Speaking of flux capacitors...
Hey! You quoted him before he posted it!
Back to the Future indeed...
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Gibson Les Paul Bass
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Back to the Future indeed...
Hey! You quoted him before he posted it!
Back to the Future indeed...
Just some topical fun and games with the edit function.
Those are BEAUTIFUL!!! The weight is what keeps me away though.
If anyone wouldn't mind weighing one, it'd be much appreciated!
Oh, so you went forward to the past did ya now? Hmm, maybe another version for a sequel?Just some topical fun and games with the edit function.
This isn't the oversized body though, correct? I thought 2006 was when they stopped and then brought them back in 2011 (per the article above)? What is the scale length on this one?
Not 100% sure but I think the chambered oversized Standard starting in 2011 is 9.9 pounds.
Gibson.com: Gibson Les Paul Standard Bass
Gibson Announces Les Paul Standard Bass Oversized
2005 note different bridge
Gibson Les Paul Standard Bass 2005 Sunburst | OZGUITARSALES
note the body difference on these compared to the 2011 onward
SOLD - 1994 Gibson Les Paul Standard Premium Plus Bass (LPB-3) 5-string
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The above link says 5 kilos for the 1997 model. That is 11.02 lbs
Gibson Les Paul Bass
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2015 LP Memphis
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I had a Les Paul in the 70s, I thought it was a Triumph but I'm told it was a recording, I broke it after 2 weeks, I was gutted, it took me months to save up for.
The oversized body was only made between 2011 and 2013, it's a crying shame Gibson discontinued it as it was the best of them design-wise I think, a tad on the heavy side if that worries you (not me) between 10+lbs and as much as 14lbs depending on the wood and even chambered there is a lot of it in that body at 63mm thick in the centre, even at the edges it is 49mm thick, a good mass of wood to get that solid tone out.
These are two I'm in the process of making
The oversized body was only made between 2011 and 2013, it's a crying shame Gibson discontinued it as it was the best of them design-wise I think, a tad on the heavy side if that worries you (not me) between 10+lbs and as much as 14lbs depending on the wood and even chambered there is a lot of it in that body at 63mm thick in the centre, even at the edges it is 49mm thick, a good mass of wood to get that solid tone out.
These are two I'm in the process of making
Hope you find it! Be great to have the full trio. Can't think why famous bass players don't use them. A mate of mine reckoned the bass player in Europe did but not found any vids of this.
