Wow rnolan, that LP of yours is quite stunning.
I own 4 LPs...Including the Bacchus.
I'll post pix soon since this is the point of this thread.
I started on LPs and even though I pretty moved on towards
Strat type guitars over the years, I never was able to let go of them.
I bought my first real LP in 1980 and it was a tobacco sunburst deluxe.
Sold it in 1986 for a mere $400 to finance other gear purchases...
Well, in that era Kramer Barettas were far more desirable than Strats and LPs.
So in 2001 I was itching to finally get a proper LP back in the house.
I thought I would get some used one for a fair price, turned out that LPs were
(and still are) back in vogue and even a used one was going at scary prices.
So...Might as well buy a new one if I ever meet THE one.
And then it came around!
Just walked in store and among their LP selection, they had this true gem:
Custom Shop Elegant firemist...
Chambered (Only the Elegants were chambered at the time).
Couldn't believe how gorgeous, light and stupifying sounding this guitar was...and still is.
It still my best sounding guitar hands down.
Then 2006 came around and out of a very well paying gig I made, walked in a music store
to buy a mandolin...And walked out with one.
Plus a Standard Faded which is the traditional solid body.
I had to have it I guess...
Then the next, walked in some other store and stumble upon these newly released LP BFG.
It was a red one. I was really attracted by its rough looks, aged parts, garage-gypsy made feel and crocodile skin gouged top.
...And it was chambered! Sounds so full and resonant.
Light weight is a bonus of course for playing live.
This is (Finally) a Les Paul you can bring to the stage, kick around, drop, nick, slap, beat
and all without fearing to damage the finish..As it is already "damaged".
But I got that guitar stolen (And ten others) in a home burglary back in 2008.
So I eventually started tracking BFGs down on Ebay and found this gorgeous black one.
Sounds just as good. Every single BFG I tried were perfect sound wise. Somehow.