1959 Gibson Les Paul: Built from scratch.

[dudelove]

Here's something for you vintage Les Paul fans:
http://www.tdpri.com/forum/tele-home-depot/194271-1959-les-paul-build.html

A luthier gets hold of an original 1959 LP for a refretting job and takes measurements and makes a template. He starts building a complete replica of it from scratch.

I've been reading since last night and I'm still at page 23 out of 66. I can garantee you its addictive.

 

[Whitestrat]

This is a great show of how complex it is to actually build a Les Paul, and a replica at that... My fav bits were actually the part on the PAF study, and how the magnets didn't realy matter... I'm thinking he's talking about long/short, sanded/roughcast, etc etc rather than Alnico 2,3,4 or 5...

But the interesting bit is how he mentioned that the PAF "quack" was a matter of how much DCR difference there was in each coil. I've always noticed that a GOOD PAF had some inherent quack in eahc humbucker, but could never figure out electronically what attributed to it... Now I know...

Super informative thread man... Preeb is highly generous for sharing this info with us... Many winders refuse to let people know about their secrets... but here's someone who's not afraid to share...

Eclipze would love that thread!!!!

 

[dudelove]

My fav bits were actually the part on the PAF study, and how the magnets didn't realy matter... I'm thinking he's talking about long/short, sanded/roughcast, etc etc rather than Alnico 2,3,4 or 5...

Shoosh! I haven't reached that part yet!

 

[ciel]

Thanks for the link, damn interesting read.

 

[theGroovyMusic]

Thanks for the sweet article, very informative! +!

 

[JOSH83]

This is totally amazing. The way he got the specs out and then strting to build up the guitar from scratch. Looks like easy work from the pics but every single step is crucial and impt.

The precision of his calculation and measurements and seeing the end product. Totally amazing and out of the world.

Now we know that it really aint easy to build up a guitar from scratch.
I'm going appreciate the effort of every guitar even more now

5 Stars to him man..!

Peace! Cheers

 

[taypeng81]

i never quite understood the fuss over making an accurate 1959 les paul until i saw videos like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7d1QSS3qoCw

the tone, unplugged and plugged in is really different. very fascinating history and way the guitar is build..

 

[j_m_s]

absolutely amazing. this kept me awake in class!

 

[superpotato_30]

Hohoho what has thou been doing in jc?

Glad to see some softies actually care about such things and that soft has not turned into a place to vent the days troubles or talk shit or flame others.

How often do you see such detailed projects being laid out for you to read and understand?

This is golden, folks who actually care. Take advantage of it

 

[dudelove]

Glad to see some softies actually care about such things and that soft has not turned into a place to vent the days troubles or talk shit or flame others.

 

[ryancrl]

Whoa the final product is pure jizz.

 

[LadyInTears]

whoooo gonna spend my next 1 hour reading something worthwhile!

 

[dudelove]

whoooo gonna spend my next 1 hour reading something worthwhile!

Not enough time. I took roughly 4 hrs to complete every word of that thread. Except maybe the birthday wishes..

 

[LadyInTears]

okay maybe the next 3 hours, im only on page 9..

im seriously restricting myself from looking at the end product

 

[LadyInTears]

i suddenly feel that off the shelf gibsons are damn cheap now... lol

 

[relinquish69]

Those guys are lucky to be able to get a hold of such tools and materials. If only we could have the luxury of space in your storeroom/choosing quality wood.

 

[junkiemanxl]

now that some real work done.
impressive to every detail.
Even the pickup rings are self made..
kudos!

 

[funktastic]

after seeing how hard is it to make a top notch les paul, do you all think its worth what you're paying for?

 

[dudelove]

Even the pickup rings are self made..

Making your own M69 replicas are more economical than buying. Buying a replica is simply retarded.

But then again, you need to own a genuine M69 ring before you can make a mould out of it.