Green LP spec' ?

Fishboy7

I keep on coming back and looking at this.

https://www.coda-music.com/gibson-custom-les-paul-special-single-cut-kerry-green-gh.html

I think it looks absolutely stunning.   Do have impeccable taste or should I go to specsavers??

OilCityPickups

I spent some of my happiest playing years using a LP Special ... and I actually really like that solid colour thing :-)
So 'good taste'.

Kittyfrisk

I'm liking that colour a lot. Very 'seafoamy-ish' vibe.
Needs a pickup selector tip cover though but...

ICBM

It looks blue to me .

And it would look much better with a black headstock face, even if you don’t think the cream plastic and gold hardware is hideous.

But if you like it, it’s up to you...

Just make really sure you do, or you’ll take a big loss selling it, even starting from that price.

Kittyfrisk

It's not blue...it's gold 

stimpsonslostson

I can see why they've knocked £1400 off. Sorry. 

LP Specials should be TV Yellow. It's a rule. ;-)

Garthy

stimpsonslostson said:

I can see why they've knocked £1400 off. Sorry. 

LP Specials should be TV Yellow. It's a rule. ;-)

It’s still £1400 more than I’d be prepared to pay for it.

darthed1981

Fishboy7 said:

I think it looks absolutely stunning.   Do have impeccable taste or should I go to specsavers??

Don't ask us, we will just tell you what we think...

It isn't my thing, but I also was bored silly by the R8 mania here last year.

But, if you have 2k to spare, and it will make you happy, then I'd go for it, life is short mate

Fishboy7

Yeah, I think this is one that needs to be seen in the flesh first

springhead

I quite like it.  I've owned and played a special for a long time now and associate them with blues and rock, so to see one in a colour you perhaps associate more with lighter genres is odd.  However that can work - play it through a dirty amp at a blues jam or rock gig!

BeardyAndy

Im with you on the looks but you could save yourself £1900 and buy an Epiphone Les Paul SL 

http://www.epiphone.com/Products/Electrics/Les-Paul/Les-Paul-SL.aspx

RandallFlagg

if you like it , get it. Life's too short.

dazzajl

I really like the look of that and I don’t usually like much with gold hardware. It is more than I’d currently ever thinking of paying for it but cost is all relative 

pmbomb

Sweet. I take it Kerry Green is the colour, not a player I should know about?

bodhi

Personally, I really like that - a lot.

But high end guitars which deviate from the norm can be a double-edged sword when it comes to resale value.

rossi

ridiculous price for a slabby bodied plank

Wonky

That colour belongs in the past in my opinion.  Auggghhh!  But with that said, if it floats ya boat, do it man.

tony99

other option is to buy a cheap LP spesh and refinish it in that colour scheme

Whitecat

Love it. Almost pulled the trigger on it myself but am over-sorted for hardtails at the moment...

Revolting1

Blimey

           Err

                Go and play it

                                         

pmbomb

yeah, but two thousand quid.