Lets See All Them Axes

[Urizen]

I don't think I'm ever seen an actual Les Paul at the pawn.

I found my Standard at a pawn shop, fully blinged out in gold hardware. I still have the gold plated pickguard and pickups. I found the Kramer at another pawn.

 

[dr*audio]

Here's my Epiphone Sheraton. More to follow.

 

[SOTA]

I refinished this pawnshop special. It is a 1976 LP Custom. When I got it, someone had removed the finish (and the hardware!) with an electric or sander.

Nice work, its definitely a mid 70s LP too...no dot over the "i" in Gibson:thmbsp:

J.R.

 

[Mystic]

1983 re-issue. You can tell because the wood grain is parallel on each side (rather than angled in toward the center on each side).

Gorgeous nonetheless, early 80s Korina V reissues are also excellent players.

 

[ic-racer]

How much was that puppy at the pawn? I don't think I'm ever seen an actual Les Paul at the pawn.

That's beautiful.

I got it for $250. It was very, very rough, but not broken or dropped.

I don't do fret work so here it is after coming back from getting new frets and having 2 new inlays put in the fingerboard.

 

[ic-racer]

I restored the case also, though, I used a brand new case for those earlier posted final pictures.

 

[Fred Sanford]

I restored the case also, though, I used a brand new case for those earlier posted final pictures.

Nice work! I've got an L6-S case I've been staring at for years, I never seem to get started on it. It only took me 20+ years to get the guitar going, the case might get done before I die...

je

 

[Parnelly]

Each and every one of the guitars looks stellar, sweet pics everyone. Ill have to get some pics of my others up. Keep the pics coming.

 

[ic-racer]

It only took me 20+ years to get the guitar going, the case might get done before I die...

I beat you by 10 years. It took me 10 years to get going on that LP, I finally finished it last summer. I wrote it up here but I think you need to subscribe to see the pictures.

 

[opossumcrush]

New member here. Here are some of mine. Oscar schmidt, delta king. Epiphone t-310 with seymour duncans. ESP custom RS. Gibson les paul studio

 

[Urizen]

New member here. Here are some of mine. Oscar schmidt, delta king. Epiphone t-310 with seymour duncans. ESP custom RS. Gibson les paul studio

Welcome to AK!

Nice collection. That ESP is sweet.:thmbsp:

 

[Fred Sanford]

Each and every one of the guitars looks stellar, sweet pics everyone. Ill have to get some pics of my others up. Keep the pics coming.

Oh, I've got plenty of pics of non-sweet-looking guitars, should I start posting them, too?

je

 

[ic-racer]

A few more goodies.
1972 LP Custom
1990's Gibson MIII and BMW M3
Tweed Champ (100% original, including all capacitors)
Gretch/Valco 6v6 amp (recently rebuilt)
Blackface Champ (rebuilt)

 

[Fred Sanford]

Gold Rush

I've posted this pic in another thread, but here's a trio of gold tops- I believe all of them started life as Deluxes. The middle one still lives with a close friend in CA, the other two are long gone.

je

 

[treserious]

Here is my late 90's GIO I picked up on CL for cheap.
I am by no means a guitarist. I picked this up to learn.
It so happens that it is signed by Steve Vai. aside from it being reasonably playable for a cheap axe, the only redeemable feature is the autograph.

behind it is my Marathon practice amp, and my Lafayette cab with a 15" Jensen driver. Still looking for a reasonably priced tube head for that.

 

[ic-racer]

Here are some of my non-solid guitars.

1966 Fender Coronado II
1993 Gibson ES 135
70's Gretsch Tennessean
1970s Ibanez FA 100 (ES135 copy)
1990s Gibson Howard Roberts Fusion III

 

[Fred Sanford]

Here are some of my non-solid guitars.

1966 Fender Coronado II
1993 Gibson ES 135
70's Gretsch Tennessean
1970s Ibanez FA 100 (ES135 copy)
1990s Gibson Howard Roberts Fusion III

Love that 135 with the P90s!

Nice toys...

je

 

[Fred Sanford]

Here is my late 90's GIO I picked up on CL for cheap.
I am by no means a guitarist. I picked this up to learn.
It so happens that it is signed by Steve Vai. aside from it being reasonably playable for a cheap axe, the only redeemable feature is the autograph.

behind it is my Marathon practice amp, and my Lafayette cab with a 15" Jensen driver. Still looking for a reasonably priced tube head for that.

I have almost the exact same Ibanez strat (my "IbaNerf"), and even with all the other great guitars I have here that's the one I reach for the most. It's really become my "utility" guitar. I blocked the trem, cushioned the springs so they didn't ring anymore, installed graphite nut & string trees, and tapped the humbuckers so they split to single-coil when I'd pull the tone knob out. Really reliable, cheap guitar, now with six distinct & good sounds.

I think I paid $50 for it, and it was shipped to me in pieces in a little box.

Sorry for the crappy pic.

je

 

[Duffinator]

Great pictures everyone. I don't own a guitar but it's fun to look at your incredible collections. Are the Gretsch Nashville's (and similar) and Gibson Les Paul's difficult to play compared to some of the others? I love the sound of the Gretsch's and Billy Zoom and Brian Setzer are a couple of my favorite guitarist.

 

[treserious]

I have almost the exact same Ibanez strat (my "IbaNerf"), and even with all the other great guitars I have here that's the one I reach for the most. It's really become my "utility" guitar. I blocked the trem, cushioned the springs so they didn't ring anymore, installed graphite nut & string trees, and tapped the humbuckers so they split to single-coil when I'd pull the tone knob out. Really reliable, cheap guitar, now with six distinct & good sounds.

I think I paid $50 for it, and it was shipped to me in pieces in a little box.

Sorry for the crappy pic.

je

I paid 80$ for mine, with a gig bag, strap, spare set of fresh strings.

I've thought about blocking my trem. not sure what the graphite bits do, but the PU mod sounds interesting. how is that done?

I had a really nice AH-10 Alan Holdsworth signature Ibanez from the early 80's at one point. that was a nice japanese built guitar.