Feedback to this CC#2 Goldie Top

friendofgibson · 05-07-2012, 04:15 PM

Hi Guys,

it's again me. I have a Goldie on hold and would appreciate your Feedback on this Top.

If you don't like it and know other Goldies for sales with a better top, please let me know (Europe preffered).

Regarding my last question Kossoff vs. Pearly...today I have received Pearly but I have also ordered the Kossoff to do a side by side testing (will keep the better or maybe both?! - depending on the CC Goldie Decision). In terms of pics - will post some in the next days.

Best Regards

friendofgibson · 05-07-2012, 04:26 PM

HellRot · 05-07-2012, 04:30 PM

Looks very much like Koss VOS.

bugman · 05-07-2012, 05:11 PM

Looks good, iv seen better ones. in the end you have to live with it. I love the aging on the goldies

Backstage · 05-07-2012, 05:21 PM

The little "flat" looking top might be bad photos.

friendofgibson · 05-07-2012, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HellRot

Looks very much like Koss VOS.

Here some Kossoff Pics: Kossoff Signature VOS

snaredrum · 05-07-2012, 06:19 PM

i like the top better than the Koss ones.

(i mean, i'd be happy with any of them, but if we're being technical

)

it looks a fair bit like the flame on the Bloomfields.

snaredrum · 05-07-2012, 06:21 PM

just looked at your Koss thread, you got one of the nicer tops there! a lot of them look a bit too BBQ for my tastes, but yours is cherry

joff · 05-07-2012, 06:40 PM

You are going to love the VOS Pearly Gates...infact you should have bought my 'Signed, Aged & Played' #34!

snaredrum · 05-07-2012, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joff

You are going to love the VOS Pearly Gates...infact you should have bought my 'Signed, Aged & Signed' #34!

you aren't allowed to sell that until i win the lottery

friendofgibson · 05-08-2012, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joff

You are going to love the VOS Pearly Gates...infact you should have bought my 'Signed, Aged & Played' #34!

Very nice! I guess this one is not for sale?!

59tone · 05-08-2012, 02:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by friendofgibson

Hi Guys,

it's again me. I have a Goldie on hold and would appreciate your Feedback on this Top.

If you don't like it and know other Goldies for sales with a better top, please let me know (Europe preffered).

Regarding my last question Kossoff vs. Pearly...today I have received Pearly but I have also ordered the Kossoff to do a side by side testing (will keep the better or maybe both?! - depending on the CC Goldie Decision). In terms of pics - will post some in the next days.

Best Regards

That's a nice one! Did you buy that? I might have some interesting info for you. Can you send me a PM?

joff · 05-08-2012, 02:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by friendofgibson

Very nice! I guess this one is not for sale?!

Yes it is...i bought it from the nice chaps at Guitar Village a couple of years ago...i live in the UK.

strat1701 · 05-08-2012, 08:17 AM

bright and nice flame pattern imho. I guarantee you the pics won't do it justice, go see it in person if you haven't or are able to! With these things pretty much ending their production run, this is your chance! I'd get it. I have an awesome looking and sounding R8 and an excellent playing R9, but my Goldie trumps them both. It's quite singlehandedly the best les paul I've ever played. I was leery about the pics of mine on the site which I got it from, but when I got it in person, any misgivings I may have had about top quality were gone.

Barker · 05-08-2012, 08:37 AM

Those aren't the best pictures, but that top looks really nice to me! You say you have it "on hold", have you had a chance to play it? With that top if it plays great it's a no brainer! Good luck...

!

friendofgibson · 05-08-2012, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 59tone

That's a nice one! Did you buy that? I might have some interesting info for you. Can you send me a PM?

Not yet - therefore my request for Feedback if this is a nice CC#2.
I have tried to send you a PM but it wasn't possible ... my email: friendofgibson at gmail . com

friendofgibson · 05-08-2012, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by strat1701

bright and nice flame pattern imho. I guarantee you the pics won't do it justice, go see it in person if you haven't or are able to! With these things pretty much ending their production run, this is your chance! I'd get it. I have an awesome looking and sounding R8 and an excellent playing R9, but my Goldie trumps them both. It's quite singlehandedly the best les paul I've ever played. I was leery about the pics of mine on the site which I got it from, but when I got it in person, any misgivings I may have had about top quality were gone.

