Muiracati-ah-what Top? 2007 Gibson Les Paul Smartwood Studio Review and Demo
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I've always liked the smartwood series of guitars. While, yes, some look better than others, I'm confused why Gibson only offers 'sustainable' wood on a limited run of guitars and doesn't release them on regular line up Les Paul and other flagship models. Why use baked maple with Preciosa looks so chocolatey smooth like rosewood? There is nothing wrong with baked maple, but the sound of that turns many potential buyer's off. Perhaps there is a better alternative for richlite / ebony as well.
This particular smart wood series studio was part of the Muiracatiara top, Preciosa fretboard run. Muiracatiara is also know as Muir for short or even Tiger Wood (not Tiger Woods haha.) Preciosa is spanish for 'precious.'
I've always found the truss rod cover on these guitars to be very cool looking - but I didn't know they were made of a rubber like material. It feels like a gel sticker that Lisa Frank Company would make. You can bend this truss rod cover without it breaking!
I definitely suggest trying out a Smartwood Studio if you ever see one!
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Episode Guide: SmartWood Studio Specs 0:16 | Truss Rod Cover is Cool 3:17 | Clean Demo 5:26 | Dirty 6:56 | Condition 7:42 | Blacklight Test 10:52 | Limited Edition Case 12:16
I've had many 'suggestions' that I retire the JMP-1C. I thought I would try it with a Cab first. Sound any better?
really,does gypson=_=:'(:-*:'(:-*(TT):-D:-(:'(;-)
Damn! Someone beat me to it! I hope whomever bought it enjoys it! It's one of my favorite axes.
Reminds me of my 2002 les paul special. Mines solid mahogany, but it's the simple but beautiful wood here that's doing it for me.
If they had been serious,they should have done the "The Les Paul" all wood trim and controls on this model in that type of wood on the cap.
Foxonian Buy one you like ,that's a keeper and buy or get made the wooden parts you require . You might find small bits of Muir (or any nice wood that takes your fancy) large enough to make the knobs , pickup rings, poker chip...
No thanks.I had rather wish Gibson had done it right the first time.
Very nice wood..very nice indeed.
I have The taperyva gwasu and it is one of the best sounding guitars I have heard.. don't let his tone in the video fool you. It has a rich warm tone clean and lots of growl and tight gainy grittiness that you will notice is different than other LPs. Mine has an ebony fretboard though. I think.
That thing is unbelievable so nice I would rock it for sure it does looks like my front door in the 1990s but hey I had a nice door
I have one....no fancy truss rod cover...took the pup covers off.....love it!
That is beautiful , I'd rock it for sure !
Beautiful top, but I need trapezoids. Dots are for Fenders.
Lovin' it and it's an Eco-Warrior friendly guitar. It has my vote as what guitar companies should try more often, sustainable guitars = More cool guitars!
Cool guitar, but I don’t like the clean sound, to thin and wispy
I have one of these in mint condition. The very exact same model. Sounds a bit more like an SG to my ears. Home use only and it’s a keeper. Absolutely love it apart from the truss rod cover. It came without the Rainforest Alliance certificate from Gibson and I proper had to make a big fuss to get one. Got the certificate in the end.
Just wanted to say “thanks”! Lol I saw this and then instantly bought a 2003 model on reverb!!
enjoy it!
Thanks! Could you tell me where you found out the info about burlap case?
I love the Smartwood, I have the exact same model, mint from 2000. I replaced the bridge with a Dimarzio FRED which fixed the trebly tones and warms up the tone nicely. I think these play, feel and sound much better than a normal LP studio. The case mine came in does not have the black interior and doesn’t have the weathered look, it actually does look like tweed. This was my first Gibson LP and it still gets played today but I would part with it for the right price :)
Fender uses Pau Ferro on almost all of their Mexican line. I own one with a pau ferro fretboard and it sounds NO different than my one with rosewood
You said Preciosa not Pau Ferro. Whoops. I'm dumb
I remember seeing the Smartwood Les Pauls in the late 90's. I liked them all at the time but can't recall seeing them here in the UK after that . Great video as always 👍
Had one from 03-14 and adored it, a thin 2001 model with “smartwood” on the truss rod cover. Sadly I sold that one, but got a new 03’ model from righteous guitars, the shop that Rhett Schull is always visiting, replaced the corroded TOM bridge and tailpiece with aluminum Gotoh parts, it RIPs now. Great way to get a Gibson for under $1k . The exotics are thin with the comfort carve and they’re amazingly comfortable and thin. The full size Smartwood studio is chambered so it’s very light and resonant.
