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Hatsubai « Very fat and vintage »
Published on 07/10/11 at 19:09This is actually a Jeff Beck signature. While he's mostly known for his Strat playing these days, he was a heavy Les Paul user back in the day. To commemorate the guitar he used to play, he got his own special model called the Oxblood model. The guitar features a mahogany body with a maple top, mahogany neck with a rosewood fretboard, 22 frets, trapezoid inlays, pickguard, binding, hard tail bridge, two humbuckers, two volumes, two tones and a three way switch.
UTILIZATION
Considering this is a custom shop guitar, it should be of no surprise that the guitar itself was put together great. First of all, the nut itself was cut perfectly. This is a part where a lot of Gibsons can miss the mark, but this was spot on. The fret work on this model was pretty good, too. I didn't notice any real sharp edges on the frets, and they were all properly crowned. The bridge itself feels different, so keep that in mind if you're going to buy this guitar. It almost has that PRS kind of feel to it.
SOUNDS
This guitar sounded pretty good. The bridge pickup had a real fat tone going on. It worked decent for clean, but it was at its best once you start adding some gain. I put this through a Marshall, and it worked awesome for that hard rock kind of sound. The neck pickup was pretty nice, too. I got a cool singing lead once I started lowering the tone knob. Personally, I'd like a bit more output than what these offer, but that's a small complaint as the guitar isn't really made for the music I play.
OVERALL OPINION
Jeff Beck's mojo still runs strong with this guitar. The guitar feels a bit different thanks to the bridge, so be sure to play this before you buy it. You may or may not like it. Aside from that, it's pretty much standard affair when it comes to classic Les Paul tones.
UTILIZATION
Considering this is a custom shop guitar, it should be of no surprise that the guitar itself was put together great. First of all, the nut itself was cut perfectly. This is a part where a lot of Gibsons can miss the mark, but this was spot on. The fret work on this model was pretty good, too. I didn't notice any real sharp edges on the frets, and they were all properly crowned. The bridge itself feels different, so keep that in mind if you're going to buy this guitar. It almost has that PRS kind of feel to it.
SOUNDS
This guitar sounded pretty good. The bridge pickup had a real fat tone going on. It worked decent for clean, but it was at its best once you start adding some gain. I put this through a Marshall, and it worked awesome for that hard rock kind of sound. The neck pickup was pretty nice, too. I got a cool singing lead once I started lowering the tone knob. Personally, I'd like a bit more output than what these offer, but that's a small complaint as the guitar isn't really made for the music I play.
OVERALL OPINION
Jeff Beck's mojo still runs strong with this guitar. The guitar feels a bit different thanks to the bridge, so be sure to play this before you buy it. You may or may not like it. Aside from that, it's pretty much standard affair when it comes to classic Les Paul tones.