All user reviews for the Gibson Les Paul Custom

Les Paul Custom wine red 1976 all original
handle most of the late Paul
says it all!
ADJUSTMENTS not complicated, or either or both (binary what!)
volume and tone of each micro
22 frets

UTILIZATION

The handle is a rgal (qd often to clean it even without a stick!) But mine is 1976
and since the handles have changed (I think)
Access in acute way, worse than the sg eg.
instrument rather heavy, but I weigh 90 kgs so I do not care!
to play it's not easy sitting.
The ITS, however, is inimitable, warm, crunchy to perfection, good jazz to blues rock musclbr /> del to see even if you want to go (it's not a 7-string either! !)
brief sound les paul is a trademark (as can be eg the sound stratocaster)
I put 8 for ergonomics but it is a mature woman then you will not change!

SOUNDS

Yes it suits my style quite a while button but I do not advise
big hard like rotten trash mtal ructation t-rex ca would spoil the beautiful stuff
I play on a 30W Class A amp I do not remember what year that will still not too bad
I'm playing either pickup or both, but more rarely in race
must qd same cost so it is difficult to dcrire sound, let alone the sound qd please!

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 20 years, whether it is the instrument which does not spare.
I was lucky, I have long used a Stratocaster in 1972 who was also crying
I tried a little of everything but I must say that the instruments of the stores (or other musicos)
Not all rgls very well and it really hurts a Premire approach.
Qd So I go back on my gibson is like if I went up in my mrcdes
APRS trying Laguna dd.
Levcertes price, but an LP achte not for resale APRS 6 months!
If I had the choice again, yes, qd was whether I could that's another story!

Gibson releases tons of these guitars every year, and they're probably one of their more consistent guitars. I find that they tend to be put together a bit more than your normal Standard, even though they're all made in the same factory by the same guys. Maybe it's just in my mind. The guitar features a mahogany body with a maple top, mahogany neck with an ebony fretboard, 22 frets, trapezoid inlays, pickguard, binding, hard tail bridge, two humbuckers, two volumes, two tones and a three way switch.

UTILIZATION

The guitar had some nice inlay and binding work. There were no fillers anywhere, and you could see that they took their time with it. The nut on this was cut properly, and that's a fairly rare thing to see from Gibson. I normally find their nuts to be roughly cut and need some extra work once they get to the shop. The frets on this were good, and I was able to get some nice and low action without much of an issue. There was some slight choking out on certain frets, but it wasn't a big deal given how low I had the action. The rest of the guitar is pretty much your standard Les Paul but with an ebony fingerboard instead of the standard rosewood one.

SOUNDS

The guitar had EMGs swapped into it. It had the EMG 81 in the bridge and the EMG 60A in the neck. The 81 was great for metal, and it worked super well with this guitar. It could do In Flames to a T, and that was something that I was real happy with. Boost a 5150 and plug this guitar in -- instant Bjorn tone. However, it lacked the versatility that you'd normally get from a stock Custom due to these pickups. The neck was a 60A, and it worked great for cleans. It's a bit fatter than the normal 60, and I find it has a little more character for lead tones as well. It has an almost single coil tone to it at times, but it's somewhat beefy thanks to the natural construction of the guitar.

OVERALL OPINION

These are some of my favorite Gibsons due to the extra bite they tend to have. Gibsons can be a bit too thick at times, and the ebony board really helps keep that in check. It may seem like a small piece of wood, but I always felt it has a big impact on tone. I'm not normally a big fan of ebony as a tone wood, but it works quite well on these guitars. Maybe I'm just too used to how Customs sound to hear the harshness that I hear in other guitars.

This was a guitar made in the 80s, and they started to change things up a bit. While they were built in Nashville, small things like the lower horn and whatnot were changed. The picture above actually isn't a true representation of what this guitar is. The guitar features a mahogany body with a maple top, mahogany neck with an ebony fretboard, 22 frets, trapezoid inlays, pickguard, binding, hard tail bridge, two humbuckers, two volumes, two tones and a three way switch.

UTILIZATION

The guitar had some wear on it, but it was nothing too bad. I actually find these 80s guitars to be pretty cool, although there are some things about them that are not 100% standard Les Paul. The lower horn is what sticks out the most. If you've ever seen an ESP Eclipse model that comes over here to the US, you'll notice they have a pointer lower horn. These guitars have the same. It's just something a bit different. They also have a slightly different serial number. The headstock is also different on these, so not everyone likes them. I believe these were the predecessors to the well known Heritage company that is now up and running.

