Came back from a guitar show up north yesterday and managed to see 4 iconic vintage LesPauls all together in a rare occasion. This will probably never happen again.
I was a lucky few to even hold the Kossoff LesPaul and see the rest up close. All the scratches and dings on it got so much history and stories. They were played and compared on stage.

There were other new and second hand guitars on the show. Will post those shortly if you guys want to see it.

Here are the pictures of the LesPauls.

Kossoff's case on top of Greenie



L-R (Phil's replica, Kossoff's First LP, Kossoff's Last LP, Greenie, Kossoff Artist Proof #1)













Phil's


Artist Proof #1


Phil being interviewed for iGuitarMag

wooo sweeeeeet

Green and Kossoff!!! Theres the best LP tone there, period.

Thanks for the photo! Wouldnt mind more.. or is there any demo, video links?

This post has been edited by quarantined: May 20 2014, 10:08 AM

1 question

how do they sonud lol

go buy their albums la

albums can be deceptive ma

new LP's = meh, nope

these LP's = cant stop my left hand..

that kosoff's one though.

Videos? yup, here it is. There were sound clipping as I was sitting too close.

Greenie on stage







and the Kossoff




Sound wise live, I much prefer Greenie's tone.

This post has been edited by Kelvw: May 20 2014, 03:56 PM

green's neck pickup at wrong position

Wow, thanks for the vids.

I agree. How does Kossoffs LP feels? Did you play the Greenie as well?

going by that logic.
the only way to have a tone not be deceptive is if u record a dry signal and compare...

yeah, that's why you get the out of phased sound, also the magnet has been reversed.

The Kossoff is surprising light, feels almost the weight as my CC4 which is about 3.1kg. The neck is comfortable but man it was super aged. Obviously is neck was broken off before as well. The best thing is they weren't treated like museum pieces but still well cared for.

Wow the hardcase looks like it just came out of tornado.

Btw what's the pup on the black LP?

Proves that LPs does not have to be weighty to sounds right.

Some interesting points: all these famous LPs seems to have weird intonation setups.. and the Kossoffs has protruding ball ends at the tail piece. I wonder why..

damnnnnnnn, i envy you man

I think these LPs are more to aesthetical and historical value.

Not much about playability and sound, compared to other LPs on the market.

technically yea

cause a lot of people mistake one tone for another, tell folks that clapton used a cheap champ amp for some of his recordings and they get mindf***ed till next tuesday

all in the fingers mannnnn

somewhat so,but its one thing we fiercely refuse to believe

thats cos guitar schools are churning out mindless zombies with no individuality

Here's another better video posted by someone else. Gives you an overview of the guitar show as well.



Here's a closer look at the Greenie





close up of Kossoff






and other guitars at the show













This post has been edited by Kelvw: May 21 2014, 07:44 AM

damn! that is one room i wouldn't mind being stuck in for the rest of my life!

Haha. We guitarist sometimes take it too far and want to compare like its the specs of the latest computer chip.
Albums can la.... my opinion is end of the day how its applied to the music overall.

comparing computer chips would seem as a more "normal" endeavor,

i mean if during recording, one of the guitars had a different pickup selector cover, it would change the tone and playability

right?

you mean you wanna be stuck in a room with that girl and that star wars fan?
that would be a nightmare for +3kk!.

ahahahah tak pasal2 3kk kena edi

if i can take 1 of the 4 is enough dy...

u cannot.

more pics.

Some UK builders showcasing new amps



Some older second hand stuff available too





1969 J200





Pedals galore





You have to check this out. It's a fuzz pedal. Pretty crazy lol. nope it doesn't move around, I've checked.

actually want to take pic with it only... can?

nice stuffs le.
much envy my fren!

a few more, last of the series. Hope you guys enjoyed the pics

Some really strange guitars can be found at the show





Looking very similar to PRS but it's not.





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