Gibson Dark Fire - "Sigh..."
The Gibson Dark Fire is one of Gibson's truly outlandish attempts to make a guitar "for the ages." When it was released it had all kinds of hype surrounding it and Gibson touted it generally as the n…
Gibson 1958 Les Paul Plain Top Reissue VOS - "Nice but not always worth it's while"
The Gibson '58 VOS Les Paul is made by Gibson's Custom Shop in the US to near exacting specifications of the famed original '58 Bursts. These guitars are considered the "Holy Grail" of electric guita…
Gibson Les Paul 40th anniversary - "Kinda similar to the P90 Custom"
For Gibson's 40th Anniversary, they wanted to go back in time and show the world what made them famous in the first place. The main thing they did was create an old school Custom but with the update…
Gibson Les Paul 25/50 Anniversary - "Extremely elegant, but pricey"
In 1978, Gibson created what I think is probably the ultimate Les Paul ever made -- the 25/50 Anniversary model. This is a Les Paul and then some. The features on this are ridiculous, and it sounds…
Gibson 1958 Les Paul Plain Top Reissue VOS - "Great VOS finish on this"
The VOS finishes are part of the Vintage Old Stock finish. Basically, it's like an older, slightly worn in finish, and I find they look and sound much better than the regular finishes. They also fe…
Gibson Les Paul 1954 PAF Conversion - "Humbucker equipped 1954"
During the mid 50s, Gibson developed their own PAF pickups which were the first humbuckers ever created by Seth Lover. These pickups started a revolution, but some of the guitars that Gibson had did…
Gibson Les Paul Studio - "Decent for what you get"
The Studios are the guitars that are a bit more on the budget side, and considering some of the build quality on these, it's not really a surprise. The main difference between this and the regular L…
Gibson Les Paul Studio - "Decent for what you get"
The Studios are the guitars that are a bit more on the budget side, and considering some of the build quality on these, it's not really a surprise. The main difference between this and the regular L…
Gibson Les Paul Doublecut P-90 - "Trem equipped DC"
The Double Cuts were never really poplar, and considering how they look and feel, it's not really a surprise. This is a double cut, but it also had P90s and a trem equipped on it for extra versatili…
Gibson 1954 Les Paul Custom VOS - "Old school LP tone"
The Gibson Custom Shop Historic 1954 is a replica of the original guitar made back in 1954. The guitar has a mahogany body with a maple top, mahogany neck with a rosewood fretboard, special bridge l…
Gibson Les Paul Standard - "Les Paul Standard with a thin neck"
In the early 60s Gibson was looking to make their guitars a bit easier to play. Fender was out selling them with their guitars so they had to change up the feel of their guitars. This eventually led …
Gibson Les Paul Axcess Standard with Stopbar - "Super light Les Paul"
THe Gibson Axcess line of guitars are guitars for people who want the lightest possible Les Pauls. I guess they have hurt their backs over the years playing real Les Pauls and want something lighter.…
Gibson Les Paul Studio Faded 2011 - "Lotsa tone, not a lot of $$$"
The Gibson Les Paul Studio Faded was designed as a slightly lower market version of their famed Les Paul Studio model. What it offers differently is that the finish is not shiny and glossy using many…
Gibson Alex Lifeson Les Paul Axcess - "Truly Axcessable!"
This variant of the Gibson Les Paul Axcess was designed for RUSH guitarist Alex Lifeson, so it has some tweaks on the original version. The most notable difference between this one and the original A…
Gibson Les Paul Traditional Plus - "Old school Les Paul Standard"
The Les Paul Standard is what people imagine when you say Les Paul. This guitar is right in the middle of the Les Paul line and it is a classy work horse. The Traditional line of Standards brings you…