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Also, a friend of mine owns 2 good 70s customs.
One is less than 8lbs and made of about 6000 pieces of wood but plays and sounds stunning
I like a lot of 70s Norlin Gibsons and I often prefer them to many modern ones.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Im not knocking modern Gibson reissues but in the early 80's Japan was knocking out some seriously good guitars which are still sleepers IMO.
Likewise about a year ago I had a 90's black LP Custom in stock - Charlie Chandler refret - new wiring loom - new p/ups(can't recall which) and again the final result was a very nice LP
Both were better after various changes - off the shelf some are very mediocre - Yet both the above 2 examples show what can be achieved
Granted many will have played R8 style replicas - In fact looking at recent blogs on FB, more a case of who hasn't played an R8
We all have different size hands and expectations so different LP's will suit different players - Joe Walsh sold a golden era LP, as it was not as good as his other LP, in his opinion - The man who purchased it loved it and it has become one of the most famous and iconic LP's for Mr Page
The perceived wisdom seems to be that the newer Custom Shop guitars (2013 onwards I think) tend to sound better as they no longer have the sheath around the truss rod. The stock Custom Buckers seem to be better than the Burst Buckers that were on them before.
In terms of the regular factory production 2002 to 2006/7 has a good reputation.
Having said that, you can find very good guitars from most years, and others that are less good.