What’s on *YOUR* workbench?

MichaelW said:
NGD!!!

Ok this was actually on my bench yesterday.
With all the money I saved by NOT placing any orders from Tayda and paying Tarrifs, I was able to buy this.....:ROFLMAO:.

A Gibson Les Paul Standard CME Exclusive. I think the exclusive is both the color, "Dirty Lemon Drop" and the CME spec'd pickups.
This has the same set of Gibson T-Tops that CME also used in their CME Spec run of SGs.

It arrived in one piece, no broken headstock, so that was a good start!
I've mentioned before the "typical Gibson foibles" when I got my ES-335 last year. This guitar is surprisingly clean. I have not found any of the typical trouble spots on Gibsons.

My first criteria was weight, I wanted something between 8-9lbs. This one came in at 8lbs 7oz. Definitely the lightest Les Paul I've ever owned.
The fact this one has a top that's easy on the eyes was secondary.

The frets needed a polish and the fingerboard was a little dry, I'm thinking this guitar sat in it's case for a couple of years. Serial number makes it a 2020 build date but it's a brand new guitar. Makes sense as browsing CME's inventory they have quite a few of this exact model in stock.
I did a fluff and buff on the frets and conditioned the fretboard with Howards Feed'n'Wax, and put on a set of DR Pure Blues and did a quick set up.

I also am not a fan of the typical BurstBucker 1 and 2 the LP Standard 50's typically come with. These T-Tops definitely have a bit more "bite" than the BB1 and 2's. I'm digging them at the moment. But jury's still out on whether or not I'll be having Adam at ToneHatch wind me something custom.

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Did you add up how many enclosures from Tayda you could have bought instead?
 
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OD is Glorious said:
Took a break from pedals to get back to my other obsession. Guitars! This one was badly in need of a set up!
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I hope you got a substantial discount, for it being not set up from the gitgo.


I've got a decade old bass with plastic still on the pickguard, but it's starting to peel up at the corners. I guess that's to be expected, it's frequently played at home. Oh well, I guess I'll have to order a new pickguard for it, as I don't know how to apply plastic to pickguards myself — the Saran-wrap incident on another bass proved that.


Maybe... a new bass? "But honey, the plastic is starting to peel off the pickguard..."
 
Feral Feline said:
I hope you got a substantial discount, for it being not set up from the gitgo.


I've got a decade old bass with plastic still on the pickguard, but it's starting to peel up at the corners. I guess that's to be expected, it's frequently played at home. Oh well, I guess I'll have to order a new pickguard for it, as I don't know how to apply plastic to pickguards myself — the Saran-wrap incident on another bass proved that.


Maybe... a new bass? "But honey, the plastic is starting to peel off the pickguard..."
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Lol. I am a collector and I understand; but players are horrified that mine look new. This is a 2024 model (Strat's 70th anniversary) which retails for gulp... $4,700 - it was marked down and sold as used so the dealer could sell it at a discount. Sneaky, but Fender has rules about advertising for MSRP. But regarding the setup, they will do it for me but sometimes I like to do my own set ups. I love this fiddle.
 
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A jig solution for a problem I totally didn't create for myself.

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On the plus side, it gives me a perfect fit in the box… I was genuinely not expecting it to be that smooth.
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jessenator said:
On the plus side, it gives me a perfect fit in the box… I was genuinely not expecting it to be that smooth.
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