I'm going to see this tomorrow....

[Earle G]

Very nice indeed. The serial number seems like a '95 mfg. year. That explains
the light weight if so as Gibson was having a tough time finding lighter
(low silica content) wood as time went on. Also if a '95 it could be a
Tom Murphy finish on it. He actually used Iodine in the finish of that type
finish. Congrats!

 

[NWBasser]

Awesome snag bro!:thumbsup :rockya

Stealing some words from The Tubes - She's a Beauty!

 

[mrmudcat]

Oh my my im jealous brother:applause

 

[NWBasser]

Oh my my im jealous brother:applause

Muddy! Where the heck have you been?

And of course, welcome back!

 

[duhvoodooman]

Very nice indeed. The serial number seems like a '95 mfg. year. That explains
the light weight if so as Gibson was having a tough time finding lighter
(low silica content) wood as time went on. Also if a '95 it could be a
Tom Murphy finish on it. He actually used Iodine in the finish of that type
finish. Congrats!

Nope, it's definitely a 2005. There are apparently several ways to differentiate the '95s from the '05s, but the fret inlays are the easiest. See THIS POST at the MyLesPaul.com forums. Mine definitely has the "swirly" patterned fret inlays with the sharp corners. It also has the "reissue" bumblebee tone caps, where they were still using ceramics in '95.

Oh my my im jealous brother

MUDDY!! Where the heck you been, bro???

 

[mrmudcat]

Short answer is health problems......but im still kicking:dance

 

[Commodore 64]

Nice guitar man, you deserve it.

 

[syo]

Fell out of this thread while traveling. Congrats DVM! That is a truly stunning guitar and you got an excellent deal besides. :applause

 

[Jimi75]

Definitely one of the most beautiful guitars here on the fret. That look is hard to top, to be honest.

Great catch. Congrats DVM!

:applause

 

[mrmudcat]

Definitely one of the most beautiful guitars here on the fret. That look is hard to top, to be honest.

Great catch. Congrats DVM!

:applause

Agreed............damn voodooman:dance

 

[Monkus]

beautiful guitar !!! congrats !!! clips?

 

[kidsmoke]

Just curious....
What do they use for Nut material on the '59 re issue, and what are you stringing it with?

 

[duhvoodooman]

From what I've read, the nut material used on the Historic Series guitars at that time was Corian. That's a synthetic composite made of alumina trihydate ceramic in an acrylic polymer matrix, developed by DuPont in the '60s. Though best known as a material used for kitchen counters and bathroom vanity tops, it was originally developed as a replacement material for human bones. So it's not a bone nut, but it is as close as DuPont could get!

The guitar has D'Addario 10's on it.

BTW, is that Lowell George in your avatar?

 

[Ch0jin]

....That's a synthetic composite made of alumina trihydate ceramic in an acrylic polymer matrix.....

You know, looking at the pictures I suspected as much. You know what they say, a shot of Al(OH)3 a day keeps the doctor away..... :munch: :rotflmao:

 

[kidsmoke]

BTW, is that Lowell George in your avatar?

Yep, that's him.

Corian, no kidding. What did they use on original 59's back in the day? My Idol has black graphite and that's one object open for variation. Mind you, I'm well aware that the nut is not a HUGE factor, but it is a relatively inexpensive mod, and getting as close as possible to the "Holy Grail" can't hurt.

Thanks.