Stairway to Heaven solo on a vintage 68 Gold Top and on a vintage 68 Custom

JimmyAce2006 · 08-15-2009, 10:11 AM

Several people have asked me why I don't play any of my other guitars that hang on my wall. The answer is that most of them are vintage collector guitars. But to demonstrate what they sound like, I pulled two of them out last night and made videos of me playing the solo to Stairway to Heaven on them. On both guitars, I used the middle position on the toggle. The playing is not perfect. But these videos are for demonstrations of the guitars & their sound.

Here is the 1968 Les Paul Standard Gold Top - gotta love the hum on the P90s!!!! (NOT!)

YouTube - Stairway To Heaven solo on a vintage 1968 Les Paul Standard Gold Top

And here is the 1968 Les Paul Custom. It is all original (special ordered with gold reflector cap knobs) and has the original fretless wonder frets. It is really hard to bend the strings on those frets & make it sound right. In fact, it made my ring finger on my left hand cramp so that I could not get it done. This is one of the first 1968 Customs. Many of them had pre T-Top patent pickups, which were essentially the same thing as PAFs with a patent number.

YouTube - Stairway To Heaven solo on a vintage 1968 Les Paul Custom

Nigel Tufnel's tech · 08-15-2009, 10:21 AM

I think Jimmy needs to get a Telecaster

.. Nice clip's

Shithead · 08-15-2009, 10:25 AM

Sounds great!! Nice playing!!

JimmyAce2006 · 08-15-2009, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Nigel Tufnel's tech

I think Jimmy needs to get a Telecaster

.. Nice clip's

haha Thanks Tech. I am toying with the idea of getting an Eric Johnson strat. I guess the P90s in the GT are Gibson's answer to the Fenders. Fenders don't make as much noise though. I plan to start another thread with a demo of 4 different sounds / settings on my Murphy aged Page Les Paul: toggle in lead position (bridge pup), toggle in rhythm position (neck pup), toggle in middle position (both pups out of phase), and toggle in lead position again with the push / pull pot in the up position for single coil (again, sort of an answer to the telecaster).

Mike60 · 08-15-2009, 10:48 AM

also loved your Heartbreaker Solo video you sent me....

Nigel Tufnel's tech · 08-15-2009, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmyAce2006

haha Thanks Tech. I am toying with the idea of getting an Eric Johnson strat. I guess the P90s in the GT are Gibson's answer to the Fenders. Fenders don't make as much noise though. I plan to start another thread with a demo of 4 different sounds / settings on my Murphy aged Page Les Paul: toggle in lead position (bridge pup), toggle in rhythm position (neck pup), toggle in middle position (both pups out of phase), and toggle in lead position again with the push / pull pot in the up position for single coil (again, sort of an answer to the telecaster).

I like the Eric Johnson strat, the neck can feel a little sticky though, I also love the Thin skin range, you can get a 54 with a 9'5" radius, not a flat as the 12" of the EJ but i think they can look more like the Vintage Strat's he used to use live. If you do get a strat and hum drives you crazy have a look at Suhr's (BPSSC) System.

The demo of the Pickup/push-pull sounds would be good to see.

goby · 08-15-2009, 11:10 AM

wow... they really do hum.

JPP373 · 08-15-2009, 08:51 PM

Man the P-90's do nothing for me for that Particular song..The Black is a little better buts amazing to me how they all have their own unique sound. Niether one compares to the Aged Page at all. Sell Em'!

JimmyAce2006 · 08-15-2009, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by JPP373

Man the P-90's do nothing for me for that Particular song..The Black is a little better buts amazing to me how they all have their own unique sound. Niether one compares to the Aged Page at all. Sell Em'!

Heck no! They will be 50 years old in 9 years!

gibbbbbbbaaaay!!! · 08-16-2009, 03:53 PM

Whoa! I got em both in sync with each other and played em at the same time! Really trippy! Sounded awesome man! You rock!

JimmyAce2006 · 08-16-2009, 04:15 PM

haha! i just did the same thing!

guitarsmark · 08-16-2009, 04:53 PM

Nice man. Very nice... and yeah my p90 hums like that too

#1guitarman · 08-16-2009, 05:42 PM

Fralin P-90s, 1/3 the hum of Gibsons

EEF13 · 08-16-2009, 05:49 PM

Both were great

Es Paul · 08-16-2009, 08:51 PM

Really nice vids!!! thanks!

d1 guy · 08-17-2009, 12:03 PM

I think I like the p90s better.....but bith were great. Thanks for the comparison.

