All user reviews for the Gibson Les Paul BFG

Let me tell you my pretty ... Submitted usually rather drive as editor, the quality of the instrument motivates me to share my joys and my dsillusions!
It's a Gibson, United States, in a super flightcase sioupl Gibson United States stamp.
At the opening, surprise: the sable for indoor use of a tui DGIG ptite smell of new skyscrapers dsagrable not. We say right now, it's heavy!
22 frets, and burstbucker3 p90, while no two covers, two volumes, one tone., A selector 3 position and a killswitch.
Profile Channel 60, stop bar and tunomatic, the gibson pure juice, except that here, no fuss: the incredible finishes first glance, but not glossy varnish look old-scholl and silky satin, the roots, the roots, the roots ... We love, or hate it! Above the table, but not sand sculpting with spectral zbrures well (mine is black).

UTILIZATION

The neck is the Gibson. We feel that c "is made with the tree, is the paw!
Beginners in the template and the pitch me a little but a faith dsorient the beautiful tame, despite the roots of the neck finish, adboule STRID! Silky, fast, good binding, APRS and a good shot of lemon oil on the button, it vraimment foot! The rosewood is soft and trs rvle fast.
Form, and ACCDE to acute, well it's Les Paul, small hands = small pleasures, but for large fist, we enter the treble alone.
Sound, easy to get, sending mchamment pure.
A prciser, out of the flight, a play, but personally it's 10-52 and lower action, so changing strings, and the passage rglage microphones (original ca touched the strings in the treble regardless m ***).

SOUNDS

Test JCM 800 on fender lamps, old Valvestate, Jeckyll and Hyde through a
For me who plays Rock, punk rock, stoner, the sound is VERY slap t!!
Unbelievable versatility: the P90 in the clear sounds soft and velvety (Tone it down and Jazzland), and ds the distortion happens, a crunch, a purr, and once a become hoarse, but prcis drooling, with his stoner's best effect.
The Humbucker, in short, we play funk, although with a good slamming prsence in acute, but not too intrusive, always gibson mediums that coats everything, and if you go up the gain is HUGE! ! Sound is very modern, yet powerful, sharp, and prcis, regardless of the type of distortion, a STRID oats!
The combination of the two, playing on the respective volumes allows all kinds of sound over a lespaulienne the other, more traditional too.
Trs so versatile, and at the same time as fiendishly more typ lespaul pp: we're going to essentially the knobs ragissent the slightest turn and sounds heavy.
The BMOL? Ben killswitch is gnial, but they just nglig cabling: the way into the distortion and it deserves the buzz has ensured the shield.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had one month and a faith RULES my tastes, well, it's the killer!!
I love the cot roots that will essentially power and versatility of microphones. The lightness of the whole, too, thanks to the body which also provides a deferment phnomnal sustain.
For 800 new store, difficult to happen to her ankle.
If Gibson could treat the welds, and rglages, it would be the 10/10.
But is provided as is gach ...

It's simple, from the look and sound, we love it or hate it!!
I tried that long time since my Gibson ing to find my happiness (too heavy, too type, too thin!)
Ben is ay. Chuis j't'adore conquered.

- In which country was it made?
USA
- How many frets, what kind of micro as well as their configuration?
22 frets, it is equipped with a P90 in the neck and bridge in a Burstbucker 3
- What type of bridge (Floyd, Wilkinson ...)?
Tune-o-Matic
- What are the settings?
2 volumes, one tone, 3-position selector that is not in place of a standard Les Paul and a kill switch in place of the selector.
The kill switch is a disgrace to Gibson on this guitar because it provides an effect of "mass" very unpleasant.
- What type of race?
Channel Type 50

UTILIZATION

- The handle is it fun?
so the handle is not a highway that have a habit of Jackson but is very pleasant and quite fast.
- Access to acute (recent freight) is it easy?
Well like all the Les Paul not great but not disastrous either.
- Ergonomics is it good (in terms of shape, weight ...)?
For it is OK on this side, the weight is reduced compared to a Les Paul standar
- Gets it easy to sound good?
Yes it is very versatile I think.