SOUNDS

These have special PAFs in them generally known as Shaw PAFs. They're pretty sweet PAF pickups, and they work great for rock. The bridge is like your normal PAF, but it has a little bit more sweetness to it. I plugged this through the JCM800 we have, boosted it, and I got an amazing Slash tone going on. The neck was also pretty cool. I got a very sweet blues tone in the neck with this guitar. However, if it were my personal guitar, I'd probably replace them. If you do replace them, you might want to keep the pickups for a bit as they can be a bit hard to find. If you decide to sell them, you might be able to get some good money for them on the used market depending on how the economy is going.

OVERALL OPINION

While these guitars are a bit different from what you normally see, I find that they're pretty much all your standard Les Paul. It may look just a hair different, but it still has that classic sound that everyone knows and loves. The guitar was also weight relieved, so it didn't have that back breaking issue like the 70s one tended to have. They can be hard to find on the used market, but you can generally get a good deal once you find one as purists tend to not like these.

This is one of the newer Customs, and you'll get some varying opinions as to whether these are good or not. I personally tend to prefer these guitars over a lot of the other eras as they tend to be a bit more consistent, but they still don't hold a candle to the old maple neck mid 70s models out there. The guitar features a mahogany body with a maple top, mahogany neck with an ebony fretboard, 22 frets, trapezoid inlays, pickguard, binding, hard tail bridge, two humbuckers, two volumes, two tones and a three way switch.

UTILIZATION

These models are put together very well. The first thing you notice is that the finish itself was pretty much flawless. I couldn't find any drips or any issues where the binding meets the paint. The nut itself was cut perfectly, so there were no tuning problems to worry about. The frets on this were nicely leveled, and I was able to get some nice action going. The ends were also not sharp, so it didn't hurt your hand every time you went up and down the neck.

SOUNDS

I wasn't a huge fan of the stock pickups in this thing. Then again, I'm not the biggest fan of Gibson pickups to begin with. The bridge was powerful, but it lacked what I usually look for in a bridge pickup. I like the pickup to be clear and tight, but it seemed to be voiced more towards the vintage side of things. The neck sounded decent, but I'd like it to be more powerful and smoother sounding. I'm a sucker for those ultra smooth guitar tones for leads, but that's probably because I use them as a bit of a crutch for lead playing.

OVERALL OPINION

If you search long enough, you can find a good deal on these. However, you'll want to be vary wary of fakes. Ebay is flooded with fakes made overseas, and if you don't know any better, you could be suckered into buying a guitar that sounds like crap and plays even worse. If you're going to buy used, which I recommend you do, be sure to check out the different forums that regularly sell Gibsons and other higher end guitars. You'll be less likely to be burned that way, although you're still taking a bit of a risk when you do that.

Guitar US
Such as Strato, the Les Paul is "THE GUITAR".
The finish of the custom is beautiful, the head exploded in his diamond abalone binding and 3-ply is the most beautiful head of guitar existe.La finirion body with 3-ply binding Submitted on the table and back, gives this guitar an incredible class.

UTILIZATION

Yes this guitar is heavy (4.750 Kg), that is a guitar "of man." Cot handle Gibson has manufactured for and my 2 custom pais.De + I + prfre the handle end of the 1977, that of 1991 + pais. Against the other at the frets c is a killing we do not feel under the fingers, the name of this guitar is "wonderfull fretless" is not usurped.
The use is very simple: all the way into the Marshall.

SOUNDS

The sound is BIG trs trs with incredible sustain and harmonics fuzzent. For clean sounds it can play with the two volume buttons for the attnuer distorsse.
I plug the beast is a 2 marshall body is in a rivera Chubster 40, and in two cases I have SOUND.
In the velvety blues of the grave is a pure micro merveille.La intermdiaire position with two microphones is also interesting for arpges rhythms or "funky".
The 1977 has a brighter sound and less fat than the 1991 + which it sounds with fat sustain incroyable.Il Note that often two supposedly identical guitars do not sound like ever.

OVERALL OPINION

The custom has Premire t my "real" guitar, even though now I use it a little less than before (strato forces) that is my eyes + nice guitar in the world.
His biggest default is above its weight, and a lesser extent the Access in acute but its qualities are such that we quickly forget his dfauts.UNE GUITAR LEGENDARY unfortunately far too ch re like me, but if you find a flea market for a 1991 Custom 3500 F (no no you're not dreaming are many francs) Buy.

Correction
In fact my Les Paul that I thought of 1991 is 1970, it is now repainted in its original color "cherry sunburst", this guitar is a killer in the SON and niveaud LOOK.C is today the guitar that I uses it most, it is so Submitted group that it is the job of two guitars.

