I bought a new Gibson Les Paul Standard..... it's AWESOME....and terrible.
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Congratulations on the new LP! Can't wait to hear it when you get it all set up proper! Love me some metal on a Gibson!!
I just got my first Gibson Les Paul standard 50’s gold top last week. I am like you man, grew up beyond poor and started playing in 1997 when I was 11 and have worked my hind end off to get to where I am now. I understand the feeling being able to get your hands on things that only felt like a dream when you were younger. Congratulations man!
I actually just switched over to Gibson altogether, I’ve played Martin and Gretsch for years but now own a vintage Gibson jumbo and then sold my Gretsch Broadkaster and bought the 50’s Gold Top standard.
I own a 50's goldtop also! It's a killer guitar!
Also own the 50s gold top. Gold top gang! Whoop whoop!
@@PickupsAreNotTrucks heck yeah man!
For some reason I actually really like the lower frets of the LP's. Also combined with the scale length it makes it such a unique feeling guitar imo. Always cool to see you exploring a new guitar Kyle!
I got the slash LP - love it so much more than a regular standard. Pickups are just so flexible
I'm so happy for you Kyle, seeing the pure joy you shared unboxing your guitar. I wish one day I can also share unboxing my dream Gibson Les Paul.If I can afford lol😅 more power to you and this channel👊🤘🇵🇭
Lovely guitar. I bought myself a LP Special Tribute last year for an absolute bargain price, brand new. Its very rough around the edges but in a way that just adds character and it feels in many ways more premium than my other stuff, despite being so cut down features and finish wise
Congrats dude!! Enjoy your new axe! I recently got my hands on a green lemon burst 58 standard with a Carmelita neck and I’m floored every time I pick it up 💪
Kyle, great intro! I haven’t popped by this channel in a few years and you seem really humble and appreciative. I applaud ditchin a few pieces of gear. I myself sold most of mine off as well. As far as Gibson- thank goodness they fixed their QA issues around 2018-19
Ive been much happier with both Gibson and Epiphones since. Congrats on the new model.
Keep up the great playing and capturing tones💯
congrats on the new gear. i hope it's great, and you enjoy it
I have never watched your channel before but what a wholesome review! Watching you unbox it was so sweet!! Guitar looks beautiful!
Wholesome except where he suggests that you shouldn’t reproduce if you play 9-42
Last week I ordered a new Gibson Les Paul Slash Standard in November Burst, I’m not a slash fanboy but I was when I was a kid, plus I got a killer deal on it. I remember playing my first Gibson Les Paul Standard at guitar center in 2008 and dreaming of owning one but thinking I’d never be able to afford it. Tomorrow that dream shows up and 13 year old me from 2008 would be so proud. So I’m sure I’ll have the same reaction when I open that case for the first time! Congrats on a beautiful guitar!!
My best LP is a 2008 standard plus honey burst. You missed out.
Very nice and very eager to hear what it sounds like with the new pickups and strings. Be sure to tell us what you put in!
Congrats man! I have a 2016 Les Paul Studio Satin (ebony). Love it so much! Would love to see a video from you in response to Fricker about pickups. Its an interesting topic. Also you have me intrigued by the Jubilee. And also again.....the timing on your lights dying....Holy hell lol.
Congrats dude! I’ve got 5 LP’s. 2 customs (20, and 22) a 16’ R8, 22 R7 Murphy lab, and an 04’ Classic. I’ve had about half a dozen others over the years but I think the stable is solid where it is now. Also, to be fair…it’s always been in style to hate on Gibson lol
Congratz, Kyle. That maple top is literally out of this world. I don't know why I feel happy seeing it. Anyway, I've been searching youtube demo of LP standards 60, which plays hi gain stuff with proper recording, but I haven't found one. Luckily you make this video. I finally know how that guitar sound like for playing hi gain stuff in E standard tuning.
Just a side note, the les paul behind you is my dream LP. The mighty SILVERBURST !!!!
les paul standard tuning and les paul is all you need
Damn it’s a beautiful top! Congratulations! I love LPs, they are not without their flaws but to me they are the most iconic rock guitar ever. Really happy for you, enjoy it!
