Gibson Kirk Hammett 'Greeny' Les Paul Demo
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- Опубликовано: 24 авг 2024
- Reviewed in Guitarist Magazine 499
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I love those pickups…especially with some drive and gain. Really unique. And the AAA flame with satin finish…that’s a great guitar.
Got to say that the jury seems to be out on this guitar, have Gibson done a lame job of using the "Greeny" name on a Les Paul but not really given us enough of a "Greeny" for the money. Well i've have one of these "Greeny's" and i've got to say that i'm in no way disappointed with the guitar, build quality is excellent, the AAA top is beautiful, it feels great and the tone, well to me it's as much Greeny as it's going to need to be, so i'm extremely happy with mine, especially through my Victory V40 Deluxe. As i said, i'm not disappointed in the guitar, but i'm disappointed that Gibson didn't add a little something in the case to give it some provenance to Peter, Gary or Kirk, in fact in the case there's nothing to say what this actually is, not even on the warranty card, just a code, so come on Gibson, a little booklet or something would have been nice. Anyway, like it or loathe it, it's sold out and that speaks volumes :) Love the review Guitarist and this months cover feature, well done !!
Great demo! You really put your feelings into playing the blues! LOVE the sound of the Greeny!
What is important with these guitars, is not the material and appearance but the actual miles of experience from the players. This is when the natural aging of the parts, reveal the true tone profile of what survives over time. Time is the filter that reveals the instruments true maturity.
Yea...umm...I think most of us are still recovering from the shock after watching Kirk at the Jeff Beck Tribute concert the other night & how didn't know (on 2 separate performances) how he was totally out of key trying to play that solo 😵💫 ... The lesson here folks is that even Greeny won't help you if you're unable to follow the simple key a freakin song is in! 😅
that was pretty funny, imagine paying hundreds or thousands to be in the first row at the Royal Albert Hall and then seeing that lol
Kirk Hammet is the luckiest guy on the planet. I'm going to leave it at that lol.
A guy who knows how to play a Greeny guitar with some lovely blues. 🎸🎸🙏
It's only 200 dollars more then the regular les Paul standard 50s and for that 200 dollars you get a higher grade flame top grover tuners but more importantly you get upgraded pickups. These are the same pickups as in the 50 000 dollars version so that alone makes it worth the 200 dollars. They sound quite different then other gibson pickups and ate nicer sounding then Burstbuckers or 57 classics BB pros 490s Etc .
Not a fan of burstbuckers, they are bland but then again I don't use pedals, so that could be the issue.
All the negative comments from people who have never seen or played one 😂 ohhh RUclips… crank alert 🚨
I bought one and it’s absolutely fantastic. It turns heads from guys who shelled out for R9s and better. The finish is excellent, tone is great, feels wonderful in the hand for a guy who prefers 50s necks.
Inflation is inflation. Prices aren’t what they were in the 2000s. Just quit your bitching and accept that. If you don’t want to buy one, don’t buy one.
This is the only RUclips demo of the Greeny Standard with playing actually skilled and tasteful enough to demonstrate what this niche instrument is good at.
I took a set of 57 classics, with the bridge being the slightly hotter classic +, and i swapped each screw coil. Both pickups ended up being about the same DC resistance but with alternated mismatched coils between the two. I changed the bridge magnet to an A5 and put a reversed A3 in the neck. They sounded very much the same as these, so i wonder if theres some of that going on with these, specifically the unbalanced coils. Seemed to make the pickups more quacky and vocal, with the middle position sounding pretty thick still even with the volumes cranked. Many PAFs were mismatched, sometimes quite a bit. Not to mention, Green had his neck pickup repaired and likely partially rewound. I always felt his neck pickup had quite a bit different tone compared to most other 59s. Also, rotating the pickup 180° does not change the phase but bu moving the slug coil closest to the fretboard, the pickup responds differently. Almost like a fat single coil or P90
Very cool guitar. Amazing tone.
I may have to sell a kidney and purchase one..
Couldn't get over the satin finish so i took a Honey Amber Les Paul Standard 60s and got the 50s knobs and greeny pickups and im much happier with it
These pickups are not based on Burstbuckers. They are an all new pickup created by Jarrod Brandom from Brandon wound pickups who now works for gibson Kirk Hammett was involved in their creation. They are cloned from the Pafs in the actual Greeny les Paul' . Jarrod Brandon said he developed several different sets which he kept sending to Kirk . He kept making proto types and sending them to Kirk uitill Kirk felt he had them right.
I have many sets of Burstbuckers and custombuckers and these are quite different from any of them .
Can you share a bit on what makes them different sonically from the standard Burstbuckers?
Love the satin finish and a good simple review too. Thanks
Don't forget to give it the 50s wiring treatment along with the drilled into wood abr1 post.
Nice playing, cat! Finally someone demoing the guitar as it should be demoed.
Would love to see the Gary Moore BFG (H/P90) Les Paul again.
Just brought one
I can't afford that one, so I'm waiting for the Epiphone one that KH said (in his Guitarist interview) was coming!
Wonderful guitar, Gibson never disappoints me, out of 4 LP’s including this one that I purchased through the years Gibson has been the most consistent and outright perfect guitars, this particular one was absolutely perfect from set up to flamed top to an amazing tone, great price too, considering that low grade half imported PRS S2 are sold for 2k this days, and a basic American Strat is around 2k as well, there is so much more to making an LP with book matched aaa flamed top.
