Glad I never could afford one, or the guitar that came in it, either. Custom Shop LPs seem like beautiful examples of the luthier's art, but way too expensive for a hack like me.
See how both sides of the thumb wheel (the side facing the pickup ring and the side facing the stop tail), are the same distance from the top?… That’s perfectly correct.
Eh ...
Or...let your wife buy them for you as a Christmas present. She bought me the LP Custom as a gift. Perhaps the most expensive thing anyone ever bought me for Christmas. Usually I just get a nice box of cigars or a bottle of Scotch whisky.
It's funny because there is an optical illusion going on with the top that makes it appear to lean slightly when viewed in person, but the camera does indeed show that it is straight.
I am sure you can. It depends on your priorities and your risk inclination. You can also pay in instalments. Your're probably too wise to buy such an expensive toy. The law of dimishing returns and the cost / benefit ratio do not play in favor of such a purchase.
I wish my guitar were like this. The bridge must run parallel to the fretboard and the strings. Hence the bridge holes are drilled accordingly after the neck is glued in. But here's my two cents on your set up: I would not keep the bridge that high. I would also raise the tailpiece a little after lowering the bridge. But each of these reissue guitars is different within a certain margin of tolerance. Like back in the day.
I 've just received it. But I will definely have to try, if I keep it.
I am now going to raise a ticket with Gibson and talk with the owner of the online shop I bought it from. It's about 200 miles from where I live so I am not going to drive there. Yes, I know some good luthiers in the area, but I am not going to spend anything on a brand new guitar. Shipping was insured. I say that the guitar as of today plays fine and the bridge is parallel to the strings as it should be. So my thinking is that it's really about the way the neck was glued in. And then they had to adjust the bridge angle to compensate it. I noticed some weirdness with the neck. Like there was too much relief when I opened the case for the first time. Now it looks like the relief decreased. Probably a lot of humidity during the transport. And yes, nearly every guitar I received had the carton box torn apart. This is what couriers do nowadays. Interestingly, the box of this one was perfect. I still have some doubts about what I found inside the box.
Strings are too close to pickup pole pieces. This will likely affect string vibration. At least from those pics it appears that way. Best of luck with whatever outcome.
I am actually raising it a little more for better playability.
That looks fine !
When I find some time, I'll do exactly this and then top wrap. Now it's not that bad. I think part of the issue was just some sort of optical illusion depending from on the perspective you look at it.
You can change the bent posts. They can be found at StewMac.com.
