2012 Les Paul Studio. Jizz Edition

robroe · Post by **robroe** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 3:32 pm

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http://www2.gibson.com/Images/Products/ ... pThis=true&

inverness green and pelham blue. ugly as fuck fretboards

ekwatts · Post by **ekwatts** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 3:59 pm

No binding?

LOL.

Post by **dots** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 4:19 pm

yeah, this is one of the few instances when i think the guitar doesn't really work without binding.

no worries, though. just send it to paul1k to be upgraded. problem solved.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 4:21 pm

I love Iverness, I love Pelham, and I love Les Pauls, but put 'em together and I'm never happy.

I just wanna shout out the window of my car at these things "GET A FENDERRRR" while my buddies inside laugh raucously and the LP looks at it's shoes and fights back tears.

George · Post by **George** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 5:28 pm

Yeah, doesn't really work on a Les Paul. Is that baked maple on the fretboard? I think if the guitar industry is going ahead with they need to think about staining.

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:10 pm

paul_ wrote:I just wanna shout out the window of my car at these things "GET A FENDERRRR" while my buddies inside laugh raucously and the LP looks at it's shoes and fights back tears.

paul_ is a comedic genius.

honeyiscool · Post by **honeyiscool** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 9:31 pm

In real life baked maple looks much darker, much better.

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Sun Jun 17, 2012 12:01 am

You can lemon oil the board to darken it up too. I think the pehlam blue with a thoroughly oiled board would be tits McGee

Also, studio =no binding

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 8:41 am

This is what most of Gibson's rosewood of the past 10 years looked like as it appeared straight from the factory:

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And this is baked maple, also straight from the factory:

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I'm not certain oils would darken baked maple because it's not very porous, but I have no way of knowing that for sure. Oils darken rosewood quite a bit, but obviously it's very porous and becoming more thoroughly saturated with the oils. Even your finger oils through regular playing will darken a rosewood fingerboard in about 6 months.

brainfur · Post by **brainfur** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 2:38 pm

i think id rather have a regular maple neck than a baked maple

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 4:19 pm

paul_ wrote: I'm not certain oils would darken baked maple because it's not very porous, but I have no way of knowing that for sure.

not the greatest example but is one....3:30

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paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:02 pm

Oh, right on... thanks for pointing that out to me, I don't think I could've sat through this whole video

SGJarrod · Post by **SGJarrod** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 6:27 pm

paul_ wrote: I don't think I could've sat through this whole video

ha.....yeah, I do not think may of us could

othomas2 · Post by **othomas2** » Mon Jun 18, 2012 7:06 pm

The colours remind me of tampon packaging...

speedfish · Post by **speedfish** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 10:47 pm

Given that it lacks binding around the body it would be nice if Gibson would do a body contour on the back and one for the right arm on the front.

DasBeef · Post by **DasBeef** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 11:08 pm

paul_ wrote:Oh, right on... thanks for pointing that out to me, I don't think I could've sat through this whole video

Ha ha. I've watched one or two of their videos. Often some interesting stuff, but it's usually 5 times as long as necessary.