Then the beginners:

Ben bte all, it is a les paul ... ah ztes property avancsl eh! Well, let's go a little more in the same dtails right ... Here we go.
Gibson Les Paul Custom in 2005, the Custom MODEL is manufactured only by the custom shop since 2004.
Black, Black Beauty What!
Again, but we do rpeter enough I think: attention to the stand on which you will ask it! The varnish of the guitar is so fly nitro-cellulose in the stands plastoc low end that could perform all necessary to polish the guitar and altrer finish ...
The Wood:

Body-mahogany table relates Saddle bomb which must be in 2 parts I think.
Mahogany-profile "Rounded": it is not rev quickly, the varnish has not yet done so, you have to play a ... APRS and will get better. Nice thick, me coming out of Fender Start has changed! But it is far from being the largest in the Gibson Les Paul Reissue of sleeves 60, 59, 58, 57 and 56 are much worse (further down in the year, bigger is .. . Imagine the round of the '56 ...) In fact, someone told me on another forum: round of the '60 reissue Les Paul Custom Shop '50 = profile for non-custom Gibson shop.
Bne-touch back with mother of pearl, sublime!
Binding-White will turn to crme time ... Yum!
Hardware:

Hardware-Dorbr />-Mcaniques Grover bath oils trs prcises the top!
-Tune-O-Matic Stop Bar tailpiece and simple but effective.
-Bone nut, trs beautiful, trs white owl nut ^ ^
Strap-locks-home, round and small ... hum hum ... Let's face it, has felt the trap that case ... I'll come back later.
Plaque-black plastic
Electronics:

Pickups 490R and 498T-, standard configuration at gibson, same damage, microphones with a little more cachet might have be ... ts better I do not know the other models in the Gibson so good ... We will say that it's going but these pickups are mounted on the SG Standard half the price ... I dnigre not the economy but it smells a bit the not?
-2 Volume, 2 tone, 3-way switch
In résumé:

Everything is trs classic, made more than 60 years as it has, there is no reason that a change!
Everything works well trs, the guitar is a RULES original perfection, a frieze does not, fine.
My only complaint for the strap-locks: I looked over prs in the store and I said, "but what's that-M ****? ? " No, no and no if you want to take the guitar on the foot is perfect (and 4kilos and 500 grams of bte, I can tell you that you will feel it!) They are small, and trs round, not really for it to properly hold a strap: strap-investing in locks mandatory, unless you play in your room which case it's good. I have all virtual and I put Schaller: The Dunlop, cki parat ... better. But never seen or test so ... Schaller Vive!

I opened the guitar, no complaints about the welds or The elements of electronics, it's beautiful, it's clean and smells good work.

9 because of the varnish of the handle and straps.

UTILIZATION

The use is somewhat ... Or specially plutt ... Dlicate.

Several complaints:

A-LP is small but it's big too ... We see the petty cash of Les Paul, any and all mimi but when it was in the arms, it seems Olala standard! The weight does not help it's heavy, it feels the guitar man (yes a man with a big "H")
-The Access in acute .... mythical ahhh! Body-neck junction is making the 16ME box, it is not to grab the ais 22me. Anyway, Jimmy Page, Zakk Wylde, Slash, uh, has had too much air to GNER ... Well then it is faster, unless you leave a Washburn N4 guitar is one of the best Submitted Access in acute march ... L ... Jpeux do anything for you.
-Last point: Beware of unintended switchage prs for those who scratch the handle (I am) it needs to be done. It is the opposite of the stratum: stratum need to be careful not play a prs of the bridge and the opposite ... Good is not it nothing is being done.

Standing the balance of the guitar is what makes a good little mention his weight, but with APRS 1:30 RPET, I am relieved to return to the Start! Prvoyez the muscle! I'm kind of plutt puppy so it can be explained (1m75 to 65kgs)
Small dtail some Gnant: the lack of muzzle (like a Start) to facilitate the positioning and playing the right hand.
Sitting is better, you no longer feel its weight, it leaves very easy to play but the lack of muzzle is more upright feel. It is immediately less enjoyable without it.

In résumé: dpart in the game was not very easy for me it's going much better now. I'm used to these "default" that are not really ... It's just a matter of habit.

SOUNDS

So the my children ... When I play the BPS, everyone is in communion in front of me and my amp! What sound! Or should I say, what sounds!

His Clair:

Has ever seen ... A Fender Gibson that sounds almost, you think you? Well I tell you, it exists and I want proof! It is not as versatile sr, as versatile, but we approach it a lot with a surplus of potatoes: it's really not dgueu.
Round neck pickup, a true velvety apricot nectar we drink up in vomit so good! It is a little down the volume and tonality was a jazz sound, a real jazz sound ... Volume and Tone bluesy background is hope! Perfect also for the notes arpges dtachent much from each other even in complex agreements.

Bridge Pickup, ca claque, ca crunch by attacking the strings like a nag, but there are ways to have a real clear sound without much gain or lower the volume while the output level is more than her boyfriend lev 490R. Country, funk, blues, rock and roll ...

