pictures of your guitars here

Post by **dots** » Fri Jul 09, 2021 12:56 pm

Very pretty. Been GASing for a gold top for ages.

NickD · Post by **NickD** » Fri Jul 09, 2021 1:32 pm

sunshiner wrote:Looks 80s in a good way. A Gibson I tried a long ago in a similar colour was also heavy as shit. It was a Studio/Tribute guitar from 10 years ago, with dots and without binding.

Without chambers Les Pauls are heavy

Not quite. The custom shop reissues are not heavy at all, and aren't chambered. Most other Les Pauls need chambering to be a reasonable weight.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Fri Jul 09, 2021 1:50 pm

I had a mahogany les paul junior copy and it was one of the lightest guitars - both the body and neck wood was super lightweight. My other mahogany guitars had some serious weight to them

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Fri Jul 09, 2021 2:34 pm

Yeah my Junior is a featherweight in comparison.

plopswagon · Post by **plopswagon** » Fri Jul 09, 2021 3:05 pm

You have to play heavy riffs to get the heavy out.

I dig gold tops as well, though if I was going to Gibson, IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢d probably end up with a LP Jr. or SG.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Fri Jul 09, 2021 3:31 pm

plopswagon wrote:You have to play heavy riffs to get the heavy out.

I dig gold tops as well, though if I was going to Gibson, IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢d probably end up with a LP Jr. or SG.

Agree on all points

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Fri Jul 09, 2021 6:19 pm

Post by **dots** » Fri Jul 09, 2021 6:40 pm

Thom · Post by **Thom** » Fri Jul 09, 2021 7:04 pm

Nice pair!

plopswagon · Post by **plopswagon** » Fri Jul 09, 2021 7:17 pm

Yeah, I keep thinking the LP Jr. is about 5 guitar builds down the line.

Nick · Post by **Nick** » Mon Aug 23, 2021 7:26 pm

Been a few changes since the last group shot

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Edit for PT.2 basses and misc.

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Post by **dots** » Mon Aug 23, 2021 7:45 pm

pretty lineup there!

Fakir Mustache · Post by **Fakir Mustache** » Mon Aug 23, 2021 10:16 pm

sunshiner wrote:I had a mahogany les paul junior copy and it was one of the lightest guitars - both the body and neck wood was super lightweight. My other mahogany guitars had some serious weight to them

What kind was it?

I think maybe necks that have shorter scale lengths are light. I weighed a Jag neck once and it was something like 0.25 lb. or something like that, even though it's maple. I think a full scale Fender neck weighs almost a pound.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Tue Aug 24, 2021 1:20 am

It was a kit I bought from BYO guitar 11-12 years ago.

It all depends on wood. I had different full scale Fender style guitars and all the maple necks weighed differently. Some where super light with tuners on, others weighed almost as much without tuners. I've had several mahogany LP type guitars and they all weighed differently. My buddy and I had two guitars of the same model and mine was significantly lighter. I've bought mahogany and maple neck blanks to make necks, they all varied in weight. The lightest were two sugar white maple blanks with a beautiful grain which I completely screwed up and I sometimes lie in bed thinking what the hell I was doing, those were the best pieces of wood I have ever seen. The heaviest was a mahogany blank, roughly the same dimensions as the maple ones but heavy as a brick

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Tue Aug 24, 2021 3:30 am

Noirie. wrote:

A Wilkinson bridge I see. How does it compare to the badass style one?

paul_ · Post by **paul_** » Tue Aug 24, 2021 4:40 am

dots wrote:pretty lineup there!

+1

The amps too. That whole room could be X-rated.

While Noirie's guitars are presumably ALREADY illegal here.

sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Wed Sep 01, 2021 5:56 pm

These Harley Benton DC Juniors seem to be so outrageously good for the price and people are becoming so aware of it that I'm afraid Gibson will go after Harley Benton and force them to change the design of the body into something ugly. Those who want one should probably buy it now

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Thu Sep 02, 2021 9:29 pm

Get one theyÃ¢â‚¬â„¢re fucking great. I swapped out the bridge cause it looked and played shite. Added a shim to the pickup too cause itÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s super low otherwise.

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sunshiner · Post by **sunshiner** » Fri Sep 03, 2021 4:36 am

I'm still toying with the idea of building one, I even got a sheet of plexiglass to make a template. In 10 years time it'll be all done and finished.

Nice set up on yours. I had a Badass bridge on my Junior clone for a short time, it was weirdly tall and awkward and the action was super tall. I still have the bridge, will probably use it in the build and try to compensate the height with the correct neck angle.

What did you use to shim the pickup?

Noirie. · Post by **Noirie.** » Thu Sep 09, 2021 3:46 pm

Just got this for Ã‚Â£75.