Metropoulos Forum

I am a strat man, BUT, I have been getting the itch for a Les Paul so bad lately, that I gotta give in. I actually had a late 70's silver burst custom, but got rid of it real quick (I was only 13),anyway's, I'm gonna have to sell stuff that I dont want to, as well as save up a few months (maybe 3 or 4). I'm gonna go the ebay way. My price range is gonna be around $1500 or so. I want a black Les Paul Standard. This is gonna put me into the 2000 to 2007 years.

Here's what I want to know, what are the neck sizes on these by year ? Did they change much on the Standards ? I dislike the big '59 size neck, but LIKE the slim 60's style. What year of standard has the thinner neck ?

To the best of my knowledge the slim 60's profile is what is on the LPstandard. I think the fatter 50's style is only used on the reissue guitars. Hope that helps.

Many years in the last decade had both neck profiles offered (my '06 standard has the 50's neck -- they had a sticker on the truss rod cover when new to tell you which profile the neck had.) So make sure the auction lists which neck profile the guitar has -- or be sure to post the question yourself on the auction for the seller to answer.
The Classic is the one that only came in the 60's slim profile -- but did they make the Classic in black?

I would get the japanese LP.. Maybe orville or an tokai. I'm in for a hunt also but i'm looking for a special one that will really catch my eyes

I settled on a Edwards I couldn't get close to this from Gibson for the money. Supposedly no lightening holes yet weights only 8.2 lbs which is important to me as I can only handle that for a short time as is. Long neck tenon and historic style neck pocket. Solid maple top with veneer for the flame. I have done some additional aging to it since this pictures were taken.

Very nice ! Great looking Paul there. Are all the tops on the standards curved or are some 'straight' ?