Position Intermdiare, SPECIFICATIONS, I use it only slightly trs is a little shuffled the two but it seems that despite ale that a lower output level, the neck pickup takes over ... The sound is affected and it is therefore closer to what I have to handle Describes what I said about the bridge pickup ... The round with a straightforward attack somehow ...

Saturax:

The Claque!
It's hot, it screams, it's really excellent, the ultimate weapon for blues, rock and hard. Metal, Heavy, Goth and other extrmits, change the pickups, ca does not agree probably pass as a certain level of gain, not as ca prcis, the sound becomes too fat and lack of precision is obvious. I personally perfectly fits me!
Sound falling backwards, of which linear potentiomtres rpondent the hair ... Need I say more? It's potato and heat throughout.

OVERALL OPINION

She and I did 1 month.

My 1st guitar trs high-end, it's really not dgueu.
When we got there can not do without! But before it reaches a proportion fMeasure into the head of some ca is not the best skyscraper in the world. This is an excellent guitar, possdant of default and it is necessary to tempra. On lead guitar, while dpend your style, if you only have this guitar, you can quickly go around in circles ... use with other guitars so.

For one thing against sre: the Les Paul is a myth, a myth that is paid, trs expensive (even a bit too) but when you love ...

Well, it's a gibson, then recess made in United States, for the characteristics of the machine, everybody know them by heart .... And for those who'd forgotten:

- Mahogany body
- Table Maple
- Grover
- In neck Mahogany
- Ebony fingerboard 22 frets
- Tune-o-Matic
- Micro 490R alnico neck double + double 498T bridge pickup
- 3 position selector
- 2 volumes + 2 tones
- Gold hardware

the model of 2005, comes in a flight case stamped custom shop classy, ​​with certificate of authenticity.

could chippoter the choice of microphones but we'll get later ...

Just one caveat, this skyscraper has two years and the hardware begins to have a dirty appearance (like dive anywhere .. yuck ...), turns white creme (y'en who loves good .. but when 'we bought a white skyscraper that is not found with a guitar vanilla!) and varnish tends to make funny halo .... on the table for scratching a 3500 zoros hum ... um ...

UTILIZATION

Well, the handle is really comfortable ... no way ... it hangs a lot, I knew better on a standard 90's.
access to acute is good, but not whopping passes without too much problem (all scratch to us any day we want to buy a guitar riffs over chained them without much problem then .. (Clapton, Page, Beck , Richards), ergonomics is against nickel to my liking. perfect form, heavy weight, but not bad (well I like those who think it's going to n'on heavy ibanez ...).. . ... a timeless classic

To the question "do you get a good sound easy?" be answered: have you one good performance with a ferrari?

SOUNDS

And here is the chapter for which you buy a gibson (custom or else for that matter ..).
One can quibble about the time that Gibson's classic climbs couple 490R/498T present on half of its cataloque a rape that want the Premium (would not that the price ..) but just the connected and all is forgotten!
we're not added to the sound, this guitar sounds plugged into anything!
cube of 30, Marshall MG30, peavey 5150, Orange Rockerverb 50, jtm30 marshall, the sound is very good at worst (MG30), the most sublime (orange Rockerverb)!
As for wondering what the sound of the Les Paul, and many listen "Beggars Banquet" of stones, "too much too soon" for Dolls, etc. ..
Just know that you can play everything on the rapier, the cushy country to the heaviest metal with ease and without multi digital effects and other thing supposed to improve your sound.
for short here are some tests done with my JTM 30:
- 490R + channel clear his jazzy, not a disorder (such confidential gainsbourg)
- 498T + channel clear: country, blues, folk ... (the integral of Creedence Clearwater Revival)
- Boost 490R + channel / gain at noon: rock seventies (Electric Warrior T Rex)
- 498T + Boost channel / gain at noon: hard rock and roll (Led Zep, Guns, AC / DC ..)
- 498T + boost / gain was 10: Hard & Heavy (Metallica, The Stooges Fun House, etc. ..)

Wholesale merchants and other distortion overdrive not sell their stuff to those who can not buy a Les Paul Custom is so unfair ..

to be objective about the rating I would say 15 out of 10 ... and I am serious .....

OVERALL OPINION

This guitar belongs to the other guitarist in my band, buy new two years ago, and it is often true output to heat lamps to warm an amp in flight case, I have been able to measure How fast this beautiful skyscrapers that tarnished the cosmetic point of view. damage seen the selling price ...

mechanically against nothing wrong, the knobs do not spit yet, the mechanics are good tuning, the pickups howl as always, short on that side, that of happiness.

