NLPD: '10 68RI LPC

All things guitar, Les Pauls, Strats, Teles, Tokai, Ibanez etc. etc. etc.

Moderators: Slowy, Capt. Black

User avatar
godgrinder
Vintage Post Junkie
Vintage Post Junkie
Posts: 1709
meble-kuchenne.warszawa.pl
Joined: Wed Dec 07, 2011 4:49 pm
Location: 09
Has liked: 28 times
Been liked: 594 times

NLPD: '10 68RI LPC

Post by godgrinder »

I've been looking into a post-2014 '68 LPC reissue for a while, which supposedly have more "correct" specs but there weren't a lot of them made. So I settled with this 2010 '68 LPC "Authentic". No idea what "Authentic" means, maybe it means the VOS finish which wasn't too common on older 68RI's. It's in very good shape, nearly brand new apart from the factory aging. Very light for an older '68 at 4.1kg.

First thing I noticed is the neck is huge, definitely not a 60’s profile. Probably closer to a '57 LPC. It has a bigger neck than my '55 LPC reissue (which has R9 neck profile). Sounding chunky so far but the 57 Classic pickups are pretty uninspiring. Probably gonna get some Suhr Aldrich or BKP Cold Sweat for it. Also have a set of Gotoh locking tuners on the way (hopefully it fits lol).
Attachments
IMG_3913.jpg
IMG_3913.jpg (1.32 MiB) Viewed 2893 times
Amps:
Soldano SLO100 x2 | Wizard MC1 & MC2 | Diezel Herbert
Fryette Pittbull CL | Marshall 2203KK | Krank Rev 50 | Mesa Mark 2A

Rack stuff:
VHT/Fryette GP3, GP/DI & 2/90/2 | Peters FSM/Chimera
Verellen Meatsmoke | Synergy SYN1 | Mesa Studio

foal30
Vintage Post Junkie
Vintage Post Junkie
Posts: 7554
Joined: Sat Sep 24, 2005 9:14 pm
Location: South Brighton
Has liked: 608 times
Been liked: 945 times

Re: NLPD: '10 68RI LPC

Post by foal30 »

Looks like Rock and Roll to me!
Nice one
Genuine Old Frontier Gibberish

MrDINO
Vintage Post Junkie
Vintage Post Junkie
Posts: 1321
Joined: Sat May 16, 2015 9:00 am
Has liked: 21 times
Been liked: 92 times

Re: NLPD: '10 68RI LPC

Post by MrDINO »

Very nice

User avatar
JoeBlow
Gibson
Posts: 803
Joined: Tue Sep 14, 2021 11:20 am
Has liked: 331 times
Been liked: 207 times

Re: NLPD: '10 68RI LPC

Post by JoeBlow »

Beautiful. Hard to beat a good LP Custom.

I can't put my new one down. 👌

User avatar
higainer
Vintage Post Junkie
Vintage Post Junkie
Posts: 1160
Joined: Wed Dec 27, 2006 7:10 pm
Location: Auckland
Has liked: 50 times
Been liked: 61 times

Re: NLPD: '10 68RI LPC

Post by higainer »

Congrats, very cool indeed.
Solid pickup options too.

User avatar
GrantB
ADMIN
Posts: 15821
Joined: Fri Oct 31, 2003 9:04 am
Location: Where I need to be
Has liked: 1340 times
Been liked: 2076 times

Re: NLPD: '10 68RI LPC

Post by GrantB »

Very nice. Every modern custom I’ve owned has had a really focussed sound. Upper mid dominant.

Looks great, and yes, these have huge necks.
"Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible god and destroys a visible nature. Unaware that this nature he's destroying is this god he's worshipping." - Hubert Reeves

User avatar
bender
Darth Fader
Posts: 11836
Joined: Fri Feb 02, 2007 12:46 pm
Location: Dorkland
Has liked: 414 times
Been liked: 1010 times

Re: NLPD: '10 68RI LPC

Post by bender »

Oooh! Very nice

User avatar
codedog
Vintage Post Junkie
Vintage Post Junkie
Posts: 6698
Joined: Wed Jun 11, 2014 8:44 pm
Location: Christchurch
Has liked: 3470 times
Been liked: 1082 times

Re: NLPD: '10 68RI LPC

Post by codedog »

I love the look of LP Customs, this one is no exception. Aren't they suppose to weigh enough to bend space-time too?

User avatar
jeremyb
Chorus of Organs
Posts: 40768
Joined: Sat Dec 06, 2008 9:03 am
Has liked: 7643 times
Been liked: 4147 times

Re: NLPD: '10 68RI LPC

Post by jeremyb »

codedog wrote: Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:15 am I love the look of LP Customs, this one is no exception. Aren't they suppose to weigh enough to bend space-time too?
Tone is in the compressed vertebrae :mrgreen:
Slowy wrote: That's the problem; everything rewarding is just such hard work. Regret takes much less effort.

