04-30-2012, 04:30 PM

You are confusing the guitar from the video above with the guitar that he's currently selling on his site. The first sold last year and it was a R9 and sold for something like 12K (EUR) if I'm not mistaken... the current one is a R0, and has indeed duncans in it. But the guitar from the video above DOESN'T have duncans.

The current one is still listed on Mark's site... the pics come from there as well (and no, I'm neither his agent, nor in any way affiliated to mr. Greg

)

Mark's Guitar Loft ~ electrics

planks · 04-30-2012, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guitarnut_germany

You are confusing the guitar from the video above with the guitar that he's currently selling on his site. The first sold last year and it was a R9 and sold for something like 12K (EUR) if I'm not mistaken... the current one is a R0, and has indeed duncans in it. But the guitar from the video above DOESN'T have duncans.

The current one is still listed on Mark's site... the pics come from there as well (and no, I'm neither his agent, nor in any way affiliated to mr. Greg

)

Mark's Guitar Loft ~ electrics

Not sure what *you* you mean, but anyway; if I understand it right, you are saying that you have information about the pickups NOT being Duncans.... so what info do you have about what pups are in the 2003 HM R9..?

guitarnut_germany · 04-30-2012, 05:14 PM

I mean that the guitar that you posted from the video is a R9 which Greg sold last year and is NOT the same guitar which he is selling at the moment and which is on hold, it is a R0 and has duncans in it.

The R9 didn't have duncans but some other pickups as far as I can remeber. But for precise information I'm sure you can ask mr Hilden himself

planks · 04-30-2012, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guitarnut_germany

I mean that the guitar that you posted from the video is a R9 which Greg sold last year and is NOT the same guitar which he is selling at the moment and which is on hold, it is a R0 and has duncans in it.

The R9 didn't have duncans but some other pickups as far as I can remeber. But for precise information I'm sure you can ask mr Hilden himself

Okay, it seems we are getting different informations here from stonedmoses and then from yourself.
I am not in position to say, which one of you guys are right.

guitarnut_germany · 04-30-2012, 05:20 PM

Now I see the video you posted doesn't come from his channel, I think this is the same guitar here:

2003 Gibson Les Paul 59 Reissue Dave Johnson Historic Makeover Part3 - YouTube

2003 Gibson Les Paul 59 Reissue Custom Shop Historic Collection, original Braz. Board! Plus: 2010 Dave Johnson Historic Makeover Grade A !! Plus Bareknuckle "Peter Green[nbsp]PAF Set", plus NOS Bumble Bees, Non Wire ABR-1 bridge, Vintage Clone Plastic Parts, Cellulose Inlays by Clive Brown. Boss RC-2 Looper, Okko Diablo Gain+ Overdrive, Korg Pitch-Black Tuner, Amp: 1963 Fender Vibroverb (original vintage amp) Gregor Hilden / Blues - Home

guitarnut_germany · 04-30-2012, 05:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by planks

Okay, it seems we are getting different informations from stonedmoses and then from yourself.
I am not in position to say, which one of you guys are right.

Stonedmoses confused this R9 with the R0 currently on sale, that's where the confusion came from....

the current guitar:

2007 / 2012 Gibson Custom Shop 1960 Les Paul Standard Flametop Historic Collection, Dave Johnson Makeover. For this makeover project, restauration guru Dave Johnson selected this former 1960 Historic for its spectacular flame top, light weight (3,85 kgs), fantastic 60s neck profile (not shallow, not chunky, just perfect!), and outstanding sound.The guitar was completely refinished with an authentic nitro finish and then aged. It was equipped with a set of hand-wound one-off Seymour Duncan pickups custom made for this particular guitar that sound just amazing. Also, Area 59 pickup rings, an aged brown switch tip, aged knobs, and a handmade aged pickguard were installed. The rest of the hardware (bridge, tailpiece etc.) is original and was aged by Dave Johnson. The result is a dream which will put your quest for the perfect Les Paul to an end! BTW, Joe Bonamassa recently recieved his personal Johnson Makeover Goldtop with Area 59 parts (see Video) - the waiting period currently is about 10 - 14 months! Also, at your request, I could install a set of ORIGINAL 1961 Gibson PAF humbuckers - total price (guitar & PAFs) € 13,790 incl. 19% turnover tax! Price: € 8,790 (incl. 19%) - comes with original case, Gibson certificate and paperworks, Dave Johnson Historic Makeover Certificate. Fotos1 Fotos2 Fotos3 Fotos4
Video1

Video1

It clearly says 1960 reissue. NOT 1959 reissue

planks · 04-30-2012, 05:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guitarnut_germany

Stonedmoses confused this R9 with the R0 currently on sale, that's where the confusion came from

Here's hoping that stonedmoses will return to the thread here at some point, and you guys can find out how your different informations fit or don't fit together.