So here, on the one hand you have a piece of rock history, a sound entered the collective unconscious, the master of rock standard fat, short, a legend ... the other a scratch after all, not so well done that (I'm not talking about the quality of wood ...), but the rest of the defects that can not forgive an epiphone Chinese (like the hardware that this pic .. hmm .. re . info for my Riviera made in Korea which has yet the same age has no impairment of the 10th and gibson is no better maintained.) varnish that some defended by saying that it must maintain, blah blah .. and and
HEY! it is not a rock'n'roll guitar museum piece to showcase (quoique. ..).
And yet it's seen it all, despite all this, well, a quality / price ratio deplorable, day or my abilities allow me, I would sign the check for 3500 euros with both hands ... and whistling in Whole Lotta Love more!

So my turn: it is an old bed damme of 1970 color of wine and gold acastillage
guitar mahogany and ebony fingerboard US / mother of pearl boxes 22.
Flat handle section and 1 / 2 Round crasis enough.
almost flat table without Chanfrain
Gibson pickups, 2 doubles ... uh ... I do not know what the. no vibrato.

UTILIZATION

The flat handle section and 1 / 2 round enough crasis provides a real joy when you walk around.
The ebony fingerboard / mother is a delice% 20for% 20the% 20doigts. ( http://delice%20pour%20les%20doigts. )
Although it is not the tuning for years, a frieze does not even rule action with a low trs.
Although trs old, the varnish does not seem to sch during sessions prolong aparaissent fingerprints in the varnish, but a funny thing ... do not cole. ??
access to the treble is not the best.
lack of Chanfrain gache on the table a little comfort and grip as it is Paisse: 5cm against just 3.5 for my Parker
sitting and playing fairly galley, it stings the nose easily and quickly you end up slumped over, standing more problems ... except .... uh scoliosis that goes with it! lol but with a good wide strap well ... more problems! lol
it is heavy, but certainly it is a treat and sounds! even a vacuum is fun to play with.

SOUNDS

This old damme has received some modified electronic. 2 more international help split the pickups or the cross. 7 positions in any
which give clear sounds beautiful. trs warmly, but crystal-clear round or trs ... in all cases well-defined trs.
sounds too saturated trs are good, not drafts. but trs typ gibson ... I can not define a sound but its a gibson .... it! for more modern sounds, and the handle faster using my Parker. .. but I come back to fawn all over my Les Paul because it sounds better anyway, and with my preamp (prophesy) it addresses many styles.

OVERALL OPINION

guitar United States in 1970 bought a grip of cherry (cherries heu. .. 3) there are 5 or 6 years
trs guitar type sounds ... even a vacuum. It's heavy but it is happiness.
I bought other gitar (jackson, Godin, Ibanez RG and sword, parker, yamaha, peavey I've sold ... except the gibson ..
Certainly, it's upscale but g tried other premium brands and did not sound as good and bad feeling so should really be no magic in this skyscraper.
But the magic that pays money and the guitar is not the door of every budget.
(Except the super RARE good deal like mine found in an attic.)

Gibson Les Paul Custom 1980, black
Made in America
totally original ... a real treat ... when we know it belonged to a collector who left her in a showcase for more than 10 years before I 'buy it ...
Some of them deserve a slap!

Tune O 'matic, all original j'vous said ...

UTILIZATION

Round and round and deep enough along fine down ...
grip is necessary ...
Access to acute is my faith ... bin as a Les Paul .. ie that above the 19 th box is a little twisted wrist and it goes ...
on the other hand, it weighs a ton!
And yes old manufacturing requires ... table full full full!
And it shows on his ... what sustain!

I use it mostly for solo recordings in the studio and some concerts, and it is accurate, it screams at the same time is very fine and full of emotion ...

SOUNDS

To me that makes the instrument rock is required with a good Start US.
The sounds are great complementary.
Plugged into my Line 6 Vetta II, I get absolutely any sound I want ...
clear sounds real hot and bluesy crunch to many rocks and saturations demonic ...
It is packed with emotions!
Sometimes he can play alone ...

The two microphones are really mind-blowing! An incredible difference ... as one can go from a super aggressive bridge to his velvety sleeve.

OVERALL OPINION

I have 4 years now, and it's my baby!
Only problem ', the weight, I could correct with a very wide belt and a hair elastic.

I had some Les Paul before, and I always, I have tried other, and really it is fantastic!

For me, the ultimate weapon with a good Start US

For me, a guitarist must have two guitars: A Start and a Les Paul

Has any words, MADE IN United States, mine is OCCAZ and has a pair of DiMarzio,
CEOS myth Gibson.

laying Straplock above is mandatory.

UTILIZATION

A little that the handle is enjoyable in 3 years I have zik scratch test, and I have never seen a comfortable and enjoyable ausi round to play.
do not fall into the trap and other prjujs: Lespaul = heavy guitar that hurts the back.
everything depends on the year, the heaviest is 80 'and APRS 2000.
mine is 1990, LP is the lightest I've tried.
the studio is heavy but trs amount range of quality wood etc. .. it manages.
the only problem is ptit Access in acute, but to work, everybody gets there, there is no reason

SOUNDS

I play metal, I'll put emg but for now the DiMarzio are nice, if not thanks to its large thickness of wood and wood lime mahogany
The guitar has a big sound quite heavy original.

