The Untold Meaning of CM | 2015 Gibson Les Paul CM Black | Review + Demo

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  • Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
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    Episode Guide:
    0:00 - Intro - Check Links In Description!
    0:14 - Les Paul CM
    0:47 - How Much?
    1:26 - The CM Models
    3:31 - What Does CM Mean?
    4:19 - The Untold Story of CM
    6:57 - Inside Look / Specs
    12:47 - Tone Demo
    14:21 - Tone Talk
    16:37 - Final Thoughts
    18:02 - Condition
    19:32 - Blacklight
    20:03 - Gig Bag
    Many people have questioned what is the meaning of CM on Gibson guitars since the 80s. There was a Gibson Victory model, but in 2015 a new model was born called the Les Paul CM. In 2016 it was later renamed the Les Paul CM T and a higher-end variant called the CM Black and SG CM Black were introduced.
    CM was thought to stand for "Chick Magnet" oddly enough. It might sound like a bad internet rumor that has been passed around so much that it just became fact... but you can actually see old listings for these guitars from Gibson authorized dealers with CM Chick Magnet in the title. Some Gibson reps confirm the Chick Magnet status... while other have denied it.
    In July of 2019 though... a new story emerged. Is this the true origin and meaning of CM? It seems plausible.
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  • @Trog
    @Trog  4 года назад +15

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    Episode Guide:
    0:14 - Les Paul CM
    0:47 - How Much?
    1:26 - The CM Models
    3:31 - What Does CM Mean?
    4:19 - The Untold Story of CM
    6:57 - Inside Look / Specs
    12:47 - Tone Demo
    14:21 - Tone Talk
    16:37 - Final Thoughts
    18:02 - Condition
    19:32 - Blacklight
    20:03 - Gig Bag

    • @sfear6
      @sfear6 4 года назад +1

      The Trogly's Guitar Show I have the Les Paul CM black, I modified it but still i didn’t like it and ended up swapping it to EVH wolfgang special
      and here it is:
      ruclips.net/video/VaVPQRKE2tA/видео.html

    • @Old_School69
      @Old_School69 4 года назад

      It's an inside joke because wrestler CM Punk disclosed that the CM in his name stands for Chick Magnet.

    • @AnonymousBosch3158
      @AnonymousBosch3158 4 года назад +1

      Wow.. already sold

    • @joshd2597
      @joshd2597 4 года назад

      You sell these so fast lol

    • @sassycat
      @sassycat 4 года назад

      Imma have to call BS on this CM explanation, the Chick Magnet joke would have made no sense in the early 80's.

  • @tinylittlegiant
    @tinylittlegiant 2 года назад +12

    I was the one buying this guitar in your review. Still my fav till this very day, killing it daily with the band. The happiest guitars are the ones being played often. I got bored of the robo-tuners after a while and swapped it out with Grotoh locks. Otherwise, the zebra pickup is still good for me.

  • @ikestoddard2458
    @ikestoddard2458 4 года назад +8

    Thank you for putting the Episode Guide in the comments! I REALLY appreciate it.

  • @Almost_Baked
    @Almost_Baked 4 года назад +7

    This channel is hands down the best on RUclips. Only one I look forward to each day.

  • @VaughnDingus
    @VaughnDingus 4 года назад +13

    I just put regular tuners on mine and drilling those pilot holes was a test of nerves to start but easier than I thought.

    • @VaughnDingus
      @VaughnDingus 3 года назад +3

      @Lee Wilcox I personally think Hipshot tuners are ugly and would never put them on one of my guitars.

  • @Mcsteveberry
    @Mcsteveberry 4 года назад +16

    DUDE I HAVE THIS GUITAR!! The one without the tuner in the headstock, dropped around 2016 i picked it up from my local guitar store for about 1200 aud. So worth it its been under my bed in its case ever since.

    • @duffman18
      @duffman18 4 года назад +2

      You leave that poor guitar in the dark under your bed instead of playing it!?


      Just kidding

    • @dzydzy101
      @dzydzy101 3 года назад +1

      yo would you consider selling it? im looking to buy one!!

    • @Tiago_007
      @Tiago_007 2 года назад +1

      @@dzydzy101 Still looking? I have one.

  • @coreymineard
    @coreymineard 4 года назад +8

    I have been wanting a single pickup Les Paul for a long time, and I just recently became aware of this model.
    Definitely going to pick one up, especially since CM are my initials!