Sounds very close to the real thing. The metal parts look too new and shiny, but that will age through the years. Overall nice instrument !
because this is not the reliced replica version
Hows it compared to the early 2000s lemon burst gary moree?
Really nice! Btw is that a Rockerverb 50 combo? Sounds amazing.
Yes it is.
i love kirk hammett
Best review of this guitar.
what was the setup like on this guitar? how was it running?
I happen to really like this guitar for what it is, lovely AAA top with satin finish. Yup I’m v tempted by it.
Una guitarra icónica es tan solo por que alguien le saco un sonido maravilloso, independiente de las maderas o lo que sea. Gastar dinero pensando que vas a tocar como tal no te hará tocar como tal…. KH está a un millón de años luz de GM. De todos modo me quedo con la “stripe”.
Quick question. I love the 20k green that Gibson came out with . If u had the money , would u but it for 20k , and or 2 Gibson Murphy aged both for around 10k
You should just buy 6 of these guitars.
My problem is I dont like burstbuckers which puts me off the entire les paul range.
I prefer gibson les paul standard faded 50s instead of this greeny
Where do I find this backing track?
от Грини тут только название ))
Gibson Peter Green "Greeny' Les Paul. It should be.
yes the name hammett in the first place is an insult i wouldnt even put his name there as you said peter green´s greeny with a mention to gary moore but no hammett
Peter Greedy Les Paul.
@@dreamerdeceiver6592 whether you like it or not he’s the owner of the guitar now, he’s famous (more famous for most young players than Peter Green I’m sorry to say), he’s alive and able to consent to and do the deal for the signature and he’s able to give Gibson access to the original guitar 🤷🏼♂️
I have a 2002 Les Paul Standard that sounds better than this guitar.
2002 was a good wood year for Gibsons.
This video does not due the guitar justice . It sounds way better then this . I have one one of these and maybe I got lucky but I have some great examples of other gibson USA les Paul's and a couple of 58 reissue les Paul's and the greeny les Paul sounds as good as any of them. They are better sounding for hard rock. The bridge Pickup is over wound and very clear as well as being quite fat sounding
It should be Gloss
Reviewer sounds like nick Mason and Alfred had a kid.
Is there a neck break repair on it ? 😏
No, Gibson didn't go that far!
Missing the pick guard…
I may be talking rubbish (nothing new there) but when you first picked up a guitar did you ever try playing left-handed? I get the impression that your strumming hand would rather be fretting and your fretting hand would rather be picking / strumming - not that in any way you aren’t a very good guitar player. Ignore me if I am completely mistaken.
Very perceptive - I actually write with my left hand but always felt more natural playing right handed. However I have myself concluded the reason I like fingerstyle acoustic is that the right hand is more active than the fretboard hand in that style so...**shrugs**
@@guitarist when you play “air” guitar, do you naturally play left handed or right handed? Also, if you try to play “air” guitar the wrong way round from your natural orientation, does it feel very awkward (or no real difference)?
@Craig Thomson always right handed on air guitar! In truth I'm an odd blend of both : )
The CS version is yours for only 50K. 😂
Absurd. Buy an LP that you love, drop in some PAF clones…. You’re 90% there
Agreed
Yep totally agree. I only have an epi LP 60 tribute plus, but it has Gibson 57s, US wiring and parallel/out of phase switching and I’m pretty sure this doesn’t sound 10 times the price as good. Nice playing though
Beautiful sounding guitar but my ‘74 custom and my 75 custom are every bit as sweet
Collectors collect, researchers research, players play.
This IS the $3,199 version.
It’s a shame Gibson didn’t make the minimal effort it would have taken to fit the correct tune-o-matic bridge & pickup rings and maybe used decent reflector knobs. Would have been nice to have a proper demo track rather than the ‘beatbox’ too…
Anything else?
No. But I stand by my comment.
@@pmck3438 LMAO
gibsons new marketing strategy is just how to get as overpriced as possible, handshake with mesa boogie here 🙈
This guitar is only 200 dollars more then a regular gibson USA les paul standard 50s . The pickups are worth that extra 200 dollar upcharge .
@@adamwatson6916 🤣🫣
@@adamwatson6916 Bingo
Why did Gibson not give it the VOS treatment? It now looks like an ordinary Les Paul Faded. Nothing wrong with the latter, but it makes this thing way overpriced!
They brought one out a little while ago that was aged for $20k, following the top dollar $50k one
@@gavterrygt Yeah I know. Seen the reviews. It is madness!
Gibson sells guitar for money and internet meltdown.
Nice but very overpriced for what you get.Gibson trying to pinch more pennies every day.
sound is lame, price a shame, welcome to the new era of gibson guitars 😂👌
I agree the price is a shame, but have your ears checked.
Lame??? Is that a criticism of player, guitar or both?
sad but just true 🫣👍
@@Turbo-D yes 🙄🙄
Love the video . I think you should go into politics though. You’d be perfect . The way you answered the question, is this guitar worth the price . You know u wanted to say no,, but you said WELL,, you see , lol😅. . Good way to avoid the truth .
I have a chinese made 'Vintage' Lemon Drop that cost me £299 that sounds 10x better than this.
My 60’s Standard sounds and looks so much better than this