Another Gibson Les Paul - Quilted Maple Burst

Since black beauty (got stepped) on , I decided to get her fixed -- but the tech still has the guitar, and I couldn't wait for my LP tone any longer so I plunged in and bought another one. It's un chambered and even heavier than my Black Beauty Les Paul, which isn't light. I love the feel / weight of this guitar, and the look. A friend suggested I go back to the gold covered pickups, so now I'm building my own combo into the gold covers.

This LP has '57 Classic Pickups in the photos, but I'm working on a 50's wiring with a Seymour Duncan JB (coil split) in the neck - SOUNDS GREAT! - and my own humbucker wound to PAF specs in the bridge. Still working on it... the guitar is in pieces right now as I write this, but it's a great guitar. Very happy.

Ibanez SA Series - Not impressed! -

This (WAS) my Ibanez SA Series.... I liked the pups (sounded really good actually) and the feel of the neck, but the guitar didn't have enough substance to it. It was very light, and 'felt' like a toy to me instead of a 'real guitar'. In the end the fact that this guy wouldn't stay in tune and didn't 'feel right' won over the pickups and the neck's feel.


Ibanez SA160QM Electric Guitar Specs:


SA neck
Maple Neck Material
Mahogany w/Quilted Maple top Body
22/Medium frets
Rosewood Finger Board
SAT30 bridge
IBZ AS2 (S) Neck PU
IBZ AS2 (S) Mid PU
IBZ AH4 (H) Bridge PU
Pearl Dot Inlay
CH : Hardware Color