Has anyone tried the weight relieved Gibsons?

CFH Eternal · Post by **CFH Eternal** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:44 pm

I would like to eventually trade my Orville LP standard (Gibson made in Japan) for one of these in a couple of years.
(As long as it's a fat neck)

And since the longer I wait, the more those non-weight relieved Gibson LP standards will get more expensive. So I have been looking at the Gibson LP traditional and it sounds close enough to what I want. Yeah most of the time the electronics wiring is shit and the nut is not properly file or worse the fretjob is terrible but the first two I have always done/had helped doing mods on them.

So anyone try them out yet?

hello · Post by **hello** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:46 pm

Any reasons for replacing your Orville for a Gibson?

Personally I'd rather hold on to the Orville than trade it for the newer Gibsons.

PABassPlayer · Post by **PABassPlayer** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:52 pm

My guitarist just got a 58 les paul re-issue with a floyd and a chambered light weight body. He is a collector and has over 17 Les Pauls. He loves it but admits that to Les Paul "purists"...it is considered blasphemy and an abomination.

His is identicle to this one...

http://www2.gibson.com/getdoc/704dbb36- ... t-jpg.aspx

Tweel · Post by **Tweel** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:42 pm

i got a buddy that's got a chambered LP. it's nice. but why??

UNGODLIKE · Post by **UNGODLIKE** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 9:55 pm

you could always try them plastic sonex axes, which i have yet to do...