Convert your Les Paul Studio to a 56 Reissue

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GrantB wrote:
Conway wrote:What is the point! It's a guitar that starts with a G. :twisted:
I totally agree, it's perfect at the beginning of the process....why bother.
I think it's a "because I can" project. Amazing work, but why is a fair question.
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Danger Mouse wrote:I think it's a "because I can" project. Amazing work, but why is a fair question.
Wouldn't be surprised if he owns (or is planning to open) a repair shop.
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chur wrote:Thats pretty awesome as an end result, but Jesus that's a lot of work.. I think I'll continue to enjoy my Studio as it is..
Really? You mean you won't be getting the iron out and lifting off your fretboard?

Oh to have the skills and confidence, eh? I'd destroy it in five seconds flat.
Me too.. just imagining my router blowing hunks of wood out that was supposed to stay..
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The guitar looks amazing. But I bet if you added the cost of the original guitar, cost of materials, and the time involved, you could probably by an R9!!! :-)
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That is amazing work, but all it really does for me is show why the custom shop pieces cost so much and are worth it. It's a hellish amount of effort - pay the pros to do that shit I say!

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Conway wrote:What is the point! It's a guitar that starts with a G. :twisted:

Uitar? Don't they all start with G?
They keep telling me tone is in the fingers, but I have yet to see a "look at my fingers" thread.
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OK, guitar make that starts with a G.
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AiRdAd wrote:The guitar looks amazing. But I bet if you added the cost of the original guitar, cost of materials, and the time involved, you could probably by an R9!!! :-)
I was thinking that, also if you're going to that effort - why not start from scratch? he's fannying around stripping it, removing the fretboard, reshaping the headstock etc. Guys got the skills and talent and knows his way around a router. It would probably be less work!
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Why not make a better one? You know, headstock that doesn't break off with better string angle and scale length for tuning improvement etc....
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jeremyb wrote:Why not make a better one? You know, headstock that doesn't break off with better string angle and scale length for tuning improvement etc....
e-tuners etc...
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while he has the inlays out he should scallop it...a real man would :rofl:
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TBH i really liked it until he froze it ....
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like it or not, there is no denying the guy is a very talented craftsman. I can appreciate that for sure. With '59 LP copies by ghost builders fetching almost $30K USD, maybe he should try his hand at that if he is not already.

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I will be really impressed if he can make a fugly BFG look like a Burst

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when i was young one of the bands i played in went to LA for a while
there was a guy called Max who either made or customised guitars to make them look old
(some people insisted he made them from scratch)
this was before old guitars were considered collectable mind .. early 80's?...decades before any custom shop or relics...
he was very meticulous
i wonder if any of his are bought and sold as original
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