This new finish started the flame-top arms race without even knowing it. There are not many other changes in specs at this moment. The neck profiles continued to be thicker than today standards, the pickup configuration remained the same. And this is verified by the price tags on all of the surviving instruments from this age. The thing is that in not many things change, but the RIGHT things did, improving the feel and playability of the instrument as many claim.
Then, the frets were replaced with bigger ones, making it easier on players that used a lot of string bends in their playstyle. Finally, and as I mentioned earlier, in this year the flame tops started being more prominent, and some maintain that they were the best ever.
Nielsen in with his burgeoning guitar collection, including several Gibson Les Pauls. Over the years, Nielsen has added about 80 Les Pauls to his formidable guitar stash, including five models. I just didn't tell anybody. Joe Bonamassa is an incendiary blues guitarist and consummate workaholic, releasing 14 solo studio albums and 16 live albums over the last 20 years.
But fans know him as much for his staggering vintage guitar collection as his incredible chops. They look forward to seeing Bonamassa break out the Snakebite and the Skinnerburst—two Les Paul Standards just three serial numbers apart—onstage. But ideally, Bonamassa says, these collectors would have done their homework ahead of time, and the ledgers would only confirm what they already knew.
The book is just another piece of the puzzle. He now has 10—with an additional eight Les Pauls—in his massive arsenal. And you can go from whisper quiet, to blowing people back in their seats, back to whisper quiet in about a bar. For a lifelong collector like Bonamassa, the hunt is as thrilling as the catch. Hey Duane!! Not to nitpick but I just want to say that there are many small time builders who are building quality stuff.
I think that there is also just as much quality control at Gibson as the old days. I would also say that about other products as well. Just like the 50's, you get what you pay for. That has never changed. Mad Men is a TV show.
It glorifies an era. Believe me, there was plenty of hate back then. Just ask a Black person who lived during those times. I also see plenty of caring these days, unfortunately modern media doesn't tell us about it.
Medical advances, more things to make life easier, cars that won't explode with a rear end collision, etc, etc I'll take today over tomorrow. The problems are the same. People are just as stupid, mean and kind as they used to be. The difference is that it can be put up on Facebook and Youtube. I think you nailed it on the head.
Love the volume knob. I wish more players did. Gibson changed dramatically in , when they expanded. It changed the relationship between the older and newer line workers. Before, things were a bit slower, and the new people learned hands on from the older employees. But the expansion changed that, with a large influx of new employees, and there wasn't time to teach each one in a "one on one" type of training.
That marked an end to an era for Gibson. And, as for the Burst, it was discontinued By the time our beloved Les Paul design came back, Gibson had changed even more than just the c. Joined Jan 20, Messages 7, So many heros played them. Xpensive Wino Active member. Joined Nov 3, Messages 5, Big Al said:. Joined May 11, Messages 3, Red Baron Well-known member. Joined Jul 14, Messages 6, I'm old enough to remember when '58 was the generic term for Burst You'd hear "someday I wanna a '58 Sunburst".
Joined Jul 15, Messages 10, Many of us here have owned multiple Les Pauls from the 50's era. I never noticed any difference in the craftsmanship year to year.
So to say that model year '59 is the zenith to the OP question is inaccurate. I think its just the aesthetics of the burst in general. And like someone posted, the changing assumption of what year Jimmy Pages burst is, may have played some role to some to the change from ''59 being "thee" year.
But I think originally '58 was the generic burst term because '58 was when the burst first appeared. Then as the collectability grew, most of the big tops that collectors put names to were from ' So the value added to the "9" sometimes carried over to the plainer examples in the asking price.
0コメント