Gibson Les Paul Futura 2014

Made in the USA
Mahogany body (modern weight relief), Maple top
Maple neck, Profile: 60's Slim Taper, Radius 12 "Nut Width 43.05 mm
Rosewood fretboard, 22 medium jumbo frets, Marks Keystone button Scale: 628mm
120th Anniversary inlay at the 12th box
Corian nut (acrylic polymer) technology plek
Anda-Min tuning system (powered by rechargeable battery, charger supplied)
Pickup Selector Switch 3 positions
humbucking neck pickup P-90 Sidewinder (splitable singles)
humbucking bridge pickup Burstbucker 3 (splitable singles)
2 volume controls, 2 tone controls
Push / Pull Coil Tap on each volume to move the microphones to choose from, single coil
Push / pull on tone control (P-90) providing a boost of 15 dB (powered by 9V battery)
Buttons Max Grip Speed ​​Knobs
Chrome hardware
Gibson Bridge Tun-O-Matic
Tailpiece Gibson Stopbar
Wider belt fastener
Nitrocellulose varnish
Color: Plum Insane
Delivered in case Gibson

UTILIZATION

The handle is not pleasant, it is for me ... much more than that!
Les Paul shape, very good ergonomics ... the beast still weighs his weight! (4.3 kg) compared to others ... but behind it, big sound and sustain are waiting for you! (I play Rock, no funk, lol)
Access to the 22nd fret is not easy but not insurmountable, must get used.
The sound palette is interesting and extensive, since each microphone can be split into simple, which suggests opportunities config 8 microphones ... and little more: a push / pull that Boost all 15 db!

SOUNDS

Fat crystalline, A Beautiful palette types of sounds, it suits my style ziques (Rock, Metal, Pop, Pop, Acoustic, Instrumental) and I imagine many others ...
My Les Paul is connected to a multi-effects POD X3 Live in Stereo wired to a power amp Hughes & Ketner, which are connected 2 Cab Marshall 2X12 8 ohms.
It is rather out of habit, but ... My favorite sounds go BurstBucker humbucking bridge for what is rhythmic, the handle P-90 humbucker for most solos (but not all), and the combination of these 2 single coil pickups in the majority of clear sounds.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it .... only 4 days! (But I feel I know her for a long time ) Of course, I have yet to discover a lot of things!
This is my first Gibson Les Paul, so far I played Aria, Yamaha, and more recently on Ibanez or Hagstrom (I do not give much for the last 2)
What I like the most?
Color, varnish, its reliefs, its handle, its microphones and microphones config, and something which I did not expect ... the Min-anda system (automated tuning), and also its pretty all dressed in Case white.
A quality / good price and a choice I do not regret!