5 Les Paul's...

blobb

JB for me. 

Philly_Q

Any pics of the neck joints @WezV? ; They look intriguing.

WezV

Philly_Q said:

Any pics of the neck joints @WezV? ; They look intriguing.

i tend to do a full width  long tenon and round off the heel.  Not fully carved away, but comfier than a normal LP

in progress


LP custom from the back


a previous example



The hollowbody is a bit different.  it looks more like a traditional gibson join from the outside, but is still a wide tenon

Philly_Q

Thanks Wez.   I'm all in favour of a full width long tenon.  I don't know how much difference it really makes but it just instinctively seems like a good idea.

roberty

WezV said:

roberty said:

So cool. I'd love a chambered Les Paul one day. Is it more 335ish than a regular one?

hard to say on the custom as its not wired yet.  I got it strung last night for the first time so I could drill the bridge.  It definitely sounds different to a solid one at this point, but it is the most chambering I have done.  The different tailpiece changes things as well.  I'm just not sure which of those will translate to the amplified sound. 

The hollowbody is a bit of an odd one.  Its built almost like a proper acoustic archtop, but I wasn't expecting much from the acoustic tone as the top is maple rather than spruce, its much smaller, and the f-holes are quite narrow which can choke acoustic efficiency.  It sounds great though.  very clear and bell like on single note runs, quite raucous when strummed hard.  The acoustic volume obviously isn't great, but the tone is much better than I hoped and it translates well when plugged in.  

cm01 said:

Number 3 for me please 

that one is definitely not going anywhere.  its a great guitar, but the shape was slightly off and the early relic finish isn't great.  good excuse to keep it for myself    It originally had the mini-hums in the LPC, but I was keen to try the staples when the LPC got delayed.  I did consider swapping back to make the LPC a little more 50's, and take the pancake one back to 70's

I played number 3 briefly and it is superb. Great guitar

TTBZ

cm01 said:

Number 3 for me please 

Me too! Looks awesome.

usedtobe

I like number 3 most..

flyingv

Phwoar! Lester porn

mattblair

Oh, goodness that hollow body... can I call dibs if it is ever on the market? 

WezV

mattblair said:

Oh, goodness that hollow body... can I call dibs if it is ever on the market? 

I'm not sure dibs are allowed, and the next hollowbody will be something even more special