Frampton signature model

[GitFiddle]

Does anyone own or like the Peter Frampton signature model?

I looked at a 2010 model today and was offered a price of $3900 new.
Not really a die hard Frampton fan or a big fan of 3 pickup LPs but was wondering if this could be a worthy investment. Is that a good price for a new one with the case?

Looks like MF sells them new for $4,699.00

Thanks.

 

[kmrumedy]

Here is an 89 for $3500
1989 Gibson LES PAUL Custom Frampton guitar - eBay (item 370405604868 end time Nov-04-10 13:57:07 PDT)

And new one for $3695
Gibson Les Paul Custom Peter Frampton Signature SAVE!! - eBay (item 190453808560 end time Nov-06-10 15:44:35 PDT)

 

[Caribou]

Here is an 89 for $3500
1989 Gibson LES PAUL Custom Frampton guitar - eBay (item 370405604868 end time Nov-04-10 13:57:07 PDT)

And new one for $3695
Gibson Les Paul Custom Peter Frampton Signature SAVE!! - eBay (item 190453808560 end time Nov-06-10 15:44:35 PDT)

That '89 looks wicked.

 

[rockstar232007]

I could have had one for $2,899 (w/all of the case candy and signed COA) used out the door from GC a few months ago, but they sold it before I could get all of the money together!

Bastads!

The ONLY thing I really don't like about them though, is the fact that they're chambered...and not like a regular chambered LP. If you so much as bump the back on something (i.e. the corner of a desk), you run the risk of actually puncturing the body.

I've wanted that guitar ever since I was 5 years old, and just when I had the chance? (see above)

 

[GitFiddle]

Here is an 89 for $3500
1989 Gibson LES PAUL Custom Frampton guitar - eBay (item 370405604868 end time Nov-04-10 13:57:07 PDT)

And new one for $3695
Gibson Les Paul Custom Peter Frampton Signature SAVE!! - eBay (item 190453808560 end time Nov-06-10 15:44:35 PDT)

That 89 is not actually a signature model. He calls it a "Frampton type" custom. Its just a custom. I wonder if they priced it that way because the signatures are going for around the same price. Neither ad mentions how the middle pickup is wired.

The one I mentioned above is brand new from a licensed Gibson dealer, with all paperwork and warranties.

 

[nick1962]

Other than my Custom Lites it's the only LP model I would like to own....

 

[b3john]

As far as being an investment, I've noticed recent Frampton Les Pauls in great condition going for just a bit over $3000 online, so take that into account. These aren't a limited run; they seem to keep building more of them every year.

I've been looking for a lighter weight Les Paul Custom in Ebony with a slim neck myself. From what I've seen and read online, the only thing I wouldn't like about these is the Peter Frampton signature embedded into the 12-fret inlay. That, and I'd prefer nickel over gold, but that's not a dealbreaker...

Unfortunately, I've not been able to find one in person, and there don't seem to be any pictures that show the belly scarf (and the picture of the one in that eBay listing is underexposed enough that you can't tell). I've been wondering how it compares to the belly scarf in the Axcess...

The other option I was going to look into was what it would cost to have the Custom Shop build a Les Paul Axcess Custom (with block inlays, multi-ply binding, ebony fretboard, diamond headstock inlay with binding, kidney button Grover Rotomatics, etc.) with either two or three pups...

The ONLY thing I really don't like about them though, is the fact that they're chambered...and not like a regular chambered LP. If you so much as bump the back on something (i.e. the corner of a desk), you run the risk of actually puncturing the body.

Really? Gibson's website says the Frampton Les Paul is weight relieved, not chambered:

At Frampton’s request, however, it benefits from a comfort enhancing “belly scarf in the upper back, a slim-carved neck profile for optimum speed, and a weight-relieved mahogany body and carved solid maple top that both lighten the load and enhance the tone."

That's the second time I've read somebody online complain about the possibility that one of these could get punctured; I just assumed it was just an urban legend. Do you have more information about how these are chambered?

 

[rockstar232007]

That's the second time I've read somebody online complain about the possibility that one of these could get punctured; I just assumed it was just an urban legend. Do you have more information about how these are chambered?

The Gibson website also says that Gibson LP Customs have "pearloid (plasic) headstock inlays".

Who are you going to be more willing to believe?

 

[b3john]

The Gibson website also says that Gibson LP Customs have "pearloid (plasic) headstock inlays".

Who are you going to be more willing to believe?

Hey, nothin' personal!

Is that very different than other chambered Les Paul models?

From the first post of R9's excellent Gibson Les Paul 101 thread, this is an x-ray of a BFG:

Is there something more structurally unsound about the design of the Frampton Les Paul vs. any other chambered Les Paul?

 

[rockstar232007]

Hey, nothin' personal!

Is that very different than other chambered Les Paul models?

From the first post of R9's excellent Gibson Les Paul 101 thread, this is an x-ray of a BFG:

Is there something more structurally unsound about the design of the Frampton Les Paul vs. any other chambered Les Paul?

Sorry, I didn't mean to come of as being rude.

And, yes, it is different. The chambering of the PF sig removes a lot more wood than normal "weight relieving". It allows the guitar to take on a more acoustic feel/resonance as per PF's specs.

As far as the "puncturing" thing goes. The cavity isn't just bigger, but it is also deeper than a regular chambered cavity, leaving about a little over a quarter of an inch of thickness in the back.

I wouldn't say it's very easy to puncture, but it would take less force than it would for a normal, chambered LP.

 

[b3john]

Sorry, I didn't mean to come of as being rude.

And, yes, it is different. The chambering of the PF sig removes a lot more wood than normal "weight relieving". It allows the guitar to take on a more acoustic feel/resonance as per PF's specs.

As far as the "pucturing" thing goes. The cavity isn't just bigger, but it is also deeper than a regular chambered cavity, leaving about a little over a quarter of an inch of thickness in the back.

I wouldn't say it's very easy to puncture, but it would take less force than it would for a normal, chambered LP.

Hey thanks! This was very enlightening! I learned something!

Hopefully Gitfiddle doesn't mind the small tangent to his thread.

Rock on!

 

[rockstar232007]

Hey thanks! This was very enlightening! I learned something!

Hopefully Gitfiddle doesn't mind the small tangent to his thread.

Rock on!

No problem!

And, I don't think GF will mind (I hope)? If anything, it will offer a little more insight.

 

[GitFiddle]

No problem!

And, I don't think GF will mind (I hope)? If anything, it will offer a little more insight.

Not one bit. It's all enlightening and informative.

 

[rockstar232007]

Not one bit. It's all enlightening and informative.

Allways glad to help!

 

[sangandongo]

Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul