All user reviews for the Gibson Les Paul Studio Raw Power

I have long hesitated between a normal studio flycase included 940 and 850 euros without raw power box. After testing in-store raw power seduced me by its sonority significantly Superior normal studio. It is in the register of the standard with maple table.
I must say that the quip Gibson raw power of the famous 57 classic microphones whose reputation is more to do. Conjugated with a maple body that provides more sustain and precision as mahogany, we are dealing infernal duo for blues and rock.
The mahogany neck provides warmth typical Gibson while the maple key brings nervousness guitar.

Much quality for only 850 euros for once I say bravo Gibson.

USE

It is a round profile 60 'thus less difficult to play the 50's, more satin varnish is very pleasant and can play very fast compared varnish "nitro". Moreover satin varnish to better feel the vibrations and less slippery after 2 hour concert.
In short, the guitar is alive and reactivates, it is ideal for a well MUSCL blues!

SONORITS

57 classic pickups are clearly superiors to 490 and 498 mounts on normal studio, (240 euros a pair that would be unfortunate that Honoapiilani). They sound very vintage, very fat and round to the neck pickup, cutting and singing in the bridge position.
The body and maple fingerboard character brings a little "wicked" the raw power. Raw power it means "raw power" and that is the character of the guitar. The sound is standard, hitter, solid. The Maple brings a touch of precision very useful in saturation.
Slash for his or ZZ Top is the guitar for you!
According rglages can go from fat to very incisive fender fawn. It is the versatility that often lacks in concert on a standard paul.
I repeats but the sound of the Classic 57 is fabulous.

NOTICE GLOBAL

I think this guitar will become a collector as they are now found in stores and sold dropper on the net.
The guitar was worth 850 euros, will register from blues to hard in jazz and rock fawn Hendrix and Gary Moore.
The body Maple is a real good idea because it offers a lot more sustain than mahogany and can withstand very large saturation keeping sound prcis.
For once I take my hat Gibson!

Manufactured Nashville USA
Pickups Classic 57 'of much better than the original 490 and 498 of the normal studio
rable key func with inlay beads and trapze douzime the box.
Channel rather narrow and round, ideal for playing shoot over.
Satin paint very sober.
Body maple one pice "Chambered" for a big sound projection
Finishing the perfect round.
The guitar is pretty heavy.
At the departure i was party to buy a Gold Studio but less thick handle and the best ten times faster microphones made me opt for Raw Power (there remained more than one). on the other hand I strongly dconseille Faded Gibson who have the name (I know because I had one) ... Better to 250 euros more to buy a Raw power.

USE

I had a Gibson SG faded whose handle was very wide and thick, I sold. The handle of the Raw power is just the opposite, more narrow than strat neck, slightly rounded and the strings are rgl ultra low. In short the guitar is super easy to play the bend and taping are a breeze compared Fender sleeve. It is not at all a round of bcheron as often on the gibson ... The Maple key is beautiful, the frets are really well done. It glides effortlessly play solos is super easy compared my Fender or my old faded SG. Really nothing for the handle I put 10/10. The bluesman like shredders will find their account. Perfect!

SONORITS

On the clean channel:
The neck pickup is round and velvety ideal for jazz and blues.
The bridge pickup is punchy and ractif opposite. Even more nervous than my strat but with more power.
The intermediary position is very smooth and fluid, it's perfect for the arpges Stairway to Heaven or purple rain.

On channel saturated:

The neck pickup sound possde standard, clean shave a city, a real bombing rhythm!
It is great to play solos kind Santana or Gary Moore.
The bridge pickup possde attack and sharp that was not my SG Faded, it is of course of the maple and super micro. In short it is a killer.

The guitar shines with its versatility, while keeping its "Gibson stamp." We can easily do funk like trash on the micro bridge.
However, it is in the blues / rock that I prefers (normal is what I play ...)

NOTICE GLOBAL

I use it for 3 months, the Classic 57 pickups are fabulous. The handle is extremely easy, the poustouflante sound projection. The price quality ratio is amazing. Sure there is no binding or inlays tape the eye as a Corenne but it has the "SOUND USA" closer to a deluxe Gibson Goldtop than a normal studio is dpourvu of maple table. Of the SG Faded I'm really pleased with the raw power. This is a guitar that will kick back in the legend sr Gibson ...

