Thanks for the input! and the views.

thanks!

So McGroot I heard that as well even with beats headphones sick either way

Completely agree

@@MOBontv agree

Agreed sounded really close

Thanks so much! Yes, all the pieces create the whole. Appreciate the support

Definitely! Great note and thanks for chiming in.

my pleasure! thanks for watching

for sure she is! thanks for watching

Absolutely! Thanks for the comment and watching.

BUT EVEN BACK IN EARLY 60s THE 59' WAS KILLER THEN SO I DON'T BELIEVE IT'S ALL IN THE AGE MABYE SOME YES ESPECIALLY IF DIFFERENT WOODS WERE USED?? IDK ABOUT THAT EITGER. I'D LOVE TO KNOW ALL THE DIFFERENCES OF THE HIGHLY PRIZED 59s' IE JIMMI PAGES LES PAUL.. ??? ANYONE HELP ??? LOL

@@andrewnuzzo7919 The Original LP's. (& Other Gibson's) Used Honduran Mahogany & Brazilian Rosewood. Now BANNED from import. Via "The Lacy Act" & the CITES Treaty. There is still SMALL Quantities discovered in long forgotten luthier's stash. But... of course it's Expensive, & Must be Documented.

The wood makes no difference to an electric guitar. This has been proven to hell and back at this point..

absolutely! Thanks for watching

Thanks Matt! Appreciate the support...

Nice! What a great guitar should do to ya. Keep on hitting it

crazy right? That guitar is very special indeed. Thanks for watching

Thanks Bill! Love that guitar too. Thanks for watching

thank you! They are definitely aggressive which I like.

For sure! Not all old ones are magic, this one clearly is. But i love them all. Different tones for different jobs/songs. Thanks for watching

thanks! The clarity of danger is insane. Love mine too. Thanks for watching

@@MOBontv i wanna party with mine.

My amp and that guitar, homer for sure. Thanks for watching

Absolutely! Thanks for watching

Thanks so much! Was an honor to play a real burst. I appreciate the watch and the comment

@@MOBontv I've only been fortunate enough to play a handful of actual Bursts and only a couple really stood out from the others that I can recall and they were all different from each other. They all felt and sounded old though, There's really no other way to describe it. They all had a loose, almost rickety feel to them that translated to the way they sounded. That feel and tone can be found in a number of R's, but certainly not all of them. It's fumy how you always hear about "the great '59 or '58 Burst", but you never hear about the ones that aren't so great. However, I think any guitar will get at least marginally better the older it gets and the more it gets played. The better ones just get played more!

Thanks so much! Yes wrecks are very unique and my favorite for sure! Appreciate the support

Thanks! I wish I owned it. Ha. Appreciate the support here. Cheers

Whose is it?

thanks so much! I appreciate you watching and the kind words

Absolutely. And yes my R8 with the voodoo's sounds killer too. God bless Peter Florance and may he rest in piece. Thanks for watching!

P.S. Great video! The original '59 definitely sounded much more appealing to my ears, but all four were outstanding!

Dude the custom shop opened in the 90s somebody lied too you

@@granvillefriel1877 True, but non-historic Les Paul Customs were not made in the 'Custom Shop' until 2004. Look it up. Before that, they were made in the "Gibson USA" factory.

@@Strelnikov10 Dude true historic don't come with 490 pickups they should come with burst buckers and it's never wait relived somebody ripped you off dude . 490 are hotter pick up burst buckers are supposed too be like the paf

@@granvillefriel1877 Read my post, buddy. I never said I have a "True Historic" LP Custom. I said I have a "Non-Historic" (or standard production modern Les Paul Custom). Non- Historic LP Customs have the 490R/498T pickup combo, they have since the 90's. They have gone through a number of weight relief patterns over the years. From Gibson: "In 2004, Gibson moved construction of the Les Paul Custom to its Nashville Custom Shop." Satisfied? Go and read the history before you tell people they have fake guitars.

Thanks! Appreciate the input here and the views

thanks for watching

Thanks Tom!

Wow, thanks! Love Koss. Yeah man, that guitar is special for sure. Thanks for watching!

Hard to top the original for sure. Thanks for watching and chiming in!

thanks! Been playing the snot out of it since I bought it in 2002. Thanks for watching!

Thanks! Headphones tells all, or killer speakers. That les paul is super special for sure. Thanks for watching and supporting!

thanks!

Agreed! Love mine.

good ears! Felt the same to me in the room. I love all my historics, like you said, proud to own and go to work with them. Thanks for watching!