Thanks for your Feedback!! Very helpful.
I have read that the neck is bigger then from other Reissues - is that true?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barker

Those aren't the best pictures, but that top looks really nice to me! You say you have it "on hold", have you had a chance to play it? With that top if it plays great it's a no brainer! Good luck...

!

Thank you as well.
Unfortunately not because it is not in my home country and too far away to drive by car.
I have heard only good thinks about the tone and quality. Some say this guitar is the best Gibson LP (excl. Vintage) they have ever played. Therefore I have to make the rest of the decision depending on the look of the top.

alex.p · 05-08-2012, 12:45 PM

Very nice top - if you decide not to get it drop me a line I'd love a shot at it

journeyman73 · 05-08-2012, 05:35 PM

those are very bad pics - of a very nice top.

strat1701 · 05-08-2012, 07:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by friendofgibson

Thanks for your Feedback!! Very helpful.
I have read that the neck is bigger then from other Reissues - is that true?

Thank you as well.
Unfortunately not because it is not in my home country and too far away to drive by car.
I have heard only good thinks about the tone and quality. Some say this guitar is the best Gibson LP (excl. Vintage) they have ever played. Therefore I have to make the rest of the decision depending on the look of the top.

Nope neck is not bigger. It's thinner than my R9 and WAY thinner than my R8. I can only play my R8 for about 45min or so, then my hand cramps up and I have some left arm/hand nerve issues. BUT, I can play my R9 or Goldie all night and no issues. Goldie's neck is digitally scanned to mimic the real one, its molded after a 59 neck, but shaped to the 52yrs of wear the real neck has. Don't worry about the scratches or gouge in the neck, I don't feel it at all.

friendofgibson · 05-09-2012, 09:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by strat1701

Nope neck is not bigger. It's thinner than my R9 and WAY thinner than my R8. I can only play my R8 for about 45min or so, then my hand cramps up and I have some left arm/hand nerve issues. BUT, I can play my R9 or Goldie all night and no issues. Goldie's neck is digitally scanned to mimic the real one, its molded after a 59 neck, but shaped to the 52yrs of wear the real neck has. Don't worry about the scratches or gouge in the neck, I don't feel it at all.

Thank you very much for the Input - very helpful. Sounds perfect for me. Same here - I can't play really big necks very long.

Jay-F · 05-20-2012, 05:34 AM

[QUOTE=friendofgibson;3837263]
I have read that the neck is bigger then from other Reissues - is that true?

It's exactly based on the 50+ years of wear on the original so it's thinner than a standard 59 re-issue neck by quite some margin, but not as thin as a 60's neck. Best neck feel I've known on a Les Paul, but then I'm a sucker for the standard 59 neck (which I've got on my ES-137 Custom).

Appreciate why you asked about the top, but these Goldies are on the right side of the supply/demand curve so they'll keep their value if you decided to sell it.

friendofgibson · 05-20-2012, 05:19 PM

Thanks for the Info, sounds good to me...a bit thinner 59 RI neck is just perfect

Rollingrock · 05-20-2012, 09:04 PM

Very authentic to an original burst. Beautiful! I would jump on it if the price is right. Congratulations!

friendofgibson · 06-01-2012, 08:43 AM

Ok guys I have ordered this Goldie and took some further pictures...what do you think?

friendofgibson · 06-01-2012, 08:44 AM

nicolasrivera · 06-01-2012, 08:57 AM

She is beautiful!!!! the flame is perfect!

05-07-2012, 04:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
friendofgibson Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Vienna / Austria Posts: 55 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Feedback to this CC#2 Goldie Top Hi Guys, it's again me. I have a Goldie on hold and would appreciate your Feedback on this Top. If you don't like it and know other Goldies for sales with a better top, please let me know (Europe preffered). Regarding my last question Kossoff vs. Pearly...today I have received Pearly but I have also ordered the Kossoff to do a side by side testing (will keep the better or maybe both?! - depending on the CC Goldie Decision). In terms of pics - will post some in the next days. Best Regards Lowdown, Mila, Jay-F and 2 others like this. Last edited by friendofgibson; 05-07-2012 at 04:25 PM. Reason: Pics