Basically this guitar possde the best microphones in the house Gibson Classic 57's clbres
DETAILEDREPORT a body in a wood coteux: the maple (used gnralement on guitar luthier)
So why a price of only 880 euros?
1) the absence of flycase
2) by a satin paint not very thick.
It will be a Les Paul for guitarists who privilgient sound to look. The others will go with shovels bought Chinese flamms tables and doubtful mahogany.

I had the chance to compare a deluxe Raw Power in 1983 and although the sound is pretty close if not identical. Also the handle of the raw power is much easier (less fat).
Speaking of the handle, it is particularly well finished, comfortable, the frets are well files, the maple key superb although a bit dark on my model.

I enlve a point because of a little light paint (even if it's vintage) but for the price, the guitar really offers a lot of quality.

USE

handle very comfortable and easy to take in hand, the low action can play little prs what we want it to be very technical or just the blues.
The guitar is chambered so quite lightweight compared a deluxe, was left when even a little heavy but bearable with a good strap.
I find it perfect, it's the easiest to play scratch I had except maybe my Ibanez Satriani.

SONORITS

While the sound is the slap! The classic 57 are ten times better than the 490 and 498.
The neck pickup is standard, bold desire, he will easily cruncher a weakling amp. It is massive, thick, ultra short roots and the Gibson.
The position offers a round and warm.
Let's come to the pickup, it is as sharp as a sword, snarling, ractif.
In fact whatever rable best transcribes the nuances of games that mahogany is ideal for a solo or blues.
The sustain is almost infinite (still rable).
Distortion can be made standard rhythmic solos or sharp bends make screaming death! 10/10

NOTICE GLOBAL

The Raw Power is a very large guitar with the best of Gibson pickups range and a well-tempered character. Sound Volcano eruption. Well vintage colors will appeal or not but I think it should be part of the panoply of any guitarist who respects.
A revelation!

I had been there 8 years the standard of the team paul Burstbucker, neck profile and 50's too modern microphones lass had me at the end of one year. As the weight ...
The Raw Power, the opposite end quite a handle 60's for a Gibson 57 classic and micro Vintage well (they quipent ES 175 in the range gibson).
Sound: Led Zeppelin, Neil Young, Procol Harum etc ...
The finish is infrieure my standard Fender Strat US regarding painting but it's really a point of Dtail because when you have the Raw Power in the hands, the Fender soon forget ...
Button, frets, the mcaniques Deluxe is perfect, it is soon forgotten the lightweight painting! Used for 750 euros, I put 10/10!
Mine is TV Yellow, making it more vintage. (Besides this color is not available ... so collector)

USE

I'm solo, I rediscovered myself with this guitar, it's perfect for playing fast! But not only the Rhythmic are a breeze. Lourdes prcises. The Maple brings normment of clarity and precision sound.
The guitar is pretty lightweight for a les paul but it weighs its weight when even ... 10/10

SONORITS

In saturated sound is rich sustain and harmonic, very deep on the neck pickup, aggressive on the bridge pickup.
It's very good, it is worth Gibson quoted at 4 times the price!
I myself used a little strangely.
I use the bridge pickup for ultra sharp rhythmic and I do my solos on the neck pickup gives a sound very "Pixies", a little flt that flow like honey.
In the clean channel, it was a typical Gibson's in position 1 and 2 very fat and round and sound almost fender but deeper position 3. It is ideal for blues and jazz palette is very s, much more than with a standard Gibson ...

NOTICE GLOBAL

This guitar with Gibson rconcilier me! And that's saying something ... Really keep a guitar all his life. The maple is a very dense wood, which gives strength to the sound.

I chose this guitar over the studio "normal" for its pair of 57 classic (value € 250), which I think are the best in the Gibson line. Nothing to do with the 490 and 498 is 10 times better.
SECOND positive point: the body "all rable" that we do gnralement meeting on guitars very upscale luthier.
The maple gives a lot of sustain and prcis, clear sound with 57 classic husband who gives his very vintage.
Level finish, for the price, there is nothing wrong. Of course there are more beautiful guitars with inlay and flamm table, but when we play, the important thing is the sound.
Gibson deluxe mechanics that take very good agreement.