[edit May 2008]

t have the DiMarzio chang by emg 81 and 85, before the distortion n'tais not great, it's much better, better DEFINITIONS sound a lot better, prcis, except for I liked the clean and the DiMarzio, but overall I am trs pleased, Submitted guitar suits me more.

OVERALL OPINION

I do not understand why the rating of this guitar is so average, it is one of the best guitars in the world, then messieus, if the price you still hurts to c * l, is not worth it or dfouler to criticize is the top of the top Lespaul.
this guitar is not necessarily heavy, simply choose the year and to learn at all.
in terms of versatility there is no best, they do not match, change the pickups, there is always an answer for everything with gibson is simply this intrument jou can be in any style, jazz blues, black metal. but in rock it really excels.
I had one before that the sg standard, bin the LP is much better, although the rest of the gibson has found some similutes, except that the LP is a little better in all areas: comfort, ...

I had the 1700th on ebay all inclusive, I've bin offered a great gift that I am not ready to get spares.

[edit May 2008] since I've changed the plastic nut of bone, good rvison and the change in micro at all about the 2000th was the guitar, but I stay away the price has more than nine 3000e.certes scratch is expensive but this is the rolls of the LP, finishing it all, is paid a forcment, APRS everyone is free to choose between a new and std OCCAZ of custom, I found that the more beautiful. Finally I would say the custom is a great scratching was preserved when you have one does not give up, rev it a good investment.

nicolasd to view, even if it denies is that Bond'm falling on a defective model, one of the switch box and do not forget the mag or the purchaser would face is simply a pure ecroquerie the seller, then my guitar was 18 years, and the mechanisms are in perfect state, the guitar does not move, there is no paint between the frets, only the high quality ebony trs trs comprss black finishes I want to admit there are some default minimal and varnish trs fragile (but Gibson), but of a have blisters on the neck, a coating that melts so important to DCON, frankly of the guitar has spend years out of something.

Gibson Les Paul Custom in 2006 made the United States.
All information can be found at the site of Gibson and the other opinion.

UTILIZATION

By the time I bought this guitar cost 4500 euros. I decided to buy it on a website for U.S. $ 2500 or Euro 2000 at the time.
Sure, it's not serious to buy a guitar without trying it before but for 2500 euros less, there was something to try.
I received the certificate with Custom Shop, who confirmed that the guitar was set and optimized before being sent to the store.
Here is a list of different problems:
- Handle very dug (set in DNG)
- Approximate Intonation (set in the same luthier)
- Mechanical Loose.
- Badly cut nut (with the little "clicks" in the tuning of the strings of Sol and Si)
- Problems of mass and therefore welding resulting in a crackling sound.

The finish is very bad for the price. There are still traces of red paint under the black paint makes small bumps to the head (which is not very nice in-game). A small piece was removed under the biding at 1 / 4 of the handle. I think that over time, it is all part of the paint on the handle which can be removed.

SOUNDS

In terms of sound, the Custom is very interesting for the professional musician. With the master volume and tone possibilities are numerous and more subtle than it seems.
I use on stage a Musicman Luke for reasons of convenience (and mechanical self-locking tremolo, humbucker for the bridge pickup and simpler for the neck pickup), but at the sound, the Custom drives, it sounds "organic" is a real guitar, seriously. The Luke looks like a toy next to it.
You can spend much of the true jazz to round felted metal purist "tight" with no problems. The ebony fingerboard adds a nice compression while being in a rock edge.

OVERALL OPINION

The Custom of the 2000s (Gibson and in general) are not worth their price. It is unfortunate that Gibson takes over as seriously its customers than before.
The guitar I received was not worth 1000 euros, 3500 euros to pay more just for a brand is too much.
If I had to make another purchase of this type, I would look more towards the PRS or Musicman instruments that produce quality and sounding better and better.

I went out today's Guitar cif Lausanne. Basically, the silent prvu I try more guitars, but the others will come next time. I wanted to take the instrument for you Submitted APRS have really been around.

Objective approach:

Les Paul guitar shape
Mahogany body
Table two pices of Saddle sculptbr /> Channel 60's style
Wood key: bne
Type of frets: unidentified
Nitrocellulose varnish multilayer
Slecteur 3 positions
2 potentiomtres rotary volume numrots
2 potentiomtres rotary Tone numrots
2 humbuckers which I do not know the type

Subjective approach:
Guitar flash away from dj trs. She is the one that caught my eye the most. The varnish is beautiful even if I notice a default on the edge of opening. On her sister (short on custom which was his right) is a default in the binding tape to me the eye (the raw wood is visible on some millimtres places. Forget that guitar is worth 6,000 Swiss potatoes. The price of a Tokyo travel round trip with a night in a hot club and champagne wealth ... a little light when se.