    • @DANIEL93121
      @DANIEL93121 Год назад

      I have both 2 from precision guitar with custom Duncan pickup . The sound is great

  • @monstrok
    @monstrok 4 года назад +7

    Great coverage on the history and detail of this model. Man, the crunch sound is wicked on this one!

  • @baradalamasa
    @baradalamasa 4 года назад +46

    You made me wanted 1 pickup guitar even more than before

    • @therugburnz
      @therugburnz 4 года назад +5

      I know what you mean. I like the choice of pick-ups most of the time but a one pick-up rock machine is great way to play. It strengthens your ear to hand control plus it Looks Cool why people saying, "Yeah, I rock! That's what I do."

    • @baradalamasa
      @baradalamasa 4 года назад +1

      @@therugburnz so true, it's would be an ultimate punk rock machine for me.. all my heroes play 1 pickup guitars, Billie Joe Armstrong & Tom Delonge

    • @motorrebell
      @motorrebell 4 года назад +3

      One huge advantage of Single Pickup guitars ( Juniors etc ) that most people dont know is - theres NO neck pickup Magnets pulling the strings that give you much more Sustain and its simplicity that makes you get the most out of one pickup .

    • @eddiejr540
      @eddiejr540 4 года назад +1

      Same here bro...i wired my strat with a dimarzio tone zone straight to the jack...no tone control...its my favorite go to guitar now...sounds incredible!!!

    • @drzecelectric4302
      @drzecelectric4302 4 года назад

      Same.

  • @THEScottCampbell
    @THEScottCampbell 4 года назад +39

    "CM": Cheap Model

  • @brentjonesonline
    @brentjonesonline 4 года назад +4

    I own the 2016 CM T model of this guitar (no robo-tuners) and I love it - it's my favorite guitar! It's lightweight, comfortable, easy to play, fits perfectly in my hands. Love the satin finish. Looks awesome. Got a good deal, too, back in 2016 because I got an open box special...little ding on the head stock, that's about it. I found the 61 Zebra pickup a bit bright to my ear, so I switched it out for a Seymour Duncan JB but, otherwise, everything is stock (and the intonation is almost perfect).

  • @Zoso981
    @Zoso981 4 года назад +2

    I just received my Les Paul CM two days ago, it's had a few mods installed, (Sperzel Locking Tuners & a Seymour Duncan JB) and so far, I'm really likng it! The craftmanship is great, neck is the perfect size for me, and the lighter weight is a relief for me, after playing my 9 lb. Standard and 10 lb. Custom for years. the single humbucker is a great idea, I wish Gibson made a few more models with them. I got it for $400, less than a new Epiphone .No complaints here.

  • @nakleh
    @nakleh 4 года назад

    I love your videos. I could listen to your voice talking about axes all day!

  • @BrentOwens
    @BrentOwens 4 года назад +6

    I have one and really like it! I changed the tuners to black locking Grovers and put a Buddha pickup in. Fun to play! Thanks fit the great review! Always fun to learn about one of my own guitars!

  • @guitagious9464
    @guitagious9464 4 года назад

    Great review of this neat little guitar , Trogly. I've been curious about this one for a while. (Doesn't sound too bad either!)

  • @zebdoz333
    @zebdoz333 4 года назад +1

    Great upload Austin thank you for your show

  • @prestonsucks666
    @prestonsucks666 4 года назад +8

    I bought one of these brand new in 2017, a CM T, for something like $630 with tax. I think I had it for maybe three months, and sold it for $250.
    That sucked.

  • @michaelinglis8516
    @michaelinglis8516 4 года назад

    Lots of stock pots have a bad/poor taper for guitar applications as I'm sure your aware more then most. But luckily replacing pots is a very easy thing to do with something nicer or more specific to what you want. But in your situation it makes perfect sense why you would leave it stock unless maybe a customer requested the upgrade. I always replace the tone pots and before installing the new ones I open the new pot and scratch off a tiny bit of the conductive material so from 1 - 9.8 it's a regular pot but after 9.8 it's a no load pot. It's easy to do as long as you take a little off at a time and check it in between taking little bits off with a multimeter. Razor blade, dust off, electronics cleaner an a multimeter and you can turn any pot into a no load pot(We'll almost any pot lol, as long as your able to access the wiper an pad/trace). You can buy no load pots as most people are aware but they'll cost more and reduce your options so I prefer to just buy the pot I want a make it myself. But id love to find a way to make a dimple at the point of the pot where it goes from regular to no load so you can feel it and know if your using the regular pot or the no load section which is what Bournes no load pots do. Also I recently discovered the massive tonal difference by wiring my 2 humbucker 2 volume guitars the gibson way of coupled volume pots. I'd always wired them decoupled so I could blend the pickups better in the middle position but up until recently I had no idea how much top end and clarity I was loosing by wiring the volumes decoupled like that. Coupled sounds much much better and retains much more of the pickups tone. The only draw back is they don't blend as well in the middle position but it's completely worth it. I also went from always using audio pots for everything which works better for decoupled wired volume pots to using linear volumes and an audio tone pot. Which is the more traditional way but I never liked linear pots with decoupled volumes. I think that's why you get so many different opinions on which pots are best to use where, it really comes down to how your wiring your pots and how you want them to taper, there's a ton of different ways to do it all with their pros an cons. Even two pairs of pots of the same type and value can vairy dramatically as far as how they taper which makes it even more confusing to a beginner. For anyone reading this who doesn't know how their volumes are wired it's easy to find out. If your in the middle position and you roll one volume all the way off and leave the other turned up and all sound cuts out your guitar is wired the gibson way (Coupled/Dependent) and if you do the same thing but you still have sound from the pickup that's still turned up then your guitars wired for decoupled/indepemdent volume pots. I wish I would have known sooner that any benefit you might get with decoupled pots is heavily overshadowed by the fact it causes you to loose a lot of high end etc. Switching the wiring from decoupled to coupled or vice versa is very simple. You'd just reverse the wires on the volume pots. So you leave the ground lug alone as it is and reverse the other two wires. Anyways that was quite an off topic ramble, lol sorry.

  • @johnhenfrey5936
    @johnhenfrey5936 4 года назад

    Good start to the beginning of the week.

  • @jakegambino
    @jakegambino 4 года назад

    your playing is really good in this video! sounds like you've been practicing

  • @eddiejr540
    @eddiejr540 4 года назад

    Im into 1 pick-up guitars now...after realizing thats where i spend 99% of my time...i turned my japanese strat into a single humbucker guitar...put a tone zone in the bridge and wired it straigbt to the jack...that guitar is a freakin beast now..i love it!!!!

  • @dawsonfradin9071
    @dawsonfradin9071 4 года назад +2

    That truss rod cover is actually pretty smart looking. I'd like to see that on other models.

  • @keithgray5525
    @keithgray5525 4 года назад +5

    I have one of these, replaced the tuners and bridge .... use it for D standard and love it......

  • @joshs5135
    @joshs5135 4 года назад

    Played these in stores before. Really great instruments

  • @JulioJustiniano
    @JulioJustiniano 4 года назад +6

    That's a gorgeous guitar. LPs aint my thing but this one would be down my alley..

  • @Pedro2706
    @Pedro2706 2 года назад

    Great video-thanks.Bought one of the 2015 's 2nd hand on a whim a few yeas ago for what was a very modest price for an authentic Gibson Les Paul and I love it-great feel to it and the neck seems to work really well for me,the build quality is excellent and it looks totally cool..I'm ok with the G Force -you can pre set alternate tunings so its my go to for anything with a alt tune and slide.Probably the best value guitar I have ever bought and I reckon they will appreciate in value over the long term.Oh-I always thought CM was simply "Custom Model"?

  • @nateklug5933
    @nateklug5933 4 года назад +1

    Thank god back to Gibson

  • @zachfinnie288
    @zachfinnie288 4 года назад

    Thank u so much for making this video I now have a new dream guitar I used to always want the SG3 (which would still be nice) but that sg cm black is killer looking I'd love to buy one if I could find it at an affordable price. Again thank u for these videos man 😁✌ and was the second song u played 18 by alice cooper?

  • @the_nondrive_side
    @the_nondrive_side 4 года назад +1

    Those both 2014 Melody Maker and this CM are my new favourites. All Melody Makers.. The SG.. Chick Magnet!!!.. Series Parallel switch that pickup and it's gold

    • @Duke_Silver
      @Duke_Silver 4 года назад +1

      I`m using a Seymour Duncan Triple Shot pickup ring on mine.