Nice score on the new guitar Kyle. She looks great 👍 I recommend trying a Dimarzio Air Zone in the bridge.
Gratz on your new axe Kyle! I hope you get that gitfiddle all tuned up and playing great!
It really is about Love At First Sight. Congratulations, thanks for sharing the moment with us. Happy for you. 👍
I'm happy for you! It's super nice! 🤩
I literally bought the same guitar in '20, LP Standard 60s Bourbon burst that was only 5 months old and used so I saved quite a bit of money too. It was totally mint with all the plastic still on it. I don't like the kidney Grovers either so I switched them out for locking gold Gotohs with keystone tips, Gohtoh bridge and tailpeice too. Swapped out the pups for Duncan Pearly Gates and I defy anyone to show me a better playing or sounding guitar.
I put Pearly Gates on my ‘08 and it smokes. I think when Gibson nails it, they really nail it.
I too have a 60s Standard Bourbon burst...but mine is lefthanded. Just like you did, I am about to put on locking tuners. But other than that, it is the perfect guitar in my opinion. I don't have tuning issues with this one like I did with a late 90s LP I used to have and the Tribute I also have right now. Though, I put a String Butler on my Tribute and that pretty much fixed the issue I was having.
...Imo, if Gibson put PRS style headstocks (3 on a side with teh strings going straight to pegs with no angle) on their LPs, they would have the ultimate, perfect and unbeatable guitar..
NGD is always a good day. The top on that is super nice!
Hello I am Mihai from Romania and I just bought a Gibson les Paul studio made in USA in 1998 and I love that guitar, it with dots inlay not trapezoid inlay but beautiful guitar and very good I wish you all the best!😇🙏🎸
I owned a 2001 Lp Standard. Awesome action and a nice heavy guitar. Also installed the BK signature Lace Dissonant Aggressor pick ups. Which made it sound even ticker. Any drop tunings was an added bonus as well. Enjoy!!
I got lace hummies on my 79 black beauty it’s glorious with 12s tuned to c standard 🤟🏻
Congrats, she's a beauty. I just a 2023 Standard 60's in Ocean Burst and the top is sick.
Just received my Tobacco Burst Standard yesterday. A lifelong dream to finally get one. I thought I was the only one who geeked out like this opening a new toy. Great to see someone appreciate life's gifts!
Hey Robert , I’m 65 , getting ready to order a 60’s standard Les Paul in Heritage Cherry Sunburst and I will giggle and laugh out loud when I inbox it ! I’ve been waiting my whole life to be able to have this guitar and I’m going to get every single tiny little pleasure out of it I possibly can ! Enjoy your toy !
Forgot to say , unfortunately , in 1982 , I lived in my ‘70 Barracuda for about 4-1/2 months . It sucked .
The 59? Good choice. I went with the ice tea burst. Tough decision.
Congratulations! The top looks beautiful. If i had that guitar i would definitely put bare knuckle polymaths which are my favourite sounding pickups...they could make this guitar like it's worth 10k
I have the same one 60s style standard. I got the limited edition triburst. It looks so amazing. But it did take me three guitars to find the right top. I returned a bunch at guitar center couldn’t find the right ice tea color. So when I found the triburst and it came it was perfect. So happy and happy for you
New sub, long time viewer. That’s a beauty LP bro. Keep cranking out the great content Kyle, and that picking hand is a machine son! 🤘🏼
Congratulations on that beautiful Les Paul. I been playing my two Hendrix Strats since the early 90's and recently decided to try out a Les Paul . I have the limited edition 60's Les paul in Lemon Honey Burst. I was very fortunate to get a great deal on it as well as get a good one right out the box. The flame top with the tiger stripes in it is amazing and the tone is incredible once I put the treble bleeds in it It made a huge difference. I love the cleans and the overdriven tone I get from this guitar. The only thing I don't like is the tuners I would prefer the ones they put on the 50's models but they have different screw alignments on them. I wanted to switch mine but Im ok with these.
Congratulations on the Les Paul, it's beautiful! I love love Les Pauls, they're my favorite guitar. I like strats, I love my G&L Rampage, but I alway gravitate back to my Les Paul as my main guitar, cause it just has this thick, resonance to it that I just haven't experienced with any other guitar. When I play it, I can feel the guitar resonating so much more than anything else, and I love the thick baseball bat neck on mine, which I'm convinced add to the overall tone and resonance.
