El Camino
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Well I played one of the Nacho Bursts which belongs to Lynn Wheelwright (my close friend and fantastic luthier/guitar-historian) a few days ago, and the finish work on it was great, pretty realistic relic'ing. The one I played was like a unburst with a little bit of that green in it. And the relic was not over the top like his Nachocasters are. And there's more to these guitars than the finish. They are recarving the necks to an accurate 50's profile, recarving the top, producing their own bridges and tailpieces, winding their own pickups, and making their own plastics. The pickups sound great, very classic PAF sounding with clarity in the neck position yet still fullness, and a great sounding bridge pickup. And the setup on this one was very good right out of the box. The weight seemed to be right under 8lbs, so Ive got to wonder if Gibson is selling him these guitars with low spec weight as compared to the regular USA run of Les Pauls.So, essentially a Larry Corsa Greeny Conversion arrangement, just maybe 'Nach-style' better...?
Is there a dearth of Murphy Lab guitars available in the EU or something?
I'd hard pass on a mod-relic USA LP when Reissues and ML are readily available, no matter how well the 'glow-up' was done.
Well I played one of the Nacho Bursts which belongs to Lynn Wheelwright (my close friend and fantastic luthier/guitar-historian) a few days ago, and the finish work on it was great, pretty realistic relic'ing. The one I played was like a unburst with a little bit of that green in it. And the relic was not over the top like his Nachocasters are. And there's more to these guitars than the finish. They are recarving the necks to an accurate 60's profile, recarving the top, producing their own bridges and tailpieces, winding their own pickups, and making their own plastics. The pickups sound great, very classic PAF sounding with clarity in the neck position yet still fullness, and a great sounding bridge pickup. And the setup on this one was very good right out of the box. The weight seemed to be right under 8lbs, so Ive got to wonder if Gibson is selling him these guitars with low spec weight as compared to the regular USA run of Les Pauls.
I will probably ask my friend to let me record it in my studio. He was fine with me recording his Nachocaster. If I do get to record it, I will take some proper pictures.
Murphy Lab R9s can be had at Thomann or Klangfarbe for around 8K.Is there a dearth of Murphy Lab guitars available in the EU or something?
the lower grade guitars have great CNC neck joints. there really isn't that night and day difference that there was when the "long tenon" historics started. Biggest differences now are the thicker binding and bridge post inserts.'lower grade' guitar as the foundation.
The one I played also had the double thumbwheels. I know he did this with Billy Gibbons so I wonder if he decided to go with top wrapping due to his influence. The guitar was setup better than any stock Gibson I've ever picked up. The neck angle seemed perfect. And another person mentioned the wider binding. This one had the smaller binding in the lower cutaway, so I wonder if they swapped binding too. If I bring it to my studio to record, I will take the closest of looks and report back.Hmmm. Look how high the bridge pickup is sitting in the ring. Also, the ABR-1 has two thumbwheels per side and the stoptail is top wrapped. Must be a steep neck angle.
I don’t believe that it’s a question of whether the Nacho guitar is any good, I’m sure it’s very good. The guitars are being sold as replicas of golden era Les Pauls. Nacho should expect the same scrutiny of the specs as Gibson has had to go through.the lower grade guitars have great CNC neck joints. there really isn't that night and day difference that there was when the "long tenon" historics started. Biggest differences now are the thicker binding and bridge post inserts.
of course. I was just adding that the core guitars (if later model standard type) are much better than most previous years with questionable short "rocker" tenon designs that had very low repeatability from a build standpoint.I don’t believe that it’s a question of whether the Nacho guitar is any good, I’m sure it’s very good. The guitars are being sold as replicas of golden era Les Pauls. Nacho should expect the same scrutiny of the specs as Gibson has had to go through.
the lower grade guitars have great CNC neck joints. there really isn't that night and day difference that there was when the "long tenon" historics started. Biggest differences now are the thicker binding and bridge post inserts.
I'm sure that's the case. I deliberately emphasised 'lower grade' because I think it is more a matter of perception than anything, but should have clarified![]()