  • @almostclement4975
    @almostclement4975 4 года назад

    A friend had one of these and I absolutely loved it, he couldn’t get on with it. He sold it for £300 for a quick sale. If he’d have waited two days I’d have had his arm off for it.

  • @SharkFaceKilla
    @SharkFaceKilla 4 года назад

    I remember debating between buying a CM T or a Studio T back in 2016. Went with a Studio, and couldn't be happier.

  • @jerryfraker377
    @jerryfraker377 4 года назад +6

    I saw two of these at a sam ash in clearwater florida in early spring of this year on vacation they were real cheap like around $400.0 thought about buying it and having them mail it to my house. I have a less paul jr. From 2015 with the g force system. I use this guitar all the time for different tunings. You have to download load the instructions from gibson and do the recalibration mode every time you change strings and it works perfectly. Love the g force for playing different tunings on the fly. Using this guitar now to learn system of a down they play alot of tunes in drop c. Need to play a song in half step down or drop d or standard tunning takes 30 seconds but the key is to do all of the recalibration modes when you change strings. Also changed p 90 pickup to a duncan double stack p90 had to make the route hole deeper for that to fit.

    • @Duke_Silver
      @Duke_Silver 4 года назад +2

      You can also make your own tunings. It`s useful when you want to play something with a tuning different than A=440Hz. Some older songs have guitars tuned to different pitch than 440Hz- Jimi Hendricks for example.

    • @jerryfraker377
      @jerryfraker377 4 года назад +3

      @@Duke_Silver exactly ! i dont think they should have put it on every model that year. i bought the les paul jr because it was cheap and was willing to take a risk on it. I use this guitar all the time for giging out. Your right about doing the custom tunings on it were it might be a quarter pitch higher or lower to play along with some songs. You have to do the calibration stuff when you change strings every time and mine works perfect.

    • @Duke_Silver
      @Duke_Silver 4 года назад

      @@jerryfraker377 Yeah, I agree. I bought these tuners from Tronical, because I was curious if they`re any good. I wouldn`t put them on all of my guitars, but I think having them on one of your guitars gives you an advantage for changing the tunings fast. I just think they should have some kind of small lcd display, so you wouldn`t have to memorize how to change them, which tuning goes where and so on. But since we start talking about them, I checked the Tronical website and it seems they have a new model with a color display. Now I`m thinking of upgrading, lol

    • @jerryfraker377
      @jerryfraker377 4 года назад +2

      @@Duke_Silver i will look into that myself duke. When i got guitar they didn't give you good istructions on it and i had a hard time with it. Found out you had to download instructions from gibson. Its 29 pages long. This explained everything. I think alot of people didnt do this and probably had tunning accuracy problems because they didn't do the calibrations when the strings were changed and that is why g force gets a bad rap.

    • @jerryfraker377
      @jerryfraker377 4 года назад

      @@Duke_Silver thanks for info Duke on tronical i will be looking at that for a backup unit for this guitar.

  • @destianpatrianagara1119
    @destianpatrianagara1119 4 года назад

    Dang, your videos are really addictive for a guitar geek like me

  • @davidedie1518
    @davidedie1518 4 года назад +1

    I always like to watch your show, then I check the listing on Reverb..and it has already sold. You must be doing great buisness!

  • @RichardHoogstad
    @RichardHoogstad 3 года назад +4

    I guess this guitar is doing so well that prices actually gone up. I really would like one and put a p90 in

  • @mikestrowbridge
    @mikestrowbridge 4 года назад

    I guess the lead is that long because it is the Rhythm Pickup in the Bridge Position. I like the double contact jack. The G Force Tuners are a pretty high end feature along with the jack, belly cut and the textured control plate, and the thick fretboard. Thanks

  • @Zoso981
    @Zoso981 4 года назад

    I dig the guitar, and love the Dopmaines story. Hope about reviewing the 2018 Les Paul BFG?!? Specifically, the P90 model? I picked one up a few months ago and really Love the thing! Cool channel, I just subscribed.
    Signed,
    Fellow Ohio Dude.

  • @uriahlange6324
    @uriahlange6324 2 года назад +1

    For the 2016 model CM T there is an alternate that is the CM HP. I got one from the gibson demo shop. There isn't a lot different about it, mostly that I can see is that the heal joint is sculpted. Maybe that could be added as the 6th model listed?

  • @REPVILE
    @REPVILE 4 года назад

    The Black models are so nice looking. That is the first time I have ever seen those.