Thanks Chris! Much appreciated my friend.

thank you

totally understand. I wish I had that old one, but my reissues are great too. Happy to have them and be where I am. Thanks for watching

My Les Paul is a wine red 10 lb 2006 LP Classic that I bought for $650 off Craigslist in Hawaii. I totally gutted it and replaced everything but the frets. Made a bone nut from scratch. Kluson tuning machines. Made a vintage spec wiring harness with good wire, pots, and bumblebee caps. Faber bridge and tailpiece. Sheptone PAF clones. Afterwards, I had my buddy bring his 59 over so we could A/B mine and his through my vintage Marshall JMP 50. My Classic sounds SO close to my friend's real 59. (When I say "close" I don't mean identical. They both have unique tonal qualities, of course. I just mean close in overall sound quality/response)..and for the type of music I play, mine actually sounds better. The singer in my band has an early Custom Shop '58 reissue LP (with Sheptones in it). I like it better than my other friend's real 59 - playability, tone - just all around. Real '59s are special guitars and holy shit, I'd love to own one! ..but you don't *really* NEED one to get that tone. You don't even really need a R9. You can get very close by just doing what I did. FInd a nice LP that plays/resonates well and gut it. (Which in total, cost me about $1,500) I do wish mine had a nice fat neck on it, though. That's one of *many* things that I really don't like about Classics. I've also done the same thing to my SG standard. Sounds just as good as any vintage SG I've played or worked on. AMAZING tone. I have under $1k total invested in that guitar. I beefed up a couple clients' Traditionals this way too. They sounded AWESOME! My SG sounded decent before I gutted it. Nothing special. My Classic sounded like absolute DOGSHIT. Now they're my go to guitars in the studio. There's definitely something to be said for how wood ages, though. I have an old '65 Gibson acoustic. I've played about 20 of them from the same 64-65 time frame and the only two that ever sounded good were mine and another one belonging to a client. Both guitars spent their whole "lives" here in Hawaii and both sound wonderful. I think the consistent year round heat, salt, and humidity aged them in a special way. ...but IMO, most of what you're hearing in an electric guitar is electronics and the unique touch of the player him/herself. Then amp. Then hardware and wood. The wood matters, but not nearly as much as people think. Pickups and amp choice are the biggest chunks of the pie. (Again, IMO) All that being said, though - I've played a couple '59s that were absolutely magical and couldn't be compared to anything else. They're kinda like old Marshall amps. Every one of them is slightly different. Lol ..and I could *definitely* hear a difference in the "Danger Burst" in this video. Way more clear and airy and great compression. '59s really are magical. :)

If you're listening for the difference then you truly have no idea.

yes for sure. All the pieces of the puzzle. Thanks for watching

thanks so much. That paul is definitely special. Thanks for watching

thank you! I agree

for sure! thanks

Yes, new ones seem to be a bit hotter. Amazing how hard it is to replicate the old ones. Thanks for watching

@@MOBontv No it’s not. Just grab a set of Amber Spirit of 59 pickups, Wizz or others that make early paf replicas.

Definitely can feel it and hear it in the room. I wish the capture was more transparent, all I can say is there's a pretty big difference. Although all the guitars sound great, the original 59 has more air around the notes.

Love the voodoo's! Miss peter so much. He was such a nice soul.

Thanks for listening and chiming in!

thanks! I love that one too. Something odd in the universe about the year 2006. In a great way! thanks for watching

Thanks! I recently changed the pickups in the 06 and its sounding even more like the Danger Burst. Fun experimenting. Thanks for watching

I agree! Thanks for watching

Thank you for watching! Appreciate the comment and the support

Thanks! On of mine was made over too, but under Dave Johnson. Those guys do killer work for sure. But the original just can't be recreated, although close for sure. Nice to have killer historics that I can tour and gig with. Lucky with what I have for sure. Thanks for watching and the great comment!

Thanks Paul! The original is still mind boggling to me. Thanks again for chiming in here

good question. I think they are extra wheel height adjusters to help prevent the bridge from leaning. Been a while since I saw the guitar unclose. I'll have to ask the owner.

Thank you!

for sure. Thanks for watching

True on that. Amazing how that comes out on an old one.

For sure. Big part on the pickups. their to die for, Thanks for watching

They are all great, but man that 59 is special. Thanks for watching

thanks my R8 friend!

for sure. thanks for watching. I just got some new pickups and post that may help them get closer

Love my R8. Best guitar I’ve ever owned.

