All user reviews of 4/5 for the Gibson The Paul

This is a 1979 Gibson 'The Paul' It has a walnut body and the traditional Les Paul double humbucker pickups. It has a three piece neck and three way switch. It was introduced a more cost effective Les Paul than traditional Pauls with fancier hardware and appointments.

The guitar was my uncles closet guitar that he never played. He told me I could borrow it, which I did for about four years. I keep trying to get him to sell it to me but he just won't part with it, his closet would be lonely.

If you like the way a Les Paul sounds and plays, this is the guitar to get. You can pick up one of these vintage Gibson's for around $800 which is a huge pro. It is beautiful with the natural looking walnut body. I am a fan of simple appointments as well, there is no gaudy gold hardware. I love the pickups, they are not as hot as something like a burstbucker. They are great for that jazzy paul tone and very responsive. If you are looking for thick distortion, the stock pickups are not what you are looking for. The three way switch is simple and efficient, labeled lead/rythm and in the middle.

The guitar is a little heavy but it isn't any heavier than any other Les Paul I have played. I am just used to playing a lighter guitar now.

It was built over thirty years ago and is still going strong. It has the original pickups and even the original solder joint. It has many years of playing or sitting closet left.

Overall it is a great guitar. It is much more affordable than a standard Les Paul, sounds great, looks cool vintage, and will last forever. Buy one if you get the chance.

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Lctrique solid body guitar, mahogany set neck and rosewood fingerboard. The Paul of the 1979 silent I possde up two humbuckers splitables. It has two volumes, two tones and a slecteur three positions. Silent natural finish. This was the era of the entry-level Les Paul

UTILIZATION

The instrument is more comfortable than a Les Paul Standard as the lack of table Saddle makes it more lightweight, which, incidentally, is not evil. The balance of the instrument and maintenance agreement is good. It remains in each configuration Gibson classic. Its handle is enjoyable, but less than a Standard which nets soften the feel.

SOUNDS

I used this guitar with amps Marshall JTM 60 and JCM 900 ... The sound is quite plolyvalent. Splitter into the microphones, the result is a Fender, but with a touch warmer. In doubles, it is close to the Les Paul Standard, but the sound is significantly worse: the duration of notes is infrieure, saturation less strong, not to mention the finesse ... In short, we do not find me in the traditional Les Paul. However, to play blues or rock, a sound even when trs well. In fact, this instrument is between the LP junior with microphones and simple p 90 LP Standard double up.

OVERALL OPINION

I used this guitar three months. I probably would have kept if I had not had better home. I apprci comfort and versatility of sound. But I prfrais the sound of my Standard is suprieur, although less versatile. This guitar is a good choice for those who want an instrument half way between Fender and Gibson, comfortable and strong. But he who wants his "Jimmy Page" has to go his way. There are better elsewhere. The price is right, but not amazing.