I used to see the Recording models in pawn shops all the time. If you tried it out, they sounded awful, but what was missing was the original cable that had an inline transformer, so you hit the amp with the right ommph.
Hey Trogly, I saw one on FB marketplace for $3500 with the original case. Is that too much in your opinion? It appears to be all original and in good shape.
I bought a tobacco sunburst Les Paul Signature off my guitar teacher in 1977 and i still have it. it toured all over Canada with me. i love it. wonderful neck. great sound. i use it to record now.
I had this from 1980 - 89 until I traded it & got taken in by Joe Chambers music in N'ville. Robbed me blind and showed up at a guitar show with it listed for 8x what he paid me. Live and learn, and never trust a dealer to give you a fair price.
That's true I took a 67 Gibson banjo to a little music store without hardly a glance the guy offered 50 dollars I don't know anything about banjos I do know Gibson is worth money I had the case and hang tag it was in rough shape by the time I left he was up to 500 but I told him after his first offer I wouldn't sell it to him for any price
I owned a Gibson Les Paul Signature guitar for years. It was my baby and my go-to guitar until I finally had to sell it because of an urgent need for cash. Back in those days, guitars didn't have a collector value attached to them, so I sold it for what they were going for at the time (which was way too little). I miss my baby to this day, and probably will as long as I live.
Buddy, you can send me that one in a heartbeat. Those things are KILLER sounding. We had one new in my brother's music store. I laughed at the shape. Never touched the thing. Played one 40 years later, and had my mind blown. Yes, these are enormous guitars. Send it to me!!! I cannot afford one, otherwise!!
The shape reminds me of the Epiphone Jack Casady signature bass. Pretty cool to know there's a guitar version of it, I've always wondered where the weird uneven horns came from.
@@marcraygun6290 I have a Casady Signature. It was first issues in the late 90s. Strangely enough, I auditioned for a band and the guitarist had a Gibson Les Paul Signature. Gold top finish, a two pick up twin of Casady Signature. By the way, the Casady Signature is under the Epiphone badge. When Jack approached Gibson about reissuing the instrument, it was determined to be prohibitively expensive. Casady agree to having it labeled as an Epi and built in Korea with the proviso that he could go into any store that carried them, take one of the rack and use it on a gig. If for any reason the bass was not as he specified, the entire deal is over. Gibson agreed to these terms. Since he is still using them, Korea is turning out fine instruments. When I ordered mine I was a bit skeptical, given its country of origin. However when I opened the case, my breath was literally taken away. What I received was an absolutely flawless gorgeous gold top instrument. The set up required some very minor tweaking and I have been proudly and very happily using it ever since. For the record I received it in late 2018. I also have a 1967 Guild Starfire and, as Casady has stated, find the short scale a bit difficult to get used to. Even now, after playing the JC Signature or my Gibson T-bird, when I switch to the Starfire it takes a few moments for my hands to adapt to the reduced length of the neck and the tight string placement.
How cool! My dad has that very same model. His has a lot more wear. The gold top is cracking. It is a fantastic sounding guitar. The amount of tones available through the knob settings are jaw dropping. I had wondered what the numbers on the knob were about? His has a beautiful tobacco burst on the back! It’s also quite heavy.
Thank you so much for this information I have one I babysit for my dad and he wanted information on it. (he's the original owner but can't remember what everything does). He will be super happy about hearing all he information and history you provided.
Yes, I regret not buying the Epiphone version! The bass is still being made, it's the Epihone Jack Casady signature model. It's a replica of Casady's old Gibson Les Paul Bass. Amazing bass!
@b gilley They don't show up on the second hand market very often where I live. Been years since I saw one. And due to taxes etc it's usually a bit too expensive to buy online.
@@thedondeluxe6941 oh ok, yeah I haven't seen one second hand in any of my local stores either, I was thinking more online. I'd love to have one, I've been looking for a decent hollow body.
Not just low impedance, but *balanced*, so it's 'floating' off of ground, which is electrically neutral to both 'sides' of the balanced line. This cancels electromagnetically induced hum.