Thank you for the posts!

jamman · 04-30-2012, 05:47 PM

Gregor Hilden is a fine guitar player, but a lot of his "tone" come from his overdrive unit . It makes most of his guitars sound the same . The price for that R0 in the USA is ....Well a bit much . still ,very nice guitar .

planks · 04-30-2012, 06:21 PM

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Fiftywattmafia Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,226 Thanks: 63 Thanked 54 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Gregor Hilden plays Historic Makeovers 1959 Reissue I think unreal! Sounds amazing and looks great. Love the wide flame....but mostly I think its sounds EXCELLENT. Wonder what pickups are in there? Thanks, Planks. planks and 7gtop like this.

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JMV Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 13,793 Thanks: 238 Thanked 162 Times in 33 Posts	Re: Gregor Hilden plays Historic Makeovers Package-A 1959 Reissue Sounds fantastic! Of course, it's Gregor Hilden....he sounds incredible regardless of what he has in his hands. I wonder what the pickups are as well. No way those are Gibson pickups. planks likes this. __________________ Guitars Gibson SG Standard \| Gibson Les Paul Classic \| Tele Partscaster \| Strat Partscaster \| Squier Jaguar \| Taylor 714ce \| G&L L-2000 Amps Cygnus-7 \| Cygnus-30 \| Armstrong P51 \| Weber 5e3 Clone \| Fender Greta

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huffdaddy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,043 Thanks: 90 Thanked 60 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Gregor Hilden plays Historic Makeovers Package-A 1959 Reissue That's nice ! Perfect tone in my opinion ! planks likes this.

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stonedmoses Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Koblenz / Germany Posts: 18 Thanks: 27 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Gregor Hilden plays Historic Makeovers Package-A 1959 Reissue Lol! No I'm not Greg and I was too late to own this guitar. It's already on hold for somebody else... Ok I'll let you in the secret... Hope that's fine with the board rules?! Gregor Hilden / Blues - Guitars & Amps for Sale and no: I'm not his marketing manager or something like that! planks and 7gtop like this.

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stonedmoses Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Koblenz / Germany Posts: 18 Thanks: 27 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Gregor Hilden plays Historic Makeovers Package-A 1959 Reissue You're welcome Sir. Have a look at his pickups. There are some more nice pieces! __________________ Gibson Les Paul 1998 R8 Flametop Handbuilt black Strat with Floyd Rose and EMG DG20 Pu's Orange Rockerverk 50 MKII

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JMV Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 13,793 Thanks: 238 Thanked 162 Times in 33 Posts	Re: Gregor Hilden plays Historic Makeovers Package-A 1959 Reissue Nice looking covers on those Duncans, too. planks and stonedmoses like this. __________________ Guitars Gibson SG Standard \| Gibson Les Paul Classic \| Tele Partscaster \| Strat Partscaster \| Squier Jaguar \| Taylor 714ce \| G&L L-2000 Amps Cygnus-7 \| Cygnus-30 \| Armstrong P51 \| Weber 5e3 Clone \| Fender Greta

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stonedmoses Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Koblenz / Germany Posts: 18 Thanks: 27 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Gregor Hilden plays Historic Makeovers Package-A 1959 Reissue Right JMV! What a pity that those DMC parts are not produced anymore... so hard to find here in Germany JMV likes this. __________________ Gibson Les Paul 1998 R8 Flametop Handbuilt black Strat with Floyd Rose and EMG DG20 Pu's Orange Rockerverk 50 MKII

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guitarnut_germany Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 756 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Gregor Hilden plays Historic Makeovers Package-A 1959 Reissue You are confusing the guitar from the video above with the guitar that he's currently selling on his site. The first sold last year and it was a R9 and sold for something like 12K (EUR) if I'm not mistaken... the current one is a R0, and has indeed duncans in it. But the guitar from the video above DOESN'T have duncans. The current one is still listed on Mark's site... the pics come from there as well (and no, I'm neither his agent, nor in any way affiliated to mr. Greg ) Mark's Guitar Loft ~ electrics stonedmoses likes this.

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guitarnut_germany Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 756 Thanks: 3 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Gregor Hilden plays Historic Makeovers Package-A 1959 Reissue I mean that the guitar that you posted from the video is a R9 which Greg sold last year and is NOT the same guitar which he is selling at the moment and which is on hold, it is a R0 and has duncans in it. The R9 didn't have duncans but some other pickups as far as I can remeber. But for precise information I'm sure you can ask mr Hilden himself stonedmoses likes this.

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