User avatar
GrantB
ADMIN
Posts: 15821
Joined: Fri Oct 31, 2003 9:04 am
Location: Where I need to be
Has liked: 1340 times
Been liked: 2076 times

Re: NLPD: '10 68RI LPC

Post by GrantB »

Oh, dibs!!
"Man is the most insane species. He worships an invisible god and destroys a visible nature. Unaware that this nature he's destroying is this god he's worshipping." - Hubert Reeves

User avatar
codedog
Vintage Post Junkie
Vintage Post Junkie
Posts: 6698
Joined: Wed Jun 11, 2014 8:44 pm
Location: Christchurch
Has liked: 3470 times
Been liked: 1082 times

Re: NLPD: '10 68RI LPC

Post by codedog »

jeremyb wrote: Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:20 am
codedog wrote: Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:15 am I love the look of LP Customs, this one is no exception. Aren't they suppose to weigh enough to bend space-time too?
Tone is in the compressed vertebrae :mrgreen:
Wait... is that how guitarist achieve "natural" squishy compression? I thought that's from toobs and such?

User avatar
robthemac
Vintage Post Junkie
Vintage Post Junkie
Posts: 8495
Joined: Sun Apr 28, 2019 3:47 pm
Has liked: 1102 times
Been liked: 1413 times

Re: NLPD: '10 68RI LPC

Post by robthemac »

codedog wrote: Fri Jan 20, 2023 1:27 pm
jeremyb wrote: Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:20 am
codedog wrote: Fri Jan 20, 2023 8:15 am I love the look of LP Customs, this one is no exception. Aren't they suppose to weigh enough to bend space-time too?
Tone is in the compressed vertebrae :mrgreen:
Wait... is that how guitarist achieve "natural" squishy compression? I thought that's from toobs and such?
Yep! Add in a diet low in calcium, never exercise, do oots of jumping, you're good to go.
Jops wrote: Sun Sep 18, 2022 7:46 am Spring is the comic sans of reverbs anyway.

User avatar
godgrinder
Vintage Post Junkie
Vintage Post Junkie
Posts: 1709
Joined: Wed Dec 07, 2011 4:49 pm
Location: 09
Has liked: 28 times
Been liked: 594 times

Re: NLPD: '10 68RI LPC

Post by godgrinder »

GrantB wrote: Fri Jan 20, 2023 7:55 am Very nice. Every modern custom I’ve owned has had a really focussed sound. Upper mid dominant.
I think it has something to do with the lighter mahogany they use nowadays? They mostly seem to weight in at 4kg even without weight relief nowadays.
Amps:
Soldano SLO100 x2 | Wizard MC1 & MC2 | Diezel Herbert
Fryette Pittbull CL | Marshall 2203KK | Krank Rev 50 | Mesa Mark 2A

Rack stuff:
VHT/Fryette GP3, GP/DI & 2/90/2 | Peters FSM/Chimera
Verellen Meatsmoke | Synergy SYN1 | Mesa Studio

User avatar
godgrinder
Vintage Post Junkie
Vintage Post Junkie
Posts: 1709
Joined: Wed Dec 07, 2011 4:49 pm
Location: 09
Has liked: 28 times
Been liked: 594 times

Re: NLPD: '10 68RI LPC

Post by godgrinder »

Now I have all 3 major food groups of LPC: 50's (all mahogany), 60's (mahogany neck/body with maple top) and 70's (mahogany body, maple neck/maple top).
Attachments
IMG_3926.jpg
IMG_3926.jpg (1.29 MiB) Viewed 2542 times
Amps:
Soldano SLO100 x2 | Wizard MC1 & MC2 | Diezel Herbert
Fryette Pittbull CL | Marshall 2203KK | Krank Rev 50 | Mesa Mark 2A

Rack stuff:
VHT/Fryette GP3, GP/DI & 2/90/2 | Peters FSM/Chimera
Verellen Meatsmoke | Synergy SYN1 | Mesa Studio

User avatar
godgrinder
Vintage Post Junkie
Vintage Post Junkie
Posts: 1709
Joined: Wed Dec 07, 2011 4:49 pm
Location: 09
Has liked: 28 times
Been liked: 594 times

Re: NLPD: '10 68RI LPC

Post by godgrinder »

higainer wrote: Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:56 am Congrats, very cool indeed.
Solid pickup options too.
A friend lent me a pair of Aldrich but the hole has been drilled for direct mount. Still trying to figure out how to mount it to a pickup ring lol.
Amps:
Soldano SLO100 x2 | Wizard MC1 & MC2 | Diezel Herbert
Fryette Pittbull CL | Marshall 2203KK | Krank Rev 50 | Mesa Mark 2A

Rack stuff:
VHT/Fryette GP3, GP/DI & 2/90/2 | Peters FSM/Chimera
Verellen Meatsmoke | Synergy SYN1 | Mesa Studio

Post Reply