To me, the tone sounds more rounded and full than a regular Les Paul. I'd love to hear it in a mix with slightly scooped mids and it being downtuned to Bb.
I have a thing for Plain tops and Studios. So, I love this!!
I will rock that! Looks fantastic to.
T O N E W O O D. I actually really like the smartwood series, I think they're really good playing and looking guitars.
The Smartwood Studios are actually my favourite Les Pauls.
This guitar is awesome! If you don’t mined me asking how much did you get this for trogly?
I bought mine 2006 £850 Love it to this day. Not many I keep hold of but this sounds superb.
I'm stranded for 4 hours until my ride comes to pick me up,
Good lord, you uploaded a new vid!
God I love this. I would change a few things, personally I would want the entire body to be Muri, the body to be slightly thinner and maybe trapezoid inlays
Putting dot inlays on a les paul is not cool!
Yeah sounds a little better
Dot inlays are so UGLY on a Gibson Les Paul. Other than that, the guitar is lovely.
There is a smartwood standard to cure that for you!
I like dot inlays on Gibson's ONLY if the neck has binding on it.
Electro Funk I don’t mind them on SGs but that’s about it
Better than the solid trapezoid.
I'm on the opposite side. I don't like trapezoid inlays. As much as possible I only wanna see side markers and a plain fretboard haha
It's a nice looking guitar ... yeah, I'd rock it ...
Kinda thin/brittle sounding? ... but it's a studio-type/level thing, so ...
But that truss rod cover is not cool, sorry Trogmeister! ;P
Dear Sir, I really like your channel, digging out great guitars? All this reverREnce for "old" means a LOT of good ones go undercover. BUT: Please- in your demo, maybe less overdrive? Living Loving.... Page's tone is BIG, but not all fuzzed out. For some reason, when people play Zep, Hendrix, they ALWAYS distort it to death. LISTEN to Zep... LISTEN to Hendrix... MANY MANY FAMOUS SONGS ARE _CLEAN_
Yes Trogly!
I’m so glad I found this video. I’ve got my version of this guitar in my lap right now. Nearly identical, straighter grain on the top, but definitely “tiger” stripey. This was the first genuine Les Paul I acquired, after dreaming of Les Pauls for years.
I love it. It’s heavy and powerful. Like a Les Paul should be.
Beautiful wood and no frills.
Except for that Green Leaf hologram truss rod cover. Oh, and the gold hardware.
I don’t usually go for gold bling, but it just works on this guitar, with this wood.
I think the “green” Smartwood marketing actually hurt this guitar. If it had just been marketed as a straight up Studio Les Paul, with cool exotic wood, I think it would have done a lot better. And I’m a F’ing tree hugger from way back.
Definitely a keeper for me. 👍
Pretty. Needs neck binding in dark wood.
The only dots I like are the abalone ones on my abalone bound Ibanez SA. If you want to put dots, better don't put anything. Rarely does a guitar wear dots with pride. My Epi LP got the gear sticker treatment. If I ever order a custom, I want real gear inlays.
This would be a great looking, unique LP to own. However, I've listened to the sound bytes numerous times and for some reason I just do not like the sound. It could just be me or maybe you do need to retire your JMP-1C. It just doesn't seem to say "I'm a Les Paul". Anyhow.... great looking ax, thanks for the video and have a great day.
From my understanding the Studio versions are stripped down no frills Les Paul's, which I kind of like. I don't care for the Etuners or the coil taps or coil splits. But the Studio's seem to have higher frets as well, at least the two Ive owed did. But this guitar is gorgeous! I prefer the natural wood grain over a painted guitar. Im not a Fender guy but do want to own a Strat someday but it has to be natural wood grain, the fender paint jobs make them look and feel cheap IMO. So Austin is this guitar gonna stay in your collection?
I remember seeing a Swamp Ash one of these & it was gorgeous, the patterning in the wood was amazing. Personally though, I just don't like seeing Dot inlays on Gibson guitars, they just don't look right IMO!
Maybe its the audio, but it doesn't have much bottom end and sounds kinda thin..... Looks great though with the gold hardware. Its like a studio+
The smart wood studio looks nice but it appears ( to me) unfinished. I love Les Paul's, but when I see a model without the binding and only dot inlays it looks like they cheap out.
Nice playing at 6:11.
