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Published on 12/22/10 at 14:12Made in the USA
Unlike what's stated on the previous review, it has 22 frets (as you can see in the picture), studio-type neck without binding, yellowish trapezoid inlays (yuk!), chambered mahogany body, but not as slim as a dc standard (without stomach relief cut). Very nice curly maple top with binding, three-way switch, one volume and one tone control, tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar.
Beautiful guitar, although the neck is only subpar aesthetically speaking.
USE
The neck is nice for a Gibson (no it's not a Fender). The design is quite all right and access to the upper frets is okay (more so than on a dc standard). It's chambered, which makes it's pretty light, without being slim, so it's a good compromise between being too heavy and too light.
The controls available limit the possibilities (especially in the mid position), but they simplify things. It's easy to get a good sound.
Note: I replaced the strings with a 9/42 set, which is not typical for a Gibson. It's very nice, but not super precise.
SOUND
Like a Les Paul, it's fine for any style of music.
It sounds less gloomy than a Les Paul single cut. The pickups are very exaggerated (but not in a bad way). The neck pickup is very dull (more than the one on my other Gibson Les Paul) and the bridge one is quite aggressive, but the overall combination is very well-balanced.
I love all the sounds of this guitar, except maybe the neck pickup with fat distortions, which isn't the best, except for solos.
OVERALL OPINION
I'm very happy with it. I got it secondhand. It doesn't have that mythical aura of an LP STD, so Les Paul maniacs will look at you with condescendence. However, it has its own personality, it definitely sounds Gibson but has a better overall design.
Its only drawback is more superficial: It has a nice body with binding but the neck has no binding and the inlays have a shitty mother-of-pearl color...It's a pity because it would be perfect without that.
Unlike what's stated on the previous review, it has 22 frets (as you can see in the picture), studio-type neck without binding, yellowish trapezoid inlays (yuk!), chambered mahogany body, but not as slim as a dc standard (without stomach relief cut). Very nice curly maple top with binding, three-way switch, one volume and one tone control, tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar.
Beautiful guitar, although the neck is only subpar aesthetically speaking.
USE
The neck is nice for a Gibson (no it's not a Fender). The design is quite all right and access to the upper frets is okay (more so than on a dc standard). It's chambered, which makes it's pretty light, without being slim, so it's a good compromise between being too heavy and too light.
The controls available limit the possibilities (especially in the mid position), but they simplify things. It's easy to get a good sound.
Note: I replaced the strings with a 9/42 set, which is not typical for a Gibson. It's very nice, but not super precise.
SOUND
Like a Les Paul, it's fine for any style of music.
It sounds less gloomy than a Les Paul single cut. The pickups are very exaggerated (but not in a bad way). The neck pickup is very dull (more than the one on my other Gibson Les Paul) and the bridge one is quite aggressive, but the overall combination is very well-balanced.
I love all the sounds of this guitar, except maybe the neck pickup with fat distortions, which isn't the best, except for solos.
OVERALL OPINION
I'm very happy with it. I got it secondhand. It doesn't have that mythical aura of an LP STD, so Les Paul maniacs will look at you with condescendence. However, it has its own personality, it definitely sounds Gibson but has a better overall design.
Its only drawback is more superficial: It has a nice body with binding but the neck has no binding and the inlays have a shitty mother-of-pearl color...It's a pity because it would be perfect without that.
