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Published on 05/03/03 at 15:00I purchased this at a music store for $650 in April of 1991. It was the personal guitar of the sore's owner, & he desparatley needed cash to pay the taxman!
I most admire the action and playability of the instrument. One's playing becomes almost effortless when playing on it, it has a certain charasima about it that brings out the best in the person playing it. The ebony fretboard is a superb luxury, you'll never want rosewood again! It is also very durable. I used this guitar exclusively on the road for several years and it never failed me in any way. My particular model is a 1979 model with chrome hardware, I much prefer the chrome hardware to the gold.
My biggest complaint is the weight (it is a Les Paul!). I understood quickly why Jimmy Page & Ace Frehley used those big wide straps & slung the Les Paul so low! It does get tiresome after a while. I'm also a little disappointed in the tuning, it seems it should stay in tune better than it does. I believe that is the most important feature in a guitar: staying in tune. It stays in tune much better than say a Strat or the likes, and I noticed the gauge/brand strings I used made a huge difference. Dean Markley .10's seemed to work the best.
The construction & quality is top notch, no complaints here whatsoever. I do believe Gibson could've put a slightly better set of machine heads in place.
This is a fine instrumnent for anyone. I was going through guitar after guitar until I came across this one. It is still my primary electric instrument, & I got the thing for a song! However, due to its price in today's market, this is not a guitar for just anyone, serious musicians only.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com
I most admire the action and playability of the instrument. One's playing becomes almost effortless when playing on it, it has a certain charasima about it that brings out the best in the person playing it. The ebony fretboard is a superb luxury, you'll never want rosewood again! It is also very durable. I used this guitar exclusively on the road for several years and it never failed me in any way. My particular model is a 1979 model with chrome hardware, I much prefer the chrome hardware to the gold.
My biggest complaint is the weight (it is a Les Paul!). I understood quickly why Jimmy Page & Ace Frehley used those big wide straps & slung the Les Paul so low! It does get tiresome after a while. I'm also a little disappointed in the tuning, it seems it should stay in tune better than it does. I believe that is the most important feature in a guitar: staying in tune. It stays in tune much better than say a Strat or the likes, and I noticed the gauge/brand strings I used made a huge difference. Dean Markley .10's seemed to work the best.
The construction & quality is top notch, no complaints here whatsoever. I do believe Gibson could've put a slightly better set of machine heads in place.
This is a fine instrumnent for anyone. I was going through guitar after guitar until I came across this one. It is still my primary electric instrument, & I got the thing for a song! However, due to its price in today's market, this is not a guitar for just anyone, serious musicians only.
This review was originally published on http://www.musicgearreview.com