Note also that the handle "deep joint, long tenon," naturally absent on this guitar is an option rarely found on custom sold in Europe and which currency the price of gold. It is the only condition that would have really THE sound of Gibson's era.

7: The guitar is dmarque the rest of the pack by a varnish especially high quality and the use of a wooden button trs enjoyable. I regret the default finish, a wood body and the lack of standard split for a guitar of this price.

UTILIZATION

The density of mahogany is select as the guitar is neither too heavy nor too lgre. I agree however, the guitar promne in the top rankings in weight. But as I am happy owner of a Dean Flying V resorted to a fairly large weight, I am not only a. drang

The grip of the handle is enjoyable and the work of frets is excellent. No-matter how little frieze agree that we want to tackle. Be careful, this is not the stick "fretless wonder" whose reputable made the legends of Gibson. I note that the varnish on the back of the handle is enjoyable and glides well. I hlas not had the opportunity to sweat enough to realize the potential "live" of the instrument.

The lack of split is inexcusable because I wish to see what this pice of orfvre can spit in single coil sound. Too bad.

The other points are typical for a Les Paul. No chamfer, Access in acute questionable.

7: I can not make more for this guitar. It lacks some things to scrape Premire places.

SOUNDS

We come in really INTERESTED. A blank, I note a lightweight hollow in frquences low. I barely hear the sound effect of sixime rope. This should be a factor voluntary. The sound has a lot of roundness and sweetness. For cons, the sound does not have power, which, I must admit, surprised me. The definition for each note is excellent and it will play particulirement just to get the true potential of this Guitres. I therefore deprecated beginners. The sustain is good trs.

Once plugged into an amp in clean, the guitar is Drout. The sound is warm with the body. It is a rgal. In this register, this instrument excels and offers sound it is the only offer. We can even say more transparent. The clean is just bright and Irad littralement the pice. Absolute excellence.

In the bluesy crunch, the saccharine pop and vintage records, the guitar shows that it is "the benchmark for all". We realize it is the direct progeny of a family of instruments that we have all heard on an album or another. In this exercise, the guitar MRIT also noted for excellence.

By pushing the saturation, I do more. The sound is not nominally bad, but it lacks something that I am unable to dcrire into words. I would say that I get is too tight and not really adapted to this exercise.

8: A good shovel sound of references in a guitar, provided they are not asking the impossible for it or change its pickups.

OVERALL OPINION

DEFINITIONS In this Les Paul is a good instrument trs. These sounds are first provided plans to keep its spectrum of use. But why an original does not innovate by trying the "really modern ... grrr grrr that kills ..." with this beautiful. The violin is the potential in any case.

3: An instrument expensive, trs expensive for what it can offer. The Les Paul Custom draisonnable suffers from its price making it an expensive whim, almost unnecessary as the number of good guitars competing is important. But the rewards by Owner 'sounds and signature characters affirm IMMEDIATE recognizable.
In the opinion of Higher Gain: It would be nice to get off of stopping those who leave "real" reviews for this shovel. The price makes us no worse in the ass it frustrates us all is not There's that read. And no need to send mp r-pitiful, thanks!

Edit: note that Higher Gain sold that guitar. Suggesting he had a commercial intrt note that the lev is as possible. It includes any time. ^ ^

See more advice for the description I would not do better.

UTILIZATION

The neck is super nice string action set very low, not too thick round for me is fine.
Ergonomics is not bad, it is far from the comfort of a stratum ', no indentations on the back, the weight is slightly higher but much less than my les paul deluxe.
No comments on access to acute, it is a les paul not a SG that is all.

SOUNDS

It is said that the strata 'are the most versatile guitars but the Les Paul Custom is great on this too. In neck pickup was a fabulous jazz sound, we go to the Gary Moore with the distortion and sound microphone is extra sharp. I think the ebony fingerboard plays a lot on the sound, it gives a little cutting edge and I love acid.

OVERALL OPINION

I did that for a month but I love this guitar and do probably never sell it. The look initially prompted me to buy it, the sound convinced me of the rest. I expect to see the polish as the other comments from owners of the scratch mefont a little afraid, we'll see but for now it is only happiness.
I had occasion, in nine and left as I do is really expensive but there is little OCCAZ 'is not much choice.

Made in the United States, I'm talking about the Les Paul Custom Standard edition and not the Custom Shop version. Generally have the same few dtail prs guitars, but more prcautions are taken in the manufacture of the Custom Shop version (quality of wood, adjusting the spices ... ) o of a Difference sacr price ...
Tune-O-Matic
Channel D shape
22 frets, 2 humbucker non splitable
2 volume, 2 Tone (1 for each pickup), 1 slecteur 3 position.

