Pics of my 74 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe for zhivago

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Re: Pics of my 74 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe for zhivago

Post by Soiouz » Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:23 am

Some posts back, I said I wanted to install a Bigsby on my Les Paul goldtop copy, well it's done and I love it:

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Re: Pics of my 74 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe for zhivago

Post by the older brother » Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:26 am

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wow. nice!

Still using the wraparound?
How does that work out?
Someone knows where I can find the nearest woodchipper to throw my pieces of junk into?
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Re: Pics of my 74 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe for zhivago

Post by Soiouz » Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:42 am

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Still using the wraparound?
How does that work out?
Yes, I kept the waparound bridge because it's a pre-compensated bridge with small saddles and notches for each string (like on LP juniors IIRC), so it works just fine! I agree that if it had been just a stop bar as on the pre-1955 LPs it would not have worked well at all.
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Re: Pics of my 74 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe for zhivago

Post by RumorsOFsurF » Fri Mar 28, 2008 11:58 am

That looks great, David!  Gold tops are really the only LP that I like, and the Bigsby makes it even better! :?
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