I only have 1 Les Paul... it's a wine red Les Paul standard that I got brand new in 2002 (2001 model) after college as a birthday+Christmas present from my mom, so it has significant sentimental value to me. It was a B stock, cause there were some chips to the paint, but I didn't care, the Les Paul was always the ultimate guitar to me, and the one that always felt out of reach, and to finally get it was like a dream come true... I didn't come from a background where we had the money to shell out for expensive guitars, so I can understand your excitement.
I hope to one day own a black Les Paul custom. With a family with other needs, I don't have the kind of disposable income to afford a custom at the moment, but maybe on day... However, I'm still so content with my 2001 Les Paul 21 years after getting it, that I could happily play it for the rest of my life.
You just become one of my favorite channels. I had no idea you loved les Paul's like this.
That guitar is a looker! Pickups definitely not cutting it. Can't wait to see what pickups you put in and how that sounds!
Awesome dude, I just bought my first Gibson Les Paul a few months ago. It’s a Tribute but I love it. Congratulations
When I was a kid I was looking at an ESP for my first guitar and my dad came home the next day with a Les Paul Studio instead. Still one of my favorite guitars that I will never get rid of
Congrats on the new guitar! I have almost the exact guitar. i Too didnt love the initial setup. i was wondering also about what to do to change the tuners out - suggestions i could try? would be great. the bigger washer at the top of the tuning peg can leave a mark if swopped out from what i gather. trying to avoid that.
I put graph tech ratio tuners on my 50's goldtop. I know ppl think that is sacrilegious but I like them. You do t have to drill anything either!
i stay in your channel almost 1 year... this is the best sound of that era.
Congratulations on that beauty Kyle!
Nice! I just got my first single cut guitars today. I got a Schecter Solo II and a Fender JA-90 Telecaster, which are both based off of Les Pauls. All of my other guitars are super Strats. I'm really enjoying these 2 new ones though. The Tele is also my first experience with P-90 pickups. I'm really digging the sound of them.
Congrats! Not a Gibson guy but I’m all about the PRS S2s. I’ll get accused of a humblebrag on this I’m sure, but I feel incredibly fortunate to own three S2s and a higher spec SE, and all my other gear I don’t realistically need. Worked my ass off for literally a couple decades to be where I am now financially and will always be super grateful. Never was homeless but I know what it’s like to have to stretch 20 or 30 bucks over the next week for food til the next paycheck, praying no financial surprises befell me, and doing that for years, wondering why the fuck I’m working so hard when I have nothing to show for it. Thankfully it’s all turned around for me in the last few years, and appears for you too! Good for you Kyle!
Right there with you bro, I stopped playing for over 30 years after constantly having to sell stuff for kids braces, surgeries etc. kids are now grown and I now have high end PRS cores, Silver Skies, Fender strats, a LP, and some SEs and Squiers. I worked my ass off for many years to get where I am now. Stay humble or be humbled.
what on earth prompted that?
Been eyeing the S2 singlecut over the Gibson LP. Can you give me any idea if the 85/15S pickups are any good and worthy ???
I may be alone but I thought it sounded good from here lol. I got a 60's standard bourbon burst a couple months ago and I'm in love with it. First guitar I've ever had where I didn't change a thing until the first string change. I even got the Gibson 10's again so it sounds the same. Stock pickups definitely don't go past like modern rock gain very well but I still think they sound amazing as hell! Something about the vintage tone/texture of them feels real good. I should've bought one a while ago. Sounds like once you set that sucker up you're set!
You arent alone. I didnt jump on the Gibson sucks PRS great craze that people have. I still love my Gibsons and also have one of the new 60's in heritage cherry burst.
