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The best thing about it, which I stipulated, is that it has his name on it. The first one didn't and it never sat right with me.
It isn't a true replica however because it has a different jack plate so it doesn't break every two minutes.
I own a lot of great guitars but this is the One. It had mojo before I even opened the case. The guy that made it is a great luthier and a monster guitar player. You get his soul with his builds. His mentor makes the best replica's on the planet. They go back to childhood.
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I build guitars because I love guitars, I am currently building a few les paul styles for the very same reason... but the idea of making an exact replica doesn't appeal at all, I will leave that to others. I want guitars that have a passing resemblance to those vintage originals, but offer something different
I do like to understand how and why they did things back in the golden age, I don't feel tied to it for the ones I build myself
I don't get it when people care more about the plastic than playability or tone.
I don't get it when they focus purely on wood species without considering the variability inherent in that species or giving any thought to the grain structure of an individual piece
I don't get it when they talk about PAF tone or capacitor types without considering how variable those things actually are.
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Yes. I can vouch for this.
We were even in the same music shop together earlier this week.
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No, but stocks were better 60 years ago because larger trees were available. Its not the age of the wood, its the individual qualities of each piece.... You can find the same on new wood, but it takes some searching as there is more crap out there.
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In terms of modern replicas I think that the pricing of the best luthier built examples reflects all those man hours and attention to small aesthetic details more than basic build. Those aesthetic things (correct lacquer, correct ‘hue’ and colour of plastics, correct binding) all go to the ‘mojo’ of the guitar above all and cost time and money to get perfect.
My Tokai LS1 R4 doesn’t have the mojo of my Jaeger makeover, let alone an original 54. But it remains the best playing and sounding GT that I’ve ever played, eclipsing even vintage examples that I’ve had the pleasure of playing (two 54s, a 55 and a 56).
The best modern luthiers could get me closer in terms of ‘mojo’ for several extra grand but in terms of basic construction and primary tone aren’t necessarily going to be any ‘better’ than very well made factory built examples (I’m thinking Fujigen / Tokai rather than Nashville Gibson).
To my mind the ‘boutique’ nature of finely built modern replicas is somewhat at odds with the true nature of an original burst. The originals were built by skilled craftsmen and women but not by individuals. They were priced as a premium product - but they were BMWs not Rolls-Royces. By contrast the finest luthier built replicas are much more akin to a Rolls than a BMW.
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Really masterful work....
I have owned most and played most higher end Gibson replicas.
The reason i went for a 59 replica isn't because it had Gibson or Les Paul on the logo. These high end replicas are so much better than even the Gibson True Historic. People who put 7k plus into these guitar, probably don't buy them because they are replicas, or have the logos. They buy them because they are made and built to the highest quality, they use the best types of woods and components. Some of the high end builders make 18 guitars a year and have a 3 year waiting list. They have a 3 year waiting list for a reason.
To me buying a high end replica is like buying a high end Huber. I paid that much because they are that good. If the Bartletts i have or had didn't have the logo, i would still buy one, no problem.