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Post by ehaataja on Apr 1, 2024 1:40:57 GMT -6
So, the one thing I do not have in my collection yet is a steel string acoustic guitar. In the process of looking for one on the facebook marketplace, I came across this. It is listed as a 1974 Gibson Les Paul, and the headstock indicates that this is the case, but I lost the page and can't seem to find it again. Does anybody know anything about this? If it really is a Les Paul, it is the strangest one I have ever seen. EDIT: I am well aware that this has no relevance to my search for an acoustic guitar. I just bumped into it during my search and was curious. 
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Post by ehaataja on Apr 1, 2024 1:49:20 GMT -6
Sorry I was having trouble uploading a second picture to the same message in an edit, so I just posted a reply. I found a picture of the headstock. "Les Paul RECORDING". I am going to have to do some homework now.  |
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Post by antares on Apr 1, 2024 3:40:52 GMT -6
That is as you say a Les Paul "Recording". It had low impedance pick up circuitry IIRC. I believe it was not one of Gibson's long term successes. Lester Polfuss himself developed the idea. Corrections to my murky memory supported by Google references are welcomed!
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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on Apr 1, 2024 9:13:28 GMT -6
That is a pretty cool one. The natural finish is not that common. Most of these I've seen have a dark walnut finish. Les Paul stated that he preferred low impendence guitar pickups over the more common high impendence ones. Here is a pretty good article on the Les Paul Recording guitars. www.vintageguitarandbass.com/gibson/Les_Paul_Recording.phpJohn |
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Post by dnic on Apr 1, 2024 16:52:15 GMT -6
I was just going to say about the same thing as the others.
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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on Apr 2, 2024 6:46:11 GMT -6
Interesting guitar...note there is no dot over the "i" on the headstock logo. In my experience you normally see this on earlier Gibsons but there is a lot of variances during the 70s.
One point: I've worked on several of these over the years, and if you open up that control cavity you'd better be prepared to be overwhelmed. There is a lot of stuff crammed in there!
Don't start work on one of these if you don't have some time to spend with it!
John
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Post by ehaataja on Apr 2, 2024 23:52:05 GMT -6
Interesting guitar...note there is no dot over the "i" on the headstock logo. In my experience you normally see this on earlier Gibsons but there is a lot of variances during the 70s. One point: I've worked on several of these over the years, and if you open up that control cavity you'd better be prepared to be overwhelmed. There is a lot of stuff crammed in there! Don't start work on one of these if you don't have some time to spend with it! John Yeah, with wiring I trouble I had with my simple Washburn, I think I'll pass. lol. Besides they appear to be out of your average Joe's price range. I'm seeing a few of these on the Facebook marketplace, and the cheapest one is going for $3500. |
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Post by antares on Apr 3, 2024 2:59:59 GMT -6
I bought an ePay Special self-adhesive Gibson™ logo together with the associated (small) blocked diamond to put on my junker banjo when I had modified the headstock profile, but then I found that I had no desire to apply it thereon. I noted that the dot was a separate decal which is obvious for a self-adhesive type- with a waterslide transfer it would have been integrated? Maybe a Friday afternoon job ommitted that dot?
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Post by dnic on Apr 3, 2024 10:40:18 GMT -6
I bought an ePay Special self-adhesive Gibson™ logo together with the associated (small) blocked diamond to put on my junker banjo when I had modified the headstock profile, but then I found that I had no desire to apply it thereon. I noted that the dot was a separate decal which is obvious for a self-adhesive type- with a waterslide transfer it would have been integrated? Maybe a Friday afternoon job ommitted that dot? I had a guitar in the shop, I don't even remember what brand, that the owner had put a Gibson sticker on. I don't advocate that. Although at first glance it looks pretty real but with closer inspection you can see the ridge around the edge. |
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Post by ehaataja on Apr 3, 2024 12:57:50 GMT -6
Maybe a Friday afternoon job ommitted that dot? Could be. At my job, I have AI checking my work. They certainly didn't have that in 1974. |
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Post by GuitarAttack Forum on Apr 3, 2024 13:39:59 GMT -6
On the Gibsons from the 50s the dot on the I is always in a little bit different positon. Some high, some low, some close to the G, some further away. That, as they say, is due to human craftsmanship.
On the newer Gibsons the inlays are all CNC-produced and are the same. It makes them easier to inlay into the headstock and consistent.
I have a 68 SG with no dot on the inlay. Most of the inlays in that era don't have one.
As seen on this Recording I expect that none of the headstock overlays from this batch had a dot. The overlays were prepared separately and glued to the headstock. This is the same one as used on Les Paul Customs and the 355s.
John
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