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MGR/Anonymous « Gibson Les Paul Classic »
Published on 06/26/01 at 15:00Gibson les Paul Classic 1590.00
I picked it up at sam ash. I liked the style of the classic. I Play a fender and the necks of the classic are similar. Both are tapered . The neck on the classic seems a little wider then the fender, but it plays nicely.
I like the way the guitar plays, rather fast for a gibson. The dbl humbuckers are "susstain city' , something hard to come by with my fender( which I Love!) unless you use the effects, or switch the pick ups. Overall the gibson classic is nice, and cheap ...it was the only Les Paul I could afford
What I didnt like , was the support from gibson itself. About a month after puchasing the guitar, I went to remove it from its case. The case has a locking combination mechanism , similar to an attache case. Well the mechanism would not release. A friend of mine had a similar problem. He ended up removing the lock( and damaging the case) Anyway, I e-mailed gibson, told them of my problem, and received a reply. I was told to find a luggage repair center so they could open the lock.....??. When I explained it was a NEW guitar, I was told. 'Sorry' and that the cases are made in canada...cant help you'. Is that customer support?..I dont think so. i had a similar problem with my fender case a year..thats right..one Year after I bought it.. I was sent a new case. i dont mean to Bash gibson, but yes, it did leave a bad taste..especially after shelling out 1500 bucks. Hope I didnt bore you..just 'beware'
The guitar is very heavey and seem very well made. The case however, ...the locking mechanism tends to malfunction. Mine did and i still have a guitar locked in the case. Ive heard of others having the same problem
gibson makes great guitars.. we all know that, and usually we will never need to call for repairs or warranty service. But it is nice to know, especially with the price of guitars these days, that if support is needed due to a defect by the manufacturer, that you will be treated properly and promptly. Unfortunately..that's not the 'case' with gibson.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I picked it up at sam ash. I liked the style of the classic. I Play a fender and the necks of the classic are similar. Both are tapered . The neck on the classic seems a little wider then the fender, but it plays nicely.
I like the way the guitar plays, rather fast for a gibson. The dbl humbuckers are "susstain city' , something hard to come by with my fender( which I Love!) unless you use the effects, or switch the pick ups. Overall the gibson classic is nice, and cheap ...it was the only Les Paul I could afford
What I didnt like , was the support from gibson itself. About a month after puchasing the guitar, I went to remove it from its case. The case has a locking combination mechanism , similar to an attache case. Well the mechanism would not release. A friend of mine had a similar problem. He ended up removing the lock( and damaging the case) Anyway, I e-mailed gibson, told them of my problem, and received a reply. I was told to find a luggage repair center so they could open the lock.....??. When I explained it was a NEW guitar, I was told. 'Sorry' and that the cases are made in canada...cant help you'. Is that customer support?..I dont think so. i had a similar problem with my fender case a year..thats right..one Year after I bought it.. I was sent a new case. i dont mean to Bash gibson, but yes, it did leave a bad taste..especially after shelling out 1500 bucks. Hope I didnt bore you..just 'beware'
The guitar is very heavey and seem very well made. The case however, ...the locking mechanism tends to malfunction. Mine did and i still have a guitar locked in the case. Ive heard of others having the same problem
gibson makes great guitars.. we all know that, and usually we will never need to call for repairs or warranty service. But it is nice to know, especially with the price of guitars these days, that if support is needed due to a defect by the manufacturer, that you will be treated properly and promptly. Unfortunately..that's not the 'case' with gibson.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com