UTILIZATION

The handle on the version I was possde plutt end (for a Les paul) no longer a stratocaster pais, trs jouer.Mis enjoyable from a lightweight day between the binding or freight is the E string aige tendency to jam, but with hair pulling harder than the one provided (11-49 instead of 10-46) is ancient history ...
The shape of the guitar is beautiful, it does not become legends by chance, in terms of weight is the point ngatif agitate some guitar, but frankly when you want a guitar that has the boot must be of Contents dense weight in my possession MODEL 4.9 kg, so I recommend buying a strap trs plutt quality and wide ...
Access in acute Fawn is not comfortable without the offer of an ACCS of Schreder Ibanez ....
In terms of sound, which is a subjective matter plutt, sounds obtained are good quality and trs plutt rgler easy.

SOUNDS

I play on a Bassman 100 all possible light on a 4x12 "Marshall 1960, or a Vox AC 30. for leads and rhythm I use an MXR distortion saturated III, and GT-OD of the same mark for the crunch.
DEFINITIONS The sound is bold, hot especially with the neck pickup (Jazz, Blues, Rock)
The sound of the neck pickup is more aggressive IDAL for saturated or rhythmic solos. With an incredible Sutain ...
To clear the sounds she marries perfectly with the bassman which provides deep bass and Dfine Relva the acute and giving a stamp of a bell ... inimitable magic ....

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for 1 month.
The quality is its indniable quality sound, what a legends ...
In terms of ngatif ct is the quality of the assembly that hurts a little, the days between the binding and the frets are a bit of a shame on a guitar this price l.. ..
The report is qualitprix honnte (in this occasion the price thank you Japanese used sites!)
Yes but may be I wait a little longer to buy one in You Save MODEL Custom Shop ...
For it seems that the quality of assembly or any other ...

The Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty is a guitar that was originally designed in the fifties as a classier, more upmarket version of the goldtop model that was called the "Standard." The guitar has gone through a few feature changes since then, but the core specs are still quite similar to a late fifties example. It features all mahogany construction (no maple cap as per the Standards) an ebony fretboard (as opposed to rosewood on the Standard) block inlays, 22 frets, Grover tuners, tune-o-matic bridge with stoptail, and a pair of Gibson humbuckers (The modern Custom is loaded with the 490R in the neck position and a 498T in the bridge.) It's topped off with a really classy black finish with gold hardware and a multiply binding all around the guitar that really helps to bring out the elegant vibe of this guitar. The Gibson Les Paul Custom is (fittingly) now constructed in Gibson's Custom Shop plant in the USA.

UTILIZATION

The Les Paul Custom is not a guitar that I'd consider to be ergonomic particularly. The modern Custom is not chambered like many modern Les Pauls and thus it is quite a heavy guitar in general. It's not an instrument I would want to play for multiple 2-3 hour sets to be sure! It certainly is a guitar that you feel when you're playing, so if you're one of those cats who digs having a "real heavy Les Paul," the Custom is definitely worth looking into. The Les Paul shape/design is not one that lends itself naturally to things like shred or fast playing (you do have to work a bit harder on one of these) but it is certainly an easy guitar to play if you're a fan of the feel of Gibsons. The shorter scale is one that I've come to love for my own playing style, so it's all a matter of preference. The upper fret access is a bit of a chore on this guitar considering that it's not particularly light or sculpted near the neck heel, but again, when the guitar was designed, things like uber-fast playing weren't in vogue at the time and hey, it worked well enough for our pal Les Paul himself!

SOUNDS

I've tried a few Customs through a whole plethora of different amps with great results. Because of the heavier weight and all mahogany construction of these guitars, it's got a great thick tone that is definitely different and unique to the guitar. Compared to the Les Paul Standard, it's definitely darker and has a much more pronounced low end. The lack of a maple top takes away a lot of high end sparkle, and the ebony fretboard is definitely a bit harder and sharper sounding than the rosewood used on many other LPs. I love both guitars for their tone, but they;re fairly different sounding guitars that work well for different application. I would say the Custom is a better guitar for precision work (IE: jazz, modern metal, shred) where notes really have to stand out with a clear voice. The more forgiving nature of the Standard is more suited to blues and classic rock styles.

OVERALL OPINION

All in all I think the Gibson Les Paul Custom is a guitar for the ages and is well worth considering if you want a great Les Paul to compliment a Standard or sound unique and cool on its own. At about $3,800 new they are not cheap, but you can find them quite easily used for about $2,400 without issue. They're great guitars that have a voice that is separate from the Standard but is definitely the voice of a real Gibson Les Paul guitar!