Gary Moore BFG !

[yngwie308]

It was brought to my attention that Gibson is offering a BFG to Moore specs, icluding a 1960 reflector knob and kill switch..lemon drop finish, ect..
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/divisions/g ... moore-bfg/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Divisions/G ... BFG/specs/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Thoughts..
yngwie308

[lcampz]

It was brought to my attention that Gibson is offering a BFG to Moore specs, icluding a 1960 reflector knob and kill switch..lemon drop finish, ect..
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/divisions/g ... moore-bfg/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.gibson.com/en-us/Divisions/G ... BFG/specs/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Thoughts..
yngwie308

I have to say, I'm more interested in your thoughts on this guitar rather than me giving you mine...

[yngwie308]

Well lcampz as I don't get out much, I will try to play one at a GC and give a review, how's that!
yngwie308

[yngwie308]

Mixed reviews on the LPF:
http://www.lespaulforum.com/forum/showt ... p?t=151908" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
yngwie308

[lcampz]

Those guys at the LPF are brutal... I was expecting a "Love In".

I'll be shocked if you score it higher than your Heritage's. (I gotta say that finish doesn't do much for me; but, hey, if Gary likes it... ...and he is playing one.)

Let us know if it cuts the mustard... or cuts the cheese.

[yngwie308]

The odds are slim lcampz that's for sure. My Heritages are just this side of perfect as far as any Les Paul could be, playability wise and I don't know if you know the story of my two Gary Moore models, but the late, great John Zeidler of Philadelphia, was the luthier who modified and masterfully set up the guitars, so they play like a dream!
I had the Schaller roller bridges removed and replaced with Gotoh Nashvilles and conventional stop tailpieces fitted, removing the Schaller quick string change stop tail piece that came stock. Also I had both guitars re-fretted with medium wide oval DiMarzio stainless steel wire.
John recommended the stainless wire and I have had good results with it. He also had to re-plane the fingerboard of my Amber burst guitar, as the neck was 'moving around' slightly as he had it in the jig. The stock frets sad to say, were not leveled properly and I didn't care for them much anyway. That was a shame as the guitars were 95% impeccably made to the highest standards by these master craftsmen of Kalamazoo.
Needless to say I was somewhat apprehensive about modifying not one, but two extremely limited edition guitars that were brand new, but I buy my guitars to play them, so ultimately after much thought, I was glad I did. And a few years later, the Heritage factory was offering the Gibson style hardware themselves. The original idea was to separate Heritages product as much as possible from Gibson, which I totally understand. Although the snakehead headstock I always thought a bit cheeky as it was from the Lloyd Lear period of The Gibson!
The neck profiles are a slim 1960's taper, not too thin, but just right for fast playing, with the 17 degree headstock pitch of the classic years. In fact this guitar, sans EMG's, is made to the fifties construction standards completely, truly works of art in wood.
Here is the guitar as it appears in the catalog with the stock hardware:

And here is the guitar with the conventional hardware, actually this picture is of a stock 150 model, but the hardware is the same as the GM model:






Thanks for mentioning these guitars by the way, I am very proud of them and jump at the chance to show them..
John's trademark pyramid fret end dressing profile, was a work of art, but was a little rough on faster blues/rock playing, so I had Jack Romano conventionally dress the ends. Sadly, a few years ago now, John passed away at a very young age from leukemia. I know that the hands of a master luthier had put their touch on both my guitars and it is with a mixture of joy and sadness that I feel when I play them now..
http://www.mandoweb.com/Zeidler.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://www.dreamguitars.com/sold/Zeidler_The%20Ax.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
http://books.google.com/books?id=D1IYv6 ... BD27EKc3x0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

yngwie308

[lcampz]

...wondering if you had a chance to check this one out yet... We're waiting!!! ...kidding

[yngwie308]

Like I said, us No Country For Old Men don't get out much these days, so if my local GC has it I will play it!!
yngwie308