Les Paul Refinish

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dainbramage said:
My 1996 Les Paul Studio (originally wine red) is also in the process of being refinished.

I've never planned on selling it though. I guess I'll go hide now, see ya.
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The difference is also that you are not claiming to have people queuing up to buy it fro more than you could get in it's current state.
 
dainbramage said:
My 1996 Les Paul Studio (originally wine red) is also in the process of being refinished.

I've never planned on selling it though. I guess I'll go hide now, see ya.
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Do you have pictures? I have a Les Paul Standard that is something similar to Wine Red, I forgot what color it is actually called, it looks just like Heritage Cherry though. What color are you going for?
 
dainbramage said:
Exactly. A bit off-topic: How do you guys think Studios compare to "the real thing" ? I never owned any other Les Pauls, so I am curious.
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Studios typically are all mahogany. Les Pauls have a maple top glued to a mahogany back. The maple cap on Les Pauls give it more sustain and an increased top end. I think they put 498T and 490R pickups in them. I put some of those in My Les Paul Classic and they are nice smooth high output pickups. What year is yours?
 
dainbramage said:
I haven't really decided yet. It's just stripped and sanded. Mind you, I am not doing it myself as I know nothing about those kind of things. I kind of like the idea of not using any paint at all, but I'll see.
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Paint is bad for the environment. You should probably use some hemp oil tinted with lilacs and strawberries.
 
muttley600 said:
It is incorrect but I thought I'd deal with his claim about sustain first..;)
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Yeah I had heard that Studios were capless but I don't remember where and a quick look at the Gibson site says they are not - at least not now. As previously mentioned I am a bit clueless about them. I've always been happy enough with my full - growed Lesters.
 
Greg_L said:
Paint is bad for the environment. You should probably use some hemp oil tinted with lilacs and strawberries.
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Yes. I'm only wearing leaves for clothing too. In the winter, that is.
 
Sky Blue Lou said:
Yeah I had heard that Studios were capless but I don't remember where and a quick look at the Gibson site says they are not - at least not now. As previously mentioned I am a bit clueless about them. I've always been happy enough with my full - growed Lesters.
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From memory they originally use alder tops but reverted to maple when the alder didn't hold well under nitro. There have a been a bunch of versions since it's hard to keep up and TBH I don't try to. If anyone needs the info these days it's out there on the web. Thats why this VP numbnut is annoying. He makes all sorts of wild statements as gospel without any real basis and it poisons the value of the information here. I try my level best to give accurate information here and always have done. I'll also happily state where that came from even if it's just from my own research.
 
muttley600 said:
Complete rubbish.
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My opinion and experience is not "rubbish". Do a search and you will find this same sentiment all over the web. You just like to try to kick me down constantly, guess what, it ain't working.
 
arthursilvia said:
Studios typically are all mahogany. Les Pauls have a maple top glued to a mahogany back. The maple cap on Les Pauls give it more sustain and an increased top end. I think they put 498T and 490R pickups in them. I put some of those in My Les Paul Classic and they are nice smooth high output pickups. What year is yours?
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muttley600 said:
If it proves you don't know what you're talking it probably does help... Does it say that LP Studio's dont have a maple cap and that a maple cap increases sustain? Didn't thinks so.....
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Do you see where I said "typically". Every one I have ever seen were all mahogany.
 
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