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Pau Ferro doesn’t belong on a reissue - it’s usually used for lower end guitars.
It should be heavily discounted or avoided (as you’ll eat the cost down the road)
Hi Matt
Hope all is well!
Just bought a Murphy Lab Heavy Aged serial 92073
Not sure if it’s a factory burst or cherry tea?
Also the fretboard feels and looks like Brazilian- very dark (almost black) and has a very smooth wavy feel to it like no other.
How can I confirm the specs?
Many thanks...
Maybe my expectations wre high, but there's barely any NGD threads for the 60th anniversaries :hmm
Based on what I've seen so far, they should be more popular, yes?
I have this magnificent Murphy Aged 59 True Historic - rings like a bell and resonates like no other....but I'm wondering how come the center burst seems to be much darker than any guitar I've seen...
Looks to me like at one point Gibson were using a darker center burst (end of 2015 and...
I’m currently looking to buy 1, or 2 or more 2015 Gibson Les Paul True Historic 1959 in Dark Burst color only
must have nice curly flame (not chevron bbq style) and be lightweight
I’ll consider all offers
I’m currently looking to buy 1, or 2 or more 2015 Gibson Les Paul True Historic 1959 in Dark Burst color only
must have nice curly flame (not chevron bbq style) and be lightweight
I’ll consider all offers
Here's my Darkburst: western or eastern? The flame is tight, I don't see the pores...
And now CherryBurst: looks eastern I guess?
I'm simply trying to learn :dang
So all in all I owned about 9 different reissues of 1959s and also 2 of 1958s
It used to be that my preferred year of construction was 2014 as they are amazing in tone, feel. look.
When the 2015 series came out I was the first to scoff at them, obviously because of the price but also the...