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Recent content by clearmudd

  1. clearmudd

    Fixing up my dad's seventies LP Custom

    As already mention earlier in the thread,... if it's a '54 reissue it would have originally came with a "Staple" pickup in the neck position. It would have a different route than a P90. It would have deeper route to fit a "Staple" pup as you can see by the junk hanging below in this pic. The...
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    Gibson Historic plastic parts

    Don't care............... until he fixes what he has done to other folks,.. (and there's a lot of them)....i wouldn't buy jack sh*t from him. Just my opinion.
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    Gibson Historic plastic parts

    If Lonnie (Creamtone) can't make it right for all the customers he has failed then there is no "sorting out" of his supply chain or business that should continue without addressing his past wrong doings. Period.
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    The ULTIMATE upgrade.

    Did Tyler lose his tongue and teeth through his misadventures of life?,.... Did Tyler lose his fingers and suffered brain damage while working in a frozen attic? If you truly want to help Tyler or the folks who have taken a loss because of his poor business skills or circumstances that crippled...
  5. clearmudd

    Questions on an 1978 Artisan

    That look like a Burny too....rounded corners.
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    Questions on an 1978 Artisan

    I have seen this on the other forum..... the issue i have with this is the cavity route doesn't match anything from that time period. It looks like a Burny route large round and wavy. In 1978 this should be more diamond shape to accommodate the large aluminum shielding can. Burny route OP's...
  7. clearmudd

    I don't understand why people dislike Norlin era Gibson products so much...

    My Norlin Customs Cherry Sunburst 1978 (I have owned over 40 years) and a 1977 Ebony Custom. My first Gibson was a 1979 The Paul (similar to this one)... was a Christmas gift in 1979. I didn't know what a Norlin was back in the '70s... they were just Gibson guitars. Mine served me well and...
  8. clearmudd

    Best Japanese Fender Years?

    1984 MIJ '70s Squier Stratocaster in Oly White and "Crafted In Japan" 2010 Paisley Fender Stratocaster are awesome. They both got upgraded electronics.
  9. clearmudd

    75 LP Deluxe - tuners?

    The double ring tuners that was used in the '70s are hard to come by (hard to find the correct color tip), and should one get busted it becomes obvious why they are replaced with a complete set. There should be a stockpile of them some place as Grovers often took their place during that period.
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    2018 Gibson Les Paul Standard 1957 "Wildwood" COA by Rick Gembar

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    2018 Gibson Les Paul Standard 1957 "Wildwood" COA by Rick Gembar

    Rick Gembar was fired in June 2017..........doesn't mean that they quit using the COA's because Rick was gone. I'm sure there are a lot of COA's with Ricks name on them issued long after Mr. Gembar left the building. Just Google Rick Gembar and a link to a LPF thread will show up.
  12. clearmudd

    Oh boy ..... I have heard there are problems with the Murphy labs.

    This is a Sweetwater return they are selling at a reduced price...the pics show the flaking and lifting of the finish.
  13. clearmudd

    Help me identify this humbucker

    I can say that if the pole screws are in the wider spaced holes it's a bridge pup.... more likely a 498T if it has ceramic magnets a 500T If the pole screws are in the narrow spaced holes it's a neck pup,...more likely a 490R '57s are PAF replicas,....so they will not have the extra set of...
  14. clearmudd

    what was Gibson thinking when they designed the Burstbuckers ?

    All my LPs have their original pups.........P90s,...490-496,...BurstBuckers,... CustomBuckers,...and T-Tops.....I love them all. They all have their own character,...and i have a purpose for them all. The thing is you need to learn to use all them knobs....even on the amp.....but most...
  15. clearmudd

    2013 Les Paul Standard Plastic and Nitro Finish? With Pics

    I like the new color........ That's awesome! I have a 2013 Standard too. It's on the floor with the headstock facing to the left... Cherry Sunburst. No chips though..........i ain't got no dip.
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