@@sols.2525I've yet to play a PRS I thought was great but man when you pick up a good les Paul there is nothing else like it
Congratulations Kyle beautiful guitar
I bought an 82’ Les Paul Custom. Black with gold hardware. Was completely stock. the woman I purchased it from, was her late husband’s favorite guitar. It literally looks like a brand new guitar with of course the binding aging. Original Tim Shaws and the old Gibson chainsaw case. Couldn’t believe this find. Hang tags and manual still in the case. My point to this is, it’s the only LP I’ve ever purchased because I’m just not a fan and won’t ever be. This guitar was just an investment for me. Plays great and is definitely full sounding. The weight of it is absolutely ridiculous though and you would need back surgery after a full tour with this beast. Congratulations on your new girl Kyle. Keep killing it with awesome content. 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻
My only Gibson I ever bought new was a 2012 Gibson Les Paul Classic Custom in Wine Red. It looked as close to a full blown LPC as you could get without the back binding. I was conflicted for so long but I inevitably sold it and it's still one of my biggest selling regrets. After selling it I almost purchased a second one but in black. Months later they discontinued the model. Just now I looked whatn new Gibsons were available and holy shit... the new Gibson Custom Les Paul Axcess in Bengal Burst? STUNNING!
Gibson guitars are popular for a very good reason. well,many good reasons.But ive got a bunch and i used to be into modding them, but ive come full circle and realized i like keeping them stock, letting them each have their own personality. congrats on the beautiful guitar Kyle.
Agreed
Ever since Gibson started doing pcb I stopped being a fan then when I found out it's not real mother of pearl inlays.
@@DavidDurham-sn4yk
While almost every high end guitar manufacturer uses synthetic versions at some point, you are certainly getting real MOP when you buy a Custom. As far a pcb electronics, only certain years and models have them. Some may say they are better, but regardless Gibson have gone back to their original, handwired harness formula. I will say their prices though have gone up, so owning a newer, high end model is not for the budget minded guitarist. Plenty of deals on the used market. But regardless, a Custom will cost you.
Gibson guitars are not that popular haven't been for awhile
@@BlueberryStinkFinger62
I have no idea what planet you live on, but it’s not Earth. As of 2023 Gibson holds the highest sales at 34% of the market. They are only followed by Fender at 30%. Maybe in your little guitar community they aren’t “trendy”, but I assure you they are top dog as far as nationally(and probably globally).their sales numbers dont lie…people do.
Had a 22 standard 60s iced tea for 5 months and love it so much, my 1st Gibson
I bought a Classic a couple months ago. I love it. I'm toying with the idea of swapping the bridge pickup.
that is a beautiful guitar and the amount you spent is about how much i want to spend on a gibson
i am new to your channel and i really like your honesty about life thank you for the review
Gibsons are absolutely an addiction. My 2016 Traditional is by far my favorite guitar that I’ll never get rid of, and if I had the money I’d probably have 20 just like you did. You really did get a perfect one, couldn’t have spec’d it better myself 👌🏻
2016 seems to be a good year.
The thing about Gibsons is that they are unique.. they all sound different, so its tricky for ppl that are used to superstrats with high output pickups to find a nice tone for metal because Gibsons have that growl and bite that is perfect with low/mid gain amps like Marshalls..if you dial in too much gain it gets muddy and you lose definition... if you listen to guys like Zakk and Sykes they don't really dial in a lot of gain, their tones are really mid gain but they track multiple guitars to have that huge wall of sound.
True. But, an eq pedal or a different bridge pu make it easier to personally standardize a 'tone'.
Personally, I really like the variables and uniqness of Gibson's. You are right on that they are all a bit off from one another.
Interesting
“Zakk and Sykes is mid-gain” in what universe?? Zakk usually does the 666 EQ and kicks in a SD-1 with both Drive and Level on 6. That is really gainy. The 2203 is not gainy at all.
And Sykes’ best tone was in Whitesnake 87 with a Boogie.
Also this guitar thickness argument is complete BS like most things the guitar community regurgitates
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@@plugnplaybaby have you ever played a JCM800? The amp is not gainy AT ALL. that's why he kicks in the SD-1 with the drive at 2 o clock, it does not give him a heavy metal tone, it gives his tone more body... just listen to the isolate tracks of no more tears on youtube and tell me if that is high gain.. In regards of Sykes, he tracks multiple guitars, always has.. he even had issues with producers in the Whitesnake's 87 album because of that.. there's multiple videos about that on youtube, don't be lazy and look it up.
