Old news, and looks wrong...I know...but I want one!

fretfinder

I'll expect this lot to be sold by close of play then!  

http://www.dv247.com/guitars/gibson-1957-les-paul-custom-single-pickup-ebony--79699

http://www.themusiczoo.com/product/20858/Gibson-Custom-Shop-58-Les-Paul-Single-Pickup-Electric-Guitar-Bourbon-Burst-/

http://www.themusiczoo.com/category/1590/Gibson-Custom-Shop-Electric-Guitars/3

John_P

fretfinder said:

I'll expect this lot to be sold by close of play then!  

http://www.dv247.com/guitars/gibson-1957-les-paul-custom-single-pickup-ebony--79699

http://www.themusiczoo.com/product/20858/Gibson-Custom-Shop-58-Les-Paul-Single-Pickup-Electric-Guitar-Bourbon-Burst-/

r L

http://www.themusiczoo.com/category/1590/Gibson-Custom-Shop-Electric-Guitars/3

They all look good to me and better with the tunematic bridge - If I had the cash and was looking for another singlecut I'd be tempted.

Skipped

I have given a lot of thought to this when we have discussed these guitars in the past.     B-)

There is a reason why the first picture looks good but just wrong in some way. It's not the bridge IMO. It is the pickup.
Our eyes are not expecting to see an oblong shaped humbucker in a tall ring and it can never look "right".
What it needs is a single P90 with wings (dog ear cover). Of course the plastic casing will need to follow the top curve. Doing this aftermarket is not going to hide the humbucker route (?) so we will probably have to wait for Gibson. I am not sure about the exact colour of the P90 or the exact position of the P90. Put it in the wrong place and you might as well put a giant turd on the guitar.
I think flame top is right and it would be harder to fool the eye into believing that a Classic design has been invented or "found"  if the guitar is gold.

There might be a case for a small "junior style" pickguard following the top carve. Somebody clever will crack this design and we will all desire one more than we can imagine.

Edit: Another thought. The plastic shim/surround (Lollar) that you sometimes see on a dog-ear p90 would probably cover the humbucker route. And the slightly larger profile might be a design trick that works. Still be better to have the option to choose the pickup location from scratch.

Bidley

Yep, no problems now @monquixote

Digging the single-bucker LP, by the way. Like a posh junior.

frankus

if the pickup was in the neck position I think I'd love it.

Trotter

fretfinder said:

I'll expect this lot to be sold by close of play then!  

http://www.dv247.com/guitars/gibson-1957-les-paul-custom-single-pickup-ebony--79699

http://www.themusiczoo.com/product/20858/Gibson-Custom-Shop-58-Les-Paul-Single-Pickup-Electric-Guitar-Bourbon-Burst-/

http://www.themusiczoo.com/category/1590/Gibson-Custom-Shop-Electric-Guitars/3

not a white, single p90 custom there at all...  

DartmoorHedgehog

A normal Junior looks better IMO.  That one looks too posh for the minimalist set-up or something.

midlifecrisis

I love the look of them, I would love it more without any knobs, or maybe just a volume knob.

DrBob

fretfinder;277754" said:

All those who 'like it', would you actually buy one with your own money? Thought not.

Were I not teetering on the brink of starting a Jazzmaster build to go with the La Cab build that's already in progress then yes, prompted by this thread I think I would be talking to @GSPBASSES about having a body & neck made with a wraparound bridge that I would then be sending to @lamf68 for a heavy relic'ed Inverness Green over Brown back finish before firing it off to @Felineguitars for fitting one of his new ASL 84 pickups & a hell of a setup.

And then I would hang it off the longest available strap & riff out

FelineGuitars

Yes - the ASL PAF84 is a bit of a beast!

Been rocking one out today in #9 Lion