USE

60's profile is very thin and fast neck, narrower than a fender strat neck with a short scale, this provides an ideal race for bends and taping. Before I had a standard paul them that I sold because of his handle and his bcheron microphones bursbucker too modern.
SOUND: This is the highlight of this guitar!

SONORITS

57 Classic pickups are powerful and granular Enlightenment years of its "dry" of the 498 and 490.
The prcison of maple can be pushed very far saturation without losing definition. The sustain is almost infinite. One begins quickly to Neil Young, Gary Moore and Page. The guitar sounds very vintage 70's.

The neck pickup is round and fat, rhythmic standard.
At the opposite the bridge pickup is sharp with lots of attack and depth Genre Stooges ... On the album "Raw Power"
The middle position gives a soft sound and feutr Santana, the distortion flow like honey ...

In conclusion, I would say the 57 Classic are very hot (they are usually on the mountains ES 175), the body is maple bring definition and clarity that is ideal distortion.

The guitar is much more versatile than the usual paul, you can play Blues, Jazz, Hard Rock or Pixies. It is very good for high saturation solos (look vidos on You Tube)


NOTICE GLOBAL

This is my prefers guitar. I possde a Fender Stratocaster, a Gibson SG, but since I have the Raw Power, I use the most.
There are strong bet that she will become a collector as is Russia. The sound is very close to a Deluxe Gold Top 79 (I could compare the two).
O the price it is sold, it's really a case. Navigating between Gretch Duo Jet and deluxe Gibson as rglages so as GOOD!
And above all there is the handle which is simply the best I have had under the fingers.

I am a Gibson Les Paul purist and to see a maple neck on a Les Paul is blasphemous. If I want to play a guitar with a maple neck I will grab a Charvel or a Fender Stratocaster. When it comes to Gibson Les Pauls is just irks me to see a guitar that that is designed around the mahogany wood type to have a goofy looking maple neck on there. Then to have a black headstock on it just looks silly to say the least.

UTILIZATION

Features

Style: Chambered Les Paul
Top: Carved Maple
Body: Maple
Neck: Set Mahogany
Scale Length: 24-3/4"
Neck Profile: C-Shape
Fingerboard: Maple
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
No. Of Frets: 22
Fingerboard Inlays: Dots with a trapezoid at the 12th fret
Nut: Corian
Nut Width: 1.69"
Neck Pickup: '57 Classic Humbucker
Bridge Pickup: '57 Classic Humbucker
Controls: Two Volume, Two Tone, 3-Way Toggle Pickup Selector
Knobs: Black Speed
Pickguard: Smoked acrylic
Hardware: Chrome
Tuners: Kluson with green keys
Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece: Stopbar
Finish: Satin lacquer
Case: Gigbag

SOUNDS

These guitars are going to sound a bit different then what you are used to if you have any experience with a Gibson Les Paul. Since it has a maple neck the tone will not be as strong or as beefy as we know LP to sound. This will lighten up the overall nature since the maple wood is a lighter wood which produces a tone that is brighter where the mahagony is going to be a darken and warmer wood type.



OVERALL OPINION

These guitars were on a limited run and thank God for that. Gibson has been producing some scratch your head type guitar as of lately and it seems the company has been going down hill real quick.

The used market is the only way to get these guitars now. I have seen them on the use market for under $1000. Not a bad price but this really isn't a Gibson Les Paul. This is a goofy looking guitar that has slapped Les Paul in the face.

The Raw Power series is another limited run of guitars they put out a few years ago. Gibson goes crazy with their limited run ideas. The Raw Power series of guitars are all maple guitars. The neck fretboard and body are made of maple. With the maple bodies you get totally different tones than you would get on a normal Gibson. This is the Raw Power Les Paul studio. The Studio is a more stripped down version of the Les Paul. This guitar has a maple neck and fretboard with 22 jumbo frets. The body has a maple top and is attached to a chambered maple body. There is no binding anywhere on the guitar. The pickguard is see-through for some reason. The guitar has two Gibson 57 pickups. It has the classic Les Paul control configuration. Each pickup has its own volume and tone control and they were switched with a 3 way switch.