A super high-end Gibson sounds unique - anything beneath that can be replicated on a hyper-budget instrument from the same factories they source from.
Face is how I felt when I opened up my shecter hellraiser special with floyd. I fell in love instanly! Got it for $350 its a beast! Congrats broski!
I LOVE my 50s Les Paul! You should do a downpicking technique tutorial on how to build up speed and stamina, just got into learning thrash songs and really struggling… Enjoy the LP dude
Just bought a 2012 Standard. Love the tone.
Another great vid man ty. It's interesting hearing your thoughts on tone vs. Glenn Fricker who has made some strong cases that at high gain the pickups and guitar don't make a huge difference in tone. Feel is something totally different and I love the way my les Paul studio plays and feels but tone wise in a mix it makes me think differently. Have to try out my own experiments like Glenn. How do you feel about Glenn's most recent tests on pickups and guitars at high gain impacting tone? Ps big congrats on the find that's a beautiful guitar.
I would also like to see a video from Kyle on this topic!
Wife bought me a brand new 2022 Gibson Les Paul STD. 50's Spec for Father's Day that year. 2 yrs and I still can't believe it.
Love my Signature T! 2013 Goldtop and she will be in my collection forever.
Wow! Beautiful top!
Oh man its sweet man i'm happy for you enjoy her! And yes i love les pauls i have one!
Hi Kyle! Great video!. I have a Gibson LP Standard 2010 (chambered) with BBPs and a Mesa Dual Rec. I've always found BBPs too bright and don't play well with high gain amps. Do you think the Seymour duncan JB would be a better option for a guitar with these characteristics?
Raise the bridge p/u a little and bring the tone down around 5-7. If that doesn't do it, JB all day. 59/Custom is another favorite for a darker/fatter tone with better dynamics.
Congrats on the new guitar kyle! I also have been a les paul guy since I first got into music . I still haven’t owned a gibson lp yet. Im currently in esp/ltd singlecut land 😂
Congrats, Kyle I’m a Gibson Les Paul and Sg and Flying V junkie also, I know Gibson always gets a lot of hate but to me but I’m with you on The Gibson Les Paul and the resonating, great video.
Congratulations on the new guitar man 🍻
I went a very different route, I fell in love with a Schecter Hellraiser Hybrid C-8 ultra violet and I am definitely not an 8 strings aficionado, but I just connected to it big time on first chord and it's just to die for visually, for some reason it plays like butter unlike any other 8 strings I played, hell, even some 7 strings I have played have a neck that is harder to play. Happy for you bro! First rule of guitar shopping, never play a guitar you can't afford, unless you like to torture yourself or want to end up with financial problems.
Congratulations May i say that you have a great eye for quality and beauty combined and its well deserved Enjoy!! ❤
IMHO
Gut it , take out all the wiring, pots, pickups and install Throwback Electronics wiring harness ( 50’s wiring) and some good vintage reissue pickups.
I recently found a 2019 Traditional in manhatten misnight, really just a 50's spec standard, on marketplace that was like new never played for 1600 bucks. One of my favorite guitars ever. I'll never get rid of it.
I’m a huge Gibson Les Paul and Explorer fan boy. Can’t afford my dream Les Paul yet but I have a really wonderful 1992 Orville by Gibson Les Paul made in Japan and it’s is INCREDIBLE. One day I’ll have my dream Gibsons though. Congrats on the new guitar it looks beautiful!
I have a 2013 Gibson Les Paul Standard Premium flame AAAA in iced tea so I know how you feel congratulations now make it yours 😎
I love that feeling of opening a new Les Paul! I felt that joy on December 28th, 2022. It was the perfect guitar.
Fast forward to February 20th, that beautiful guitar now has finish checking around almost every fret marker. I have quite a few Gibsons, all kept in the same room. I have a Geist monitor in my music room that will text me in any humidity changes outside of certain parameters. My guitar has never left the house.
(Edit: before someone says it, no I don’t use hand sanitizer before I play guitar 😂)
Honestly, I love Gibson. I love the way they age. But the premature aging of a guitar that left Gibsons factory on the last day of November 2022 just feels indicative of poor quality lacquer.
