Let's see those 2008 Gibson Jimmy Page Les Paul Custom Black Beauties!

[JimmyAce2006]

Originally Posted by Marshallow

Oh and yes it's heavy, the middle pup gets in the way of picking and it goes out of tune before the second verse of C'mon Everybody but who cares. It looks like a million bucks.

How heavy? If you do not use the middle pup, you can lower it a lot & it should get out of the way for the most part. And it gets out of tune b/c you are using the Bigsby? I guess that is a no-no! LOL Of course, if you wind the strings the way the instructions say to wind them (first loop over the end coming out of the hole, and remaining loops go under), it should help with staying in tune.

Do you have a pic of the inside of the control cavity?

Are you the guy on youtube playing "come on everybody" on his Page BB?

[JimmyAce2006]

Wow, what a a deal!

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[Marshallow]

Nah, I was just kidding. I wouldn't recommend it to a 15 year-old girl but the weight shouldn't bother someone used to say, an old Deluxe for example.
I do lower the middle pickup when I just wanna rock out. The middle-pup blends are usually more appropriate for quieter tunes where picking can be more controlled.
After I had set it up it stayed quite well in tune, as you can hear on that YouTube video I did the day I got it indeed. I'm sure a little extra fine-tuning would make it resist the most extreme Bigsby abuse.
For someone who has all the Page LPs, the Custom will certainly be an exciting addition to your collection.

[harrie 0492]

He Jimi, RJV Guitars, no Bigsby

[nicudeemus1]

really thinking about putting one of those 6 way switches in my 57 ri. Anyone know if they fit in the standard switch cavity? I have a feeling the cavity would need to be made bigger.

[JimmyAce2006]

Originally Posted by Marshallow

For someone who has all the Page LPs, the Custom will certainly be an exciting addition to your collection.

If I can find one for sale!

[JimmyAce2006]

Originally Posted by harrie 0492

He Jimi, RJV Guitars, no Bigsby

Thanks. Got to have Bigsby though

[JimmyAce2006]

Who needs a Page signature BB when you can buy this?

Gibson 1960 Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar Vintage | eBay




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[JimmyAce2006]

I got a shot of a Page BB control cavity; it confirms that it has modern wiring; a minor change would greatly improve the tone. But the pic also reveals some cheesy little disk caps!!!!! I was expecting to see black beauties! My guess is that a set of BBs would also improve the tone.





Jimmy Page Black Beauty control cavity1.jpg

[Marshallow]

[JimmyAce2006]

And among all that spaghetti mess of wires, I see two things that could be easily changed that would make a great improvement in the tone! Then take the bridge & neck pickup covers off & it would also improve the tone.

[JimmyAce2006]

As for weight, I just found out that one of them weighs 10.163lbs.

[journeyman73]

i seem to recall they were anywhere from 9.2-10.7lbs from owners that posted in the past

[JimmyAce2006]

I still can not find one in the USA (Bigsby) for sale.....

[journeyman73]

be patient john, i remember there were several on ebay late last year...some will pop up

[JimmyAce2006]

any other Page black beauties that can be posted?

[scooter]

Originally Posted by JimmyAce2006

any other Page black beauties that can be posted?

I have a bunch of pics from my old stop tail. Let me know what you want to see and Ill get them off to you. PM me your email. I dont post pics of my guitars here any longer.

[RAG7890]

Originally Posted by scooter

I have a bunch of pics from my old stop tail. Let me know what you want to see and Ill get them off to you. PM me your email. I dont post pics of my guitars here any longer.

Scooter I'd love to hear what you think of this guitar. Please post or shoot me an Email.

Cheers, Rudi

[JimmyAce2006]

Originally Posted by scooter

I have a bunch of pics from my old stop tail. Let me know what you want to see and Ill get them off to you. PM me your email. I dont post pics of my guitars here any longer.

Do you have any pics of the cavity? Neck? Just the whole thing. Did you sell it?

[JimmyAce2006]

bump

[artcave]

Just had to....figured y'all would agree or get a giggle out of it.

[Marshallow]

#102 is on eBay at a great price currently but I guess you've seen it already. Looks great.

[JimmyAce2006]

Originally Posted by Marshallow

#102 is on eBay at a great price currently but I guess you've seen it already. Looks great.

I did see it. Made him an offer. But he says he wants to let the auction run. I get the feeling the auction will be shilled up to whatever price he wants in hopes that someone will bid a little higher. I would rather try to swing a deal with the minty / unplayed one in the UK.

[Rollingrock]

Originally Posted by Red&Die

Here was mine, already sold...

Could you post a close up of the pickup selector configuration? I can't find anything on it and it's driving me crazy. Thanks.

[JimmyAce2006]

Originally Posted by Marshallow

#102 is on eBay at a great price currently but I guess you've seen it already. Looks great.

Whoever it is that he has shill bidding for him apparently does not understand that someone else has to bid against him in order for the current bid to go up; the current bidder has upped his bid 4 times, but it did not increase the current bid. I understand that once you bid on something you might want to go back & increase your bid. But why would you go back and increase your bid 4 times within just a few hours?

Jimmy Page Les Paul Guitar #102 | eBay



Thus, those bids must be fake; belonging to the seller (under a different ID) or a friend of the seller.


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[JimmyAce2006]

Now I am thinking that the seller is a member of this forum, or at the very least he has been reading this thread. But those have to be the most obvious shill bids I have ever seen.

[journeyman73]

Originally Posted by JimmyAce2006

Now I am thinking that the seller is a member of this forum, or at the very least he has been reading this thread. But those have to be the most obvious shill bids I have ever seen.

what makes you think that?

[JimmyAce2006]

Originally Posted by journeyman73

what makes you think that?

after i posted the "bad shill bidding" and the current price not increasing when only one bidder continues to up the max bid, his other bidder suddenly kicked in a higher bid, thus making the current bid go up.

[journeyman73]

at least highly coincidental

[JimmyAce2006]

Originally Posted by journeyman73

at least highly coincidental

and now after mentioning the "two bidders" above, he has gotten a third friend to bid again and bump the price up over $5000. i believe he is definitely reading this thread. for anyone willing to buy one of these, why would they bid this early in the auction? it only hurts their chances of getting a good price. the last two Bigsby models that I know of that sold on ebay went for about $5500. so now that we know he is reading this thread, he will probably get his friends to stop bidding until it gets closer to the auction's end. i think i will wait for another one or else make a deal on one of the other known ones for sale (Canada & UK & etc.)