JimmyAce2006 · 08-17-2009, 01:52 PM

After so much stairway, i think it will be a while before i play it again!

goofballone · 08-17-2009, 02:25 PM

Great job!

Now get yer little finger of that pickguard!!!!

decoy205 · 08-18-2009, 09:44 AM

Wow! Great playing. They both sounds incredible. I'm partial to the custom's sound. You can really hear the pick hitting the strings. awesome.

What amp are you running in the clips? Did i miss that?

JimmyAce2006 · 08-18-2009, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by decoy205

What amp are you running in the clips? Did i miss that?

Thanks for the kind words. The amp is a Marshall JCM 900 100 watt 2x12 combo.

generalwar · 08-18-2009, 12:48 PM

Jimmy:

Where did you learn all these zep solos and songs? I cant seems to find a complete song book with guitar tabs anywhere..

JimmyAce2006 · 08-18-2009, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by goofballone

Now get yer little finger of that pickguard!!!!

banditguitarist1 · 08-18-2009, 04:37 PM

man that gold top is screaming!!!

JimmyAce2006 · 08-18-2009, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by banditguitarist1

man that gold top is screaming!!!

It does have a good sound....if you can get past the hum. that guitar is in awesome condition - 9.5/10.

jco.1 · 08-18-2009, 10:14 PM

Very nice, Jimmy!

I just synced them up too; even the shut-off move was the same.

No doubt, they both sounded cool.....but the custom was cooler.

Thanks for the comparison.

JimmyAce2006 · 08-19-2009, 12:31 AM

Since so many people have been trying to sync them up, here you go!!!

YouTube - Stairway To Heaven solo on a 1968 Les Paul Gold Top and a 1968 Les Paul Custom

banditguitarist1 · 08-19-2009, 12:35 AM

awesome i love the sync up! That gold top is still screaming, I got over the p-90 hum with my Townshend SG but it takes awhile! I wish my Special sounded like that gold top!

JimmyAce2006 · 08-19-2009, 12:43 AM

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Originally Posted by banditguitarist1

awesome i love the sync up! That gold top is still screaming, I got over the p-90 hum with my Townshend SG but it takes awhile! I wish my Special sounded like that gold top!

I have two others just like it. Want to buy one? It will cost ya! haha

leftyguitarman · 08-19-2009, 12:49 AM

I prefer the sound of the Custom over the Standard although both sounded great.

banditguitarist1 · 08-19-2009, 01:00 AM

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Originally Posted by JimmyAce2006

I have two others just like it. Want to buy one? It will cost ya! haha

lmfao best believe me man if I had the money I would definitly buy one without a shadow of a doubt, but right now theres a reason the only historic i have is my JPP I CANT AFFORD anyyy guitars

Once I get a few thousand i'll let you know until them keep them on ice for me will ya

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JimmyAce2006 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2,712 Thanks: 2 Thanked 65 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Stairway to Heaven solo on a vintage 68 Gold Top and on a vintage 68 Custom After so much stairway, i think it will be a while before i play it again!

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decoy205 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Brooklyn NY Posts: 3,188 Thanks: 98 Thanked 35 Times in 13 Posts	Re: Stairway to Heaven solo on a vintage 68 Gold Top and on a vintage 68 Custom Wow! Great playing. They both sounds incredible. I'm partial to the custom's sound. You can really hear the pick hitting the strings. awesome. What amp are you running in the clips? Did i miss that? __________________

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generalwar Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: U.S.A., Edinburgh, Auvergne France Posts: 215 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Stairway to Heaven solo on a vintage 68 Gold Top and on a vintage 68 Custom Jimmy: Where did you learn all these zep solos and songs? I cant seems to find a complete song book with guitar tabs anywhere..

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banditguitarist1 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Rochelle,NY Posts: 1,217 Thanks: 55 Thanked 15 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Stairway to Heaven solo on a vintage 68 Gold Top and on a vintage 68 Custom man that gold top is screaming!!!

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jco.1 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: MA, USA Posts: 754 Thanks: 23 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Stairway to Heaven solo on a vintage 68 Gold Top and on a vintage 68 Custom Very nice, Jimmy! I just synced them up too; even the shut-off move was the same. No doubt, they both sounded cool.....but the custom was cooler. Thanks for the comparison.

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banditguitarist1 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Rochelle,NY Posts: 1,217 Thanks: 55 Thanked 15 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Stairway to Heaven solo on a vintage 68 Gold Top and on a vintage 68 Custom awesome i love the sync up! That gold top is still screaming, I got over the p-90 hum with my Townshend SG but it takes awhile! I wish my Special sounded like that gold top!

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