UTILIZATION

Playability wise the biggest thing on a guitar is the neck. They have put the 50s profile Gibson neck on this guitar so the neck is huge. People call the 50s profile neck the baseball bat neck. This may make it hard for some people with smaller hands to play. With the maple neck and the small dot inlays the inlays can be hard to see if playing in a dark room. This guitar is a lot lighter than most Les Pauls due to it being chambered. This means they cut wood out from the inside of the guitar so it is almost like a semi-hollow. If you x-rayed the guitar it would look like it was made out of swiss cheese with little circles cut out of it. Gibson says this does not affect the tone but it really does.

SOUNDS

With the chambering the natural tone of the guitar is really effected. You can compare a chambered Les Paul to a non chambered Les Paul and you can really hear the difference. A non chambered Les Paul will feel more solid. The 57 pickups is something that is common in Gibson guitars nowadays. The Classic 57 pickups are modern day imitation of the classic PAF pickup that Gibson made famous. With the Classic 57 PAF style pickups this guitar is a blues and rock machine. The 57's have just the right amount of sag in the tone so you can really work the dynamics like you would with a set of real vintage pickups. The neck pickup is super smooth and when you throw in some tone knob you can get that sour tone like you have a parked wah on. The bridge pickup has a little more bite and spank to it. With some gain you can get good classic rock tones from the bridge pickup. These pickups can handle more gain than a set of PAF's could. Because of their modern design they retain their composure longer than a set of old pickups could. With the maple body and neck the natural tone of the guitar will be brighter than a normal Les Paul and this will give the guitar more clarity overall.

OVERALL OPINION

This is an interesting guitar but it doesnt really sound like a Gibson overall. It all maple construction gives it a bright and honky tone that you do not really associate with a Gibson. Gibson makes a lot of crazy limited run models and this is just one of them. This guitar may be worth a lot some day due to it being rare and not very popular but I would not bet on it. If you are looking for a stripped down Les Paul with a crazy bright and clear tone this guitar meets those specs perfectly.

Made in U.S.

Maple body
Maple neck
22 frets maple key
INLAYS round (Dot) and trapezoidal at 12th fret
Scale Length 24.75 inches (628mm)
Corian Nut
Width at Nut: 43mm
Gold hardware
Gibson Tailpiece Stop Bar
Easel Gibson Tune-O-Matic
Grover (Kluson style) buttons with "tulip"
2 '57 Classic pickups with cover
Controls: 2 Volumes - 2 Tone - 1 3-position selector
Control Knobs: Black Speed

UTILIZATION

Then ... paul it's a little different in my time
A handle like a gibson les paul
Therefore it changes the weight not
Access to acute changes it difficult not

Or is the only difference is that the key is in Maple, we like it or not personally I love as much as the rosewood


SOUNDS

Then the bulk of the bebete
Gibson good all the purists will cry foul of maple on a gibson les paul!!

So first of all let me say that I tried a lot of epiphone les paul ranging from high-end studio at all gibson and the one who caught my attention and my wallet

So if you want the pure sound of a les paul go your way here we enter an area a bit different

It keeps the character of the paul thanks to these beautiful classic 57, a very vintage sound in mind but can be bold enough slamming
It is in the universe touching gibson fender a bit and that's what magic was not the gibson of everyone we have our own sound, close to the les paul standard but more with this little character more

I play on a AC15 CC1, really great guitar and very versatile, it excels in rock hard rock and blues but I'm surprised to have a very nice sound to the reggae or funk by metalheads cons refrain immediately This is not his

It suits me perfectly so a 10 for me

OVERALL OPINION

So I had it since 7-8 months so I step back a little above

Versatile guitar really surprised with his magnificent
as I say I tried a lot of gibson and epiphone upscale and it's really the one that caught my attention

It's a great gibson (much more beautiful in real life than in photo) is really a great les paul

I recommend to all the purists who want a real Gibson Les Paul Classic well find that it breaks the spell of the les paul but I urge all lovers of guitars and Les Paul notament not the cons Innovations

Guitar really tried I urge

To sum == Les Paul with the classic (heavy, gibson neck, classic 57) who marries the new (all be it maple neck and body touch)
What brings a very vintage sound is very fat but with the side slam that made all the difference

Good at all to my taste but may displease therefore imperative to try Advent
PS: 1 years of loyal service, I almost always love him as having said internal wiring remarkable fact that the bridge pickup did not work anymore ... Sad but good enough wiring is deemed to be bad in any brand
I take 1 point for it all the same