1957 Les Paul Special

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Re: 1957 Les Paul Special

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Bg wrote:You're a big Koc.
You're not the first person to tell me that. Possibly not the last either :eh:
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Re: 1957 Les Paul Special

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I was about to put my youngest child on TradeMe but then realised it wasn't a selling thread.
Tube amp and guitar tones straight from 1958… amazing how believable the sounds were back then, even without the modellers...
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Re: 1957 Les Paul Special

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Mini Forklift Ⓥ wrote:
Bg wrote:You're a big Koc.
You're not the first person to tell me that. Possibly not the last either :eh:
Actually I think I meant you're big in the KOC. 2x12" has to count for something eh...
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Re: 1957 Les Paul Special

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That's a les Paul I could live with
Nice one grant :)
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Re: 1957 Les Paul Special

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sizzlingbadger wrote:I was about to put my youngest child on TradeMe but then realised it wasn't a selling thread.
Thinking of selling off my oldest. He's been pushing the boundaries, driving me nuts.
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Re: 1957 Les Paul Special

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Mine too, but he seems to be on the straight and narrow again for now. Nearly had to kick him out to get him to change his ways.
Tube amp and guitar tones straight from 1958… amazing how believable the sounds were back then, even without the modellers...
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bbrunskill wrote:
sizzlingbadger wrote:I was about to put my youngest child on TradeMe but then realised it wasn't a selling thread.
Thinking of selling off my oldest. He's been pushing the boundaries, driving me nuts.
Just leave him behind.....haha.
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Re: 1957 Les Paul Special

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AiRdAd wrote:
Very cool!!! Its interesting how the body protrudes under the neck final frets in the cutaway, where as the modern les Paul's have the cutaway flush with the neck.
Well spotted D
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I've always found it easier to get a classic 60's paf tone out of one of these than a regular humbucker loaded model. Less variables to lead the tone astray.
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Re: 1957 Les Paul Special

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Very cool Grant. Much envy. I'm currently in the States and while i'm bringing back stuff, it's nothing like that.
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Looks terrible.
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Re: 1957 Les Paul Special

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Nice! How's the smell?
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telefiend wrote:Nice! How's the smell?
Putrid.
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Re: 1957 Les Paul Special

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Yay for new frets!

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Re: 1957 Les Paul Special

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Neat job, Grant. Looks great.
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Re: 1957 Les Paul Special

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That guitar looks even better in close up.
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