  • @pritchettdan
    @pritchettdan 3 года назад +1

    I have a Les Paul CM. I really like it. Made the mistake of replacing the original pickup with a Gibson 48T. Prolly should put the original back......

  • @Deneteus
    @Deneteus 4 года назад

    I wish I had seen these when they came out. All it needs is a pickup that has a clearer note to note string definition.

  • @danielbell4007
    @danielbell4007 4 года назад +1

    I was just thinking about this yesterday!!!

  • @himynameis77
    @himynameis77 3 года назад +1

    I just got one of these. An amazing Guitar!!

  • @SkeeterMcBeater
    @SkeeterMcBeater 4 года назад

    I actually love those tuners. I use like, a dozen+ tunings. Dozens if you include the capo

  • @eljayess
    @eljayess 4 года назад +1

    Ya , I'm going to have to buy one of those.

  • @Duke_Silver
    @Duke_Silver 4 года назад

    I bought mine in 2016 for £400. That was the first Gibson I owned. I got a love-hate relationship with it for years mostly because of the thick neck shape, until I changed the pickup to Bare Knuckle Nailbomb- that`s when I started to really appreciate this guitar. Mine doesn`t have this cool seethrough finish, it`s rather all black, and I was little dissapointed by that.

  • @WillyKidd
    @WillyKidd 4 года назад +1

    I have a 2016 CM that came stock with the G Force, the weird large black knobs with knurls in it, titanium nut, PCB electronics (still has the '61 Lead humbucking) and a slightly higher end Gibson gigbag than what yours shows. I think mine might be the CM HP model as opposed to the traditional CM that you have. I bought it for $250 Canadian as a used instrument, got rid of the G Force tuners in a trade, and currently the guitar is with my tech for a pelham blue refin, a changeover to creme plastics, and a set of nickel Grovers. Very excited to get that guitar back early next year!

    • @joker71172
      @joker71172 4 года назад

      Ya you got the HP model. I got my 2016 at Long & McQuade and has witches teeth for tuners

    • @WillyKidd
      @WillyKidd 4 года назад +1

      @@joker71172 the original tag was still on the case for $1,029 CAD, hah.

    • @joker71172
      @joker71172 4 года назад

      @@WillyKidd mine was on sale last Fall for $899 CAD

  • @dustinprince4527
    @dustinprince4527 4 года назад

    Hi! I just discovered your Chanel last week. I’m hooked! LOVE THE REVIEWS.
    Quick Question. When you use the digital multimeter to measure the pickup’s ohms, what range do you want to see? What does the ohms of a pickup tell you? That’s about it, I’m curious if the higher the number means better the pickup, and why would that be? Reason?
    Thank you!

    • @Trog
      @Trog  4 года назад +1

      20k ohms setting. The ohms tells you the resistance. Most pickups range between 6-14k ohms. PAF styles pups are around 7.5 - hotter pickups read hotter around 14k ohms. Higher number doesn't mean it is a better pickup. ruclips.net/video/tMaRs1jGQPg/видео.html

  • @CrookedMonkey-band
    @CrookedMonkey-band 14 дней назад

    picked one up locally the other day, making into a Les Paul Jr by putting in a P90, pretty cool little guitar

  • @Wickedsensations2001
    @Wickedsensations2001 4 года назад +1

    Man I've been requesting thiiss in every video for like a year

  • @brbuche
    @brbuche 4 года назад

    nice guitar, single piece wraparound stoptail also adds a nice rubbery pick attack/string attack, Billy Joe Armstrong Green Day power chords. the wraparound's are sounding better than a two-piece bridge to me lately.

  • @Old_School69
    @Old_School69 4 года назад +8

    CM Punk, the wrestler that tried to go fight in the UFC disclosed that the CM in his name stood for Chick Magnet just a few months before this guitar got its name. Punk was an enormously popular wrestler who was covered in tattoos and had kind of a punk persona.

    • @shaft9000
      @shaft9000 4 года назад

      lol more like "Kick Magnet"...dude got schooled and was out of the ufc in a right hurry

    • @kirkprell4493
      @kirkprell4493 4 года назад

      CM Punk for years said the CM in his name meant Chicago Made...

    • @Old_School69
      @Old_School69 4 года назад +1

      @@kirkprell4493 no he recently came clean that it meant chick magnet, right around the time they would have named this guitar.

