[strong]Gibson Custom Southern Rock Tribute 1959 Les Paul [/strong]

Gibson Custom is proud to stand up as the first guitar maker to pay tribute to an influential genre of music, while supporting an extremely worthy cause at the same time. The new Southern Rock Tribute 1959 Les Paul entirely captures the look, feel, and tone of the guitar that has been at the center of Southern Rock since its origination in the late 1960s, while proceeds from the sales of this extremely Limited Edition will go to benefit members of the music community in need through Music Health Alliance and The Gibson Foundation.

http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-Custom/Southern-Rock-Tribute-1959-Les-Paul.aspx

How do you like that Ibanez? And what do you think of the 53’s and 73’s?

Hey guys ! I’ve ben playin a on starterpack Cort Stratocaster for about a year now. Today i got the oppertunity to buy an Fender strandard stratocaster (MIM) sunburst with a maple fretboard. The seller is my guitarteacher, and he bought this guitar ´2 years ago, I tested in and Everything, not plugged in tho, but i trust the guy. The thing is that he swapped alot of stuff out and pretty much only used the body of the guitar and the 2 front pickups, so he had an AMerican neck on etc etc. He told me that if I was interested he would rebuild the guitar and swap the neck, insert the original parts etc etc.

So my question is, will the fact the he did alot of changes to the guitar in any way compromise it ? For example when he puts it back togheter with all the original parts, is it still the same thing as a guitar that hasnt been tampered with so to speak ? Btw, the guitar is 2 years old, Close to mint condition, and the frets are pretty much untouched. He wanted 300 $ for the guitar.. And im too much of a noob to know wether or not its a good deal, i trust me guy and Everything, but I feel like i wanted to doublecheck with some of you nice folks on the internet 🙂

Sorry for the bad English..

@Bluesmaster89 wrote:

Hey guys ! I’ve ben playin a on starterpack Cort Stratocaster for about a year now. Today i got the oppertunity to buy an Fender strandard stratocaster (MIM) sunburst with a maple fretboard. The seller is my guitarteacher, and he bought this guitar ´2 years ago, I tested in and Everything, not plugged in tho, but i trust the guy. The thing is that he swapped alot of stuff out and pretty much only used the body of the guitar and the 2 front pickups, so he had an AMerican neck on etc etc. He told me that if I was interested he would rebuild the guitar and swap the neck, insert the original parts etc etc.

So my question is, will the fact the he did alot of changes to the guitar in any way compromise it ? For example when he puts it back togheter with all the original parts, is it still the same thing as a guitar that hasnt been tampered with so to speak ? Btw, the guitar is 2 years old, Close to mint condition, and the frets are pretty much untouched. He wanted 300 $ for the guitar.. And im too much of a noob to know wether or not its a good deal, i trust me guy and Everything, but I feel like i wanted to doublecheck with some of you nice folks on the internet 🙂

Sorry for the bad English..

Your English was good, no problem

As far as the guitar being compromised – that will depend on how well he is given to detail when he rebuilds it. If he has good soldering skills and makes certain that its done correctly and if he was careful in storing the parts, you shouldn’t have a problem.
Since he is your teacher, why don’t you ask him to give you a couple of weeks to play the guitar. Pay him for it but have the understanding that you can bring it back to him if something is wrong. Maybe let a friend who is more experienced look at it during that time

Make certain too that you aren’t paying any more for it than you could buy it in a store on online

BTW, where do you live

Thank you for your answer Bluezhawk !

I’m from Sweden, the guitar goes for around 500-600 $ new and bout 400 $ used I think. He wanted 300 $ for the guitar and it has barely been used. So i guess it would be a good deal. I rly hope he does a good job of putting the guitar back togheter etc ! 😀

Good, glad that helped.

If you get it, use the 5 way switch a lot to make sure its soldered well and no noise. Change the volume and tone a lot to see if those pots are dirty and has static. If it has new strings, and it should, it should stay in tune well. Use the trem bar and see if stays in tune when you use that. Etc etc etc

You should know within a couple of days if there is a problem.

And BTW, glad you’re on the forum

Thanks Keith, very kind of u.

I told the guy that I wanted to purchase the guitar so i’d expect it to be in my possesion by the end of next week.
I’ll make sure to take some good pictures of the guitar and maybe even a soundtest and put it up on the forum for you guys !

Sooo very much looking forward to my guitar upgrade, altho my starterpack guitar served me well in many ways I’m steadily starting to
dislike it more and more, funny how that works…

Hey, bought the guitar now, I’ll be getting it by the weeks end, so pics will come then. Its an mexican standard fender stratocaster, sunburst with a maple fretboard. It has some small dings on it etc etc, but all and all in a very good shape, the neck is pretty much new. I got it for 400 dollars, quite more than i had planned, but only cuz he didnt want to go through the trouble of swapping the pickups out, so now i have 2 of the original pickups and a Dimazio “pro track” in the bridge position.