SOUNDS

- They are suitable to your style of music?
I am playing a bit of everything from Jazz to Metal Close to spot and quite frankly it is at home in almost everything.
- With what (s) amplifier (s) or effect (s) do you play?
For now, I played on my Toneport but I tried it on the tube amp and it sends the naughty
- What kind of sound you get and with what settings ("crystalline", "bold ",....)?
Well as I said it is versatile so we had to slam his fat or following the positions of the selector and adjustment knobs.
- What are the sounds you prefer, you hate?
I like everything

OVERALL OPINION

Well then I must let out a rant because it strongly criticized badly and I do not think it's normal. It's basically a Les Paul that has been completely modified by Gibson to bring something new and it's successful, then those who say we do not find the sound of a Les Paul "normal" Bah the beans should not buy it because it is not the butts of the scratches!
I would definitely do it again this choice

Edit: After several months of use I am still very happy with my purchase, especially now that I have a tube amp. The sound is absolutely great, something bizard the switch makes no noise with this amp (Blackheart (I will not complain)). I associated with an MXR distortion III and it's really up to play everything (except extreme metal).

Made In United States
1 DOUBLE 1 1P90 kill a selector switch 1 volume 2 tones round 50's
Special satin finish unfinished aspect I really like gold in color worn.
It is obvious that by buying the scratch for a LP A 3000EUROS ... and finish
painted ...
I like the concept of this guitar sold in case.

UTILIZATION

The handle is very nice and does not stick pas.J 'il just wanted to have a reminder of the marks on the touche.Le kill switch does not help me.
Ergonomics LP so ...
the sound is the extra p90 does wonders in clean and crunch it's fabulous mediums are the serious drool hoarse, finally, the double of him envoint stidents acute or
depending on the setting of tone (high accuracy) of acute mediums much 70's rock.

SOUNDS

I bought it for the concept, hesitating a studio LP but the look and p90 have made the difference, I play mostly blues and rock and is perfect for my style.Le a tone of the inmportance choice of sounds ... The resulting sound is great but can not be compared with other LP as I read in other avis.Le GIBSON is definitely wrong for not having called the scratch another name .
It adapts to different types of amps but it is obvious that the more they are qualities I ... I have a EPIPHONE BLUES CUSTOM 30 AND VOX PATHFINDER 15R and the BFG is perfect on these two combos.Si we refer the concept and the price (950 euros, while in a magazine she was a 1700 in a test) so I put him 10/10.

OVERALL OPINION

I've had a year and I love everything
As I said before I loved a reminder of the key landmarks of the neck
I had several electric guitars and I have always and with MELODY MAKER DUAL PICKUP GIBSON are my prefférées for my style of music and my style of play
I do it again this choice at the price in force at the moment is about 1000euros for the technique are excellent value for money.

United States Gibson

22 medium frets
P90 sleeve Burstbucker III bridge

Tune-o-matic with stop bar

2 volumes
1 tone
A toggle switch 3 positions instead of the usual second tone
A kill switch (circuit breaker) in place of the toggle switch

sleeve type fat neck (a little thinner than 50s), not varnished, as the body also, the return of Gibson in the world of innovation and beauty please, even if Reverse the position of the switches is in my opinion a mistake.

Note also the beauty of the instrument (although I heard that everyone did not share my opinion). The carved table (red on mine) reminded the choice of curly maple or "a sea of ​​blood with small waves, but in a lighter color, not really like blood" (my girlfriend, artist).

UTILIZATION

Unvarnished handle, very nice when you sweat from the hands (it does not stick). You have to love handles thick, of course, but with big feet is nickel. One complaint, the frets slightly protruding at the edges, on all copies tested (4 to 3 different stores).

Access to acute is how to say ... Gibsonian.

