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Beauty of The Black Beauty - The "Alnico" Custom thread

rbig80

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Cool Thread, Luther Grosvenor played one in Spooky Tooth:dude:
 
MS 57

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Here is a 1957 that I used to own, # 7 3125 13 numbers from Keith´s :

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As the owner of a 2003 version of one of these guitars, I would like to ask if 'those who know' could say whether the modern version of the 'Staple Alnico' pickup sounds the same (or similar) to the originals on the 1950s guitars.

Thanks. Crint.
 
VGNut

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GREAT Thread !!! :salude :jim :salude

Thank you for all the effort putting this together to recognize a model that is KILLER !

my 56 and 57

 
zhivago

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Good to hear everyone is enjoying the thread!

I will post more pics in the future :)

With regards to comparing an '03 Historic's neck pup to a vintage example's, I think there definitely is a difference. I used to actually own an '03 Historic before this one.

The pickups are close, but there are differences for sure.
 
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Truly my favorite of all the Gibson Les Pauls....I personally love the all mahogany build and love an ebony fretboard. As for players...I will always think of Les Paul himself as the main player for this model. So while he may have loved the recording model, I think of the BB when I think of him. His playing on some of those YouTube clips with a BB is pretty remarkable. He really was a hell'uv a player. Others that come to mind quickly are Kossoff, Richards, and Pat Martino.
 
zhivago

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Anatomy of a 1955 Les Paul Custom...very pic heavy, so I will break this into a few posts...

Super-detailed! :)

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P.Walker

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easily my favorite les paul model...something about the black color with the alnico and the p90...bigsby would be cool also...overwhelmed by the great photos. thanks!
 
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