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Published on 01/05/03 at 15:00I bought this at Atomic Music in College Park in DC for 1207.50 used.
A truly amazing guitar. It needed some fixing up and adjusting, but definitely great. I compared for a while between the Standards, Classics, and even Customs. When I went to buy, I first tried a 2001 Standard (slightly different than the '02 Standard), and it was just 'Okay.' Nothing extraordinary, but not bad in any way. The classic sounded the same as the first standard, and I still didn't really know where to place it. Then, I tried a studio model, and because it was the least expensive, I was seriously considering it. But LET the cheap price fool you- It's a very cheap guitar. It sounded DEAD. Terrible. I only had to play two chords. The pickups were even terrible. So then I played the standard, and trust me, the smoothness, tone, pickups, feel, and everything about it felt right. It blew every other LP away, and I've played almost all of them. I then went to look for one used, and found a pretty scratched up, nice-looking one at Atomic, and it sounded just as amazing as the one in the shop. I immediatly went for it, knowing it was a perfect LP.
Only the fact that I had to get some work done to get it to sound the way I wanted. But after that, it sounded gorgeous.
Flawless. It needed some work, but that was all from wear.
I would definitely recommend the Standard to anyone serious about getting a good Les Paul. It sounds much better than the other Les Pauls. Although it is expensive, what you pay for is the better worksmanship, quality, and overall sound. I'd also say that the Classic isn't bad, it's more of a 'any old Les Paul.' It's just a regular Les Paul tone. Nice, but not surprising. Go for the standard. You may want to lean towards the less expensive models, but they do not compare to what you get from a standard. I also get a much louder, out-front sound than I would out of my strat, or an Ibanez. I'd give it a four because of the work I needed to have done because I bought it used, but from the sound I get out of it now, it's a five.
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A truly amazing guitar. It needed some fixing up and adjusting, but definitely great. I compared for a while between the Standards, Classics, and even Customs. When I went to buy, I first tried a 2001 Standard (slightly different than the '02 Standard), and it was just 'Okay.' Nothing extraordinary, but not bad in any way. The classic sounded the same as the first standard, and I still didn't really know where to place it. Then, I tried a studio model, and because it was the least expensive, I was seriously considering it. But LET the cheap price fool you- It's a very cheap guitar. It sounded DEAD. Terrible. I only had to play two chords. The pickups were even terrible. So then I played the standard, and trust me, the smoothness, tone, pickups, feel, and everything about it felt right. It blew every other LP away, and I've played almost all of them. I then went to look for one used, and found a pretty scratched up, nice-looking one at Atomic, and it sounded just as amazing as the one in the shop. I immediatly went for it, knowing it was a perfect LP.
Only the fact that I had to get some work done to get it to sound the way I wanted. But after that, it sounded gorgeous.
Flawless. It needed some work, but that was all from wear.
I would definitely recommend the Standard to anyone serious about getting a good Les Paul. It sounds much better than the other Les Pauls. Although it is expensive, what you pay for is the better worksmanship, quality, and overall sound. I'd also say that the Classic isn't bad, it's more of a 'any old Les Paul.' It's just a regular Les Paul tone. Nice, but not surprising. Go for the standard. You may want to lean towards the less expensive models, but they do not compare to what you get from a standard. I also get a much louder, out-front sound than I would out of my strat, or an Ibanez. I'd give it a four because of the work I needed to have done because I bought it used, but from the sound I get out of it now, it's a five.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com