Gibson Les Paul Studio '70s Tribute

Well, without going into details, it is a beautiful Gibson USA Gold Top with a varnish on the table, maple maple neck also mahogany body not "chambered". It is therefore quite heavy. Mini-humbucker pickups 2: here or here starts to become magical ...

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UTILIZATION

The handle is excellent, not too big, not too late for me, the ideal size. Access to acute is correct (see Ibanez if you want a highway).

It is scheduled to rock and it feels the grip. The varnish is soft, the finish is really good on mine, I must admit that the store or I bought Gibson is a specialist in Lyon and I think correctly chooses his guitars.

One branch and then ...

SOUNDS

And here it is AWESOME! Honestly, I played for 25 years, I've had guitars and try dozens (I have 2 Fender U.S. Deluxe and a Gibson SG standard more at home) and really for the price, this is a real bomb .

I play rock, blues, and it is really cut out for this. FYI, I plug a Marshall JVM 410H.

The clean tones are round, warm, full! Crunches are aggressive just right, there is a definition of the sound is very good (not hand it in all directions). I easily found the sounds of my favorite guitarists (even those who play on Strat ...). OK the amp is good but little does the job.

I find the urge to play since his arrival (although my SG and my strat have always been faithful companions).

OVERALL OPINION

I have been playing for 1 month. I wanted a Les Paul for a long time but they are expensive even used ... the Tribute series can be fun for a reasonable shot. I tried versions 50 and 60, they were already cool. I tried other brands (LAG, Custom 77 Godin, ESP, PRS, ...) with great guitars for a nice price but also, I wanted a myth in my studio, and I.

While we agree it is not a Custom, or even a standard (one day maybe ...) but for the price, it is really excellent. What I like least: the varnish must be weak I think the finishing Korean is better but nothing else!
What I like: EVERYTHING. This is a very good value sound quality / price ratio. If you are looking for a good scratching at a fair price with superb sound, look no further.

With hindsight, I regret nothing. I just want to play riffs rock!