The Trogly's Guitar Show isn’t the jack on the bottom high-z? My high is on the lower jack. But I guess it could have gotten switched around at some point . Mine is a 74 I believe.
Hey Austin , another great video, super informative. Quick Question for you. (and all the Les Paul Signature fans). Is it possible that a Les Paul Signature from 1977 just has the Gibson logo on the headstock but no "Les Paul Signature"? I've seen one where everything looks original except that little details. The seller says it's all original but I'm wondering if any of you know? Thanks a mil and keep going. Great channel. These older videos are a goldmine!
Great vid. After all this time (GP ads in the '70s) and School Of Fish/John Hiatt guy Michael Ward, this is golden. BTW, never knew a TSB was offered. Should be 'gold'.
I had a 74 gold top with green plastic les Paul tuners and lighter stain on neck and back. Always felt weird having it but it sounded great. Wish I had kept it. It would look good next to my burst and trad pro IV. It was actually a nice guitar. This was a good demo thanks, brings back memories.
I have a gold top with the embossed covers, dark but visible grain on the sides and back, and a gold top. It was my dad's and I inherited it. His other guitar which I also have was a Conrad Hummingbird.
Great show, Trog!...I agree with you on the tone settings. I'll take the mid, 50ohm setting. This axe looks good under the blacklight. Gibson should do a 'Blacklight Burst' color. Pickguard style is nice. Great clean sound and I think it has a great crunch tone on the dirty setting-both pups at 50ohms...Wished I could take this of your hands. Sounds like a ground wire has come loose on the top input jack. Never have understood why Gibson still doesn't put plates on the back to get to the toggle switch/pot areas, regardless if hollow-body...
The purpose of the low impedance was to plug directly into the sound board and get a pure clean sound. Les didn't like distortion but later realized that when he was younger it might have been a good thing too the same as the younger rock guys.
The low impedance output is on the bottom side of the guitar near the strap button and is designed to be recorded direct to the board for a pristine sound. Not much output so the signal is converted to high impedance when you plug in on top. Loses a lot in the conversion though just sounds kinda boxy so I had the late great Phil Petillo just take that stuff out and put in a conventional 335 style wiring with some great sounding old P.A.F. pickups. I know that that seems a little crazy but the guitar sounds wonderful and is a show stopper in appearance. I don't ever plan to sell it and it's my guitar while I am here on earth. We put the original parts in a box though in case somebody digs it up 5000 years from now and wants to put it back together.
Wanted to DISLIKE this Guitar, BUT, man with that Distortion She sounds like a ROCK MONSTER!!! DEFINITELY I'D ROCK THIS ONE................ I REALLY liked that one Pic. Of the CHERRY BURST. 🎸💚
I don't understand Gibson naming this a Les Paul. The Les Paul has a distinctive shape that this guitar does not meet, so slap another name on it. That is a very nice sounding guitar and for it's age seems to be in pretty good shape. The neck twist seemed to be more of a headstock twist from what I could see in the photos which explains why there was no fret buzz. Somebody will get a heck of a guitar for a really good price though. Great video!
Ron Just Ron the les Paul isn’t a guitar shape, it’s a signature model, this was one of LES PAUL’s last signature models, it should be mentioned that the sg was also a les Paul when it was first made
Danny Aghdam - yes and no... When Mcarty designed this single cut solid body it had no name. They managed to get Les Paul to sign on as an endorser for it and thus it became known as the Les Paul model guitar. Now notice that wording, "Les Paul MODEL" That means that specific model/shape/style guitar was going to be called Les Paul. Otherwise they would be calling it, Les Paul signature style, or model or even tribute, right? When Austin is selling one of his Green day guitars it's called what? "Billy Joe Armstrong signature Les Paul" , therefore identifying that that particular shaped guitar is known as a Les Paul. When you see Eric Clapton or SRV in a video what do you call their guitar models? When you see Slash playing what do you call it? When you see any single cutaway guitar we say "Les Paul style" . That shape has become synonymous with the name Les Paul, it IS the Les Paul guitar. So when they take a double cutaway and say it's a Les Paul model that makes no sense. They should say, Les Paul signature model double cutaway. see what I mean?
