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yes... otherwise, it's a 'copy'...
Comparison between Edwards LP and a Gibson LP Standard
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suckasucks
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slash's LP on appetite was made by a luthier. he still has that LP which he uses in the studio sometimes but doesnt bring it on tour, since he keeps the guitars he values at home.
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...& we wonder why the 'Gibson' monicker has to be there...
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iv'e read conflicting articles on this one. one article years ago said it was a cheap Jap copy which he sold to finance his drug binge. then another less old article mentions it being made by a luthier. dunno which is it.
He has 3 of these. Other well known Les Paul replicas known for triumphing Gibson's include Keebler, Guitar Clinic and Max (used ones retail for around 30k USD).
How to choose a good les paul: http://www.dinosaurrockguitar.com/interviews/MrX.shtml
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poster from Guitar World, yes? 8) used to have it...
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nah... i'm trying to say that sometimes the non-genuine article sounds/ plays much better 8)
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agreed...
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Price regardless, I'll die for a DeTemple custom strat... :lol: Problem is, I would have to sell ALL my strats, and still top up just to buy one... 
NanoShred
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Money aside.
Consistency wise, i'd have to hand it to edwards. They seem to be able to produce their single cut guitars at a very consistent level. So far they have all been very playable and sound good. Also, they look really good.
Not so for gibson, i feel. Took me around 5 years to find one i liked alot recently (bought it in a jiffy). Gibson has some major issues with being consistent.
Recently i tried a brand new 70s style custom shop. I held it, took one look, thought it was third hand. Uneven finishing, shades of shiny parts and dull parts.
Binding was all over the place and you can even see them used different colours of binding at the sides. As if they ran out of the same material. Neck to body joint was very also done in a very messy fashion.
Guitar was not chambered but weighed ridiculous. I couldn't even hold in up for more then 2 mins. I reckon probably 8kg? I am sure its around there or heavier. Didn't even bother trying it. Just one of the many cases where gibsons ranging from 5-8k have absolutely not delivered in any department.
For the wide range of les paul models from gibsons, a great one can be in any of the series, the studios, the classics, the standards, customs, etc. But i would never buy a les paul blind without testing. Its like asking to be kicked in the nuts by an angry woman.
If i had to buy blind, i'd rather go with Edwards or PRS
Consistency wise, i'd have to hand it to edwards. They seem to be able to produce their single cut guitars at a very consistent level. So far they have all been very playable and sound good. Also, they look really good.
Not so for gibson, i feel. Took me around 5 years to find one i liked alot recently (bought it in a jiffy). Gibson has some major issues with being consistent.
Recently i tried a brand new 70s style custom shop. I held it, took one look, thought it was third hand. Uneven finishing, shades of shiny parts and dull parts.
Binding was all over the place and you can even see them used different colours of binding at the sides. As if they ran out of the same material. Neck to body joint was very also done in a very messy fashion.
Guitar was not chambered but weighed ridiculous. I couldn't even hold in up for more then 2 mins. I reckon probably 8kg? I am sure its around there or heavier. Didn't even bother trying it. Just one of the many cases where gibsons ranging from 5-8k have absolutely not delivered in any department.
For the wide range of les paul models from gibsons, a great one can be in any of the series, the studios, the classics, the standards, customs, etc. But i would never buy a les paul blind without testing. Its like asking to be kicked in the nuts by an angry woman.
If i had to buy blind, i'd rather go with Edwards or PRS
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Does anyone notice that the bridge (not the tailpiece) of the Edwards Les Pauls sits kind of high off the body in order to get similar action to say, a corresponding Heritage in Guitar77, where the same action can be obtained when the tail piece is much lower? I believe neck angle is contributing to this, which leads to the question - Are Edwards Les Pauls made with a neck angle of less than 12 degrees ie. not the supposedly correct Les Paul angle?
Oh Slash doesn't play the Max Bursts. He plays those made by Derrig. Only recently did the Max Burst shoot up to 30k. But it's one of the closest replicas out there to a few hundred k real 59'. So at 30k it is a steal.
Oh Slash doesn't play the Max Bursts. He plays those made by Derrig. Only recently did the Max Burst shoot up to 30k. But it's one of the closest replicas out there to a few hundred k real 59'. So at 30k it is a steal.
gsonique
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...either greater angle or lower finger board to body may jeapordize neck pup height to string ...it will be too close ...seen that on the pot copies !!
Thats the trick right there ...only an experienced hand will be able to achive the right neck body fit .....choose wisely ! :wink:
Thats the trick right there ...only an experienced hand will be able to achive the right neck body fit .....choose wisely ! :wink:
