Another day of de-moulding, out in the sun.
The resident of that hard case is this Gibson LP Studio here - the limited edition Premium Plus. That's right folks, despite the elaborated top that could easily rival an LP Standard, it's just a humble Studio model. This is the only Gibson I own sporting gold hardware & it's an absolute turn off in terms of maintenance. The gold overcoat will fade off from the get go & it's no use trying to exercise diligence so that things won't deteriorate.
Two changes here, the first is that truss rod cover. Screws were corroded & in an attempt to remove one of them - which resisted quite a bit - the cover cracked at the bottom edge. I bought a blank replacement, the original casualty was put away.
There's now a zebra version of the 500T bridge humbucker in there. This one will remain to be my firm favourite from the Gibson range; higher output, crispy clear treble & menacing midrange. Whatever bass offering Gibson had concocted here, it's acceptable by my standards.
New look La Bella strings for this guitar.
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