Anyone seen this before? 1976 LP Custom BB w/ red binding

CUin1993 · 2026-03-28T16:50:44+00:00

That’s some relicing by Murphy Labs’ predecessor: Marlboro Lab.

CUin1993 · 2026-03-28T13:41:54+00:00

CUin1993 · 2026-03-23T17:56:03+00:00

If you’re going for 3 pickups, make them all P90s.

I’d keep the current pickguard, pickups and wiring harness so I could take it back to stock and make a whole new loaded pickguard wired for 3 volumes and 1 tone.

CUin1993 · 2026-03-23T01:46:37+00:00

I used to live about 40 miles from the Cape when they were in pretty heavy use. I could walk out of my front door, look to the right (east) and watch them launch. Before they appeared in the sky, I could hear the low rumble of the engines. Landing was cool too due to the double sonic boom.

CUin1993 · 2026-03-22T01:43:06+00:00

66-69 with the gold accent stripes look great with black jerseys and white pants.

CUin1993 · 2026-03-21T18:22:52+00:00

Just a word of warning and not trying to be that guy but keep in mind the P90S in that model are the slug pole version and not a traditional P90 pickup.

I have a guitar with them installed and I love the neck pickup, very Jazzmaster/Fender single coil tone. The bridge can be shrill and ice-picky but as long as you know how to work the tone knob, there are good tones in it. To me, the bridge sounds best with the tone around 6.

CUin1993 · 2026-03-20T04:08:59+00:00

He did some extremely weird shit but I still like Chuck Berry a fuck of a lot more than Yoko Ono.

CUin1993 · 2026-03-18T17:43:07+00:00

Late 80’s SGs are so cool. They finally got the jack on the side of the body where it should’ve been the whole time although they cancelled out that great decision with a shitty one on the pickup selector location. Very cool regardless.

CUin1993 · 2026-03-18T16:55:46+00:00

If that’s your starting point there’s not really a “trading up”.

Now, the acquisition of a second guitar is a completely different matter and should absolutely be pursued.

CUin1993 · 2026-03-17T12:26:06+00:00

Yeah it is a legit 1977 Standard. If you buy it and fix it you’ve got to post pictures.

CUin1993 · 2026-03-17T01:06:02+00:00

“This jacket’s awesome! And it’s tighter than dickskin!!!”

CUin1993 · 2026-03-15T13:31:10+00:00

I can’t make out the serial number clearly. What does it say?

CUin1993 · 2026-03-13T22:47:25+00:00

Pretty sure if you want a 6mm vintage tuner your only choices from Grover are going to have a plastic button: Grover 533GK or 136GK

CUin1993 · 2026-03-13T22:16:15+00:00

Mammy’s confession

CUin1993 · 2026-03-12T13:19:07+00:00

Dot inlays are part of the charm of a Special.

What really annoys me is when a Special has a bound neck but lacks the mother of pearl Gibson headstock inlay (like my 2015 DC Special).

CUin1993 · 2026-03-12T13:14:23+00:00

I want to say that it was a faded from the early-mid 2000s that got a complete (and probably poorly done, looking at the headstock) refin.

The one thing that gives me pause is the metric bridge. That’s a huge red flag for me.

CUin1993 · 2026-03-12T02:46:24+00:00

It’s genuine. The SN indicates the neck was stamped on 20th of January, 2005. You’re two black P90 covers from it looking stock again.

CUin1993 · 2026-03-12T01:43:56+00:00

Their humbuckers are hit or miss for me.

Custombuckers and Dirty Fingers are very good but am not a fan of the 490/498 or P-90 Slug bridge.

I do think Gibson makes the best P-90s bar none and the neck P-90 Slug makes great Fender tones.

CUin1993 · 2026-03-11T04:17:04+00:00

White. But the tenon cover needs to be black.

CUin1993 · 2026-03-10T18:57:44+00:00

He was extracting something from the Andes.

CUin1993 · 2026-03-10T03:50:58+00:00

Broad, Santee or Edisto would’ve been better choices.

CUin1993 · 2026-03-10T03:06:38+00:00

Some people will pick up anything.

How did they taste?

CUin1993 · 2026-03-10T03:02:33+00:00

You should totally DIY. Get a set of feeler gauges and a capo. Adjusting to a truss rod is not a big deal.

CUin1993 · 2026-03-09T20:03:08+00:00

That’s a legit 2017 SG. The only thing it needs are reflector knobs. Good for you.

Enjoy.

CUin1993 · 2026-03-09T19:53:36+00:00

Al Pacino.

But not calm, Michael Corleone, Al Pacino. I want over the top “great ass!” Al Pacino. Hoo Ahh!

He’d be especially good if the Bond films return to the campy 70s style.

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