Honestly I’m gonna see what Gibson will do but I doubt the outcome will be favorable for me.
There’s my Les Paul rant. 😂
And to think, some pay a premium for Murphy to do even worse. Nothing beats the test of time. Some are duds and don’t last, others get better with time.
Nice ! Congratulations to you !
Yeah, you said something that spoke to me. Once you got your first Les Paul you understood. The same is true for me. My first (and so far, only) Les Paul was a Tribute in 2019. And honestly that's still one of the very best guitars I own, despite owning both a Fender and a PRS that costs much more. It's wonderful.
One thing that makes the Les Paul so special is the fact that the bridge pickup Is closer to the bridge. That makes it sound tight and agressive! Not even epiphones copy this feature!
I am totally with you. I have 4 gibbons - 06 V, 09 gold top std, 21 custom vos, 22 slash! All awesome! Buy more and share videos with all of us.
Seeing this is crazy, as i literally just got my brand new 50's Standard Goldtop today!
Lots of big metal album recorded with a great Les Paul in studio :)
I am also anti kidney bean tuner buttons on my Les Pauls. I've changed every single one in my collection to the keystone shaped buttons. The Standard 60s series is excellent and I love mine from 2021.
have played a 1966 Southern Jumbo and 1960s EB-0 bass for over 40 years and loved them but my electrics were always Telecasters until I finally got LP Studio Tribute what I love. So my goal is a Standard 60s in the future.
I have always played Les Pauls and have always been a Metal guy as well! Latest purchase Matt Heafy Epiphone Origins Custom Les Paul in White. Sounds and plays great!
I am a Charvel guy but I like a Les Paul now and then. I have owned a few in my day!
That thing is sick, and that was an amazing deal. I just picked up a 2002 les paul standard 60s a couple weeks ago and its the best guitar ive ever heard, ive barely been able to put it down. I only payed 100 bucks less than you did, they hold value well.
I’ve played probably 50 different Gibsons in my years, and was never blown away until I got a used (mint) USA Greeny last October. I can’t put it down. It’s like no other guitar I own.
Love ‘em. Gone through a bunch. Have a ‘21 R8 and a ‘85 Custom w/ a Kahler right now.
That's awesome. I'm very happy for you.
I have a Studio, '76 Deluxe, a 2017 Traditional, double cut Special, and a MIJ Orville. Also a '67 ES 125, and a '68 L-48. So yeah, I like Gibsons.
Excellent! Nice new guitar. I like the BurstBuckers, I have them in a few of my LP's. I have an ES-Les Paul that has MHS humbuckers that are even better. Maybe not for metal.
I own an explorer, Flying V and a SG…these are the best feeling and playing guitars I own. But they do have QC issues that are more cosmetic and not disrupting playability. The explorer is from 2005 and the nut looks like a 5 year old placed it on the guitar. Feels amazing, plays amazing, sounds amazing, sits in the body so nicely yet a 5 year old put the nut on. When looking at the body there anyone can clearly see this is not a solid piece of wood, run your hand down the tail sections and you’ll how the guitar was not properly sanded. I bought the guitar on reverb and I couldn’t see every detail which is my fault but the thing plays so well, I don’t regret it. I’m in the market looking for my first Les Paul but haven’t seen or played one that really spoke to me yet. Thanks for sharing your experience dude.
Wow that's one good looking guitar. Sounds amazing too. Best tone was through the Marshall, but I also liked it on the 5150.
I have a Standard 60 too, but running it with a EVH Iconic and a Marshall, and not really into that drop tuned metal or very modern stuff. I'm more into 80s metal, thrash and punk, so i can get reaaally good tones with the Iconic and Marshall plus a couple pedals (Revv G2, SD1 and MXR Badass Distortion). Also, you gotta adjust the pickups to dial in your tone. Especially if you're planning on very "niche" metal and high gain, as opposed to typical classic rock.
That looks AMAZEBALLS! I love Les Pauls, never played a Gibson though.
hahahaha that "weak person" comment at 15:40 killed me!! lol It sounds killer on all amps man! That tone is nice. BTW, is that the Iced Tea finish?
