Just bought a 1981 LS-60.... what can I expect?

[leadguitar_323]

Ahhhhh, now thats cool blues.....427sc cobra......Carroll Shelby should have been a muso... :wink:

 

[Anonymous]

Oh sure, the big V8s sound good. Just a shame the cars won't go round corners. :lol:

In the rest of the world, we find that useful.

 

[marcusnieman]

Oh sure, the big V8s sound good. Just a shame the cars won't go round corners. :lol:

I think you're in denial....must of had a bad V8 experience as a young lad. :wink:

Here's an entertaining little clip from one of my favorite movies - The Gumball Rally - with a Cobra showing a little agility and holding it's own against a Ferrari:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fnl4Y-nYdJE

 

[f5joe]

LPChain: These guitars are VERY good. In fact, I want another. Congrats on a nice color too! Joe

 

[Anonymous]

Marcus - it's Hollywood! Hollywood thinks that US soldiers found the Enigma machine. :roll:

The engines are cool (if fuel is at US prices), it's the 19th century suspension & chassis that let's down US cars.

The coolest car of my youth - a 1974 Jenson Interceptor:

Italian design, British built, US 6.3 (later 7.2) litre V8. Sounded nicer than anything except a Strat. :lol: Whether it went around corners any better than an American car I don't know, but I'd love to find out.

 

[marcusnieman]

Very nice!

 

[ochay]

That looks like a Porsch rear and a Covair front

 

[marcusnieman]

That looks like a Porsch rear and a Covair front

This Corvair?: http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/article/0,28804,1658545_1658498_1657833,00.html

 

[Anonymous]

Nothing like that Corvair.

 

[ochay]

Nope more like a 1965 covair front end-

I like that view up above better stratman !!

Hey ya go>>

 

[settebello]

:lol:

Maybe that's why they have the blues?

:wink:

I know we're off topic but..... Here's the blues for ya:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0g49ygzXRns

+1 Marcus
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=qW-bc8FFZ1A


Volker

 

[Diodibuh]

Very interesting. The Joe Walsh Pic is pretty cool.

Well, my GM Les Paul is a weapon. Really a good guitar.
Maybe I can tune the LS-60 with a Faber Bridge, other Caps & other Pickups. Therefore your opinion is very interesting for me.
Does everybody knows the pickups which are in my bought Love Rock?

Greetz!

I have a '80 LS50 reborn old, I changed pots (CTS), caps (NOS PIO), pickups (Fibenare handwound), put on Faber tailpiece and Faber kit. I also put new frets.
result: fantastic player. Big difference. Guitar beats Les Paul custom '83

 

[Anonymous]

+1 Marcus
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=qW-bc8FFZ1A

Volker

Lots of noise, but aren't they slow round the bends?

:wink:

 

[settebello]

Yep,but they're vintage racers and the Daytona Coupe win at Le Mans against the Ferraris in the sixties.They cant be that slow.

Volker

 

[the_man]

hi ochay!

Just out of curiosity: could you please post some pics of the chairs of your car? Any stripes?

Cheers! R

 

[LPChain]

Wow. A lot of answers.... but a lot out off topic....

Here I go:

http://www.wiesmann-mf.com/gtstart.html

German Engineering at it`s best. And YESSS - of course: GERMAN DESIGN !

Have a look!

Last, but not least: the fabulous BMW-heart inside of it.
A classic buyable today. ****, that I not have enough money left for this car.

btw: someone with some statement about my topic ?

 

[f5joe]

Yes, see my comments on previous page.

 

[ochay]

Hey the_man !!
No stripes here in my 76 Bronco !!

 

[bolero]

back on-topic, that LS60 looks fantastic!!

congrats

LS60 is a better built gtr than any stock gibson other than maybe an historic

take it apart & see how much more accurate it is to '50's specs....the wiring channel is drilled thru from the control jack, as they did it in the '50's....this leaves a LOT more wood on the gtr than the ugly, massive square channel gibson routes out of the bodies before the tops go on.

also....no weight relief holes....the mahagony is better quality & lighter....this is why G drills holes in hte new ones, the lighter mahag costs more & they reserve it for historics

back when gibby's were ply bodies the tokais blew them outta the water

only diff between the LS60 & higher end old tokais is the 2 piece back, I believe. LS50 had a 3 piece back.

the pups aren't great though...put some wolfetones in there & you will be amazed. seymour duncan's even sound like crap to me now, except for the seth lover, which isn't bad.

also the inlaywork on the fretboard can be sloppy on the tokai's but yours looks great

 

[bolero]

oops x2