Customs day....

ellwood

Nope. Not the buggers who take their cut on bloody everything. The good kind. The Les Paul kind....



(The irony of the "Only a Gibson is good enough" fretboard protector at the top of the pic is not lost here...)

My recent MIJ explorations led me to an interesting looking Orville Custom...with a rosewood board. In the past I haven't really bonded with ebony boards on Les Pauls, and have sold a previous Custom and a Limited Edition Pacific Reef for this reason. So a rosewood board custom looked worth it. A 94, I also liked the fact that someone as some point had ghosted hot rod flames into the top. It snuck in under CITES and is a nice lightweight Les Paul - and the neck and board feel fantastic.




In the middle is @foxyFuze 91 Custom. Well, my 91 Custom that I bought from @foxyFuze. Talking Les Pauls with Benny he swears by customs and standards from 90/91, and advised if one popped up that I should grab it. So, despite the aforementioned ebony board issue when this appeared in the classifieds it was a bit of a foregone conclusion. And I have none of the issues getting on with it that I expected. Fantastic, full fat, rawwwwwwk guitar. Lovely neck, and just the right amount of natural wear. Already a big favourite. 

Oh, and has obviously lost the scratch plate...



And whilst on a custom roll, and remembering GASing quite hard for a Burny Custom one popped up on the Facebook group. A 90ish (ish is about as good as you can get with some of the MIJ ages) model with ebony board and VH1s (not the original, first run VH1s unfortunately, these are the rebranded VH3 or 4) it's a stunner. A third of the cost of the Gibson it's comfortable, has a fast slick board and sustains like an absolute b@*%£$d! Definitely worth the punt!



It's a good day at the man cave.....

57Deluxe

before I could scroll down I was already thinking - Urinal...

http://i65.tinypic.com/4igg7s.jpg

FelineGuitars

57Deluxe said:

before I could scroll down I was already thinking - Urinal...

http://i65.tinypic.com/4igg7s.jpg

He only uses it for pissing about on

welshboyo

Customs are great, it 's that little extra "spank" that makes them shine for me - my 70 something Ebony Custom will never ever leave  - has a bit of history to it too and plenty of battle scars which it makes it a cool thing to own...

Nice guitars you have there, always wondered about the Orville/Burny options..

stickyfiddle

Oh man...!

flyingv

Whenever you post a pic @ellwood I feel quite sick  
Awesome array of geetars as always. 

DLM

There's something wrong with that "Orange" that I can't put my finger on...

photek

Lovely, lovely haul there chap, which has the fattest neck, I never know with customs?

Bridgehouse

From now on, thou shalt have thy name changed to @PoshHarrySeven. OK?

ellwood

photek said:

Lovely, lovely haul there chap, which has the fattest neck, I never know with customs?

Cheers chief! The Burny has the nicest neck, with the Gibson a very very close second. The Orville has a relatively thin neck, but it is nice and comfortable.

Come and try them out!

ellwood

Bridgehouse said:

From now on, thou shalt have thy name changed to @PoshHarrySeven. OK?

Am pretty sure @HarrySeven remains utterly unique and there is no way I could be a patch on the original!

Legionreturns

So...it's the 9th day of the new year and you've already spunked all your Xmas card money and vouchers on new guitars? You spend quicker than my ex wife did! 

Philly_Q

I really like the look of the Burny - and isn't it quite unusual to get one with an ebony board?

I can't get used to Customs with rosewood boards, I've no objection at all sound- or feel-wise, it just doesn't look right even if the colour's dark.  I had an LP Custom Lite for a while and the rosewood board was a definite factor in getting shot of it.  But horses for courses...

ellwood

Legionreturns said:

So...it's the 9th day of the new year and you've already spunked all your Xmas card money and vouchers on new guitars? You spend quicker than my ex wife did! 

No. Not true.


On old guitars

Legionreturns

I really need a trip to the cave... but it'll definitely cost me!

Bridgehouse

ellwood said:

Legionreturns said:

So...it's the 9th day of the new year and you've already spunked all your Xmas card money and vouchers on new guitars? You spend quicker than my ex wife did! 

No. Not true.


On old guitars

You quoted a post with "spunked" and "ex wife" in and didn't make any obvious jokes?

You clearly spend too much time searching for guitars to buy. It's affected your brain

ellwood

Bridgehouse said:

ellwood said:

Legionreturns said:

So...it's the 9th day of the new year and you've already spunked all your Xmas card money and vouchers on new guitars? You spend quicker than my ex wife did! 

No. Not true.


On old guitars

You quoted a post with "spunked" and "ex wife" in and didn't make any obvious jokes?

You clearly spend too much time searching for guitars to buy. It's affected your brain

Cum on now, it’s not that bad. I mean it’s not like my sense of humour has been divorced just because I have bought a couple of guitars....

riffpowers

Intersting thread!! I have a 1990 custom too, what do you reckon the pick of the MIJ's are ??

HarrySeven

Bridgehouse said:

From now on, thou shalt have thy name changed to @PoshHarrySeven. OK?

One day, I will clear up a few misconceptions and reveal the full extent of the H7 stash.

ellwood

riffpowers said:

Intersting thread!! I have a 1990 custom too, what do you reckon the pick of the MIJ's are ??

So far...the Burny. The Gibson is better...but not sure it’s three times the price better!

ellwood

HarrySeven said:

Bridgehouse said:

From now on, thou shalt have thy name changed to @PoshHarrySeven. OK?

One day, I will clear up a few misconceptions and reveal the full extent of the H7 stash.

Please do. It’s a huge amount of pressure to keep living up to these comparisons!!