NGD-- 2003 LP with Braz board

[Nuclearfishin]

Hey fellas, I thought I'd show a couple pics of my new (used) R9 I picked up this week. It's a 2003 with a Brazilian board, everything totally stock. It's the nicest looking guitar I own, and the best part...now I can start some cool mods on my R7 which I was afraid to mess with until now. What do you all recommend for pickups? I know the RS kits get great reviews around here. Anything else?




http://lh5.ggpht.com/_70ExigH5KAE/Sbrvi9A3mEI/AAAAAAAABG0/1cmCMEqlX-M/s512/P3120207.JPG
http://lh5.ggpht.com/_70ExigH5KAE/SbrvmpGI8dI/AAAAAAAABG8/r-tqUt2LAz4/s512/P3120203.JPG

[rockinlespaul]

Wow! Beautiful, and the board looks sweet. Congrats!

[BluesForDan]

wow, for a second there, I thought I was looking at one of my old guitars.

Very nice.

[Nuclearfishin]

Thanks fellas--as for new pickup recommendations for my R7, what are the 'over the pond guy' pickups like compared to some of the other higher end replacements?

[Bluedawg]

Welcome to the '03 braz P club ...


very very nice


There's a guy on the LP forum with a guitar just like yours ... he just bought his, too ;)



:banana

[architect]

check out shed pickups...another builder from the UK who gets a lot of props from the boys over at the mylespaul forum. They are priced really well too.

[Shnook]

OMG! That's one of the nicest looking Les Paul's I've ever seen! Great score! And fantastic fretboard to boot! :AOK

[GAD]

Hey fellas, I thought I'd show a couple pics of my new (used) R9 I picked up this week. It's a 2003 with a Brazilian board, everything totally stock. It's the nicest looking guitar I own, and the best part...now I can start some cool mods on my R7 which I was afraid to mess with until now. What do you all recommend for pickups? I know the RS kits get great reviews around here. Anything else?


http://lh5.ggpht.com/_70ExigH5KAE/SbrvmpGI8dI/AAAAAAAABG8/r-tqUt2LAz4/s512/P3120203.JPG

That is the best picture of Brazillian I've ever seen. Well done! Awesome reference.

I have a 2003 R9 that's a killer guitar, but not braz.

As for pickups, give a call to Jim at WCR. He'll hook you up. My LP is a monster with WCR Goodwoods in it. It's so good I got a set of Ironmans for my Jackson. At $300 or so a pair they're not cheap, but a guitar like that deserves them. :)

GAD

[bluesjuke]

Wow! Beautiful, and the board looks sweet. Congrats!



I think so too! Congratulations on that one.

Try the MapleFlame mod on your R7 for greater clarity and definition.

[xdisciplex]

thats a beautiful guitar, i had a chance to buy a couple of those 03 lesters with the braz fretboard when they came out and like a dumb ass i passed them up.

[Nuclearfishin]

I think so too!

Try the MapleFlame mod on your R7 for greater clarity and definition.

I never heard of that before, but I just looked it up and it looks pretty straight forward. Can you really hear a difference? I'm going to try it since the R9 sounds identical to the R7, I'll have a good reference point after the mod.

Cheers!

[bluesjuke]

On my R8 the lower strings got a lot tighter with a piano type tone.
All of the strings had a better balance across the board.
The guitar didn't get brighter per se but rather gained a very nice clarity.

Have not done it to my R6 yet but haven't had it all that long either but I will.

[stryker59]

WOW!! thats sweet!! congrats!!

[jimmyace2006]

Any interest in selling that beauty?

[lukeII]

Any interest in selling that beauty?

Man he just bought it last week, .

Braz R9s are collectible so I would think twice about modding it as mods are not a good idea from a collector value perspective. I would certainly pay less for a Braz that had been modded even if the mods improved the guitar. On these I reckon the only upgrade that would add value would be PAFs.

If it is a keeper and you want to mod it.... knock yourself out.

[lakehaus]

I never heard of that before, but I just looked it up and it looks pretty straight forward. Can you really hear a difference? I'm going to try it since the R9 sounds identical to the R7, I'll have a good reference point after the mod.

Cheers!


Beautiful board on your new R9 -

I did the Maple Top mod to my '82 30th LP, but added a Callaham ABR-1 at the same time. With those two running, yes, I hear a difference. Not astonishing, because the guitar sounded really good before. However, I can feel the difference - the resonance of this 'system' is very present... better than before and I attribute the improvement in tone to this combo, and the resonance directly to the Maple Top mod. It feels more alive.

[danelectro]

Very nice! It looks like that board might be in need of a little oil.

Regarding pickups, Throbak SLE-101 Plus MXV's are my favorites. WCR Crossroads are very nice as well.

[choucas09]

As a Bareknuckles fan I suggest their take on a PAF, the Mule.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6aFo-KFw4M

[Boxnix]

If he did an RS kit or pups and kept the original parts would that help the investment value or does new solder joints kill it?

[John C]

Any interest in selling that beauty?

Man he just bought it last week, .



Umm - it appears that jimmyace2006 here resurrected a thread from March 2009; I guess since the OP got the guitar 2 years ago it is a reasonable request - although I would have probably PMed the OP instead of bringing a thread back from the dead.

[lukeII]

My bad