My new R9 VOS Paul Pictures added 4-8-09

[neikeel]

That is beautiful

Always wanted one of these but I ended up with one of these as a substitute http://forum.metroamp.com/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=25376 as I could not find one like yours without buying blind over the internet, or order from the Custom Shop.

[ohmygodtheykilledkenny]

I don't get a lot of gear envy, cuz my setup is pretty much what I want for the moment.....but f*ck man! That is a sweet Les Paul! I've visited this page like 5 time since that pic went up. Also listened to Peter Green for about 2 hrs straight, on at least two occasions.

You're making me jones like a bastard over that Lemon Drop.

Travis

Thanks Travis, I have been so pleased that I bought this guitar, Its been on my want list for years since I had to let go of an orig, 1958 burst, if ya lived closer you could take it and play it, thats what there made for Steve

She's a beauty, one day I'm gonna show up to jam and you'll have to make good on that. I'd like to try my Les Paul through a showman/2x15 setup like I see in some of the old vids. See if I can get close to the vibe.

Travis

And you've got a friend (the plaintop) to keep her company!

[yngwie308]

bluze let's see some close up pics please...
yngwie308

Please sir some more pictures please, would like to see the grain of the top closer, if possible, thanks
This is what John Suhr said about nitro in that English interview see the topic/Guitars Suhr Interview..
G: You use mainly modern finish materials — UV cured paste filler, polyester base-coats and acrylic urethane top-coats —all very thin. But nitrocellulose seems to be making a comeback.

JS: People can ague whether or not lacquer [nitrocellulose] is the same as it used to be. Paint manufacturers I’ve talked to say it’s not, there’s no way they can make it the same as it used to be. Other people say that’s not true, but the bottom line is that you have a pretty big environmental issue. It’s mostly from the reducers that are used in lacquer: they go into the air and poison the environment. The main reason, however, that I don’t like to use lacquer is that I feel it’s an inferior product and I’m not the only one. There are plenty of modern paints out there that behave almost more like 50-year-old lacquer than you’re gonna make any lacquer behave today. Nitrocellulose lacquer is air-dried paint. It’s not catalyized so you’ve got some big issues there like the acids in your hand will eat the paint, soften it, destroy it. When it gets hot it gets soft. When it gets cold it gets hard. Lacquer is inconsistent but we do use it on the antique finishes we offer; we have done a few brand-new looking guitars in lacquer but if it gets mistreated in the wrong weather, the finish checks and cracks and it shrinks — there’s a lot of problems.

I personally detest the way lacquer feels on necks — it can get very sticky very quick, I don’t like that. You won’t attack acrylic urethane. Both materials let the neck breathe. In fact the acrylic urethane on our necks is thinner than you usually see any lacquer on a neck. I know it’s thinner than what I used to shoot at the big ‘F’. It doesn’t matter what the material is, you still have to apply a certain thickness of paint so that you can sand it and buff it without burning through it. The disadvantage to polyester is that you can put on a quarter-of-an-inch of it and it’ll still dry and get hard. So that tends to be what the larger companies do because they don’t want to redo the finish. So they put on a few more coats and they have more to sand. But that doesn’t mean you have to do it that way. We don’t. You can keep polyester just as thin as lacquer. The acrylic urethane top-coats, to me, have been formulated to be like old lacquer. It’s nice and thin and its clear, but it won’t yellow, it’s colour fast. It’s a nice thing.
yngwie308

[bluze81]

bluze let's see some close up pics please...
yngwie308

Please sir some more pictures please, would like to see the grain of the top closer, if possible, thanks
This is what John Suhr said about nitro in that English interview see the topic/Guitars Suhr Interview..
G: You use mainly modern finish materials — UV cured paste filler, polyester base-coats and acrylic urethane top-coats —all very thin. But nitrocellulose seems to be making a comeback.

JS: People can ague whether or not lacquer [nitrocellulose] is the same as it used to be. Paint manufacturers I’ve talked to say it’s not, there’s no way they can make it the same as it used to be. Other people say that’s not true, but the bottom line is that you have a pretty big environmental issue. It’s mostly from the reducers that are used in lacquer: they go into the air and poison the environment. The main reason, however, that I don’t like to use lacquer is that I feel it’s an inferior product and I’m not the only one. There are plenty of modern paints out there that behave almost more like 50-year-old lacquer than you’re gonna make any lacquer behave today. Nitrocellulose lacquer is air-dried paint. It’s not catalyized so you’ve got some big issues there like the acids in your hand will eat the paint, soften it, destroy it. When it gets hot it gets soft. When it gets cold it gets hard. Lacquer is inconsistent but we do use it on the antique finishes we offer; we have done a few brand-new looking guitars in lacquer but if it gets mistreated in the wrong weather, the finish checks and cracks and it shrinks — there’s a lot of problems.

I personally detest the way lacquer feels on necks — it can get very sticky very quick, I don’t like that. You won’t attack acrylic urethane. Both materials let the neck breathe. In fact the acrylic urethane on our necks is thinner than you usually see any lacquer on a neck. I know it’s thinner than what I used to shoot at the big ‘F’. It doesn’t matter what the material is, you still have to apply a certain thickness of paint so that you can sand it and buff it without burning through it. The disadvantage to polyester is that you can put on a quarter-of-an-inch of it and it’ll still dry and get hard. So that tends to be what the larger companies do because they don’t want to redo the finish. So they put on a few more coats and they have more to sand. But that doesn’t mean you have to do it that way. We don’t. You can keep polyester just as thin as lacquer. The acrylic urethane top-coats, to me, have been formulated to be like old lacquer. It’s nice and thin and its clear, but it won’t yellow, it’s colour fast. It’s a nice thing.
yngwie308

Dave sorry I have not posted detail shots but I have been down sick with a flu/cold, just feeling better today,also have picked up another Historic R0 or G0 Paul, A 2004 That Guitar Center sells,this is also a great Les Paul, A Plain top but it Rocks with tone and feel only about 8lbs,I hate to say I really like the feel of the G0 better than the R9, the G0 has a great flat wide 60 style neck thats so comfortable,I will post shots of both guitars at my store in the morning.