Yes and no. It's got two outputs - high and low impedance. One on the top and one on the side. So you can use a TRS to XLR cable and plug it into either a mic input on a mixing desk or else direct into an audio interface. Or a normal guitar lead and plug it into an amp like normal. I just set one up and replaced the broken pickup selector switch for a friend and used the wrong jack to plug into an amp. Really low output! Found a schematic, discovered the two output jacks, used the other one and it was fine. The chap had switched the two sockets over, so I was really using the right one (by position). The output impedance selector switch only affects the high impedance output. They are not really semi-hollow as the video title says, they are far more like a 330 than a 335. There's a small block under the bridge and tailpiece, but no solid block all the way between the pickups like a 335 has. There are strips of 'kerfing', just wider than the pickup cut-outs, stuck to the top and back of guitar down the middle of the guitar to provide some extra strength and anti-resonance properties. This particular guitar didn't have any ground buzzes and was very quiet indeed. A very nice sounding and playing guitar, but a really odd shape and the plastic pickup covers don't do it any favours in the looks front either.
I pick one up back in 88 and it was the same as that one you are reviewing 74 gold top,sadly I sold it in 2001,but would love to pick one up again,so if you are interested in unloading it let me know.😊🎸🎶
Hello troggly, if I'm not mistaken doesn't a semi-hollow Les Paul contradict the purpose of the solid body? From what I understand Les wanted to eliminate feedback from the semi hollow guitars and therefore invented the solid body. I would appreciate if you could clear this misunderstanding. Thanks.
I think the feedback was produced by hollow bodies, because the wood was thin and transmited the vibrations from speakers to the pickups in high volume situations, but in semi hollows this isn't the case because the guitar is actually solid in the middle, so vibrations can't transmit very well and the "wings" are the only hollow parts. Hope this helps!
rhis is the rarest guitar actually back in the day, i lived in hollywood and never saw even one example, we only saw the recording les pauls. i wonder where did gibson shipped them to, i mean they jad like 400 dealers, which states or countries
Sweet ax I like different shame has a twist and on the recording I could a bought one for $900 about 15 years ago . I didn't know enough about them as I was just getting to being "guitar serious". I remember the shop owner kept saying you don't record so you don't want that one.
I don't think those are the original tuners.. My '74 LPS came with Gibson Deluxe (Kluson) double ring tuners, which appears that's what they all originally shipped with. You noted this in your video though.. But it's not the first time I've seen those same chrome Gibson tuners on a LPS. Cheers!
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0:22 - Les' Creations
1:52 - Low Impedance
2:50 - Fancy Options
4:16 - Specs
4:39 - How Many Made?
5:46 - Common Issues
6:25 - Conclusion
6:49 - Clean Demo
9:05 - Dirty Demo
10:00 - Issues
11:16 - Condition
16:10 - Blacklight
17:18 - Case
I used to see the Recording models in pawn shops all the time. If you tried it out, they sounded awful, but what was missing was the original cable that had an inline transformer, so you hit the amp with the right ommph.
that special cable also makes regular guitars sound amazing too! haha
The Trogly's Guitar Show .. Excellent video . They also did a Bass version of this ,oddly enough! 😁
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Hey Trogly, I saw one on FB marketplace for $3500 with the original case. Is that too much in your opinion? It appears to be all original and in good shape.
The bastard love child of a les paul and es 335, love it
With some Brian May inspired electronics
to me looks more like a starcaster than anything else
Not even close to a Starcaster, other than having an offset, semi-hollow body. It's apples & oranges, really.
I bought a tobacco sunburst Les Paul Signature off my guitar teacher in 1977 and i still have it. it toured all over Canada with me. i love it. wonderful neck. great sound. i use it to record now.
Run it trough roland jazz chorus 120 and you will have crystal clear sound
I had this from 1980 - 89 until I traded it & got taken in by Joe Chambers music in N'ville. Robbed me blind and showed up at a guitar show with it listed for 8x what he paid me. Live and learn, and never trust a dealer to give you a fair price.
Dealers are like car salesmen. They want to make money! Always best to sell private.
