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    R6 finish thoughts

    I went a different way. There’s not a lot of these, but they’re worth seeking out.
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    Richlite - Yay or nay?

    My LPC has an ebony FB and I wouldn't have it any other way. That said, I've played a couple acoustic guitars with Richlite and found it to be a fine fingerboard material. If I was buying a guitar that didn't have an ebony FB genealogy it would be just fine.
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    Talk me DOWN

    I have one from 2004 and really like it. All mahogany, fat neck, ebony, nice frets, great sound. To my ear it sounds a bit sweeter than a regular maple cap LPC. Less "plinky" too. The analogy I offer is that if a regular maple capped LPC custom rings like a brass bell, the all mahogany version...
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    which tele railbucker?

    I tried Duncan Rails in a Strat and was very disappointed. The guitar lost all character. It was louder but just sounded blah. I have a Nocaster that I wanted to add some punch to. I installed a set of Lollars. A Charlie Christian in the neck and a BS in the bridge. They have the output of a...
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    2002 57 Black Beauty Custom Reissue

    I love the way the red ones fade. Mine yellowed a bit.
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    Opinions needed : what are the "best" R6 years?

    I have a 2007 I'm pretty happy with.
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    2004 Gibson Custom Art & Historic Division Limited Edition TV Yellow R7 opinions?

    One from Italy on Reverb right now. Only $6K :rolleyes:
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    2004 Gibson Custom Art & Historic Division Limited Edition TV Yellow R7 opinions?

    It's about 10#. The body/top is a single piece of Mahogany. The neck is nice and fat. I swapped the speed knobs for the reflectors as I prefer the look with the nickel hardware. I really like the tone. It has Classic '57 humbuckers. It's plenty bright but not plinky and brittle like Maple top...
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    LP vs Explorer: playability/comfort questions

    An Explorer is actually more comfortable to play than a Les Paul. It's bigger, but it hangs perfectly and the upper fret access is much better. Firebirds? Not so much. They hang all wrong unless you play in D all the time. That Black Explorer Custom looks great.
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    NGD Gibson Les Paul Custom ‘57 RI

    I really like the '57 Custom reissues. All Mahogany sounds better to my ear than a maple cap and the girthy neck is just perfect. I'd like to have a Black one as a companion to my TV Yellow version.
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    Middle p/u height for R7

    That has always been my problem with three pickup Customs. Strats to some degree too. I dig deep at times and am always banging off the top of the pickups. I guess you can lower the middle pickup as low as you want, it will just effect the "out of phase" tonality of the middle position somewhat.
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    Gibson Les Paul Custom with One Piece Top

    Mine technically has a one piece top. It’s a one piece body with no cap. I‘ve heard that improves the tone. Not on the forums, but with my own ears.
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    2002 57 Black Beauty Custom Reissue

    I took a fresh look. It says Gibson Custom * Art * Historic
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