Lighter than other les paul because of a partially hollow body, which brings a good presence in the bass. Overall, good ergonomics for a les paul, with the exception of the placement of switches, but I think I'll get used to it ...

Frankly, it sounds! Even empty, the sound is amazing, with a good presence in the bass.

SOUNDS

It is perfect for my style, neo-death-thrash-black-pagan-viking metal symphonic-melodic-hardcore (sorry, metal).

For now, I have tested on a marsh-mal MG30DFX (I said that the pun is only valid for this type of model transo) and my micro cube, then certainly I edit my post aprem this when I found my randall Rh50.

Even with the rolland, I get a fat, however, especially with the P90, with much more personality than the Seymour Duncan (SH1 and SH11) of my washburn.

In short:
Microcube: his round with an amazing presence in the bass for this type of amp. trend in pickup cruncher. Overall very nice.

Crunch:
Microcube: The P90 is doing wonderfully. The sound is bold and very progressive knobs allow a wide variety of shades (using the three modes of overdrive and distortion Microcube, I'm going from blues to heavy metal crunch to the former). The Burstbucker is slamming, perfect for rithmiques or lead to the AC / DC.

Disto big rock:
mirocube: inevitably, it lacks a bit of momentum because of the amp, but the sound is still very good. The P90 brings a heavy sound and bold, very rough, a delight. Sweet Child O'Mine by itself. The Burstbucker allows big riffs, but is warmer and less accurate than SH6 SH11 or prevent me one. It was really a les paul, this is the kind of records that the bfg excels.

Disto metal:
Microcube: bbien on, the amp is not up to par, but the sounds RESTENA very flattering. A good dynamic mics, a lot of personality, a very different kind of gun current type esp + emg. I finally sound to play, for example, Zakk Wylde. I look forward to plug it into my randall trying to sound more current equa and all the rest.

Then, of course, it is difficult to play jazz. But from blues to metal, the bfg the challenge seems to have fixed it (see the horrible promo clip): gibson bring into the world of big modern sound.

November 2008: After six months of use, still enjoy. And it's even better on my randall knew that the micro cube ... Initially, I bought it thinking up a kit EMG Zakk Wylde, but I like it like that too!

Feb. 2009: Finally, I brought up the kit EMG Zakk Wylde: a pure killing in the minds of signatures of the master but for less than a third of the price ...

OVERALL OPINION

Used for 3 days, then step back again.

I love the sound, look bad end. This guitar is barely finished the big fuckin 'gun was expected. However, we can regret the position switches.

Initially, I was considering buying a scratching of metal base, dean razorback style. And then I met the Hasar bfg and realize that I liked more than any other ESP and Jackson previously tested. I then tested a lot of models:
- 4 BFG
- Les Paul Studio
- Les Paul Standard
- Epiphone Zakk Wylde (Very good)
- Truckster Ltd (excellent)
- EC1000 Ltd in 3 finishes and types of microphones
- The Fernandes Ravelle
- Hagstrom Ultra Swede
- Nick Catanese Washburn WI 67 (very good but I have a WI 65)
Frankly, the BFG is probably not the best, but it has a lot of personality, both aesthetic and sound, and that's what I liked.

For 850 euros, I had one of the last copies before this pattern disappears (replaced by BFG Limited with different finishes and also more expensive). The report QP seems excellent for the price, and even good at over 1000 euros with gibson, it also buys the myth.

Ilme seems difficult to speak of experience in 3 days ...

Overall, although not very versatile guitar, but with a strong personality, made for big sound. Anyway, nice that leaves no one indifferent and signs brilliantly resurgence of Gibson after a fairly dismal marked mainly by price increases very little justified.

Gibson anne United States with a handle 50, plutt pickaxe handle, 22 frets, one volume for each microphone, IDAL is shuffled to make a tonalite, a selector and a "kill switch "that turns off the sound general.

UTILIZATION

The handle is pretty hefty so must love, it's a style unique to the ergonomics paul on the other hand is always obtained at least one sound "honnte" with a gibson, it is lgre and yes apparently it is a body allg by holes in the mahogany ...