    • @duffman18
      @duffman18 4 года назад

      Yeah this guitar is perfect for playing Cult of Personality by Living Colour

    • @GlennJimenez
      @GlennJimenez 4 года назад

      This has nothing to do with anything

  • @officialyeeter4528
    @officialyeeter4528 4 года назад +5

    What ever happened to that learn along series you were planning on doing?

  • @alicewilson1913
    @alicewilson1913 4 года назад

    Please get the SG CM black on sometime, that looks sick. I think I want that more than any gibson I've seen on here (not that I can afford or need more guitars).

  • @benlogan430
    @benlogan430 4 года назад +1

    Perfect guitar for me! I only use the bridge pup on my LPs! My future axe for certain! Blues machine I’d say?!?!?

  • @pritchettdan
    @pritchettdan 3 года назад

    My 2016 came on a killer Gibson gig bag, too!

  • @hunterbrock2347
    @hunterbrock2347 4 года назад +1

    I tried to be into the Les Paul before I bought my Gibson SG and I just didn't like the weight of the LP and the SG felt like it was floating away after I put the LP down. Maybe this is the Les Paul to break the SG guys into the single cut market. Frankly I really want to try a CM now.

  • @DANIEL93121
    @DANIEL93121 Год назад

    I so much wanted Les Paul black with single humbucker so I order for precision guitar Canada . It’s great.

  • @juandanielgarciamercado
    @juandanielgarciamercado 2 года назад

    I have this guitar and love it with my Life, the neck feels better than my SG tribute 2019. Even if it just have that zebra humbucker in the bridge the Tone control can delyver a kind of jazz sound also.

  • @juhs
    @juhs 4 года назад

    Patiently waiting on the LP dark knight review ;)

  • @clarkbabin9799
    @clarkbabin9799 4 года назад

    It's got some good tonal quality but I prefer having the neck pickup for other options.

  • @frederickheard7266
    @frederickheard7266 4 года назад

    Nice little Ace Frehley wrist and fractured mirror on that CM

  • @pritchettdan
    @pritchettdan 4 года назад

    I put a Gibson 498t in mine. Killer guitar for the money!

  • @alexwoolridge94aw
    @alexwoolridge94aw 4 года назад

    I wanted one to refinish and do some pyrography artwork on it. Still need to get one

  • @gringogreen4719
    @gringogreen4719 4 года назад

    Cool guitar. Use Grolsch washers for strap locks.

  • @joker71172
    @joker71172 4 года назад

    This is my rocker, I play it the most.

  • @leetaylorchristian
    @leetaylorchristian 4 года назад

    i love guitars with no pick guard and only one pick up. i play with my fingers and it just feels better having all that clean space. tonal palette i can get is more interesting too imo

  • @shaunw9270
    @shaunw9270 4 года назад +6

    I really like this one . Simple & beautiful. Sounds great and I bet it's especially comfortable with the belly cut.

  • @cdavidlake2
    @cdavidlake2 4 года назад

    Thanks for doing this one!

  • @picassoperformedmycircumci2977
    @picassoperformedmycircumci2977 4 года назад +2

    As an owner of a 2015 and a 2016 model the only difference is the finish. The 2016 has a thicker more gloss like finish. When I bought the 2016 at Sam Ash the associate did refer to it as the "chick magnet" model.

  • @cowtowncustoms2110
    @cowtowncustoms2110 4 года назад

    That sure sold quick! Nice guitar for the money.

  • @garydaniel8898
    @garydaniel8898 4 года назад

    Thank You for this through review . I have the 2015 model . Its the easiest playing guitar i've ever owned . The frets were plecked at the factory . The action and intonation is perfect . The perfect guitar for me , highly recommended

  • @ryanrogers8923
    @ryanrogers8923 4 года назад

    I'd rock it! Great punk or rock machine. Good mod platform. Win all around!

  • @garyhuff8491
    @garyhuff8491 4 года назад

    I'm never right, so I bought one, love it's feel.... epiphany, CM.... carved maple!

  • @SamFisher338
    @SamFisher338 4 года назад +3

    I really love the LP (and especially the SG) "CM Black" with the FRX, even though I've heard the FRX is not that great. I'd love to see them reviewed by you. Or the SG Menace from 2006-08.

