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2013 Les Paul Standard Plastic and Nitro Finish? With Pics

Guitar_Lefty

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This is a 2013 Les Paul Standard that I really enjoyed having e cept the color was so mundane. I had Shelley Ferrell of Nashville Fretworks refinish her about a year ago. Please checkout the pics, he saved the bag of plastic chips that came off of the guitar.
I’m thinking Gibson only does true 100% nitro on their CS guitars and does a light mist of nitro and the ncovers it with polyurethane thus the bag of plastic chips that came off the guitar. The guitar went from good to great, the tone of the guitar really woke up. I think this is because the maple cap can react to the string vibration through the pickup much better. It really sounds like a different mor alive guitar. I’m not dissing Gibson, I have no reason to, I am fortunate enough to have 2-Les Pauls and a R7 on the way, I just find this to be interesting.
 

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Guitar_Lefty

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Here are the pics of the Gibson material that was removed
 

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grimlyflick

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I had a 2013 Signature T in the same finish, no idea what was going on with wine red finishes at the time but mine was rubbish too. When the guitar got knocked bubbles appeared under the surface before eventually flaking off.

I had the back refinished and the chap who did it for me said scraping the deeper layers of nitro was like scraping rubber off.

Basically, what Al said, it’s all nitro.
👍
 

clearmudd

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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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mjross

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Just checked my Wine Red 2013 Les Paul Signature T, purchased it and a White Burst Signature T at the same time. I had not seen either in quite a while and got a little concerned based on this discussion. Still looks perfect! Very nice guitars and I love the Wine Red flame. For as nice as they are the Signature T’s do not get the props they deserve!
 
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