SOUNDS

We do not play speed metal or techno death with a les paul, unless they install emg ... and yet, it is necessary to go in for all that sounds like gibsons I think, but it covers all I think the style to hard rock, the combination p90, bursbucker is excellent, playing the two volumes and tone you get multiple sounds all INTERESTED, from vintage to modern, trs fort. ....
A few months later:
APRS prolonged use, the sound is dry, do not look fat from the paul here, it does not .....
the sound is too dry.

OVERALL OPINION

Paid 890euros in promo, it's a stock I B I think it is even worse over the bfg normal, it does more than charm, because we bought this guitar on his cot and will destroy the essential, for the love of Paul dtestent finish the cot extreme "fine furniture mm polished" the les paul standard, if it's a guitar Specific re it not being tied, it is a style prcis we like it or not but his style is Russia, its handle that "paigue some" smell trs particulire, it's hard finiton his cot crude gniaux dozens of sounds, a real gibson Entire hand, we can move from the "vintage" (in rglant acute volume 8, volume grave 3or 4, tonalite kiss a little) sound much more modern and aggressive (acute background) and it's not bad, we love this guitar or not, I've sold .

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UTILIZATION

The handle is gibson ... nothing more
The frtes are not files, which makes masturbation painful, but reduces the labor works and the price.
The weight of the instrument makes gnial play against another Les Paul

SOUNDS

It's not a Les Paul! It looks like even more to his SG. If you want a typical Les Paul, take another one.
Both instruments are with the same t jous rglages amp to test and has nothing if not!
The BFG is less than the low-Paul, unless tl unless a stat, not less than all of the same jaguar ...
Yet the only diffrence is that the body of the BFG is strongly trs allg.

In terms of p90 is a real Russianness. This guitar is THE FIRST gibson happens to ring a single coil (which is so easily a fender)

Leaving a "tone" is a good idea. But we did not need the space to put a kill-switch. Any Gibson can do if we cut a microphone.
In addition, it is mounted upside down, causing a buzz. I am and I rgl lectronicien the problem, but everyone does not have a soldering iron! The worst is that the hole is 1 mm wider than the switch and the worst of the worst is that there is no stopping the washer for nut. If you tighten the switch, the nut will scratch and then go into the woods!

Yet another fundamental error: no plastic button at the end of the switch of choice of microphones.
The switch is a dplac from the classic p, which makes it less accessible. Without this button can be seen and you can hardly hurt the drive. This switch is used by all musicians in their songs and the transition should be quick and straightforward. Here we see it, so it rt!
Derrire "guitar just finished" reading "you end up the same"

OVERALL OPINION

I think one can be hot, I think this instrument will I get a lot of fun.
I note all five for the average, as to rate would mean "this guitar is better than the best is that it" what is (excuse me AF) prtentieux ridiculous. Socit consumption, "the've bought it so good"

Really, for an objective opinion, if you want a guitar with "his" Les Paul, take a real Les Paul.
But if you crack (like me) look on the Les Paul, but you "are you doing" to find a traditional Les Paul, then try.

Dj said

UTILIZATION

This is not the handle of a Charvel or my explore, but rather "odd" because it looks solid, it is easy and flexible, and allows a lot of plans shred even in the high .
the weight of the guitar is for something because it has better hands than a les paul "classical", much less manageable.
Rosewood is very beautiful with long clean the veins are taken on the edge of the handle), and is one of the reasons for his purchase. However, I am no less convinced that the back is "fake old" kind of dco saloon. this is not what we see most.
nice surprise

SOUNDS

My style is hard rock with blues spectrum of metal.
the P90 works wonders on the blues, it is round and drool / fuzz / crunch Legrant bottom; cool as the passages clean mix in with the mic needle.
more lightweight mount to the strings, the Block III turns the mic almost as keen to explore (T490?): slightly less power as the marshall 100 MkII (with boost pramp) as the peavey classic 30 but a little more precision.
I'm not a big fan of the les paul: I love the game page, or slash, but I find their sound (and that of LP players) quite noisy electrical and / baveu => I am SG. When I tried several les paul (custom, studio, ...) with guitar legend, no pb to choose between a studio and the BFG.
in addition, empty it sounds great
I read reviews of electrical noise, I have no pb ...
ditto on the frets: 0 bp
and I saw a notice saying it is under low a tl = I'm really surprised!