    • @kodas3366
      @kodas3366 4 года назад

      SamFisher338 frx is beast if you set it up right..as you can see I installed a chrome one on my silverburst lp & you can do extreme barring and it holds tune(never goes out of tune for me). My previous experience is with strat trem & Ibanez double locking & frx blows them away..the thing is setup..if not done correctly touching bar will throw you outta tube. Another pro is it’s entirely surface mount(no routing) if for whatever reason you’d like to convert back to stoptail

    • @SamFisher338
      @SamFisher338 4 года назад

      @@kodas3366 Doesn't it force you to have very high action though? I've seen people (and pictures) saying that it does since it's so tall from the body surface, and that it's also uncomfortable itself because of the shape. But the concept appeals a lot to me.

    • @kodas3366
      @kodas3366 4 года назад

      I mean..it’d work with super low action, but you’d have to route to accommodate tension screw lowering(floating bridge has to be at certain angle for trem stop ball to function properly giving it that emphasized away from body appearance) Atm I’ve got it as low as it’ll go without doing that.

    • @kodas3366
      @kodas3366 4 года назад

      It’s a little 1/6” or so wide screw that’s 1 side of tension(it moves when you use bar) lowest piece of bridge. Logically you could drop the action as low as you desire with work..

  • @jimmyjimmy951
    @jimmyjimmy951 4 года назад

    Apart from the robot I kinda like the simplicity and look of this cut back Gibbs.. 👍🇦🇺🐨

  • @roymartin500
    @roymartin500 4 года назад

    I really enjoyed this episode. I love those type of Gibsons. I've owned a Gibson Custom Shop Tom DeLonge, an original 1958 DC Les Paul Junior in Cherry, 3 different 2003 Melody Maker Les Pauls in Black, Cherry & Yellow and a PRS One SE in White(there take on a Junior but with just a volume, no tone & a soapbar P-90) so I get why you like these. It sounded fantastic! I'm gonna look for one when I can afford another guitar.

  • @papasmamas1
    @papasmamas1 4 года назад +2

    love the look of single bridge pickup guitars, but i cant live with the neck pup

  • @alabamahebrew
    @alabamahebrew 4 года назад +4

    As anyone who has ever read any of my comments when Austin reviews a single pickup guitar should know, I do not like single pickup guitars lol. I have the Sully Erna which is a single pickup and I love it but I always wish I had another pickup there lol. That being said, I like this CM model! Of course I still wish it had two pups but as it stands I like the looks of this one and the price is much more where In would expect a single pup to be at and not the crazy stupid price of a Junior. When You sell a single pup guitar that is also a flat top for the same price as a regular carved top two pup model, I think that's crazy, the ones who pay that price are even crazier lol. This guitar has some sass to it and individuality to it. Now I will say that the single pup guitars should get a little more sustain, but that's not always the case if they put a less powerful pup in it. I really liked the floyd rose model as well!
    I think CM stands for something that Gibson doesn't want to tell us what it means..to Gibson. What's a word that does not start with a C but the C is sort of more pronounced that the actual first letter of the word? A word that would fit with this kind of a guitar, inexpensive, downgraded model? eConomy Model! I bet you anything this is what CM really stands for but Gibson didn't go with EM because people would figure out what that means. Just my guess and opinion but I think I am right. Austin, we haven't heard the Trogly theme in awhile, you sort of played it here lol. Almost at 70k subscribers!!

    • @JEG69
      @JEG69 4 года назад

      Ron Just Ron Rigs of dads

    • @stepvanjoe3469
      @stepvanjoe3469 4 года назад

      You may be right as to what CM mean because I have always thought that's where they were going with the model name

    • @stepvanjoe3469
      @stepvanjoe3469 4 года назад

      Furthermore I cannot see how this can even be called a Les Paul

    • @alabamahebrew
      @alabamahebrew 4 года назад

      @@stepvanjoe3469 Well I guess if it's made by Gibson or Epiphone, has that shape and is made of those woods and the electronics are placed as they are and other appointments as well, then it's a Les Paul. This one does not bother me nearly as much as those Les Paul Junior's. As far as I know the juniors are all flat tops, but it does seem there were a few with the carved top. As I have said many times before, to me the single most irritating thing about the juniors is their price. If you go right now to the Gibson web page you will see that a brand new 2019 Gibson Les Paul Studio is selling for $1,499.00 As I am sure you know, the Studio's have everything a Standard has except.. no binding and sometimes lesser grade pickups.Other than that, the Studio is a regular Les Paul. Right next to the Studio you can find the brand new 2019 Gibson Les Paul Junior and it is selling for $1,499.00!! No carved top,one pickup, ugly colors and no three way switch, also no binding. How can anyone justify paying the same price for literally half the guitar? People say , " Because it's a Junior!!" and I say, so what? Even used, the Juniors are still being sold for as much if not more than a studio. I just will never understand the attraction to these single pup guitars, when they are being sold at these prices. One that is $600 or less? OK, maybe, but anything over that I think is a rip off.