That is super sweet. That wood looks like a really dense hardwood. I don’t know. I like poopy brown guitars. Why are they using ridge lite. When they got this stuff at their disposal. I guess that’s one of the reasons Gibson is flipped on its head right now.
You're right! Preciosa would be a great rosewood replacement! I bet it just costs too much to do on a large scale.
good looking,, the grain reminds me of those hollow core luan closet doors . i'm not crazy about matt finish,, black hard ware, really would set it off!,,gold seems to clash with the wood tone,,,...
wow that thing sounds bright and spanky, just goes to show you sometimes wood choice matters a bit! (although mind you pickups play a huge role.)
Definetly a cool LP, the precoiusa fret board would be a great alt to rosewood since it has that similar look, is it similar to play aswell? And the extension cab makes that badass marshall growl!
Try "torrefied maple". Techie sounding too.
Not a big fan of “furniture “ guitars . I’ll have the non sustainable flavor please. 😂
What was the sale price?
I like it!
Gorgeous guitar.
Yeah that fret board looks nice, and rustic, I would prefer that over pau fero, but that's just me
Nice looking. i am not impressed with the way it sounds. Maybe different pickups.
Sweet
cool
I wonder what saw Kerf/tang width was on that board, how much compression is achieved and so on...
Beautiful guitar.
Marshall did sound nicer with the external cabinet! Great video as always, keep it up!
Ouch, tuning
I've got those pickups in a fake sg which I done up but not covered pickups.
Sick to my stomach I used to have this EXACT same model… played like a dream… sold it during desperate times for around $800-900… maybe even less?? Needless to say they will just keep going up in price 😢🙏
I guess this video proved tonewoods. Man what a gigantic difference!
shakira?
My mindset... Exotic guitar... exotic song... Shakira! haha
Strange bow on the bridge pickup ring?
Hey Trogly! Me again! What’s your take on the whole Chapter 11 debacle going on right now? I’m thinking of buying a new guitar that should be in my Gibson price range, but I just don’t know if I should wait for any price differentials or not in the market. Do you have any insight on that?
Low Life Skater value overall hasn’t changed, Custom Shop reissue LPs are still going up in value and the best bang for the buck if you want quality control, great tone wood etc., go for a used 2000-2008 IMO as they sound and feel the best for around $2500 (plain top) or burst for $3500.
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Bro. Love your content. Keep em comin.
It isn't sustainable/available in enough of a volume to be practical.
Not to mention shifting to another wood just leads to the species inevitably also being over logged.
That external cab sounds a lot better than the other one, a lot more body and less spikey. Much more traditional Marshall sounding
Funnily enough, I think it sounds awful and too bass-y in person but it seems to record something decent haha. Thanks for the input!
The finger board of an electric guitar is about the feel you prefer--has about zero impact on sound when its plugged in
I believe you are wrong. Density of the wood matters. For tone.. laying your strings on or resonating the entire body..or both. It matters..
I'd Rock strings right off it!
Can I get an sg one of these
look at the new SG special or faded SG's
La peor les Paul que haya tocado en mi vida.
I like the top and that's all i like.
I had this guitar..... HAD
I like a lot better than paint
Muirac or not? :P
Bassist in my band has one of these, really nice to play, sounds great, but the top has cracked in a few places
The JMP sounded much better through the external cab.
what do you think about the Gibson banckrupcy?
I love that guitar, dot inlays are ugly but it's still bad ass.
They're abalone.
@@krmitt5 so you're saying, the little plastic dots on the fret board are abalone?
@@angryheb1 sir. I have one. Mother of pearl or abalone. One of the two.
@@angryheb1 not Plastic..they have a nice look to them Gibson wouldn't cheap out on something so trivial when lay large pieces of the materials all the time.
@@krmitt5 You know I am talking about the dot inlays correct? I understand the block inlays might be a better material..
Please!! Can you start tuning your guitars before you play them? I really enjoy your vids until the intonation makes me cringe, having to stop watching or mute.
I do try. I tune and retune them multiple times while recording
Give that wood PU rings get more money.
Suerte.
Don't worry Austin.. After the new investment firm (whom ever it is) takes over Gibson.... Gibson China will be producing all kinds of exotic wood models........
Simple .... its why there now in chapter 11 bankrupcy .... thats why ... poor managment - decisions !!
There was 1 of the ones you where talking about the previous one .. but never known if someone bought it for the $650 can they where asking for it.
Do you work at Walmart?
i hate studios but damn