OVERALL OPINION

25 years of guitar, always in groups, close to 15 guitars and 5 amps tlcaster which I bought the BFG in December 2008 (Limited natural color).
strengths:
- P90 + alliance BlockIII: all sounds kind as homognes and balance in styles prcits
- Light weight: => maneuverability of the guitar in concert to move or to attack a solo "corners" and friendly APRS several hours of repeated + profile
- LP form, beauty of the handle and nice hardware (eg wood button.)
weak points:
- Not quite the sound of an LP (but its all the same gibson)
- Dco false us back by ice against small (plastic) to see elec = cool
mine is no default, trs good rule and therefore it sounds great.
my son a super piphone, but there's no comparison between the two (especially neck and) he bites me tt time the BFG!

The Gibson BFG was introduced by Gibson to bring a more affordable and bare bones guitar to the line of admittedly very flashy, classy and expensive Les Pauls. It has no binding, no inlays and an extremely rough cut maple top... no pristine flame maple here folks! It features a mahogany body and neck, the rough cut flamed maple top, a rosewood fretboard with 22 frets, Kluson tuners, tune-o-matic bridge and a unique pickup/electronics layout that combines a P90 in the neck position with a Gibson Burstbucker in the bridge. Each pickup has its own volume control, there is a master tone, and as well the guitar contains a kill switch. Pretty stripped down guitar, but the feel is still pure Les Paul all the way.

UTILIZATION

The BFG is a fairly medium weight guitar that sits on the body a little better than some of the heavier LPs, such as my Traditional Plus. The design of the Les Paul in general isn't what I'd call ergonomic at all, but this one seems MORE ergonomic then many of them. Not really a plus, but I mean if you're playing a Les Paul you should expect to feel that hog on your shoulder at all times. The upper fret access is not great but it's not horrible... you can get the high notes when it matters but it isn't going to be effortless.

Getting a good sound out of this guitar is not difficult. They have a pretty bare bones sort of sound... very raw and honest. The P90 does its thing, the humbucker does something else. It won't tell you what you want to hear... it'll tell you what you sound like. You can throw a bunch of effects on it to drown the guitar in wetness... but why would you want to?

SOUNDS

I've tried this guitar through a few different rigs. It's a pretty simplistic guitar and sounds best through a similar amp. Single channel Fender, Dr. Z, even something like a Mesa Electra Dyne will work. The cleans are not pristine, but rather they have a really rough hewn quality to them that adds a little bit of natural breakup to the sound. The P90 gets some of those smokey jazz/blues tones and the humbucker will take you into the rock and funk arena.

Kicking in some overdrive yields a raw and vicious assault that echos the punk and grunge etho of loud, aggressive and ready to knock over anyone who gets in the way. The P90 howls with a sincere sustain that can only be achieved with the LP design and the humbucker just gives off a killer raunchy tone that drives any amp into oblivion with harmonic overtones and saturation. It's not a super high output sounding guitar but it has that certain something that works for the over the top vibe really well.

OVERALL OPINION

All in all I think the Gibson BFG is a cool guitar for anyone who wants a really stripped down and simple Les Paul that trades in class for a raw power that just embodies the very spirit of rock n' roll. They're now discontinued but you can still find them used for about $800 which isn't a bad deal. You aren't getting much in the features department, but the tone is more than enough to cover you. Try one out for sure.