That's true I took a 67 Gibson banjo to a little music store without hardly a glance the guy offered 50 dollars I don't know anything about banjos I do know Gibson is worth money I had the case and hang tag it was in rough shape by the time I left he was up to 500 but I told him after his first offer I wouldn't sell it to him for any price
@@TheNotefish yeah but Chambers is a special kind of person.... Not quite Ed Roman but there are some stories out there..
I don't think you got ripped off. These Gibson models barely sell for $2500-$5000 used market. Dealer is moron
It sounded awesome distorted! Liked for my favorite song...STRANGLEHOLD
_"...and don't forget The NUUUUUUUUGE, dude!"_ - some punk song from the 80s; can't remember who the hell did it
I have one of these - 1975. My favorite guitar. Love it. So easy to play & sounds great.
I owned a Gibson Les Paul Signature guitar for years. It was my baby and my go-to guitar until I finally had to sell it because of an urgent need for cash. Back in those days, guitars didn't have a collector value attached to them, so I sold it for what they were going for at the time (which was way too little). I miss my baby to this day, and probably will as long as I live.
If I'm not mistaken, Michael Ward used one of these on the wallflowers bringing down the horse album. It's some of my favorite guitar tones ever.
The gold top is the prettier of them, I never knew this one existed. Sounded great.
it's not strange, it's georgeous !,
Buddy, you can send me that one in a heartbeat. Those things are KILLER sounding. We had one new in my brother's music store. I laughed at the shape. Never touched the thing. Played one 40 years later, and had my mind blown. Yes, these are enormous guitars. Send it to me!!! I cannot afford one, otherwise!!
This is my fave hollow body guitar.
The shape reminds me of the Epiphone Jack Casady signature bass. Pretty cool to know there's a guitar version of it, I've always wondered where the weird uneven horns came from.
The cassidy is a version of this model, i believe he used one in the 70s
@@marcraygun6290 I have a Casady Signature. It was first issues in the late 90s. Strangely enough, I auditioned for a band and the guitarist had a Gibson Les Paul Signature. Gold top finish, a two pick up twin of Casady Signature. By the way, the Casady Signature is under the Epiphone badge. When Jack approached Gibson about reissuing the instrument, it was determined to be prohibitively expensive. Casady agree to having it labeled as an Epi and built in Korea with the proviso that he could go into any store that carried them, take one of the rack and use it on a gig. If for any reason the bass was not as he specified, the entire deal is over. Gibson agreed to these terms.
Since he is still using them, Korea is turning out fine instruments.
When I ordered mine I was a bit skeptical, given its country of origin. However when I opened the case, my breath was literally taken away. What I received was an absolutely flawless gorgeous gold top instrument. The set up required some very minor tweaking and I have been proudly and very happily using it ever since. For the record I received it in late 2018. I also have a 1967 Guild Starfire and, as Casady has stated, find the short scale a bit difficult to get used to. Even now, after playing the JC Signature or my Gibson T-bird, when I switch to the Starfire it takes a few moments for my hands to adapt to the reduced length of the neck and the tight string placement.
Yesterday i saw one of the les pauls recording model. Really nice
How cool! My dad has that very same model. His has a lot more wear. The gold top is cracking. It is a fantastic sounding guitar. The amount of tones available through the knob settings are jaw dropping. I had wondered what the numbers on the knob were about? His has a beautiful tobacco burst on the back! It’s also quite heavy.
Very pretty guitar would buy it if I had the money
David Kastin lmfao mighty fine suites this guitar better lol 😂
"Daddy, how is a Les Paul Signature made"
"You see son, when a Les Paul and an ES-335 love each other very very much"
The tonal range is awesome with each impedence change! The overdriven sound was great!
I think I see we're some idea designs for the Wolfgang came from.
I actually like the crunch tone too. It kinda has a bright vintage Firebird vibe to it.
I love how that sounds distorted
Thank you so much for this information I have one I babysit for my dad and he wanted information on it. (he's the original owner but can't remember what everything does). He will be super happy about hearing all he information and history you provided.
I owned the 6 string and bass matching set. Awesome pieces....I traded them for a Martin d45 and d28 herringbone. I miss them
I've always wanted one of these. Its the coolest es ;)
I quite like that guitar, yes I would rock it.