I was woundering about the fretwork on mexican necks, cuz this one was a bit, just a bit not quite “there” regarding the fretwork. I kinda felt the frets then i ran my hand up and down the side of the neck, dunno if this is normal or not ? It wasnt very much, but I thought I could propably just sandpaper them down abit ?

hi bluesmaster

There is a fret file made for this purpose. A repairman might do it cheap, you can ask one for an estimate.
It is common for this to happen, alot of less expencive guitars don’t have the frets finnished very well. Also as an neck ages it may shrink a bit.

If your going to have a go at it yourself use some tape around the neck in the fret areas to protect it. Theres lots on UTube and the net on fretwork.

Congrats on your puchase
Gordon

New Guitar Day coming soon for me. Nothing expensive but I fell in love with one just like her back in the 1960’s. I’ve ordered a Fiesta Red CV Squier Stratocaster “Simon Neil” Model(Who ever he is?) LOL. Cost under $500.00 Aust delivered which is a good price. I’ve had a Squier CV Tele 64 Custom for a while now & have been extremely pleased with the quality of it. I upgraded the electrics put a genuine Fender 64 reissue bridge on it & it’s awesome for the money. Just hoping the Strat plays as well as the Tele but from what I’ve read…I won’t be disappointed. To me it will be a Hank B. Marvin guitar ha ha ha…showing my age.

Heya again, so i bought the guitar and its awesome !! One thing Im kinda worried about though. The neck isnt 100 % screwed all the way down to the body, The fit is more or less perfect so no gaps on the sides etc. But undearneath, where the screws goes in. You can see that the neck isnt toucing the body. The first 2 screws closest to the body, is rly tight . but the other 2 screws closest 2 the headstock isnt that tight. which creates a bit of a gap. I can put a creditcard in there about a few mm in. Hopefully u guys understand what i mean.. Its not a bad fit, just that the screws didnt push the guitar body and neck 100 % togheter, theres a small gap between not, not all the way in, just a few cm…

Hi Bluesmaster89. It’s quite common for shims to be inserted between the neck & the body in the neck pocket to make fine adjustments to the neck angle. I wouldn’t go tightening it up thinking that it was just loose. If you have a concern about it, take it up with your teacher that sold it to you. I’m sure he’ll explain what he’s done if he knows anything about guitars & can put your mind at rest. If you are at all concerned & worried about it, then you will always be less than happy with your purchase.

Cheers

With the part number on the back of a fender, is there a library, where you can check out details about that number.

mw

I think you mean the serial Number. About all you can find out is date of manufacture & that’s not always easy to do. It depends on where it was made ie U.S., Mexico, Japan. I have a 1979 Japanese Fender Stratocaster & there is a register on-line that lists the serial numbers used for which year. Fender don’t keep those records (that I know of) but enthusiasts can be counted on for collecting that sort of information. There are also books available on many Strats & Tele’s. which give details on how to identify your guitar from the details of it.

Sorry Mike i meant serial number. Its stamped on the front;

Fender “Telecaster” made in USA, serial number is Z3019007

mw

Well it seems Fender do keep a dating register. Here it is: http://www.fender.com/en-AU/support/articles/u-s-instruments-product-dating/
It seems your Tele was made in 2003.
Cheers

Thanks for that, and 2003, how old am i i thought i’d bought this about 20 years ago, now only 11 years ago……ouch. I know i bought my Hohner 40 years ago as i have the invoice somewhere.

mw

Mike, just logged on to Fender support but;

Search results for: Z3019007
There are no articles matching your search!
There are no articles matching your search. Please adjust your search and try again.

no trace.

mw

You might have to try searching yourself. Z is for the new millennium & the following number is the year ie Z3 = 2003

Thanks Mike, that’s enough info.

Cheers

mw

I have a 1984 American-made Fender Strat Plus that I love to play. I have had it checked from time to time by an experienced guitar repair guy and it always gets an A+. The neck is still straight as an arrow. I have heard both pro and con about Mexican and Japanese made Fenders. But, for me, you get what you pay for!

Just picked up this Hagstrom Viking Deluxe. I was looking at the various Epiphone hollow bodies but decided I wanted to try something a little bit different. Looked around online and only heard good things about these guys so I went for it. Got the 15% off deal on Musician’s Friend for presidents day, ended up costing less than the Epiphone Sheraton II I had been lookin at forever. So far I love it. Only have some minor complaints. She sounds awesome and the neck is sweeeeeet.

Does anyone have experience with the parker fly’s? the idea of acoustic and electric tones is interesting. Thanks

@Srkmarine1101 wrote:

Just picked up this Hagstrom Viking Deluxe. I was looking at the various Epiphone hollow bodies but decided I wanted to try something a little bit different. Looked around online and only heard good things about these guys so I went for it. Got the 15% off deal on Musician’s Friend for presidents day, ended up costing less than the Epiphone Sheraton II I had been lookin at forever. So far I love it. Only have some minor complaints. She sounds awesome and the neck is sweeeeeet.

Very nice guitar, Hagstrom has a great reputation of quality

@6stringer wrote:

G&L Detroit Muscle Series Fallout R/T

Check out the video. Sure like the color.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7n8Wt57eny8

That’s a fun little G&L thanks for sharing!

Does anyone own a Reverend? I own one and for the most part am happy with it. My only complaint is the neck is a tad chunky for my taste. I love the pickups though.