Gibson released the BFG model for those who want to have a humbucker and P90 guitar in one, along with those who don't need a bunch of the fancy options that some of the other Les Pauls offer. The guitar features a mahogany body with a maple top, mahogany neck with a rosewood fretboard, 22 frets, no inlays, pickguard, binding, hard tail bridge, two humbuckers, two volumes, one tone, one kill switch and a three way switch.

UTILIZATION

The guitar was pretty solid overall. The frets themselves were nicely crowned, although the could have been leveled a touch better. I'm not sure if there was a slight hump in the neck or if it was the frets themselves not being perfectly level, but I was having some issues in the middle of the fretboard that the truss rod couldn't dial out. The nut on this was cut nicely, so no issues there. Upper fret access is the same as every other Les Paul out there in that it's nothing to write home about.

SOUNDS

This pickup combination is a really cool marriage of pickups. In the one corner, you have the humbucker. It delivers that fat sound with tons of overdriven bite to it. I actually find that these don't have enough output and clarity for me, but I've never been a real huge fan of stock Gibson pickups to begin with, so take that with a grain of salt. The P90 in the neck is awesome for those fat, bubbly lead tones that absolutely scream. It's like a really fat single coil, and it just rips.

OVERALL OPINION

These are real cool guitars, and they're probably better buys than the Gary Moore models simply because they tend to be cheaper. However, the Gary Moore models are more consistent and tend to sound better, so it's a trade off between the two. Either way, see if you can try some out and see if you like the P90.

The BFG Features:

- Unsanded carved flame maple top
- Mahogany back
- 1950s rounded mahogany neck
- Rosewood fingerboard
- 24-3/4" scale
- 22 frets
- 1.695" nut width
- White side dot inlays
- Black chrome hardware
- Distressed stopbar
- Tune-O-Matic bridge
- Wooden volume and tone knobs
- Distressed Grover tuners
- Zebra BurstBucker 3 bridge, P-90 neck
- Kill switch toggle
- See-through wiring covers

Made in the USA

UTILIZATION

This is easily my favorite playing Les Paul of all time. The familiar feel of a standard, but with a satin finish on the neck, instead of a glossy lacquer, which allows for a much smoother neck and quicker speed along the fretboard. My only wish is that these came with 24 frets, instead of 22, because the cutaway on Les Pauls make it somewhat hard to get up to the top frets - Those extra 2 frets would mean I might actually be able to get to the 22nd fret!

The killswitch, while not all too practical for most people, is a cool feature that allows you to kill the sound of the guitar instantly. Useful for in between songs at gigs, or at home, if your amp is prone to feedback, or if you don't want to accidently hit a string and make noise (so you don't have to roll your volume back).

The neck is the 50's neck, which is fatter than the 60's slim neck, but not quite as fat as the R9's neck. However, don't let that fool you, while it's what some might consider a "baseball bat" or "boat" neck, it's really quite comfortable and the satin neck adds MUCH more speed to it than would normally be available in other Les Pauls.

SOUNDS

This guitar is amazingly versatile, and is my first experience with a P90. Unfortunately, I bought mine used, and it didn't come stock, instead, it has an EMG 81 in the bridge, and a P85 in the neck. Normally, I'm not a huge fan of EMGs, but they sound great in a big chunk of mahogany!

The tone of this guitar is only what I can explain as... Chunky. It's got a huge, thick tone to it that will make any amp sound full and crisp. The P-90 neck pickup is awesome, and is the closest I've come to achieving the tone I've been wanting out of my neck pickup for years. They are more aggressive than a normal humbucker in the position, and really cut through a mix nicely. They still retain the neck position's fatness, without sounding muddy and overly bassy, very nice!

OVERALL OPINION

Overall, I really like this guitar. It's an excellent platform for upgrades, of which I've pretty much upgraded everything on, but I'm sure it sounds and plays great in stock configuration.

For the price these guitars pop up for on the used market, it's hard to pass them up. They utterly demolish the Studios, and are easily as good as a Standard if you don't need all the bells and whistles. I'd definitely recommend this to anyone looking to pick up a Gibson that's actually worth the price it costs!