If I'm not mistaken, wasn't there a later Epiphone version of this?
Yes, as well as bass versions too
Yes, I regret not buying the Epiphone version! The bass is still being made, it's the Epihone Jack Casady signature model. It's a replica of Casady's old Gibson Les Paul Bass. Amazing bass!
@@thedondeluxe6941 why not buy a used one?
@b gilley They don't show up on the second hand market very often where I live. Been years since I saw one. And due to taxes etc it's usually a bit too expensive to buy online.
@@thedondeluxe6941 oh ok, yeah I haven't seen one second hand in any of my local stores either, I was thinking more online. I'd love to have one, I've been looking for a decent hollow body.
Oh my god, I usually hate bridge pickups but that clean bridge with 50 holy shit
Thanks for playing Orion at around 9:30 i love that song
Have you heard the call of ktulu
@@huntercraig3722 yeah probably my favorite song off of ride the lightning
Aaahhh... My dream guitar right there. How I wish Epiphone would make a new run of these. Or even better; I could afford this one!
More times that I see this guitar, more I love a 60's Guild Starfire XII.
I may have missed it, but did you mention the other output jack? I believe it was designed to send a signal direct to a recording board.
I mention it later on in the condition portion, but yes, the one of the side is a Low-z output and the top is the high-z for your amp
Bummer I thought it was stereo output
Apparently that low impedance output is awesome for recording direct to the board, though.
Not just low impedance, but *balanced*, so it's 'floating' off of ground, which is electrically neutral to both 'sides' of the balanced line. This cancels electromagnetically induced hum.
The Trogly's Guitar Show isn’t the jack on the bottom high-z? My high is on the lower jack. But I guess it could have gotten switched around at some point . Mine is a 74 I believe.
First ever time ive heard Orion by Metallica being played on a hollow body
That's the coolest semi Holly body shape ever !
Hey Austin , another great video, super informative. Quick Question for you. (and all the Les Paul Signature fans). Is it possible that a Les Paul Signature from 1977 just has the Gibson logo on the headstock but no "Les Paul Signature"? I've seen one where everything looks original except that little details. The seller says it's all original but I'm wondering if any of you know? Thanks a mil and keep going. Great channel. These older videos are a goldmine!
Just saw that Stone Goddard from
Pearl Jam is playing one of these live. Really cool looking.
Still playing it on the 2024 tour
I was offered one of these for $385 back in '83. It was in great condition but not something an '80's rocker (like me) would pick up.
I'd rock this one for sure.
Great vid. After all this time (GP ads in the '70s) and School Of Fish/John Hiatt guy Michael Ward, this is golden. BTW, never knew a TSB was offered. Should be 'gold'.
I had a 74 gold top with green plastic les Paul tuners and lighter stain on neck and back. Always felt weird having it but it sounded great. Wish I had kept it. It would look good next to my burst and trad pro IV. It was actually a nice guitar. This was a good demo thanks, brings back memories.
Trogly is my most watched by a ridiculous amount.
Yeah he's cool and the best for guitar info. I've learned so much just from watching these and the unboxings
I had the matching set of this and the bass back in the early 80s. I traded them for a Martin d28h and a d45. Good swap for both of us.
I've wanted a SIGNATURE for years. Looking for one now (a gold top)
Man, what an amazing guitar!
I have a gold top with the embossed covers, dark but visible grain on the sides and back, and a gold top. It was my dad's and I inherited it. His other guitar which I also have was a Conrad Hummingbird.
Wow, that's a very cool guitar!
Wow! Very clean sound. Nice!
I liked the distorted tone, nice and hissy.
Damn...if I only had the spare cash, this would already be mine!
I kind of love this monstrosity.
I love it! I want one.❤
Love it bro! Try to keep this one
First time I saw this was seeing Richard Fortus with one. Cool guitar.
I love that look
this would be a sick reissue!
That would be exciting!
