NGD: 1989 Greco Les Paul

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Re: NGD: 1989 Greco Les Paul

Post by Maggieo » Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:49 am

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Congrats!
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That's nice. The hardware is aged nicely. I frequently prefer a nice plain top to flame.
I like plain tops too and this one is awesome.
Thanks, guys! Plaintops are the best, no Joe Bonamassa vibe (no dis on Joe, just his fans' obsessions with flame).
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Re: NGD: 1989 Greco Les Paul

Post by Maggieo » Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:50 am

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Best looking LP I’ve ever seen, hope you love it!
I am inordinately pleased with this one. It's pretty much magic.
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Re: NGD: 1989 Greco Les Paul

Post by Scout » Thu Aug 26, 2021 11:28 am

Nice patina!

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Re: NGD: 1989 Greco Les Paul

Post by stevejamsecono » Thu Aug 26, 2021 4:34 pm

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Oh hell yeah! Japanese LP's are the best LP's.
This man is correct. Granted I wish mine didn't weigh 10 pounds.
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Re: NGD: 1989 Greco Les Paul

Post by HNB » Thu Aug 26, 2021 5:57 pm

That is pretty usual for Les Pauls. :)
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Re: NGD: 1989 Greco Les Paul

Post by Jonesie » Fri Aug 27, 2021 6:52 am

stevejamsecono wrote:
Thu Aug 26, 2021 4:34 pm
Jonesie wrote:
Thu Aug 26, 2021 6:39 am
Oh hell yeah! Japanese LP's are the best LP's.
This man is correct. Granted I wish mine didn't weigh 10 pounds.
Mine's gotta be more than that. A Bigsby doesn't generally help with guitar weight...

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Re: NGD: 1989 Greco Les Paul

Post by Maggieo » Fri Aug 27, 2021 10:35 am

Mine is right around 8lbs. About the same as my JM Jag.
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Re: NGD: 1989 Greco Les Paul

Post by shoule79 » Mon Aug 30, 2021 11:31 am

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Mine is right around 8lbs. About the same as my JM Jag.
Oof, my JM Jag weighs more than my 90's LP Classic.

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Re: NGD: 1989 Greco Les Paul

Post by Maggieo » Mon Aug 30, 2021 3:35 pm

shoule79 wrote:
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Maggieo wrote:
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Mine is right around 8lbs. About the same as my JM Jag.
Oof, my JM Jag weighs more than my 90's LP Classic.
OUCH!
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Re: NGD: 1989 Greco Les Paul

Post by Unicorn Warrior » Tue Aug 31, 2021 2:03 pm

Maggieo wrote:
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Nice! I have a Greco Les Paul as well. Really well made.
Better than Gibson in that era, for sure!
Idk about 89…but I always thought the early 90s LP studios and standards were some of the best I’d played.

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Re: NGD: 1989 Greco Les Paul

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Unicorn Warrior wrote:
Tue Aug 31, 2021 2:03 pm
Maggieo wrote:
Wed Aug 25, 2021 7:25 pm
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Nice! I have a Greco Les Paul as well. Really well made.
Better than Gibson in that era, for sure!
Idk about 89…but I always thought the early 90s LP studios and standards were some of the best I’d played.
OK.
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Re: NGD: 1989 Greco Les Paul

Post by Veitchy » Wed Sep 01, 2021 9:42 pm

Not only is that a stunning looker, but those 70s-90s Japanese LPs are dreamy guitars. I'd take them over several Gibsons I've played.

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Re: NGD: 1989 Greco Les Paul

Post by Unicorn Warrior » Thu Sep 02, 2021 5:16 pm

Maggieo wrote:
Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:53 am
Unicorn Warrior wrote:
Tue Aug 31, 2021 2:03 pm
Maggieo wrote:
Wed Aug 25, 2021 7:25 pm


Better than Gibson in that era, for sure!
Idk about 89…but I always thought the early 90s LP studios and standards were some of the best I’d played.
OK.
Sorry. Didn’t mean to derail or take away from the NGD. Those early 90s Pauls had always been touted by my circle of friends. I just genuinely didn’t realize the quality was an issue back then. Your NGD is beautiful and it’s giving me GAS for something I didn’t know I wanted. I should have commented with that the first time.

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Re: NGD: 1989 Greco Les Paul

Post by budda12ax7 » Fri Sep 03, 2021 11:42 am

Nice

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Re: NGD: 1989 Greco Les Paul

Post by Maggieo » Sat Sep 04, 2021 3:37 pm

Unicorn Warrior wrote:
Thu Sep 02, 2021 5:16 pm
Maggieo wrote:
Wed Sep 01, 2021 10:53 am
Unicorn Warrior wrote:
Tue Aug 31, 2021 2:03 pm


Idk about 89…but I always thought the early 90s LP studios and standards were some of the best I’d played.
OK.
Sorry. Didn’t mean to derail or take away from the NGD. Those early 90s Pauls had always been touted by my circle of friends. I just genuinely didn’t realize the quality was an issue back then. Your NGD is beautiful and it’s giving me GAS for something I didn’t know I wanted. I should have commented with that the first time.
I only had one guitar, Skippy, my Stratocaster, until 1999, so the only Gibsons I'd ever touched were Norlin-era ones. I made an assumption that Gibson was still in the doldrums in '89.
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