Made in USA like any Gibson
22 frets mediums (filed down to "hard")
P90 + Burstbucker zebra
Whole bridge tailpiece stopbar tunomatic +
2 volumes + 1 tone topped with real wood buttons, selector switch 3 positions and kill
Mahogany body and neck, flamed maple table sulptée with resonance chambers (chambered)
Satin finish (faded) for any guitar (yes it was indeed painted in contrast to what we read)
Gloss black hardware and mechanical Grover bath oil (essential to replace the benefit of Rotomatic)

UTILIZATION

A handle cut off by careless loggers Shredder dormant in us
Nevertheless a very significant hit, despite a touch flat frets filed down to a minimum which hangs a bit but nothing really embarrassing, after all it wanted and it gives character to the game!
Access to acute? Bah is a Les Paul, not so easy as that, especially with the thickness of the handle but after it is mostly a matter of habit.
The ergonomics of the guitar is better thought out than on a standard because its weight is better distributed through the hollow body and it does not fatigue at all even after several hours of play standing.
Once the guitar and set the action to a minimum is incredibly easy to get perfectly smooth and clear sound is a Gibson!
In terms of polish, fine, a light coat of satin to protect the instrument and you feel all the ribs of the wooden table carved, super nice. The handle when it receives to a thicker layer to let slip the hand of the guitarist and preserve its virtuosity. In fact thoughtful.
One downside, the guitar goes out of tune ever, a horror that is why I opted for Grover Rotomatic similar in appearance to avoid distorting the aesthetics and for a perfect tuning stability.

SOUNDS

This is a guitar that is definitely worth visiting because of its versatility
In fact the P90 sound very round, warm, jazzy and all the usual fuss with this type of microphone either plain or saturated while in the bridge position Burstbucker will vibrate the membranes of your combos in the sturdiest riffs furious!
A composition are unusual for this type of guitar that gives its charm to the instrument and makes it truly unique
The killswitch is a gadget but it has the merit of being present and can be used to help prevent noise when you stop the game between each track

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a few months, bought second hand for 700 €, as new with case, value for money really great.
It's a beautiful guitar, very well finished despite the claims of all and enmity has a look!
Gibson sound and build quality for a reasonable sum is above all what was expected of her and yet it offers so much more.
It takes some getting used to her game, difficult at first but once tamed the shovel is a treat.
It must, however, change the mechanics, it is imperative! But hey, it happens on many guitars after all ... damage anyway.

Gibson Les Paul BFG (Barely Finished Guitar)

Built by Gibson USA
Mahogany body, maple table in a wood milled &quot;Tiger&quot;
22 Medium Jumbo frets - Neck profile Rounded 50s glued to the 16th
Tune-O-Matic Bridge / Stop Bar
Pickups P-90 in neck position and Burstbucker Zebra 3 at bridge.
2 volumes - 1 tone - 1 switch selector micro instead of the second tone

An unusual feature of this model, the Kill Switch instead of the usual position selector microphones. Its purpose is &quot;turn off the guitar&quot;

UTILIZATION

The neck does not stick because it is satin finish, it is becoming increasingly fluid as with the other models of the series &quot;Faded&quot;

She is light for a Les Paul

SOUNDS

For my, this guitar is made ideally for the Blues.

OVERALL OPINION

Hello,

So the real significance of BFG is Barely Finished Guitar

In recent months, following various changes in my life, I went back to the guitar after a ruling 15 years ...

My first visits to shops instruments greatly disturbed me ...

The Fender Mex at a price of US (at the time) and other increases, modelling and many other things made me realize that I had a few time behind.

In fact, I wanted to return to her that I had at the time with the Gibson Les Paul, a Deluxe Pro of the year 1977 (two P-90) in a good Fender amp tube.

After extensive research and hesitations and especially given that the model in question is not found at that time, I resolved to take a PRS Singlecut Soapbar.

