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Awesome top, love the flecks and hint of flame, enjoy!

A 2000 R9 plaintop that I used to own...

Having owned original '68 Goldtops, 4 original mid 50's Goldtops and owned and played many Reissues over the past 20 or so years, I can say that my 2021 Custom Shop R4 is probably the best all-round Les Paul that I've ever owned. The build quality, playability, finish, neck dimensions, light...

Wow I can't believe that I started this thread 16 years ago! Yes Wilco, Virtual Mechanix creates 3D vehicle models for games, and I have another small business called RevHeadz that makes interactive engine sounds apps. Btw no worries at all posting the pic.

Gibson CS pickups are really nice, especially their P90's. I haven't played a 70th Anniversary Broadcaster but if they're anything like a Nocaster then I'd assume that they're hugely versatile and capable of a wide variety of soulful tones... it's hard to go past a good blackguard. :cool:

I'm not sure which 60 you have, the link that you've posted is the same as I posted (for the CS '68 Reissue). 54-57 goldtop Reissues (over the past few years) typically have necks that are around .9100 1st fret, with small shoulders, which are only slightly beefier than the 68. My main guitar...

Are you refering to a special order with a slim neck? Because Gibson lists the neck specs as Authentic '68 Medium C-Shape. The average size for a '68 Medium C-Shape is around .900 1st - 1.00 12th, which is definitely not slim by any means. This neck size is consistent with a lot of other current...

I haven't actually played a Custom Shop 68, but I have owned and played a few originals and they tended to have hotter and more rawcus sounding P90's than those from the 1950's. So considering the high-level of attention to detail given to the CS 68's, I assume that they would also have hotter...

There is lightweight and heavyweight wood from every year, some sound amazing and some are dogs regardless of the weight, and some people aren't too worried about weight (and Gibson would know that). You just need to keep an eye out for that special one that ticks all of the boxes for you. I...

Yes it definitely could be a sweet spot. I've owned 4 original 54/55 goldtop's, the lightest of which was bang on 8 lbs and it was very 'honky' and thin sounding. The heaviest was a 55 that weighed 9.5 lbs and although it sounded great (big sounding guitar), it didn't have the resonance or the...

My new R4 weighs exactly the same as yours, super lightweight but still packs a big punch, absolutely awesome guitars!

I use the Protein with both channels, it sounds great with either, but I also like the natural amp overdrive of both channels... it's a versatile rig.

The Browne Protein is a dual overdrive, one side is a tweaked Bluesbreaker and the other is a tweaked Nobles ODR-1 and they work brilliantly together. The Bluesbreaker is more upper mids and the Nobles is really strong in the lower mids, it’s a rare overdrive that doesn’t strip the lower mids...

I started guitar lessons at 11, and one of the first songs I was taught was Yellow River by Christie.

I've owned an Imperial MkII head/cab for a couple of months now and I'm definitely still in the honeymoon phase, and I can't see myself ever wanting to part with it. I was a die-hard Carr and Magnatone fan for the past 15 years and I've owned quite a few of them, but this Imperial is on a...

2021 R4, such a phenominal sounding guitar, I love it to bits!

I think the fascination is mostly in the attention to detail. They did a pretty good job of reproducing the original 68 specs, but obviously the lighter weight, lower price, and availabilty compared to the originals is a big factor. I also had a couple of original 68 GT's in the past and I...

I picked up my guitar earlier today and immediately launched into some of my favourite ZZ Top riffs, and now I’ve just read the sad news 😞 RIP Dusty, thanks for all of the wonderful music and performances over the past 50 years.

I tried a Strat switch tip for a while but I prefer the chunky Nocaster tip. I also tried tape on the shaft, but in the end I used a spot of super glue - problem solved (y)

Congrats on your new Nocaster, they're absolutely awesome guitars! Here's a pic of my Shoreline Gold Nocaster with a neck that's 1 inch thick at the first fret :)