NGD - 1989 OBG Les Paul custom
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NGD - 1989 OBG Les Paul custom
Ok, well not quite ngd. It’s en route with the courier to be delivered today. I’m super excited! It’s an upgrade to playing 70s lawsuit lps. Neck is supposedly slimmer than Gibson 60s, which is perfect for me. Bill Lawrence pickups, too- keen to hear those through a Marshall
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Re: NGD - 1989 OBG Les Paul custom
Congrats! Those are super rad.
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Very, very cool! Love the look of a black Custom!
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Congrats! That looks really nice.
How is it with the Marshall?
How is it with the Marshall?
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Re: NGD - 1989 OBG Les Paul custom
It didn’t arrive on Friday. It was at a hub in Heathrow at 4am on Friday morning but didn’t move fingers crossed it comes tomorrow
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It’s here! Still haven’t plugged it in though. This afternoon it will get a road test
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It’s super light, didn’t expect that. The finish & general feel is superb but I couldn’t not be a little underwhelmed when this nearly £2k guitar weighs the same as my £200 bolt-on 70s copy.
Once you play it though, the neck is flat & fast. Plugging it in, the neck pickup is everything I ever wanted from an LP. Spot on. The bridge pickup is neither PAF butter nor screaming rock god. That’s a bit of a shame as I was hoping for that sound. I wanted this to be my number one for recording. Not a problem cos I’ve got other guitars for that. It’s got something unique and special about it though. Oh, and I finally understand how people used to say anyone can make a Les paul sound good- so easy to bend, sustain & pinch.
Once you play it though, the neck is flat & fast. Plugging it in, the neck pickup is everything I ever wanted from an LP. Spot on. The bridge pickup is neither PAF butter nor screaming rock god. That’s a bit of a shame as I was hoping for that sound. I wanted this to be my number one for recording. Not a problem cos I’ve got other guitars for that. It’s got something unique and special about it though. Oh, and I finally understand how people used to say anyone can make a Les paul sound good- so easy to bend, sustain & pinch.
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Re: NGD - 1989 OBG Les Paul custom
Congratulations! I had a white 89 custom for many years, and I very much regret letting it go. It did weigh about as much as my car though!
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Enjoy it.
They say its a good era, post norlin with the intention of restoring their reputation.
Enjoy it.
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Re: NGD - 1989 OBG Les Paul custom
On the weight of these guitars, apparently they aren’t chambered even though it’s super light. Does anyone know of a site with info about woods/tenon etc on these Japanese LPs? Info is patchy when searching Les paul forums etc.
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