"Gibson" Les Paul Custom

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Sun Aug 26, 2012 11:52 am

Thomas wrote:Does it have a truss rod Thom? I know that a lot of them don't but this seems to be much better quality. I've heard that the more recent ones are much better quality.

Very good question - and upon investigation the answer is no. Though the hole is there - I stuck my small screwdriver down as far as it would go so looks like it is routed for one which is slightly bizarre. Let's hope the neck doesn't bend too much in the future!
I had a quick look at the wiring of the pots and switch through the back covers and it's tidy. Will take pics in the daylight when I next have the chance.

paul_ - you're right, didn't pay much attention to the bridge or switch in the initial excitement. Also - what are binding nubs?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 7:19 pm

Thom wrote:what are binding nubs?

Nibs are the bits of binding that covers the fret end.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 8:25 pm

Thom wrote:Very good question - and upon investigation the answer is no.

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Tue Aug 28, 2012 10:14 pm

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The dude in this video said he thought his was truss rod-ess and he pulled masking tape out of the hole and there actually was a truss rod in there. Worth a shot.

Awstin · Post by **Awstin** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 1:11 am

http://www.tradetang.com/for-sale/bests ... 14543.html

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 4:28 am

Thomas wrote:The dude in this video said he thought his was truss rod-ess and he pulled masking tape out of the hole and there actually was a truss rod in there. Worth a shot.

Interesting, I'll have a look, cheers.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 5:06 am

rps-10 wrote:Can top that wit a Bigsby on a frankenstrat!!

And with your Bigsby I raise you an equally non-existent Emily bass.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 5:07 am

Thom wrote:
Thomas wrote:The dude in this video said he thought his was truss rod-ess and he pulled masking tape out of the hole and there actually was a truss rod in there. Worth a shot.
Interesting, I'll have a look, cheers.

Cheers for the video - was exactly as he described, pulled out the masking tape and there sat a shiny functional truss rod. Very happy about that.

NickS wrote:
Thom wrote:Very good question - and upon investigation the answer is no.

False alarm!

mkt3000 · Post by **mkt3000** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 5:17 am

Punkacc9 wrote:http://www.tradetang.com/for-sale/bests ... 14543.html

Looks like an offset turd with a maple neck

Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:53 am

I'm happy that after giving you the truss rod scare I was able to assist in alleviating it!!

I find myself super tempted by one of these. I've always wanted a custom but would never pay the crazy money Gibson want for them.

George · Post by **George** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:08 am

Thomas wrote:[youtube][/youtube]

The dude in this video said he thought his was truss rod-ess and he pulled masking tape out of the hole and there actually was a truss rod in there. Worth a shot.

That sounds fucking awesome.

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 10:22 am

Thomas wrote:I'm happy that after giving you the truss rod scare I was able to assist in alleviating it!!

I find myself super tempted by one of these. I've always wanted a custom but would never pay the crazy money Gibson want for them.

Haha yes, me too!
That was what I thought exactly - have always wanted one, but would not pay the Gibson price. I think that after my initial slightly over-excited post I still really like the guitar - you get a lot for the money and it's better than any lefty Epiphone and a number of Gibsons I have played.

Here are a couple of pics of the pots/wiring:

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Thomas · Post by **Thomas** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 4:49 pm

I think that with a little tweaking and spending a few quid on one of these you'd have a top quality guitar.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 7:02 pm

Quick connector and full sized pots looks like my Epiphone copy.

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 8:58 pm

Holy shit, this is one pair of single coils away from my Gretsch Paul pipe dream from years ago on the kiesake builder

http://www.tradetang.com/for-sale/Whole ... 26557.html

Addam · Post by **Addam** » Wed Aug 29, 2012 9:05 pm

New green Electric Guitar With Bigbys

How many bigbys does it come with?

Their English is infinitely better than my Chinese though

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 11:38 am

There are some really cool guitars and basses for sale on there.

Check out the Rickenbacker copy:

rps-10 · Post by **rps-10** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 12:34 pm

Thom, Do you know the Tradetang username of the seller you got your guitar from?

Seriously looking at what I can sell so i can put an order in on tradetang. Plus allowing ~Â£150 on import if it gets charged.

Trouble is not finding much left of my gear to sell

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:26 pm

rps-10 wrote:Thom, Do you know the Tradetang username of the seller you got your guitar from?

Yeah no worries, his user name is "effects", this should link you to his guitars:
Linkety link
Good luck with the sales!

Gabriel · Post by **Gabriel** » Thu Aug 30, 2012 1:51 pm

Oh shit I need one of these.