But it still was not what I was looking for, in the meantime, my game had changed and my tastes are more affirmed (Cotton Blues until more modern blues of different types, Texas, Chicago, the Louisiana brief rally starting Delta (Highway 61)

My main access to news, test and criticism being the net, I had already seen this BFG which could respond to my mind my expectations (I play with the neck pickup only on all my guitars) So the P-90 in handle perfect position on a Gibson Les Paul.

Unfortunately, after having read many opinions who criticized especially the poor finish, the 50's neck qualified as &quot;not comfurtable&quot; and also big problems of noise. That scared me because my electric facility is not equipped to take ground (I am a tenant, I can change the installation)

After some time, I did acquire a Faded SG Worn Brown at a price promo at an open-door day. I was really amazed by the satin finish, the absence of varnish thick wood allows better &quot;breathed&quot;

I was on my hunger for a Les Paul and resold after having several things in my old hobby, I made several purchases including an LP Standard Faded in Honey Burst series that I discovered while reading various post on the net.

I think that people who qualify for the Faded &quot;sub-Gibson&quot; or &quot;gibson of the poor&quot; are not objective, I had also been misled in response to their opinions and also on the weight.

Finally, I found a Les Paul with whom the feeling passed.
But I had still not found a real LP with P-90 (and Historic collection is too expensive)

In recover from a guitar that I tabled for review at my luthier, I saw the BFG, which I had heard so hard.

In Trans Black, the finish did not matter to me, I found it rather mild compared to the view that I had read. The neck satin well fluid, transparent plates are nice, well-polished and frets without being trendy, guitar sounded good, remained the problem of &quot;buzz&quot;

Plug in a Fender Blues Junior identical to mine, no noise except for the P-90 which responded well to my games, in such a drive, the combination of two excellent pickups, Burstbucker 3 easel later as well, but less used in my game

(This is the most powerful of this series to vintage structure, not dipped in wax, it includes a single magnet gross ALNICO II and enjoys a slight little more winding. Both coils of wire size 42 do not have the same number of laps, phénomêne current at the end of 50 years. micro That makes the less effective against interference but gives him a bite compared to a creamy its models equal to two coils)

The P-90 is not impregnated with wax too.

In terms of sound, after some time, I sensed that it was with this Les Paul that I found my sound, while taking into account the fact of my &quot;maturity&quot; more sophisticated level and blues music of my expectations.

My wife had already understood that the guitar was made for me, just by listening, in addition, I was virtually isolated from the outside world, immersed in the sound coming out of the amp. With the 50's neck, no problem despite my small hands ...

After discussions with my wife who had completely changed his mind about the finish of the guitar (as she said, the photos did not undermine the value) Game comfort, weight, etc ... We decided to make the acquisition.

Back at home, I set a black truss-rod cover that I had in reserve. The buttons add one side &quot;wooded touch&quot; guitar. For the switch to change a microphone, I ordered a black on the net.

Plugged in my Deluxe Reverb, not unpleasant buzz (thought to acquiring quality cables!) On the contrary, curves, deep, powerful and respected attacks, and sustain medium in front ...

It is amazing with Maxon 808 or OCD with or without the Fat Boost upstream, the DP-1 in the Junior Blues is great for a good Texas blues, Maxon OD-9 provides crunchs well bluesy ...

In the end, I am very pleased with my purchase, I found what I was looking like his guitar and does shock not in the middle of my material more &quot;classical&quot;

On this Gibson has been in the hunt for costs, combining artistic creativity, value analysis, marketing and boldness ...

Certainly, it does not please everyone, and from experience, I know that many people have easy criticism.

I think that when he formed opinions and made a critical, it is preferable to see a real and give it a try and after only give an opinion or criticism.

For me, with the truss-rod cover I added that, in my view, it is perfect.

My only regret is that it took into account the opinion that in the end are not appropriate in my case.

Like what tastes and colors ...

Kilroy