alphseeker Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 http://guitarplayer.wordpress.com/2008/02/...by-first-image/ I think i would take this over the Alex Lifeson Signature - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xredsectorx Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 thats a beautiful guitar but i would rather have Alex's ES-355 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestIKenster Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 i'd take either one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestIKenster Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 QUOTE (BestIKenster @ Feb 4 2008, 07:06 PM) i'd take either one. The guitar is got a sweet neck and easy action. Can this badge get me out if a speeding tix? Sure can, click those ruby slippers three times first. There'es no place like stoned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_pete_ Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 (edited) The Bigsby kills it for me. I despise those things. The middle pickup on a Les Paul is also just about useless. I had a 3 pickup SG Custom and I kept snagging my pick on the middle pickup. I'll take the Lifeson 355 and a Les Paul Axcess thanks. Edited February 5, 2008 by _pete_ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphseeker Posted February 5, 2008 Author Share Posted February 5, 2008 QUOTE (_pete_ @ Feb 4 2008, 11:48 PM) The Bigsby kills it for me. I despise those things. The middle pickup on a Les Paul is also just about useless. I had a 3 pickup SG Custom and I kept snagging my pick on the middle pickup. I'll take the Lifeson 355 and a Les Paul Axcess thanks. No arguing with you Pete - I guess it was the beauty of the thing that swayed me -Never thought about picking problems with that extra pickup - What is it about the Bigsby that you don't like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Mojo Risin' Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 Not a fan of the bigsby myself...but still a nice looking piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_pete_ Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 QUOTE (alphseeker @ Feb 5 2008, 01:12 AM) QUOTE (_pete_ @ Feb 4 2008, 11:48 PM) The Bigsby kills it for me. I despise those things. The middle pickup on a Les Paul is also just about useless. I had a 3 pickup SG Custom and I kept snagging my pick on the middle pickup. I'll take the Lifeson 355 and a Les Paul Axcess thanks. No arguing with you Pete - I guess it was the beauty of the thing that swayed me -Never thought about picking problems with that extra pickup - What is it about the Bigsby that you don't like? I think Bigsby's are ugly, are a detriment to staying in tune, and really offer very little range for a vibrato. I've had a couple over the years and never found them useful at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-13 Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 QUOTE (_pete_ @ Feb 4 2008, 10:48 PM) The Bigsby kills it for me. I despise those things. The middle pickup on a Les Paul is also just about useless. I had a 3 pickup SG Custom and I kept snagging my pick on the middle pickup. I'll take the Lifeson 355 and a Les Paul Axcess thanks. Me too. ewwwwwww I would take Lifeson's over that thing any day! ewww gold hardware??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneStar Boogie Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 (edited) QUOTE (alphseeker @ Feb 5 2008, 01:12 AM) QUOTE (_pete_ @ Feb 4 2008, 11:48 PM) The Bigsby kills it for me. I despise those things. The middle pickup on a Les Paul is also just about useless. I had a 3 pickup SG Custom and I kept snagging my pick on the middle pickup. I'll take the Lifeson 355 and a Les Paul Axcess thanks. No arguing with you Pete - I guess it was the beauty of the thing that swayed me -Never thought about picking problems with that extra pickup - What is it about the Bigsby that you don't like? I never had a guitar with a Bigsby tailpiece, so I cannot comment on that. On the middle pick issue, it is entirely the personal preference of the guiatrist as to how beneficial they are. Sure, Pete has an issue because they interferred with his picking, but maybe you wouldn't, Alphseeker. You need to try it for yourself. Case in point. A good friend (and very good guitar player) and I were at a Guitar Center a few months ago. I was looking for a new guitar. One of the ones I was interested in was the Music Man John Petrucci 6 string. I found it, along with an Eric Johnson Stratocaster, and a Joe Satriani Ibanez. I tried the Ibanez first, and my friend tried the Music Man. He hated the fact that the pickup selector was placed where it was because he was hitting it with his fingers when he played the B and E strings. He said it was awful, and he would never buy that guitar. So I took it and played it for about 30 minutes, and never had a single problem with it. I ended up buying it a couple of months later, and it is my #1 guitar now. As for the tremolo, it all really depends on what you plan to to use it for. If you want to be EVH with one of those, its probably not going to work. If you plan to use it sparingly for mild effect, it probably will work. Now, about the Jimmy Page guitar; I would probably rather get the Lifeson ES-335. I already own a black Les Paul Custon with (gasp) gold hardware. But I think I would really like to get an Eric Johnson Stratocaster instead. Gibson's stuff is obscenely over-priced. Edited February 5, 2008 by LoneStar Boogie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRocinanteKid Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 There's no denying it's one of the most beautiful guitars ever built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusX-1Bk2 Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 When did Page ever play a guitar like that? There was a Jimmy Page Standard out 10 or so years ago and it was cool and had special wiring but this is like the Peter Frampton model with a Bigsby. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted February 5, 2008 Share Posted February 5, 2008 QUOTE (CygnusX-1Bk2 @ Feb 5 2008, 08:29 PM) When did Page ever play a guitar like that? There was a Jimmy Page Standard out 10 or so years ago and it was cool and had special wiring but this is like the Peter Frampton model with a Bigsby. He played it around 1970, before it went missing from a flight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rand Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 To me the ultimate Jimmy Page Gibson would be a cherry sunburst Les Paul like he played on The Song Remains the Same and the Led Zep DVD. Of course Gibson has already sold that guitar in various configurations a million times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheresThatThing Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 (edited) These arent the first images. Guitar world's January(December) issue has a section all about it. Edited February 6, 2008 by TheresThatThing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneStar Boogie Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 QUOTE (CygnusX-1Bk2 @ Feb 5 2008, 03:29 PM) When did Page ever play a guitar like that? There was a Jimmy Page Standard out 10 or so years ago and it was cool and had special wiring but this is like the Peter Frampton model with a Bigsby. He must have played it on the first couple of albums (maybe just the first?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_pete_ Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 QUOTE (LoneStar Boogie @ Feb 5 2008, 10:30 PM) QUOTE (CygnusX-1Bk2 @ Feb 5 2008, 03:29 PM) When did Page ever play a guitar like that? There was a Jimmy Page Standard out 10 or so years ago and it was cool and had special wiring but this is like the Peter Frampton model with a Bigsby. He must have played it on the first couple of albums (maybe just the first?) Nope. He played a Tele then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CygnusX-1Bk2 Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 That's what I thought. A Tele and a Danelectro. Then he played the cherry burst Standards and the EDS 1275. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoneStar Boogie Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 QUOTE (_pete_ @ Feb 5 2008, 11:14 PM) QUOTE (LoneStar Boogie @ Feb 5 2008, 10:30 PM) QUOTE (CygnusX-1Bk2 @ Feb 5 2008, 03:29 PM) When did Page ever play a guitar like that? There was a Jimmy Page Standard out 10 or so years ago and it was cool and had special wiring but this is like the Peter Frampton model with a Bigsby. He must have played it on the first couple of albums (maybe just the first?) Nope. He played a Tele then. Well then what's the big friggin' deal about this guitar? Did he play it with the Yardbirds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gleamingalloyaircar81 Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 I'd have to take Page's guitar over Alex's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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