@@michaelzschoche2746 me too!

for sure. Good ears. Thanks for watching!

thanks so much brother! Appreciate the support. Love that 59

Its again an incredible guitar. It is "THE" tone. The one we all are looking for. No doubt why they are so rare. Joe B is lucky to have a few. Ha.

George L cable with unplated brass ends, Trainwreck Express head into a late 60's Ampeg V4 412 cab with 1968 greenbacks. 30w 014 cones. Thanks for watching!

Thank you! Cheers!

They are definitely different. The old one has such a beautiful taper where the reissues not as much. I've gotten used to bigger necks so I like them all. Not sure which neck Gibson was copying to make reissues, but maybe they should of looked around a bit more. My 2001 Dave johnson make over was definitely cut more closer to the old one.

What about the 60th anniversary ones that came out in 2019? Tried one?

Totally understand. This 59 was a privilege to just be in the room with it. Hard to capture all its beauty in a video. Thanks for watching

thanks Adam! Pickups definitely a huge part. Gibson has done a great job. Appreciate the comment and the view. All the pickups I'm using are trying to copy the original tone. Trainwrecks are more on the brighter side but that's the chime coming through which they are so famous for.

Thanks Dave! Appreciate all this you sent me. Love to see the guitar when its done. Yeah man, miss Bernie everyday of my life like all that knew him. Keep in touch brother. Thanks for the support here. Much love fellow Bernie student.

thank you! thanks for watching

for sure. They all sound great. No complaints here and they really help my in the studio for different flavors on a record. The original one just sings to me. Thanks for watching!

All true! Appreciate the insight, even I get distracted with looks too. Was an honor to play this guitar, amazing tone indeed. Love my historics too. Thanks for chiming in

Right on! Its a fun journey for sure. Thanks for chiming in!

love that guitar too! thanks for watching

Not familiar with his work. I'll check them out. Thanks for watching

@@MOBontv he’s a popular original les Paul replica builder. I don’t think he makes them anymore. But he was one of the people where it was said that he built closer to actual original Les paul specs, materials, and build techniques than the actual Gibson reissues. Would be interesting to hear what you’d think on some of these famous replicas in comparison to the reissues and real 59s

thanks! Appreciate the watch and comment

Funny you say that. I've had a set on my bench for a year and haven't tried them yet. I will over the holiday and do a video on them.

I just got new pickups for the R9. Its way closer now. Check out some of my videos. Title has Dave Hinson in it. Thanks!

thanks for the insight! My R8 sounds better now then when I bought it. Its on the right track.

definitely. Amazing how transparent it is. Also the amp too. Wrecks reveal the truth to my ears. Thanks for watching

Definite difference right? Depends on the tone you're going for. I love them all! Thanks for watching

haha, thanks John. Appreciate your thoughts too. Anybody know of better pots out there, be happy to look into them.

MOBontv vi pots :)

oh cool. I'll check them out. Thanks @@Glpdb

Hello Matt, what pots are you talking about? I’m running Doyle Coil PAF’s w/ there 59’harness in my 05’ LP Faded, they use the CTS audio taper pots w/ 8%+/- rating they sound pretty dang good to me and are very responsive. I’m glad I stumbled onto ya, very nice playing and what incredible gear you have access to there!!!! Keep pickin’ friend 🎸

thanks so much! I appreciate the words and the support. I just got some Vintage Inspired pots I'm gonna try. I'm actually gonna do a tech video on them for the install and the results. Stay tuned!

Thanks brother! Killer guitar

@@MOBontv It Sure Does Have The, IT

ha, thats funny. And I understand! Thanks for watching

for sure! That thing is crazy good. Thanks for watching

Definitely makes a difference. The Original 59 is 8 even. My Historic R8 01' is 8.3. My Historic 59 01' is 8.7 and 59 06' also 8.7. Not too far off but a different piece of wood is just that. Different. Thanks for watching and chiming in!

@@MOBontv Thanks for the reply :) Wow that 59 is a featherweight! I wonder how many ounces or fraction of ounces it has lost in water since it was built?

haven't tried one, but thanks for the input

They are definitely different. Right guitar for the right job for sure. Thanks for watching!

Not sure what you mean

Thanks Chris! Appreciate the input.

Thanks! My favorite that I won. Appreciate the comment

For sure. Thanks for watching

Definitely! Amazing the differences. What a fun day it was shooting this video. Thanks for watching!