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Went to my Cardiologist yesterday and he didn't say that I needed anything. The results are now instead of one leaky valve, two leakers, one slightly enlarged chamber and a little hardening of a portion of the muscle. Told me that was to be expected as I get older. Woohoo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Won't worry unless he starts suggesting surgeries.
 
Well, the guitar actually exist after all. If you remember me being exited about the Les Paul style guitar I was having build and then being annoyed after I thought the builder messed up, I got pictures yesterday. Looks good so far. No I just need to straighten out the finish and the inlay I asked him to do on the headstock.
 
Looks good! So it's a left handed guitar?
Why do you want a custom build? What will it add over the Gibsons?

I just saw a Gretch. Would like to have one.
 
Marcel said:
Why do you want a custom build? What will it add over the Gibsons?
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Have you ever tried to find a lefty Les Paul lately? The one's I've seen do not have nearly as nice of tops as the one's this guy uses (Altough I found the wood for the top on e-bay for about a quarter the price he charges).
Plus I wanted the flexibility of adding my own electronics, pickups, and such rather than replacing the Gibson components. Plus I can have it finished the way I want it finished, not the way Gibson finishes.

P.S. I once owned a mid-range Gretch G5420LT, bright Orange. Had a funky pickup selector switch that did not work all the time , and I just didn't like the way the neck played and the control knobs just seemed strange to me. Traded that one in a Fender American Strat a couple years ago, by far the nicest guitar I've ever owned. I have to assume the higher end Gretches have better components in them.
 
Marcel said:
No I'm right handed
Which pickups are you going to put in?

Btw, the switch on my Les Paul is also flunky. I have replaced it at least 3 times, the last few years.
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Haven't decided on pickups yet, I've got several I"m thinking of. Still trying to get things straightened out on getting the finish applied. The guy that built it sources it out to a guy that used to do Larravee Guitars finishing (I think) and I've hard as heck to get a response from the builder. Seems he was in a car accident a week ago too so that doesn't help.

What maker of switches are you putting in there? I've read to stick with the Switchcraft switches.
 
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