Which Les Paul Special?

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Which Les Paul Special?

Post by Wasabi » Sun Aug 31, 2008 10:24 am

Hi all, my first post and it's not about amps :oops:

Anyway, I really want one of these:

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No way can I afford a real vintage one, so that just leaves me Gibson, or maybe a Japanese copy. I think that Gibson make these as a "standard" model, and for more cash an Historic version.

Cash is tight here, so a cheaper one would be good, but I still want a guitar that is well built, plays well, sounds great and looks cool :)

I'd really like to know what peoples experiences are with them. Is the Historic that much better than a "standard" one? Oh, and feel free to tell me what great taste I have, and what great guitars they are :lol:
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Post by Michael Patrick » Sun Aug 31, 2008 4:34 pm

I've got a '97 Special that is real nice. It doesn't have teh wraparound tailpiece, but it's a great guitar. Especially since the previous owner saved me the trouble of swapping out the crappy stock P-100s and put in some Lollar P-90s... I think these go for around $700-$800 on eBay.

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Post by Tuco » Mon Sep 01, 2008 11:40 pm

I have a preference for the wrap-tail Junior. The lack of a neck p/u cavity theoretically transfers more energy from the neck to the body. When you find a good one, they really smoke.
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Post by Roe » Tue Sep 02, 2008 5:52 am

I'm getting a tokai lss195 - one piece honduras mahogny body and neck :shock:
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Post by Wasabi » Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:05 am

Those Tokai's look REALLY nice!! Are you getting one locally, or straight from Japan?
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Post by Roe » Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:18 am

it's been shipped from japan now. I'm buing it from edo studios in poland. the dansh and norwegian dealers overchange and only sell the budget models.- the high end models with honduran mahogny is very hard to get. the waiting time for a new guitar is more than half a year now
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Post by Wasabi » Tue Sep 02, 2008 11:33 am

That's good news for you! But not so good for me :(

Even so, I may well try and get one if the cost isn't "off the scale". I hope that you will be able to give us all a full review, and maybe a clip or two.

You are a fortunate man IMHO :)
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