I been wanting a tobacco burst or a bourbon burst les Paul since the 80's congratulations 🎊 man
Hey man once you make your mods sounds great. My myself I go out for ESP but, still sounds great my first electric was a 92 LP studio, still kicks butt
Les Paul’s are classic. All of the classic designs: 335, strat, tele, sg, lp, etc. are still around for a reason.
I’ve realized that I prefer more modern-feeling guitars, but they’re almost all based on these classic designs.
I hope you enjoy your guitar. I’m a PRS guy, but I GET the les Paul thing. Happy playing!
I've had 40+ Gibson Les Paul's over my 38 year music career. The only one I've kept and still play daily is a 1977 Pro Deluxe with the ebony board and originally came with p90's. When I got it, it was routed for humbuckers, very professionally, looked factory. I preferred that over the p90's, and it was not a collector item so I got it very cheap. Turns out the neck shape and big ass original frets are a shredder's dream. The only drawback is the weight. 11.4 lbs. As long as I use a big ass 4 inch wide strap I don't notice it much.
Damn that is gorgeous! Love a good LP.
Great review as always!
Just one question. And sorry if anyone has ever ask you before OR if you already made a statement on this.
Do you plan to publish FAQ videos besides the live videos?
One more question: do you own any MIJ 80/90's LP? I personally own a 91 Orville By Gibson LP Black Beauty and I just love it! I never tried Gibsons of the same range and I would like to know how similar they are.
Keep going! Thanks 👍
Oh and yeah, LP are dope!
I bought a AAA top 50s Burbon Burst Gibson Les Paul Standard. The guitar is a high quality build and plays like butter. I'm a Fender and Gibson player but lately the Fenders have been resting on their stands because I can't put the Les Paul down because it's so easy to play. I also bought a black cherry 61 SG that I love to play a lot but the Les Paul is my main go to Gibson. Although she hasn't said anything but I think the girlfriend is jealous about all the time my guitars are in my hands.
I absolutely love Gibson Les Pauls, and yes I’ve been totally entranced by their flame top beauty since I first actually payed attention to the guitars that my guitar heroes wielded. My very first guitar heroes were Ace Frehley, Tony Iommi and Gary Rossington, I started learning how to play on a sears clearance store Les Paul copy but at that point I really didn’t care and was happy learning how to play Electric Funeral,Deuce, Sweet Home Alabama and other songs. That’s how I started. I have loved and still love Gibson Les Pauls from day one and doubt I will ever get
Tired of them. Right now I have a Gibson Les Paul Slash Appetite Amber, that’s it for LPs right now although I I have my sights set on a Wildwood Select 60s. I do own a 2017 Gibson Explorer Antique Natural and the very first Fender I ever bought, a 2020 Fender American Professional Telecaster natural. and a couple of nice Acoustics. As far as I’m concerned Gibson is great and the very good return policy from the stores we shop makes it a minimal chance of getting stuck with a less than awesome guitar that we are ecstatic about and that’s the way it should be considering we pay 2500 US and up for these sonic and beautifully crafted works of art.
That is a gorgeous axe Brother 🤘😎
Beautiful top for a Gibson USA guitar. I’ve always been a Fender player most of my life and got hooked on Gibsons about a year ago. I went with a 50s standard. Very good guitar, but I did change the tuners. One kept intermittently slipping. Try the Kluson Revolution locking tuners if you like that look better. They are much better than the stock tuners.
But congrats. My next Gibson is going to be a Custom Shop 61 SG VOS… it’ll also be my first ever custom shop guitar. Wish me luck in my hunt!
Congratulations on your new Gibson I owned an 82 les paul custom which was extremely heavy 11 and 1/2 lb and I eventually sold it and now I only play Jackson Guitars with overwound alnico 5 humbuckers. They are light they sound great they are 25 and a half inch scale and yes I do use nines on them which sound great in my opinion. I do customize all my guitars for me much like you do as any guitar player should. I will look up your band I think you are a great player good chops that only comes with practice. 👍
I was a les Paul hater until I strapped one on. Then I fell in love. Just got a 59 re issue and I’ll never go back. All my other guitars just sit collecting dust. I’m a believer now. That 59 is just butter and will produce any sound I’m looking for.