holy CRAP -- the best quilt top ever

[dbw]

Look at this unbelievable ONE PIECE quilt top... I don't think I've seen a top this nice anywhere.  It's just perfect... 

http://www.mylespaul.com/forums/other-les-pauls/8428-prestige-heritage-standard-lp-wow.html

 

[Mor Paul]

Wow! That's right up there with your LP  :laughing7:

 

[Nando Vallart]

Love the top and finish

 

[GoDrex]

$600 for that... :icon_scratch:  I wonder what's wrong with it hehehe  :laughing7:  Seriously though that's a really nice quilt top.

 

[Nando Vallart]

$600 for that... :icon_scratch:  I wonder what's wrong with it hehehe  :laughing7:  Seriously though that's a really nice quilt top.

Just saw it now, well it's not a Gibson and probably is Korean, etc...
But it still looks good

 

[GoDrex]

they list for 1450 - - I wonder how he got it for 600 :icon_scratch:

 

[DocNrock]

Wait until you see the V2 I ordered.  :icon_biggrin:

 

[DangerousR6]

For a one piece top it is quite astounding. But I wouldn't say the best ever.... :binkybaby:

 

[Nando Vallart]

they list for 1450 - - I wonder how he got it for 600 :icon_scratch:

I (mis)understood as he was selling it for 600 :laughing7:

 

[dbw]

Those guitars are really cheap on eBay.  Many of them have nice tops but THAT one is nuts...

 

[nathan a]

That does look pretty nice. Big fat quilties, not tiny ones. It comes across as less busy, to my eyes.

 

[stubhead]

The work on the fret ends is really, really nice - near-perfect little "half-hotdog" shape. If they're leveled as well as they're rounded, that's gonna be one comfortable guitar. arty07:

I have a $200 Ibanez GAX70 I got in trade for lessons that has bee-yoo-tiful fret ends - it's one of the most important things you can do for a guitar. There must be some kind of Fret-O-Matic machine that just makes a lucky pass - some days. :toothy12:

&, there are traditions of fine craftsmanship in just about every country on the Asian continent; I guess it depends on the specs and investments that the owner company makes.

 

[dbw]

Well the owner might have had it setup.  The fretwork does look nice

 

[riverbluff]

That is a great looking guitar.

I have a Korean made LP and at first glance it looks great and it has a nice tone, just don't remove any of the covers.  It seems they drilled 3 holes to install one screw.  Also, that inlays and bindings have turnd different colours and all the finish has come off the bridge and tuners. 

So after 2 years it looked like a 50 year old guitar.

In its defense, it still plays and sounds great.

V/R
Bill

 

[Nick Ellingworth]

I once had a Korean LP clone, it sounded better than anything else in my price range at the time (£200-£250) and felt fantastic but after a year it started to fall apart, the binding was coming loose the set neck started to wobble and the tuners had packed up. Despite all that I got £50 for it.