Gibson Les Paul recording...

badlydrawnbanjo

....is apparently being reissued in 2014. Bit of a change from the usual I suppose.

http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/LPRCNACH/

ChrisMusic

Ah, finally some pictures of this, I wonder what the pricing will be, does look pretty good, thanks for posting the link 

Fretwired

Looks like it's no longer available - sold out already? I like the concept but wished they'd updated it a bit with some modern tech ...

ICBM

Fretwired said:

I like the concept but wished they'd updated it a bit with some modern tech ...

I'd hoped they would find a way to do it without that horrible cheap-looking front control panel. From the pics it looks like they missed the point of the original multi-tap low impedance pickups as well, and just had them splittable.

Too close visually, not close enough functionally. Typical.

johnnyurq

Any excuse, sad really but I do like mine.

The new one looks OK but as others have said a missed opportunity. I would have liked to see Robo Tuners and other colours other than natural.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i474/johnnyurq/Current and Recent Guitars/LPR2_zps13eeb418.jpg

If cheap enough I may if I can get one but maybe not.

johnnyurq

Ouch! Not cheap so I may pass.

http://www.thomann.de/gb/gibson_les_paul_recording_ii.htm

ICBM

I'm pretty sure an original wouldn't cost any more than that, although admittedly without the Bigsby. (But with the proper low-impedance functionality.)

johnnyurq

Definitely they go for about £1500 to £2000 dependent on condition and age over here and less in the US.

No decade pot either which really is a good if subtle tonal tweak.

impmann

Not being funny or any disrespect to any owners of these guitars, but they were almost as unpopular back in the day as Jimmy Saville greetings cards are now. And therefore, I can't see these selling in any volume - so if anyone is interested in one of these, I'd hold fire for a year or so, and then watch the "Gibson Clearout" sales. 

A case in point - the L6S that Gibson reissued in that awful Silverburst... look how many of them were available in the blow out sales... and the L6S was a reasonably popular guitar in the day...

For the record, I'd love to give one a go as its a very interesting concept... but not sure I'd spend anywhere near that as an experiment.

johnnyurq

For sure @impmann they were an acquired taste but for me the different looks and range of tones make it my only keeper from back in the day until now.

I would never sell it ever because it plays so well and sounds great (to me anyway), but it fits me like a glove and is now like an old shoe or slipper.

It is damned heavy though so just as well I have a low centre of gravity.

breadfan

@johnyurq

I thought I'd post here rather than clogging up the LP pics thread.

How heavy is your guitar? The Recording has easily the largest control cavity I've ever seen - you could store your strap & a couple of pedals in there 

ICBM

I had the Les Paul Triumph Bass version at one point which was also very heavy - odd considering they're all-mahogany (lighter than maple normally) and have that big cavity. The mahogany must just have been very dense. Those pickups are surprisingly heavy, too.

johnnyurq

breadfan said:

@johnyurq

I thought I'd post here rather than clogging up the LP pics thread.

How heavy is your guitar? The Recording has easily the largest control cavity I've ever seen - you could store your strap & a couple of pedals in there 

@breadfan

Mine is getting on for 12 Lbs.

It is a bit counter intuitive as ICBM says it shouldn't be being all mahogany. maybe it is the volute.


Volute's may not be pretty but the one on mine has saved the day a few times back in the 80's.

dindude

Looking at the pics, "recording" seems to mean the guitar equivalent of "face for radio".

breadfan

johnnyurq said:

It is a bit counter intuitive as ICBM says it shouldn't be being all mahogany. maybe it is the volute.

How big is that volute? 

dindude said:

Looking at the pics, "recording" seems to mean the guitar equivalent of "face for radio".

I think that's a tad harsh - I like it 

johnnyurq

If you think what a normal top of the neck looks like at its highest it is about 5 mm higher than what is the norm. I realise you were joking but just in case anyone wants to see what I meant by a volute.

But it eases up to that with material on both sides gently rising up. it is handy for when playing pissed or in a very dark venue as it stops your hand slpping off and you know you are at the end of the neck.


To be fair to dindude it is a bit of a marmite guitar for most, but I like it even though I hate marmite.

Here is a volute pic for reference.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i474/johnnyurq/Current and Recent Guitars/LPRVolute_zps0856caa6.jpg

The Yammie SG's and a few others at the time used volutes to try and counter the broken neck issues in some falls guitars take. Us clumsy buggers of guitarists back then as now.

usedtobe

breadfan said:

@johnyurq

I thought I'd post here rather than clogging up the LP pics thread.

How heavy is your guitar? The Recording has easily the largest control cavity I've ever seen - you could store your strap & a couple of pedals in there 

That's probably why it's so heavy..!

rpr

One for sale in locally-- £3000

http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/gibson-les-paul-recording-guitar/1043415902#photo-content

breadfan

johnnyurq said:

it is handy for when playing pissed or in a very dark venue as it stops your hand slpping off and you know you are at the end of the neck.

How pissed are you when you're playing? 

johnnyurq said:

Here is a volute pic for reference.

http://i1095.photobucket.com/albums/i474/johnnyurq/Current and Recent Guitars/LPRVolute_zps0856caa6.jpg

The Yammie SG's and a few others at the time used volutes to try and counter the broken neck issues in some falls guitars take. Us clumsy buggers of guitarists back then as now.

Wow, that's a considerable difference. I'm sure it just takes a little getting used to. Not that it would bother me too much - I spend most of my time up the dusty end of the neck  B-)

In all seriousness, it's a solution for an obvious problem. I really didn't enjoy a thread I saw on here about Gibson neck breaks, something I've, touch wood, yet to experience.

Does any current model Gibson have a volute? (aside from the reissue Recording, I'm guessing)
 

johnnyurq

@rpr

That is more than a wee bit ambitious and I doubt they will get even close to that.

@breadfan

It was the 80's so very was usually the answer.

Surprisingly despite it looking odd the volute took no time at all to get used to and it was worth it for for when whiskyed up fools knocking it off its stand, not me for a change though.

As far as I know Gibson dropped the volute in the 80's but Yamaha and a few others still use it on SG1000/SG2000 and the like.

The neck breaks are pot luck depending on the drop or fall, but I reckon it has saved mine on at least 2 occasions.

badlydrawnbanjo

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