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    Brazilian Rosewood a crime to advertise?

    Hi, Over here in Sweden in the north of EU a guy got contacted by the police for advertising a guitar with Brazilian rosewood, they told him he has commited a crime by advertising it on a local site similar to 'Craigslist' he is supposed to come in for questioning and bring the guitar so...
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    Buying another black SG

    I've have GAS for a black Sg Std with early 60´s features, small pickguard and slim neck. I already have a 61 reissue in Cherry and had a 2010 black standard , dont like the fat 50´s neck on the std so I sold it. The 61 reissue , Really love that one. My problem is that i want the long...
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    ES 335 Pickup routes

    Hi , What Do You think of the quality and looks of the PU routes on this Gibson 335 from 2009? Another one was opened for reference , and it looked exactly the same, made in 2011. Have anyone of You ES owners seen this ? And why Dont You think Gibson would spend an extra minute to...
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    Some minor Issues with my 61 LP/SG

    Hi, I am having thoughts on IF and what to do to the following issues on my 61 Lp Standard , it is an original Bigsby equipped guitar: Bigsby 1 The handle, bracket, roller and spring is missing. The roller is replaced with a shorter one with holes instead of the 'spikes' so no bracket...
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    1970 SG Custom

    I just got this old Custom , really nice guitar in good condtion,original cracked finish , no breaks. It plays well also. Most vital parts are original , it has had a stop tail so drilled for studs, that can be fixed quite easy I think. The brown colour is pretty forgiving *pickups...
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    New SG again

    I bought this 2011 SG 61 Reissue cause i liked how it played , and it was lightweigt at 6.4 lbs. It also had a dark fretboard which i like a lot. What I didnt like was the high gloss finish and the chrome hardware , including the screw bushing tuners. So that was replaced for a more 'aged...
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    Les Paul Traditional with Bigsby B7

    Hi, anyone else got one of these? the black one, or has it been discussed? Got mine yesterday , havent really got a good chance to try it out with an amp yet , but it sounds nice unplugged and the B7 works fine with the roller bridge. My only issue is that its a bit heavy , I´m used...
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    Plain tops vs Flame tops in late 50´s

    I have been thinking about this for a while, Back in 58-59 Bursts weren't sold with reference to flame or plain from Gibson , right? The price was the same. How do You think dealers reacted when the ordered 3 pieces and could get 3 plain ones OR 3 flame monsters? I mean this sure would be a...
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    1960 02163

    Has this burst been discussed ? http://davesguitar.com/gibson/les-paul-60-13176.asp What I am a little curious is this picture where the fretboard meets (or was supposed to meet) the Rhythm pickup ring. Now , how did that happen? Factory mistake, repair or what do You think ?
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    1961 Les Paul Standard

    Just got this one , great guitar, light weight, sounds and plays as good as you would expect! It must be one of the earliest with a stamped seria number, January February 1961 , or even late 1960 right? The Gibson ledgers has the numbers going in the 300 range from late february for...
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    Danny Kustow Burst

    Posted before? Nice Burst tone in this song, a major hit in UK and Europe back in 1977 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVIcn4BvQ84&feature=related1
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    2004 R9 player...

    Just got this one, my first R9 , i do own a 50's conversion and other Lp´s but this is my first Historic It plays and sounds just great, 8.2 lbs , nice dark rosewood and special wound Pickups with old PAF magnets and wire .... i kind of like the mild flame also... enjoy!
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    57 PAF Goldtop in Sweden

    Look at this piece of 'flamey' mahogany... , very cool axe http://www.tiptop.se/cgi-bin/multipage.cgi?id=3047 Actually the 4th PAF Goldtop that turned up over here in a year.... BTW I am not related to the seller or owner in any way If considered 'spam' please remove.
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    Burst and conversion action in the same song

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgST27FIzNg&feature=related Not new, but still a good 5 minutes of burst action...
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    YT: Vintage Pauls captured 1959

    See these german guys Rock with Vintage Pauls in January of 1959! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI9WjsmuXxk&feature=related
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