Inherited a Vintage 52 Telecaster.

[Royal]

In reflection on Jeff Beck and his Gibson with uncovered humbuckers, here it is and the story behind it.
Spotlight on the Jeff Beck 1954 Les Paul Oxblood from Gibson Custom

It is being reproduced by Gibson in very limited numbers. The first 50 will be played personally by Jeff beck and also Autographed by him as well. You can own one if you have enough money.

[bferris19]

I own a Les Paul Standard, circa 1991; beautiful wine red color (the only one I've ever seen lefthanded in that wood finish,) and I can attest that while it sounds great and is very versatile it is DAMN HEAVY!!! After a four hour gig I feel like I need traction! Lately I'm thinking of selling her and moving to a Strat.

[Royal]

Wow, sounds a real beauty. Being that color, could it be a Les Paul Custom?

As I understand it, the newer Les Paul standards are chambered. I suppose this removes a little of the weight. I have held one at Guitar center and even being chambered they are still heavy. No I did not play it, I did not want to embarrass myself in public. Instead I asked one of the guys in the store if he could demo it for me. He plugged it in to a Peavey Valveking and played it on the clean channel then dirtied it up a bit. Awesome guitar. And I must say, I was very much impressed with that Peavey Amp. To me it sounded just as good as the Marshalls they had sitting in there, and at a price the average Joe could afford. The guy at guitar center said that for the most part Peaveys are under rated, and Peavey gives you a lot for your money. I believe it, cause he had that amp set only a level 2 and it was really LOUD! He took it from clean to crunch and ran it through the overdrive channels with that Gibson. Until then My dream setup was a Les Paul standard with a Marshal JVM half stack. Now, I still want the Gibson, but feel I would be just as happy with a ValveKing even in the 212 combo instead of a half stack.

My wife bought me a strat for my Birthday a little over a year ago, but I kind of set it aside as I got tired of her telling me I was annoying and to turn it down. LOL. I am just using a Fender GDEC junior amp with only 15 watts of transistorized power. Nothing like a tube amp and not very loud at all. But it is good enough to learn with.
Since I got the Tele, I have started practicing again, only when the Mrs. isn't home. My Calusses are coming back.

[mcquinn]

You wouldn't beleive all the studio and instrument stuff I haveI don't bother with for that reason.They don't like it for sure when you play the same chop over and over trying to get it perfect.