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									Don&#039;t even look at it! - Opinions and Polls				            </title>
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                        <title>Re: Don&#039;t even look at it!</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/dont-even-look-at-it/paged/2/#post-378897</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Oct 2012 06:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[About the insurance piece... For a guitar valued around $10,000 that stays at home or in the studio the insurance is about $630 a year. Joe Bonamassa, for instance travels world-wide with th...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[About the insurance piece... For a guitar valued around $10,000 that stays at home or in the studio the insurance is about $630 a year. Joe Bonamassa, for instance travels world-wide with three late fifties Paul's. Say you get a low appraisal on a 50's Paul for $20G's each, I'd be willing to bet he's spending 10 grand a year just to insure those three guitars. I know some Les Paul's have sold for over $100,000 (WHY? - I like LP's and all) you can imagine what the premiums might be.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: Don&#039;t even look at it!</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/dont-even-look-at-it/paged/2/#post-378860</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2012 21:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I love that spinal tap-clip! Especially the part right before what you posted too, when Nigel shows the &#039;59 Gibson Les Paul and talks about it&#039;s sustain. On the subject of people not playing...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I love that spinal tap-clip! Especially the part right before what you posted too, when Nigel shows the '59 Gibson Les Paul and talks about it's sustain. <br><br>On the subject of people not playing their guitars becasue they're so valueable I'm wondering what's the point in paying for a '59 Les Paul when it's never going to be played? Is it only for collector value? How much would the insurance be on one?<br><br>I love the look of your Studio! I've been looking into maybe getting a Studio, but the new ones look nothing like yours to be honest! So i'm looking everyday on used ones, but not come across anything special yet. <br><br>Black is the perfect colour when they don't have the binding in my opinion.
I love that part of the movie as well!  The whole thing cracks me up, I own it.  I haven't avoided playing my Les Paul because it is expensive, well it is but compared to a vintage one it isn't.  I just had this fear of damaging it like I did my first.  Silly I know.  The newer Studios have a lot of lower end models than mine.  The ones like mine cost over $1300 and there are no more ebony boards or real MOP inlays.  Nuts aren't bone either.  This is about as close as they have now.  <a href="http://static.musiciansfriend.com/derivates/18/001/548/603/DV016_Jpg_Large_517030.025.116_wine_red_gold.jpg">http://static.musiciansfriend.com/derivates/18/001/548/603/DV016_Jpg_Large_517030.025.116_wine_red_gold.jpg</a> I didn't see one in black.  Hey!  On sale now for a little over $1100.  Yeah, mine being 20 years old it has wood you don't get in the current ones.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: Don&#039;t even look at it!</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/dont-even-look-at-it/paged/2/#post-378832</link>
                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 23:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I love that spinal tap-clip! Especially the part right before what you posted too, when Nigel shows the &#039;59 Gibson Les Paul and talks about it&#039;s sustain. On the subject of people not playing...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I love that spinal tap-clip! Especially the part right before what you posted too, when Nigel shows the '59 Gibson Les Paul and talks about it's sustain. <br><br>On the subject of people not playing their guitars becasue they're so valueable I'm wondering what's the point in paying for a '59 Les Paul when it's never going to be played? Is it only for collector value? How much would the insurance be on one?<br><br>I love the look of your Studio! I've been looking into maybe getting a Studio, but the new ones look nothing like yours to be honest! So i'm looking everyday on used ones, but not come across anything special yet. <br><br>Black is the perfect colour when they don't have the binding in my opinion.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>Niklas</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Don&#039;t even look at it!</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/dont-even-look-at-it/paged/2/#post-378601</link>
                        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2012 18:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[They are a lot of money.  Don&#039;t get me wrong, I love mine but and don&#039;t regret buying it.  20 years ago it was $750 and except for the binding not a whole lot different than the Standard.  T...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[They are a lot of money.  Don't get me wrong, I love mine but and don't regret buying it.  20 years ago it was $750 and except for the binding not a whole lot different than the Standard.  The price today is a bit crazy.  As for the faded finish ones, I have seen a couple.  The SG and Flying V faded were terrible.  I did play a faded Les Paul that played and felt really nice.  The V and SG were rough feeling and cheaply constructed.  I have yet to try a satin finished one.  They are $800 but that is still a lot of money.  A les Paul Standard is $2000 and up.  That is just crazy.  I'd love one but how do I justify spending that much?<br>I tell you I played one of those newer Les Paul Studio ’60s Tributes.... I wouldnt call it a faded .... most a matt finish.. WOW it was SWEET!!!. I didnt have the $800 bucks to spend... but if I did, I would have got it. It was SWEEETTT!!! and I love me some P90's!!!!!

