Went to buy an old LP Standard or SG and came home with an LP Classic

romanianreaper

romanianreaper

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If someone would have told me I'd come home with an LP Classic, I'd say they were crazy. My plan was to get a light guitar for gigs, along with my lighter Classic. I came home with a heavy Classic, lol.

I tried out an LP Modern and loved the playability and tones but didn't like the price and locking tuners. Looked at a 2008 Standard but didn't gel with it. Just didn't feel right. Played an SG Standard and didn't have thr reminiscent feel like I had from my old ones.

So I go to put one of the guitars back and another worker had just put a used 2021 Classic on the wall. So I grabbed it and played it and immediately knew I was fucked. It played and felt amazing but was a little hefty. It sounded so good I felt like I had to have it. It might even sound better than my 2019 Standard which is the best one in my collection.

I played a "The Paul" as well and loved it! Almost got that instead but this Classic smokes!
 
Congrats on scoring your Classic.

I have a ‘00 Trans Amber Classic Premium Plus that’s one of my best guitars in my 40+ guitar collection.

Here’s a pic


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romanianreaper said:
If someone would have told me I'd come home with an LP Classic, I'd say they were crazy. My plan was to get a light guitar for gigs, along with my lighter Classic. I came home with a heavy Classic, lol.

I tried out an LP Modern and loved the playability and tones but didn't like the price and locking tuners. Looked at a 2008 Standard but didn't gel with it. Just didn't feel right. Played an SG Standard and didn't have thr reminiscent feel like I had from my old ones.

So I go to put one of the guitars back and another worker had just put a used 2021 Classic on the wall. So I grabbed it and played it and immediately knew I was fucked. It played and felt amazing but was a little hefty. It sounded so good I felt like I had to have it. It might even sound better than my 2019 Standard which is the best one in my collection.

I played a "The Paul" as well and loved it! Almost got that instead but this Classic smokes!
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Too funny... I just sold an LP Classic to buy the SG '61. You would have went home with the SG if it was set up!
 
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romanianreaper said:
If someone would have told me I'd come home with an LP Classic, I'd say they were crazy. My plan was to get a light guitar for gigs, along with my lighter Classic. I came home with a heavy Classic, lol.

I tried out an LP Modern and loved the playability and tones but didn't like the price and locking tuners. Looked at a 2008 Standard but didn't gel with it. Just didn't feel right. Played an SG Standard and didn't have thr reminiscent feel like I had from my old ones.

So I go to put one of the guitars back and another worker had just put a used 2021 Classic on the wall. So I grabbed it and played it and immediately knew I was fucked. It played and felt amazing but was a little hefty. It sounded so good I felt like I had to have it. It might even sound better than my 2019 Standard which is the best one in my collection.

I played a "The Paul" as well and loved it! Almost got that instead but this Classic smokes!
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Congrats for the new Classic! It is quite difficult to test certain preferred colors of Les Pauls in my area so I bought a ´21 or ´22 ebony LP Classic new from Thomann couple of years ago. It was so badly finished I sent it back and did not wait for Thomann to get new ones in stock due to everything being under a rock during the covid time. I really really wanted to keep it but for that price / finishing quality I just couldn’t justify it. I really like the ebony Classic model though. :)
 
Jakem said:
Congrats for the new Classic! It is quite difficult to test certain preferred colors of Les Pauls in my area so I bought a ´21 or ´22 ebony LP Classic new from Thomann couple of years ago. It was so badly finished I sent it back and did not wait for Thomann to get new ones in stock due to everything being under a rock during the covid time. I really really wanted to keep it but for that price / finishing quality I just couldn’t justify it. I really like the ebony Classic model though. :)
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The store had an ebony Classic! Yeah I've had those moments myself where something is ruined because the one I initially get is jacked up. To this day I've never owned another Jackson because I got one shipped that was chipped.
 
romanianreaper said:
Holy crap dude....that is badass
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First new guitar I ever bought, back in 02. Ran the racks, and this ugly beast was the best. I was nauseous the first time I marked it up, buckle rash. Now I appreciate all the Mojo. Which is what I named it way back, thus my user name.

Love my Silverburst Standard, too. Just put the BBPros back in it, and it's lovely. I listed it for sale a while back. Nothing but low ball and trade offers.
Kinda glad, cause I'm sure I'd regret letting it go.
 
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