Great show, Trog!...I agree with you on the tone settings. I'll take the mid, 50ohm setting. This axe looks good under the blacklight. Gibson should do a 'Blacklight Burst' color. Pickguard style is nice. Great clean sound and I think it has a great crunch tone on the dirty setting-both pups at 50ohms...Wished I could take this of your hands. Sounds like a ground wire has come loose on the top input jack. Never have understood why Gibson still doesn't put plates on the back to get to the toggle switch/pot areas, regardless if hollow-body...
The purpose of the low impedance was to plug directly into the sound board and get a pure clean sound. Les didn't like distortion but later realized that when he was younger it might have been a good thing too the same as the younger rock guys.
when les paul wanted a signature les paul guitar made specifically for les paul itself with a different form of les paul than usual.
The low impedance output is on the bottom side of the guitar near the strap button and is designed to be recorded direct to the board for a pristine sound. Not much output so the signal is converted to high impedance when you plug in on top. Loses a lot in the conversion though just sounds kinda boxy so I had the late great Phil Petillo just take that stuff out and put in a conventional 335 style wiring with some great sounding old P.A.F. pickups. I know that that seems a little crazy but the guitar sounds wonderful and is a show stopper in appearance. I don't ever plan to sell it and it's my guitar while I am here on earth. We put the original parts in a box though in case somebody digs it up 5000 years from now and wants to put it back together.
fascinating video thanks, I always wondered what happened to Emo Philips !
Wanted to DISLIKE this Guitar, BUT, man with that Distortion
She sounds like a ROCK
MONSTER!!! DEFINITELY I'D
ROCK THIS ONE................
I REALLY liked that one Pic.
Of the CHERRY BURST. 🎸💚
Reminds me of the Jack Cassady bass by Epiphone which also has low impedance pups. Same shape too. Cheers Austin lad. ;)
binding cap. I always learn something
When I saw the thumbnail I thought it was a Jack Casady signature bass.
They made a bass version as well.
it would be cool if you could do some of the rare epiphones like the del rey and spotlight.
My LP GT Signature haven't grounding issue on the jack. Look at the cables inside !
Used to see those all the time.
I love this, never seen anything else like it, is there something with a similar set up which is more common & cheaper?
Is the Epiphone reissue anything like the original?
I don't understand Gibson naming this a Les Paul. The Les Paul has a distinctive shape that this guitar does not meet, so slap another name on it.
That is a very nice sounding guitar and for it's age seems to be in pretty good shape. The neck twist seemed to be more of a headstock twist from what I could see in the photos which explains why there was no fret buzz. Somebody will get a heck of a guitar for a really good price though. Great video!
Ron Just Ron the les Paul isn’t a guitar shape, it’s a signature model, this was one of LES PAUL’s last signature models, it should be mentioned that the sg was also a les Paul when it was first made
jonas brave yeah I know it was just to reinforce the les Paul has never been specifically a “les paul”
Danny Aghdam - yes and no... When Mcarty designed this single cut solid body it had no name. They managed to get Les Paul to sign on as an endorser for it and thus it became known as the Les Paul model guitar. Now notice that wording, "Les Paul MODEL" That means that specific model/shape/style guitar was going to be called Les Paul. Otherwise they would be calling it, Les Paul signature style, or model or even tribute, right?
When Austin is selling one of his Green day guitars it's called what? "Billy Joe Armstrong signature Les Paul" , therefore identifying that that particular shaped guitar is known as a Les Paul. When you see Eric Clapton or SRV in a video what do you call their guitar models? When you see Slash playing what do you call it? When you see any single cutaway guitar we say "Les Paul style" . That shape has become synonymous with the name Les Paul, it IS the Les Paul guitar. So when they take a double cutaway and say it's a Les Paul model that makes no sense. They should say, Les Paul signature model double cutaway. see what I mean?
Ron Just Ron I mean this guitar is called a les Paul signature
I've always liked those guitars. I think they're sexy and unique for a semi-hollow body Gibson. I've always wanted one.
Kick ass guitar!
I like the 50 ohm settings best
Hi! Why are you putting a green background on these shows? Is it for light? just curious haha
I occasionally do green screen effects
You should dress this up! ( I mean when you're not using special effect of course) it feels a little bit empty, even with such beautiful guitars ;)
The body reminds me of a Fender Starcaster.
