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Published on 07/11/11 at 14:39Gibson has made some scratch your head type guitars that makes me wonder what are they thinking and then they come together and take and existing product and make it better.They have taking a classic American guitar and compounded upon its glory. The features that has impressed me is simply the axcess part of this guitar. If you have ever played a Gibson Les Paul or just picked one up at a local shop or store you have felt a study piece of wood. What you have also found is that unlike a Gibson SG where you have complete and utter access t the upper frets, you don't with this a Gibson Les Paul. Now with the axcess features you can rip up the fretboard with speed and not be confined to limitation of the higher frets.
UTILIZATION
Gibson Custom Les Paul Axcess Standard Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:
* Weight relieved mahogany back w/belly scarf
* Single-ply Cream Binding on top
* Chrome Hardware
* Floyd Rose tremelo tailpiece
* Ebony
* 1-piece mahogany neck
* 22-fret rosewood fingerboard
* Pearloid trapezoid inlays
* Rounded neck profile w/contoured heel cut
* 24-3/4" scale length, 1-11/16" nut width
* Floyd Rose Locking nut
* Kluson Tuners
* BurstBucker 1 (r) and BurstBucker 2 (T) pickups with exposed coils
* 2 Volume, 2 Tone (treble tone/push-pull coil split)
* 3-way selector switch
* Vintage .010 strings
* Includes Custom Shop case, Certificate of Authenticity
SOUNDS
These guitars make me want to play and play with extreme passion. I love Gibson Les Paul so much that they have been my favorite guitar for years. I always had one problem though, not being able to reach the higher frets. This was so limiting to me compared to the Washburn N4 which had a cut away and allowed my to reach the 20th fret with not complication at all.
This has not been a must own for me. The deep mahogany tone and now with the fret access is a dream guitar. This is a custom piece so it is expensive but it is Gibson's gift to guitar players around the world. So this guitar will sustain better in the higher register because of your fingers not being able to press the notes accurately.
OVERALL OPINION
These guitars come in new at around $3000, which isn't that bad compared to other Gibson Les Pauls. This is still a lot of money for most people including myself but well worth the price if you can score one. A Gibson Les Paul will be handed down to your kids one day because you tend not to sell them. They are lifer guitars and just absolute tone monsters.
UTILIZATION
Gibson Custom Les Paul Axcess Standard Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:
* Weight relieved mahogany back w/belly scarf
* Single-ply Cream Binding on top
* Chrome Hardware
* Floyd Rose tremelo tailpiece
* Ebony
* 1-piece mahogany neck
* 22-fret rosewood fingerboard
* Pearloid trapezoid inlays
* Rounded neck profile w/contoured heel cut
* 24-3/4" scale length, 1-11/16" nut width
* Floyd Rose Locking nut
* Kluson Tuners
* BurstBucker 1 (r) and BurstBucker 2 (T) pickups with exposed coils
* 2 Volume, 2 Tone (treble tone/push-pull coil split)
* 3-way selector switch
* Vintage .010 strings
* Includes Custom Shop case, Certificate of Authenticity
SOUNDS
These guitars make me want to play and play with extreme passion. I love Gibson Les Paul so much that they have been my favorite guitar for years. I always had one problem though, not being able to reach the higher frets. This was so limiting to me compared to the Washburn N4 which had a cut away and allowed my to reach the 20th fret with not complication at all.
This has not been a must own for me. The deep mahogany tone and now with the fret access is a dream guitar. This is a custom piece so it is expensive but it is Gibson's gift to guitar players around the world. So this guitar will sustain better in the higher register because of your fingers not being able to press the notes accurately.
OVERALL OPINION
These guitars come in new at around $3000, which isn't that bad compared to other Gibson Les Pauls. This is still a lot of money for most people including myself but well worth the price if you can score one. A Gibson Les Paul will be handed down to your kids one day because you tend not to sell them. They are lifer guitars and just absolute tone monsters.