SeriesGibson Joe Perry

I bought this guitar from a friend of mine 8 months ago. I had to have it the second I saw this little beauty.. He was asking 20 000,- NOK, wich is about 1670$ (This is in Norway, you see..) I managed to talk it down to 1500$, though.. What do I like about this guitar..? The looks. You have the Bookmatched AA-figured Maple top and the Mahogany back, Mahogany neck, '59 Rounded with rolled-edge, the Rosewood fingerboard with Trapezoid inlays.. The black chrome hardware.. Grover Tuners. And of course the Joe Perry Specs wounded neck-pickup with active mid-boost control. What is there NOT to like about this guitar..? Ok, maybe the fat neck. When you've been playing an 32 year old Ibanez Les Paul copy with the slimmest neck ever, for about 10 years, it's quite a shock when you grab that Fat Necked LP.. But practice makes perfect, so.. The quality is Gibson. When it comes to producing great musical instruments, I think the two big ones, Fender and Gibson, are mighty good. So there is nothing more to say about that issue.. This guitar is a winner in my mind. Ok, I know Gibson makes better, greater, more beautiful guitars.. But this one rocks my world. Until further.. I've just purchased a Fender Stratocaster Vintage 62'Reissue, so what happens with the LP in the future noone knows.. But as of today, it's my number uno guitar. This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com