So I inherited a piece of **** Gibson LP from the 70's...
 

This is a guitar that I got a few years ago and just recently got around to fixing it. It's a Gibson Les Paul from the 70's. When I got it it was in **** condition so I put new pickups on, had it set up, and all in all put about $500 worth of work into it. I also had my friends boyfriend paint Bill Hicks on it. I like Bill Hicks. Now it sounds real nice, and I like it.

http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b299/bobsmacky/?action=view&current=cp1_1015092001.jpg

Sorry I don't know how to make it be an image in the thread so here's a link.

looks pretty nice... not sure who bill hicks is nor whether it was a good move considering it probably devalued it a bit... but if you like it -that's all that matters.

Really?

It's a family heirloom. I'm not really aloud to sell it.

Oh okay, but you're allowed to f[COLOR="Black"]uck[/COLOR] up the goldtop.

That makes sense.

It's not a goldtop. That is obvious by the lack of a goldtop.

**** these haters it looks tight but you need to finish the paint job. lol 3 pickups what kind did you put in?

Bill Hicks is [size=2]s[/size]hit. And so are you for painting that guitar like a moron.

Last time I knew someone to come across a vintage piece of equipment it took them 3 years to gather the parts for it specifically then took a week of finishing touches to make it look as a good as new... Not **** it up in a few days paint a crappy comedian on it...

[QUOTE=Sad But True;17577049]Bill Hicks is [size=2]s[/size]hit. And so are you for painting that guitar like a moron.[/QUOTE]

Nah he's pretty tight.

[QUOTE=Tripp_chaos;17577097]Last time I knew someone to come across a vintage piece of equipment it took them 3 years to gather the parts for it specifically then took a week of finishing touches to make it look as a good as new... Not **** it up in a few days paint a crappy comedian on it...[/QUOTE]

I'm known for doing things that aren't wise. I figured it was already in shitty condition, so why not just go all out with a painting of a comedian.

[QUOTE=gingerfish;17576542]**** these haters it looks tight but you need to finish the paint job. lol 3 pickups what kind did you put in?[/QUOTE]

Seymour Duncan's. The middle pickup is an original though.

well, it looks like it could have been great but now it looks wtf prankt

It doesn't really matter what these guys say, it's your guitar, do whatever you want with it, and it's not like you can't repaint it if you change your mind later. I always like seeing guys do unique things with their guitars, gives it a personality.

What kind of personality can a guitar have if it has someone else's personality on it?

[IMG]http://jamie-online.com/random-jamz/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/facepalm.jpg[/IMG]

i support this thread

hey if you're going to play it and not sell it more power to you
i have an old LP Recording that i want to refurnish, that ****er is ****ed the **** up. ****

500 dollars would've* went a long way towards something that would've* made more sense.

Why would you do that to a family heirloom? Better yet, why is Bill Hicks a part of your family heirloom?

[quote=Chaos;17577603]500 dollars would of went a long way towards something that would of made more sense.[/quote]

Your post would have made more sense had you replaced your 'ofs' with 'haves'.

Fail...of epic proportions

[QUOTE=Chaos;17577603]500 dollars would of went a long way towards something that would of made more sense.[/QUOTE]

where do you live? holy **** your post made me feel sorry for you.

[QUOTE=oary77;17578009]Fail...of epic proportions[/QUOTE]

i totally agree. what the hell? i want to see before pics.

dont listen to these jews, its alright who cares

don't listen to the janitor.

[QUOTE=Crapdragoon;17578137]its alright who cares[/QUOTE]

he does, or he wouldn't have made a thread about it

looks more like afro samurai

bill hicks is sweet tho

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Your post would have made more sense had you replaced your 'ofs' with 'haves'.[/QUOTE]



[QUOTE=CatfishJew;17578042]where do you live? holy **** your post made me feel sorry for you.

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Buffalo, NY


Sorry, I guess I'm the stupidest poster in this thread.

[QUOTE=nght5tlkr;17577670]Why would you do that to a family heirloom? Better yet, why is Bill Hicks a part of your family heirloom?[/QUOTE]

I name all of my guitars after dead comedians. This is the only one I felt I should have painted though.

[QUOTE=oary77;17578009]Fail...of epic proportions[/QUOTE]

Nah, I'd say it was money well spent.

[QUOTE=viciouscycle;17578655]looks more like afro samurai

bill hicks is sweet tho[/QUOTE]

Yeah, that's what I was going for. Afro samurai's are so much better than regular samurai's.

[QUOTE=CatfishJew;17578042]i totally agree. what the hell? i want to see before pics.[/QUOTE]

http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b299/bobsmacky/?action=view&current=g10.jpg

http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b299/bobsmacky/?action=view&current=g9.jpg

http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b299/bobsmacky/?action=view&current=g2.jpg

http://s21.photobucket.com/albums/b299/bobsmacky/?action=view&current=CA8L2H50.jpg

i would've just changed the pickups.

but yeah, it's your guitar. you shouldn't give a **** if a bunch of people from some forum hate it.

[quote=Sad But True;17577049]Bill Hicks is [SIZE=2]s[/SIZE]hit. And so are you for painting that guitar like a moron.[/quote]

Bill Hicks had more brains than you... and he died of a drug overdose.

...

Anyways to the threadstarter: Don't worry about most of the dickheads on this forum are saying (most of them are frustrated bedroom players). If you weren't likely to ever sell it, good on you for restoring it and personalizing it.

Even though guitars from the 1970s are the best ever made, if the guitar wasn't stored properly, the copper in the pickups would have worn out anyway.

You know that there's no guitar on the planet like that, so **** everyone else.

... but looking at the before pics... I would have just changed the pickups... that was a beautiful finish...

not that there's anything wrong with Bill Hicks.

[QUOTE=Aus_rock_god;17579244]Bill Hicks had more brains than you... and he died of a drug overdose.[/QUOTE]

Pancreatic cancer, actually.

Cool painting on the guitar.

[QUOTE=Castillo;17576434] I also had my friends boyfriend paint Bill Hicks on it. I like Bill Hicks. [/QUOTE]

I was confused when I first read this.

[QUOTE=Aus_rock_god;17579244]Bill Hicks had more brains than you... and he died of a drug overdose.

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lmao you are such a moron

[QUOTE=Chaos;17579562]I was confused when I first read this.[/QUOTE]

me too, i was trying to figure out if OP was male/female/gay/straight but then i realized that statement wasn't really indicative of anything

[quote=JoshIsNumber3;17580380]lmao you are such a moron[/quote]

Meh, I was thinking of another dead comedian. The one who died practically inside out after taking waay too much of something illicit (if anyone knows who that was, please tell me).

[QUOTE=Aus_rock_god;17580662]Meh, I was thinking of another dead comedian. The one who died practically inside out after taking waay too much of something illicit (if anyone knows who that was, please tell me).[/QUOTE]

Mitch Hedberg, one of the most innovative comedians ever.