SOLD - Gibson LP Traditional 2009 - £1350

JMS96

This one was bought 4 year ago, second hand from  Express Music in Coventry. It’s been a great guitar, but after trying a long time, I just don’t think I get on with Les Pauls and want to try something else.

It has a crazy flamed top, with great colours and very unique figuring. It is very bright and resonant unplugged and light for a modern Les Paul at 8.6lb (3.9kg). It has the stock Classic ‘57 and Classic '57 plus pickups.

The only changes to this guitar are cosmetic changes to the hardware - a chrome to nickel replacement as follows:

Faber Nashville to ABR-1 conversion bridge in aged* nickel
Faber lightweight aluminium tailpiece in aged* nickel
Raw nickel pickup covers
Gibson gold knobs
*ageing is pretty subtle here - I recon more NOS, and in keeping with the raw nickel PU covers.

All obviously easily reversible, and all original chrome parts and speed knobs are included in the sale, along with OHSC.

I’m looking for £1,350 plus shipping (or collection from Sevenoaks, or reasonably close (eg London), exchange). 

daisie_guitar

"This is a Traditional Plus. It has a crazy flamed top, with great colours and very unique figuering."

If only technology allowed us to share pictures over the internet... 

JMS96

Honestly..... I'm trying! Wasn't meant to post this until I got the pictures embedded. This website has a habit of making me feel like a right technophobe... I know there's loads of threads about how to embed pics, but seriously, it's not working for me!!

HOORAY! Now done.

DrCornelius

Wow what a beautiful top on that 

deadgrateful

JMS96 said:

Honestly..... I'm trying! Wasn't meant to post this until I got the pictures embedded. This website has a habit of making me feel like a right technophobe... I know there's loads of threads about how to embed pics, but seriously, it's not working for me!!

HOORAY! Now done.

Don’t worry, I have to look the instructions up every time I post an ad. Beautiful top! GLWTS

Amberburst59

Pm'd

JMS96

Listing modified as I'm now not sure whether this is weight relieved or not. This website suggests it is

http://www.gibsontraditional.com/models/gibson-les-paul-standard-traditional-2008/

daisie_guitar

JMS96 said:

Listing modified as I'm now not sure whether this is weight relieved or not.

It is weight relieved, with the "traditional" method: https://www.themusiczoo.com/blogs/news/a-guide-to-gibson-weight-relief

JMS96

Thanks Daisie! This entry in the Gibson forum seems to confirm this (Gibson customer services confirms full specs at the bottom of the post.

https://forum.gibson.com/topic/129292-2009-les-paul-traditional-neck-wood/

JMS96

Bump

sawyer

Stunner! Nice vintage vibe.

JMS96

Back up

JMS96

Back up again!

hollywoodrox

Bargain , good luck with the sale  it’s a real treasure

Teyeplayer

My word that is a wonderful bit of grain and flame. Glwts

JMS96

Bump...

Sharky77

I have a Suhr Classic T Antique up for sale on here if you'd be interested in a trade? It would require a bit of cash your way but I'm only 20 mins from Sevenoaks 

JMS96

That looks lovely, but it’s not for me, I’m afraid. Thanks. 

mattdavis

Sorry to ask a non purchase question but I have a v similar 2012 Traditional and have been contemplating changing the chrome parts to aged versions. Did you notice any significant change in tone/playability with the replacement bridge and tailpiece?
GLWTS - these are absolutely cracking guitars. 

JMS96

mattdavis said:

Did you notice any significant change in tone/playability with the replacement bridge and tailpiece?

None at all, but then again I wasn’t looking for it. Someone with better ears might have noticed something, but I didn’t and I was really only after a change in look.

What did change the tone a lot was playing with the pickup heights. I suppose anyone who knows Les Pauls will know this, but I lowered the pickups quite a bit, and it opened the tone a lot - more airy and bright.

JMS96

Bump