Those are the satin ones!  I am curious about those.  Call me odd but I find the regular nitro finishes seem a little tackie to me.  I think thats why I like the feel of poly necks.  Nothing shines like nitro though.  That satin finish might float my boat.  As I said above, the faded LP wasn't built bad.  The SG and Flying V were another story. I think I might like the satin finished LP's as well.  I have been looking at them on line.   :mrgreen:  No binding still.  They have a yellow one that looks pretty cool.  I know about the ones with the P90's and not that I don't like them cause I do but for that kind of scratch it would have to have my "Go To" pickups on it.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: Don&#039;t even look at it!</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2012 14:15:41 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[They are a lot of money.  Don&#039;t get me wrong, I love mine but and don&#039;t regret buying it.  20 years ago it was $750 and except for the binding not a whole lot different than the Standard.  T...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[They are a lot of money.  Don't get me wrong, I love mine but and don't regret buying it.  20 years ago it was $750 and except for the binding not a whole lot different than the Standard.  The price today is a bit crazy.  As for the faded finish ones, I have seen a couple.  The SG and Flying V faded were terrible.  I did play a faded Les Paul that played and felt really nice.  The V and SG were rough feeling and cheaply constructed.  I have yet to try a satin finished one.  They are $800 but that is still a lot of money.  A les Paul Standard is $2000 and up.  That is just crazy.  I'd love one but how do I justify spending that much?<br>I tell you I played one of those newer Les Paul Studio ’60s Tributes.... I wouldnt call it a faded .... most a matt finish.. WOW it was SWEET!!!. I didnt have the $800 bucks to spend... but if I did, I would have got it. It was SWEEETTT!!! and I love me some P90's!!!!!]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: Don&#039;t even look at it!</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2012 07:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[I played it for over an hour today!   :D  Now it is vintage!]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[I played it for over an hour today!   :D  Now it is vintage!]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: Don&#039;t even look at it!</title>
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                        <pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2012 05:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[That&#039;s less then a rental.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[That's less then a rental.]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>EzraplaysEzra</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Don&#039;t even look at it!</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/dont-even-look-at-it/#post-378591</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 23:33:26 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[$749, played a dozen times - that works out at $62 (roughly) per play - that&#039;s one expensive guitar! Although $37.45 per year isn&#039;t too bad....  :D  :D  :D Vic]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[$749, played a dozen times - that works out at $62 (roughly) per play - that's one expensive guitar! Although $37.45 per year isn't too bad.... <br><br> :D  :D  :D <br><br>Vic]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/">Opinions and Polls</category>                        <dc:creator>Vic Lewis VL</dc:creator>
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                        <title>Re: Don&#039;t even look at it!</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/dont-even-look-at-it/#post-378583</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 06 Oct 2012 16:44:06 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[They are a lot of money.  Don&#039;t get me wrong, I love mine but and don&#039;t regret buying it.  20 years ago it was $750 and except for the binding not a whole lot different than the Standard.  T...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[They are a lot of money.  Don't get me wrong, I love mine but and don't regret buying it.  20 years ago it was $750 and except for the binding not a whole lot different than the Standard.  The price today is a bit crazy.  As for the faded finish ones, I have seen a couple.  The SG and Flying V faded were terrible.  I did play a faded Les Paul that played and felt really nice.  The V and SG were rough feeling and cheaply constructed.  I have yet to try a satin finished one.  They are $800 but that is still a lot of money.  A les Paul Standard is $2000 and up.  That is just crazy.  I'd love one but how do I justify spending that much?]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Re: Don&#039;t even look at it!</title>
                        <link>https://guitarnoise.forum/opinions-and-polls/dont-even-look-at-it/#post-378563</link>
                        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2012 20:46:49 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[You probably had mini&#039;s then - I know they came with both either as options or at different times - I&#039;m a big fan of mini&#039;s but I only have them on one guitar - a resonator to boot - so I ra...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[You probably had mini's then - I know they came with both either as options or at different times - I'm a big fan of mini's but I only have them on one guitar - a resonator to boot - so I rarely play it. $1,300 is what a standard should cost in my opinion. You can get a used standard for that, so why buy a studio? I'd like a nice gibson electric, but not for that much.]]></content:encoded>
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