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Topic: Joe's Signature Les Paul Debut

I posted a review of last night's show with a couple of shots of Joe using his new signature guitar for the first time. Very nice!

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Re: Joe's Signature Les Paul Debut

I sure hope that when Gibson rolls out Joe's signature LP they include a lower priced option for us poor working stiffs who can't cough up $5K or more for a VOS Goldtop.  Maybe a (cough) Epiphone Elitist version? I could go a grand if I had to...

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I just want to know why it's a goldtop.  Where are the flames ??

Goldtops all look the same, gold.  Seemed like a good idea at the time, but it's been done to death.

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passionfingers wrote:

I just want to know why it's a goldtop.  Where are the flames ??

Goldtops all look the same, gold.  Seemed like a good idea at the time, but it's been done to death.

done to death?  Sunburst strat w/white pickguard and maple neck has been done to death!
at least goldtops still turn heads. i guess it just depends...

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NPB_EST.1979 wrote:
passionfingers wrote:

I just want to know why it's a goldtop.  Where are the flames ??

Goldtops all look the same, gold.  Seemed like a good idea at the time, but it's been done to death.

done to death?  Sunburst strat w/white pickguard and maple neck has been done to death!
at least goldtops still turn heads. i guess it just depends...

So do sunburst strats with maple necks and white pick guards!! smile even more so for me when they look like they have been used tongue

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NPB_EST.1979 wrote:
passionfingers wrote:

I just want to know why it's a goldtop.  Where are the flames ??

Goldtops all look the same, gold.  Seemed like a good idea at the time, but it's been done to death.

done to death?  Sunburst strat w/white pickguard and maple neck has been done to death!
at least goldtops still turn heads. i guess it just depends...

Actually, this guitar does look pretty different from most goldtops I've seen. The black back and hardware give it a different look. At first I wasn't crazy about the idea of all the black, but seeing it in person, changed my mind. I love it.

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Goldtops look great!

Some folks may remember a song from 1979 by Snowy White called Bird Of Paradise?  (free beer to anyone who can remember the small controvery it was partially responsible for around about 1985).

Here's a clip of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBXTNAdvGKI

Snowy uses a lovely goldtop on that.....and I always liked it because of the black hardware. Well, there's a few differences, but it's still a good looking guitar.

Looking forward to the JB sig model.....wonder what it'll cost?

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I always liked the burst les pauls until i played a56 goldtop w/ p-90s. thats my next guitar.

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Bender wrote:

Goldtops look great!
Looking forward to the JB sig model.....wonder what it'll cost?

I think they're talking about $3300 or so.

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So here in the uk we are looking at £2k + sad

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Not gonna argue about teh Strat thing being ubiquitous.

I remember the Snowy White song, don't know what the controversy was, so I miss out on the beer.
there has been some stuff in teh guitar press lately about his ancient goldtop though, though I might have seen something at the LP forum too.
Black backs are usually Stingers, are they not ??

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passionfingers wrote:

Not gonna argue about teh Strat thing being ubiquitous.

I remember the Snowy White song, don't know what the controversy was, so I miss out on the beer.
there has been some stuff in teh guitar press lately about his ancient goldtop though, though I might have seen something at the LP forum too.
Black backs are usually Stingers, are they not ??

If you listen to Bird Of Paradise, its a little/ a lot (depends upon who you ask) reminscent of Dire Straits 'Brothers In Arms'.....a song which came out a few years after the Snowy white song.

Some people said it was coincidence, some said Knopfler had 'borrowed' bits of the song....but have a listen to them on youtube and see what you think.