whoa, check this Paul

SKATE RAT · December 09, 2009, 08:04:09 PM

i found this on TB. its a 07 paul special with a metal front and crazy pups.very cool.

OldManC · December 09, 2009, 08:32:16 PM

I like that. Those look like four Charlie Christian pickups which is what 60's Thunderbird pickups were based on (if I remember correctly). Zemaitis lives!

Dave W · December 09, 2009, 10:08:32 PM

Was this originally a real Gibson?

Charlie Christian pickups aren't like the original T-birds. The Charlie Christian has a steel blade with the magnets beneath, same general principle as the current TB Plus. On the 60s T-birds the blades are magnets.

OldManC · December 09, 2009, 11:45:50 PM

Ah, thanks for the clarification, Dave.

TBird1958 · December 09, 2009, 11:50:37 PM

It has a whole flock of chicken head knobs too

Iome · December 10, 2009, 12:48:38 AM

Hmm.... looks like a Les Panzer, it's bullet proof. Love the tune o' matic bridge

Basvarken · December 10, 2009, 01:51:25 AM

Kinda cool. It needs a flowery engraving though...

doombass · December 10, 2009, 03:49:11 AM

Cool! It was probably one of the last edition LP's with the faded concept finish and regular TB Plus pups. The metal front hides the old ABM bridge holes.

godofthunder · December 10, 2009, 05:31:59 AM

I like it ! I wonder how it sounds ?

drbassman · December 10, 2009, 06:17:09 AM

Can't decide if I like it or not. A little too much metal for me.

SKATE RAT · December 10, 2009, 07:13:50 AM

Quote from: Dave W on December 09, 2009, 10:08:32 PM
Was this originally a real Gibson?

Charlie Christian pickups aren't like the original T-birds. The Charlie Christian has a steel blade with the magnets beneath, same general principle as the current TB Plus. On the 60s T-birds the blades are magnets.

yeah it's a 2007 Gibson Les Paul body,neck and tuners,i got from the "Gibson club" thread on TB

uwe · December 10, 2009, 10:47:42 AM

That means it has the bass pup a little closer to the neck than the previous LP basses had.

Highlander · December 10, 2009, 10:58:13 AM

Nice... nothing wrong with a nice slice of METAL...

Iome · December 10, 2009, 02:45:29 PM

Quote from: uwe on December 10, 2009, 10:47:42 AM
That means it has the bass pup a little closer to the neck than the previous LP basses had.

Was that an improvement in your opinion?

uwe · December 10, 2009, 03:13:35 PM

I think it looks better and should in theory bring more bass, but the last run faded don't offer any more bass than my first run passive three knob 1992 LPB-1 which has the bass pup further back. Perhaps when the last run model has similarly aged, it will sound bassier.