    • @powbobs
      @powbobs 4 года назад +1

      Ron Just Ron
      I found my 2015 jr hanging in Sam Ash in Tampa, Fl. Brand new, perfect condition with the gold hard case and everything. $500. 😃

  • @Randyzization
    @Randyzization 4 года назад

    A really cool video could be a review of those single dog ear p90, single cutaway 2000’s flat top melody maker. These things are amazing. Rock and roll machines. Por mans junior

  • @kurosumomo
    @kurosumomo 4 года назад

    I quite like the simplicity on this model, but the final price tag was the appropriate one, $700 can get you a lot more guitar elsewhere, but as said $350-400 seems appropriate for this one.

  • @donaldbeyer7277
    @donaldbeyer7277 4 года назад

    Man I would love to have those tuners 🙄😊🎸😁

  • @patrickrooney5452
    @patrickrooney5452 4 года назад

    Have you ever done an Epiphone Inspired by 1966 Century yet? You should do a comparison with a vintage 1960s Gibson ES 125 T and the Epiphone Inspired by 1966 Century. They are almost identical guitars.

  • @manbearpig2164
    @manbearpig2164 4 года назад

    I love this guitar

  • @mrNobody100
    @mrNobody100 4 года назад +1

    in today's episode of guitars i dont need, but really kind of want (w p90 and normal tuners).... also yeah Dopamines!

  • @catacombsaints3330
    @catacombsaints3330 3 года назад

    There's one model you failed to mention. Mine has an axcess style neck joint and circuit board controls. It's a 2016.

  • @KurisuYamato
    @KurisuYamato 4 года назад +18

    Man, this is actually pretty tempting, and actually within my price range... just barely, but it's in there! Hah!

  • @wls64
    @wls64 4 года назад

    I see you having fun playing it tho Trogly... lol

  • @witzerdog
    @witzerdog 4 года назад

    I've been wanting a Jr. but seems stupid to spend so much on such a simple guitar. Watched your video and found a CM for sale 10 minutes from my house in trade. Great catch.

  • @wls64
    @wls64 4 года назад

    I love my 2015 LP CM... swapped to Grovers tho

  • @francovale2181
    @francovale2181 Год назад

    Ciao c’è anche una versione di questa chitarra che non monta l autotune?

  • @kristopher6031
    @kristopher6031 4 года назад

    Awesome guitar

  • @prendelalumbreofficial714
    @prendelalumbreofficial714 4 года назад +1

    Do a review on a gretsch g1921 electromatic! Built in compressor switchhhhhh

  • @10000rambos
    @10000rambos 4 года назад +1

    I love my CM, except I removed the e tuners

  • @clarkbabin9799
    @clarkbabin9799 4 года назад

    Was curious about its price so I went to reverb and she was gone which is usually the case.

  • @dougreed9843
    @dougreed9843 2 года назад

    Not bad for the casual player that sits in his room playen tunes from what ever he likes. I wouldn't mind it because it has the bridge pickup only dor southern rock bluestone grunge it seems like a fun affordable little light weight guitar

  • @timothycormier3494
    @timothycormier3494 4 года назад

    It must be something about single pick up guitars. I’ve got a epiphone sg jr in tv yellow. When I got it. It came with a bigsby on it. But I can’t find any others with a bigsby. So I figured that someone installed it? Who knows?!? But this little sg is just ALL BALLS!! But different from this Gibson. My little sg has big 500k pots and they actually function like volume and tone controls should. I can change the sound crazy different with just some dialing in. I’ve been very happy and surprised with my new friend

  • @Ryno133
    @Ryno133 4 года назад

    These things are so hit and miss almost snagged one, then it had a head stock crack. So still on the hunt it is.

  • @usualsuspect5173
    @usualsuspect5173 4 года назад

    Am I going to regret getting a 2020 Gibson L.P. classic?

  • @TestarossaRocks
    @TestarossaRocks 4 года назад

    Just sold one of these. They kick ass