Norlin count.

[jojo]

C'mon! Was there ever any doubt?

Kris Ford is to older Gibsons what Kris Kringle is to toys.

Santa has the land of misfit toys, Kris has the land of misfit Norlins.

Yep Kris knows Norlins

 

[KV242]

#620

My '82 Les Paul Standard

 

[DarrellV]

Well shoot! Would you just look at that! A thing of beauty!

Just be ready for when HCT tries to talk you out of those Shaw pickups...

I've seen him at work, a true master!

LoVE my 82 standard! Just feels right.

 

[Kris Ford]

Kris, I just pulled my '87 SS out to verify and the body is indeed a little thinner than my '09 Standard faded

Good to know! When you can get a chance to measure, please post the results! Yours being an '87, I wonder if the full width was a Norlin thing..(though '87 might as well be condiered the "last" of the Norlin era..as I'm SURE things started in '86 were completed in '87, inventory used up....etc..)

Bufbuls, how do yours compare?

How does it compare to a modern Studio I wonder..Do you have one, or know anyone that you could compare with?

There was a time they had the same width body, maybe it was the very first ones...I'll ask my buddy who worked at Gibson at the time.

Maybe some weren't full width, but wider than they are now..

Anyone have any info/experience with that?

 

[Kris Ford]

C'mon! Was there ever any doubt?

Kris Ford is to older Gibsons what Kris Kringle is to toys.

Santa has the land of misfit toys, Kris has the land of misfit Norlins.

A few of my misfits from days past...




Me warming up with my '76 SG Standard before I played at my sisters wedding in NOLA:

I borrowed the suit from Cousin Eddie.

 

[bufbills]

Good to know! When you can get a chance to measure, please post the results! Yours being an '87, I wonder if the full width was a Norlin thing..(though '87 might as well be condiered the "last" of the Norlin era..as I'm SURE things started in '86 were completed in '87, inventory used up....etc..)

Bufbuls, how do yours compare?

How does it compare to a modern Studio I wonder..Do you have one, or know anyone that you could compare with?

There was a time they had the same width body, maybe it was the very first ones...I'll ask my buddy who worked at Gibson at the time.

Maybe some weren't full width, but wider than they are now..

Anyone have any info/experience with that?

Its thinner than a standard. It actually is very slightly thinner than my 93 studio. Could be the white finish on the 93 though.

On a side note, my experience with these SSs is that they are alder and not made of hog. Ive read they are alder anyway, but definitely not mahogany. Again, my experience. Ive owned three. Also, and I hate to say this, I dont like the shaws in these guitars. (Love Shaws though) They love old DF pickups. This 84 absolutely screams with that DF in the bridge. Its my 80s rocker. Complete with Kahler!The shaws find their way into my hog made lesters. Love shaws in an old butchered Deluxe!

 

[Kris Ford]

Its thinner than a standard. It actually is very slightly thinner than my 93 studio. Could be the white finish on the 93 though.

On a side note, my experience with these SSs is that they are alder and not made of hog. Ive read they are alder anyway, but definitely not mahogany. Again, my experience. Ive owned three. Also, and I hate to say this, I dont like the shaws in these guitars. (Love Shaws though) They love old DF pickups. This 84 absolutely screams with that DF in the bridge. Its my 80s rocker. Complete with Kahler!The shaws find their way into my hog made lesters. Love shaws in an old butchered Deluxe!

Great info!

I was always told the very first Studios were Standards with dots and decals..I will have to re-confirm that source.

 

[DarrellV]

I just love seeing these old threads get some more attention.

So much good stuff out there, the wellspring of Norlins can't be dried up yet!

 

[DarrellV]

He says, 'Borrowed the suit from cousin Eddie'

LOL!

Sounds like the mob

Make sure he gets it back, with interest.

Oh, BTW Love the misfit collection! As always, you deliver the goods.

 

[Kris Ford]

He says, 'Borrowed the suit from cousin Eddie'

LOL!

Sounds like the mob

Make sure he gets it back, with interest.

Oh, BTW Love the misfit collection! As always, you deliver the goods.

Thanks bud!

I meant THIS Cousin Eddie.

 

[DarrellV]

Oh man!

I just got a whole new level of respect right there!

Admitting you're related to HIM takes a great big set of .....

 

[MSB]

A few of my misfits from days past...




Me warming up with my '76 SG Standard before I played at my sisters wedding in NOLA:

I borrowed the suit from Cousin Eddie.

Kris, I'll pull them out again and take some measurements/comparison shots tonight, but my goodness, I really don't want to admit on a public forum what'd I'd do for that maple necked RD....

 

[DarrellV]

Hey MSB!
Can I ask about that guitar in your avatar?

Other than the chrome hardware its a spittin image of my CAR 82 Standard.

Looks nice!

 

[MSB]

Great info!

I was always told the very first Studios were Standards with dots and decals..I will have to re-confirm that source.

as promised Kris,

'09 Standard faded- 49mm
'13 Future tribute- 45mm
'87 SS- 43.5mm

sorry for the bad pics, but I needed a few extra hands to really do it

 

[MSB]

Hey MSB!
Can I ask about that guitar in your avatar?

Other than the chrome hardware its a spittin image of my CAR 82 Standard.

Looks nice!

she's my baby, '87 Studio Standard in ferrari red. Here she is in all her thumbnail glory

 

[DarrellV]

Dang! That's so close it's scary! Looks like the same finish, with 2 names.
More Gibson cost cutting measure, no doubt! 2 finishes from 1 can!

 

[Kris Ford]

as promised Kris,

'09 Standard faded- 49mm
'13 Future tribute- 45mm
'87 SS- 43.5mm

sorry for the bad pics, but I needed a few extra hands to really do it

I stand corrected! But I was sure there is a Studio that is full width..but perhaps not.

Thanks for measuring them!

And sadly, the RD is gone, ( it was a first year '77 RD CUSTOM) but in a roundabout way turned in to my '76 LP deluxe, my number 1 LP of all time, so I guess it was worth it!

They looked cool, but the electronics weren't very useful to me.

 

[Kris Ford]

Oh man!

I just got a whole new level of respect right there!

Admitting you're related to HIM takes a great big set of .....

Big brass ones!

This nut is brass anyways LOL.

 

[DarrellV]

Big brass ones!

This nut is brass anyways LOL.

Of course this kind of joke would only fly on a guitar forum!
Wouldn't do so well as a pickup line at a bar, I wouldn't think.

 

[tjdjr1]

I have 2 one is a black 1980 Standard and the other is a natural 1978 Deluxe that was routed many years ago. My 3rd is a new 16 Traditional which is a great guitar so far. I run through a 79 2203 with an old 1971 b cab that has 1977 greenbacks in it.