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snaredrum V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Nottingham, England Posts: 16,154 Thanks: 153 Thanked 141 Times in 50 Posts	Re: Feedback to this CC#2 Goldie Top i like the top better than the Koss ones. (i mean, i'd be happy with any of them, but if we're being technical ) it looks a fair bit like the flame on the Bloomfields. Alvinfan likes this. __________________ www.facebook.com/themadelinerust

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snaredrum V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Nottingham, England Posts: 16,154 Thanks: 153 Thanked 141 Times in 50 Posts	Re: Feedback to this CC#2 Goldie Top just looked at your Koss thread, you got one of the nicer tops there! a lot of them look a bit too BBQ for my tastes, but yours is cherry __________________ www.facebook.com/themadelinerust

05-08-2012, 08:17 AM	#14 (permalink)
strat1701 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Nigel's invention shed Posts: 1,301 Thanks: 19 Thanked 38 Times in 15 Posts	Re: Feedback to this CC#2 Goldie Top bright and nice flame pattern imho. I guarantee you the pics won't do it justice, go see it in person if you haven't or are able to! With these things pretty much ending their production run, this is your chance! I'd get it. I have an awesome looking and sounding R8 and an excellent playing R9, but my Goldie trumps them both. It's quite singlehandedly the best les paul I've ever played. I was leery about the pics of mine on the site which I got it from, but when I got it in person, any misgivings I may have had about top quality were gone. Jay-F likes this. __________________ Jimmy Page #1 Aged Joe Perry #5 aged and signed CC#2 Goldie #158 CC#7 Shanks #002 Pearly Gates VOS Fender custom shop strat deluxe sunburst Ernie Ball Music Man Axis curly orange Fender squier 1994 white 'cheapo' AFD100 x2 YJM100 Marshall Class 5 Combo Marshall JCM900 1960A and 1936cabs Marshall 1960A

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Barker Bartlett Retrospec Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: In the Lowcountry Posts: 1,863 Thanks: 224 Thanked 80 Times in 17 Posts	Re: Feedback to this CC#2 Goldie Top Those aren't the best pictures, but that top looks really nice to me! You say you have it "on hold", have you had a chance to play it? With that top if it plays great it's a no brainer! Good luck... !

05-08-2012, 12:45 PM	#18 (permalink)
alex.p Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: London town Posts: 120 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Feedback to this CC#2 Goldie Top Very nice top - if you decide not to get it drop me a line I'd love a shot at it

05-08-2012, 05:35 PM	#19 (permalink)
journeyman73 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 1,046 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Feedback to this CC#2 Goldie Top those are very bad pics - of a very nice top.

05-20-2012, 05:34 AM	#22 (permalink)
Jay-F Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: London, England Posts: 31 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Feedback to this CC#2 Goldie Top [QUOTE=friendofgibson;3837263] I have read that the neck is bigger then from other Reissues - is that true? It's exactly based on the 50+ years of wear on the original so it's thinner than a standard 59 re-issue neck by quite some margin, but not as thin as a 60's neck. Best neck feel I've known on a Les Paul, but then I'm a sucker for the standard 59 neck (which I've got on my ES-137 Custom). Appreciate why you asked about the top, but these Goldies are on the right side of the supply/demand curve so they'll keep their value if you decided to sell it.

05-20-2012, 05:19 PM	#23 (permalink)
friendofgibson Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Vienna / Austria Posts: 55 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Feedback to this CC#2 Goldie Top Thanks for the Info, sounds good to me...a bit thinner 59 RI neck is just perfect

05-20-2012, 09:04 PM	#24 (permalink)
Rollingrock Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Over the hills and far away Posts: 359 Thanks: 0 Thanked 6 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Feedback to this CC#2 Goldie Top Very authentic to an original burst. Beautiful! I would jump on it if the price is right. Congratulations!

06-01-2012, 08:43 AM	#25 (permalink)
friendofgibson Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Vienna / Austria Posts: 55 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Feedback to this CC#2 Goldie Top Ok guys I have ordered this Goldie and took some further pictures...what do you think?

06-01-2012, 08:44 AM	#26 (permalink)
friendofgibson Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Vienna / Austria Posts: 55 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Feedback to this CC#2 Goldie Top

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