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Originally posted by zentropa

JG:

2. if you do get hooked on em there's a few oddball models out there that are spec'd similarly to the "good ones" but for a lot cheaper since they're under the radar. gibson "the paul II", gibson "the paul SL" and the gibson "all american les paul" are three that are rare to come by but tend to go for way cheap. these aren't to be confused with "the paul" series from the 70's. these were mid-late 90's. basically, the all american and paul II were les paul studios that were even more aesthetically stripped (dot inlays, plain headstock, no pickguard, uncovered pickups, etc.) and with a different finish... but it was a real finish, not like the faded finishes of now. the paul SL was a thinner body but similar to the paul II (was slightly thinner than the thinner body les paul studio that came out in the late 90's w/ the mini-trapazoid inlays). anything with "lite" in the name generally is way cheap too.

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