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MGR/JOHN E HALL « Gibson Les Paul Standard »
Published on 07/02/02 at 15:00I HAVE BEEN PLAYING IN BANDS FOR THIRTY YEARS AND HAVE ALWAYS WANTED A LP, EVER SINCE I HEARD CLAPTON ON THE "BEANO" ALBUM. WELL I INHERITED A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY LAST YEAR AND THOUGHT "ITS NOW OR NEVER". MY LOCAL USED GUITAR SHOP HAD A FEW GIBSONS AND THERE IT WAS ON THE WALL. SLIGHTLY SHOP SOILED BUT A BEAUT' NEVER THE LESS. CHERRY SUNBURST AND WEIGHING A TON!! BUT WHAT A SOUND!!! I PAID £1150 FOR IT BUT IT WAS WORTH EVERY PENNY.
THIS GUITAR IS THE "KING". LET NO ONE TELL YOU OTHERWISE. I HAVE A STRAT AND AN IBANEZ. NEITHER OF THEM ARE FIT TO TIGHTEN THE STRINGS ON THE LP. IT "SINGS" WHEREVER YOU ARE PLAYING ON THE NECK. CRANK IT UP THRU' MY MARSHALL OR LANEY STACK AND IT ROARS!!!!!!!! SOME HAVE SAID THE LP IS NOT VERSATILE LIKE THE STRAT....BOLLOCKS. IT LEAVES THE STRAT WHIMPERING IN THE CORNER FOR TONE AND PLAYABILITY( I EXPECT A FEW WHIMPS WILL DISAGREE)!!! THE TONE CONTROLS AND VOLUMES ARE RESPONSIVE AND PROGRESSIVE GIVING OODLES OF CHOICES FOR SOUND. FOR BLUES/ROCK/JAZZ OR POP, YOU WON'T BEAT IT.
SORRY...NUTHIN; TO SAY!!!
HEAVY, VERY HEAVY, BUT I PERSONALLY LIKE TO KNOW I HAVE A GUITAR AROUND MY NECK!MAHOGANY AND MAPLE A GUITAR MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN(OR IN THIS CASE NASHVILLE, I TRACED THE ORIGIN AND DATES ETC.FROM THE GIBSON WEB). THE TOP IS ONE PIECE MAPLE SHOWING THE GRAIN THROUGH THE FINISH. THE NECK IS UNBELIEVABLE, JUST FITS RIGHT EVERYWHERE.
THE PICK-UPS SOUND GREAT AT ALL VOLUMES AND TONE SETTINGS. ALSO A SUSTAIN YOU WOULD DIE FOR. ESPECIALLY AS MY BAND PLAY A LOT OF CLAPTON AND FREE COVERS.
IF YOU HAVE THE "READIES" AND CAN JUSTIFY THE COST TO THE WIFE, THEY RETAIL IN THE UK AT AROUND £1500 AFTER DISCOUNTS AND FIGHTS!!! GET ONE, HEY F***ING ROCK MAN!!!! I GIVE IT 6 OUT OF 5!!
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THIS GUITAR IS THE "KING". LET NO ONE TELL YOU OTHERWISE. I HAVE A STRAT AND AN IBANEZ. NEITHER OF THEM ARE FIT TO TIGHTEN THE STRINGS ON THE LP. IT "SINGS" WHEREVER YOU ARE PLAYING ON THE NECK. CRANK IT UP THRU' MY MARSHALL OR LANEY STACK AND IT ROARS!!!!!!!! SOME HAVE SAID THE LP IS NOT VERSATILE LIKE THE STRAT....BOLLOCKS. IT LEAVES THE STRAT WHIMPERING IN THE CORNER FOR TONE AND PLAYABILITY( I EXPECT A FEW WHIMPS WILL DISAGREE)!!! THE TONE CONTROLS AND VOLUMES ARE RESPONSIVE AND PROGRESSIVE GIVING OODLES OF CHOICES FOR SOUND. FOR BLUES/ROCK/JAZZ OR POP, YOU WON'T BEAT IT.
SORRY...NUTHIN; TO SAY!!!
HEAVY, VERY HEAVY, BUT I PERSONALLY LIKE TO KNOW I HAVE A GUITAR AROUND MY NECK!MAHOGANY AND MAPLE A GUITAR MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN(OR IN THIS CASE NASHVILLE, I TRACED THE ORIGIN AND DATES ETC.FROM THE GIBSON WEB). THE TOP IS ONE PIECE MAPLE SHOWING THE GRAIN THROUGH THE FINISH. THE NECK IS UNBELIEVABLE, JUST FITS RIGHT EVERYWHERE.
THE PICK-UPS SOUND GREAT AT ALL VOLUMES AND TONE SETTINGS. ALSO A SUSTAIN YOU WOULD DIE FOR. ESPECIALLY AS MY BAND PLAY A LOT OF CLAPTON AND FREE COVERS.
IF YOU HAVE THE "READIES" AND CAN JUSTIFY THE COST TO THE WIFE, THEY RETAIL IN THE UK AT AROUND £1500 AFTER DISCOUNTS AND FIGHTS!!! GET ONE, HEY F***ING ROCK MAN!!!! I GIVE IT 6 OUT OF 5!!
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com