Same here
Is this one of the Les Pauls that needs the low impedance cable? That would explain the buzz.
Yes and no. It's got two outputs - high and low impedance. One on the top and one on the side. So you can use a TRS to XLR cable and plug it into either a mic input on a mixing desk or else direct into an audio interface. Or a normal guitar lead and plug it into an amp like normal. I just set one up and replaced the broken pickup selector switch for a friend and used the wrong jack to plug into an amp. Really low output! Found a schematic, discovered the two output jacks, used the other one and it was fine. The chap had switched the two sockets over, so I was really using the right one (by position).
The output impedance selector switch only affects the high impedance output.
They are not really semi-hollow as the video title says, they are far more like a 330 than a 335. There's a small block under the bridge and tailpiece, but no solid block all the way between the pickups like a 335 has. There are strips of 'kerfing', just wider than the pickup cut-outs, stuck to the top and back of guitar down the middle of the guitar to provide some extra strength and anti-resonance properties.
This particular guitar didn't have any ground buzzes and was very quiet indeed.
A very nice sounding and playing guitar, but a really odd shape and the plastic pickup covers don't do it any favours in the looks front either.
Are you emu Phillips?
Damn, I really like it!
I pick one up back in 88 and it was the same as that one you are reviewing 74 gold top,sadly I sold it in 2001,but would love to pick one up again,so if you are interested in unloading it let me know.😊🎸🎶
Guitar Man its for sale on reverb for 2000 euros. There is a link in the discirption.
Thoughts on Slash's Brazilian dream?
The price is highly spooky. 😀
It's got a cool case, but that's about it haha
@@Trog 🤣🤣🤣
`Did Emo Phillips narrate this video?
What is the line on the back of the headstock?
There are two seam lines that make up the 3 piece maple neck if that is what you're referring to
Well, it seemed it was on the headstock on the back at the bottom of the top row of the tuners. It is probably just the seam of lamination.
The more I look at it the stranger it is
I wish Trogly would hire a guitar player to do the sound demonstrations
Hello troggly, if I'm not mistaken doesn't a semi-hollow Les Paul contradict the purpose of the solid body? From what I understand Les wanted to eliminate feedback from the semi hollow guitars and therefore invented the solid body. I would appreciate if you could clear this misunderstanding. Thanks.
I think the feedback was produced by hollow bodies, because the wood was thin and transmited the vibrations from speakers to the pickups in high volume situations, but in semi hollows this isn't the case because the guitar is actually solid in the middle, so vibrations can't transmit very well and the "wings" are the only hollow parts. Hope this helps!
@@facundorodriguez288 thanks I appreciate it
rhis is the rarest guitar actually back in the day, i lived in hollywood and never saw even one example, we only saw the recording les pauls. i wonder where did gibson shipped them to, i mean they jad like 400 dealers, which states or countries
A little boost from a Klon through a big fender tube amp would probably sound sweet.
Sounds good playing Orion by metallica.
Why are there two jack sockets on this guitar?
Sweet ax I like different shame has a twist and on the recording I could a bought one for $900 about 15 years ago . I didn't know enough about them as I was just getting to being "guitar serious". I remember the shop owner kept saying you don't record so you don't want that one.
Funky Gibson logo on that one.
I want it!
Looks like the Jack Cassidy bass.
to me this is the best hollow body shape.
I saw it before on reverb.
I'd Rock that Gold top right off
My bad!
nah, the 'army' LP with the tube stuck on the front was the weirdest.
this just looks like a cross-breed, and an inevitable one.
It looks like it has 2 input jacks... why didn’t you mention what that is about?
I do later on in the condition portion of the video.
The top jack is High-Z (for your amp) , and the side jack is Low-Z (for recording)
I don't think those are the original tuners.. My '74 LPS came with Gibson Deluxe (Kluson) double ring tuners, which appears that's what they all originally shipped with. You noted this in your video though.. But it's not the first time I've seen those same chrome Gibson tuners on a LPS. Cheers!
Our serial numbers are fairly close together too.. I'm only 18 guitars behind this one. 😎 Pretty cool!