Les Pauls: Secondhand examples and copies thereof

vic108 · Post by **vic108** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 2:48 pm

johnnyseven wrote:How about an Orville - Japanese made Gibsons. Also heard good things about the Vintage Lemon Drop.

Orville makes a damn nice guitar

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 7:27 pm

Aye, knocking on the door of Gibson prices.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:22 pm

Some good advice and info here, I'll be sure to pass it all along to him.

Thanks, folks.

Post by **Mike** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:44 pm

I really like my '56 Gold Top Epiphone copy thing I bought from Proggie. I feel reet rock and/or roll playing it.

Bacchus · Post by **Bacchus** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 8:53 pm

I showed the guy a goldtop and he said he hated it. I knew the seed was planted though, and a few days later he came back saying that he loved them.

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 11:12 pm

stewart wrote:
johnnyseven wrote:Orville
even if it was the nicest guitar on earth, i doubt i could own an orville. every time i saw it i'd think of this twat:

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The name comes from Orville Gibson, they guy who founded the guitar company.

ultratwin · Post by **ultratwin** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 11:18 pm

I played an Orville Firebird a year back or so. Excellent construction and finish, almost made me want to like Firebirds.

And while we're on the name, I've another ghost haunting my mind's architecture:

Mages · Post by **Mages** » Thu Sep 30, 2010 11:27 pm

orville rickenbacker? he made them beatles guitars right?

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:08 am

i own of the vintage les paul copies. basically a lemon drop without the lemon bit. gives me that classic les paul grunt and it's great platform for mods. they can be had for quite cheap as well.

Johno · Post by **Johno** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:10 am

ultratwin wrote:I played an Orville Firebird a year back or so. Excellent construction and finish, almost made me want to like Firebirds.

And while we're on the name, I've another ghost haunting my mind's architecture:

Is that a pic of Aug?

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:24 am

Not quite an LP, but I might well being selling my MIJ Tokai SG soon for fair monies...

Progrockabuse · Post by **Progrockabuse** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:28 am

giving up the tony iommi dream then benecol?

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 11:37 am

Had a moment of clarity skintness.

NickS · Post by **NickS** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 12:20 pm

Go on with you, you just chickened out of chopping your fingers off.

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 1:13 pm

I chose instead to run back into a burning caravan.

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Fran · Post by **Fran** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 1:22 pm

benecol wrote:Had a moment of clarity skintness.

Wont that leave you with... a Jazzmaster?

benecol · Post by **benecol** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 1:25 pm

And a tele. Don't launch a Blue Peter Appeal just yet...

theshadowofseattle · Post by **theshadowofseattle** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 2:09 pm

Johno wrote:Is that a pic of Aug?

HOLY FUCKING CRAP.

POST OF THE YEAR.

Post by **Mike** » Fri Oct 01, 2010 2:24 pm

Shortscale is funny today.

Fran · Post by **Fran** » Sat Oct 02, 2010 7:38 pm

Just spotted THIS. I know its not a Les Paul but it will get in the right ballpark and these supposed to be the dogs danglies. Possibly made on the same line as the Westbury's.