Gibson Historic Les Pauls !!!

[Bobbo]

Here is my 2005 R8 ... I call her Sybil ... Please post your Historics here !!!

 

[Bobbo]

It only posts the link to the picture .. Not the picture here ???

 

[markb]

I see your picture.

 

[Rx Tone]

Here is my 2005 R8 ... I call her Sybil ... Please post your Historics here !!!

Got another pic?
This one doesn't show much.Looks good, though...just can't see much.

 

[Bobbo]

Got another pic?
This one doesn't show much.Looks good, though...just can't see much.

Ohh I have tons of pics !!!

 

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[Tone2TheBone]

I love the plaintop R8s. Nice Gibby man.

 

[markb]

I forgot to say nice guitar. I love plaintops. No flame fan, me!

 

[oldguy]

That is pretty. Do you have any pics of the whole guitar?

 

[Bobbo]

That is pretty. Do you have any pics of the whole guitar?

Oh heck yes . Remember you asked .....

 

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[Brian Krashpad]

Yum.

Am afraid I'll hafta hit the lottery before I could ever afford a re-ish model though.

Or sell about half the stable.

 

[ianLP59]

Here's my '59 reissue. It's a 2003 Custom Authentic.

Ian

 

[duhvoodooman]

Whoa! Sweet flametop there!!! :AOK :dude :drool:

 

[oldguy]

Post some more pics, Ian.............that's a beautiful Paul, right down to the pickup rings!:applause

 

[ZMAN]

Gotta love those Plain tops. I almost bought an R8, that looked very similar to that one. The one I was looking at had a really fat neck. What is the weight on that one? Bet she sounds cool through that Marshall. There is just something about an LP through a Marshall.
This is the one.

 

[mrmudcat]

yummy:french

 

[ZMAN]

I should look him up again. It was a pretty good price. Maybe he would like to trade for a pristine Goldtop Classic. LOL
At the time I was not a big fan of the large 50s neck. The R8 seems to have an even fatter neck than the fifties neck on the standards.
But I just love those plain tops. Notice the top wrap on the stop tailpiece. This guys does all his guitars vintage style.

 

[mrmudcat]

Hey if ya dont get satisfication from gibby I might buy goldie :thwap

 

[Kazz]

Notice the top wrap on the stop tailpiece. This guys does all his guitars vintage style.

So what benefit do you get from wrapping the strings like this?

 

[ZMAN]

Top Wrap is supposed to give more sustain. I think it is a throwback to the days when all they had was Compensated Bridge stop tailpieces. These were before the days of the adjustable bridge. My early Gibby SG has this.
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