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Published on 07/28/08 at 21:30
For our fter two years of marriage I split a small notice on Mrs!
Fidler tradition, it is manufactured in the United States, the plant's 641 Massman Drive Nashville. THE FIRST ft produced in 2003
A handle 22 boxes with frets alloy Nickel / Silver Dor complexion but here the most beautiful effect. Repre-pearl Split Block (found on the Super 400 for example), all based on a key bne.
The handle is made of a single pice of mahogany, round type '59, my taste a bit thinner than that of a custom, and still is not sure sure it is al ... according to the classical mthode have found on the Les Paul.
The electronic is identical to a Les Paul Custom: 490R and 498T place respectively in the neck and bridge.
But the really RSID or intrt of this model is the body.
Corps Chamber mahogany sandwiched between two tables Saddle sculpted flames at the highest grade (AAAAA/5A) The models for translucent varnish and plain top for finishing paints (black and alpine white).
It is a beautiful inlay on the head and neck REPRESENTATIVES Globe griff "Supreme", a round plate SETTING THE golden claw Les Paul ... is b.
For more details in the image, I reference this site a lot done in English:
http://www.lespaulforum.com/slubarticle/supreme/supreme.html
Otherwise, it remains in the CHARACTERISTICS of a Les Paul Custom, a Tune-o-Matic Nashville with his Fidler Stop Bar, with heads of mcaniques Grover Kluson type, 2 volumes, 2 tones, a slecteur Switchcraft 3 positions, multi-binding on the head, the body above and below, single layer on the handle, color white, full color hardware Or ..
Only problem, there is not the electronic ACCS the rear. Oversized jack plate is in place to remove the electronic in case of change or failure. This can dconnecter dernire foreign exchange small tube-shaped connectors for the free cblage on the other hand for slecteur must disassemble the neck pickup ... way but because we do not touch the beautiful table Saddle the rear ... So I put him ... 9
UTILIZATION
For those sleeves Gibson habitus, it will not dpayss. Indeed, one case of a conventional trunk, we like it or not. But when you love, it is found trs comfortable! Mine the lgrement be softened at the edges of the button, I do not know if it's the same on all ...
Regarding Access in acute ... The again, it faces the problem of the classical Les Paul. The heel is pretty big, bigger even than usual, because remember the LP, the Saddle supplmentaire a table at the back which adds a thick heel of about 3/4mm...On is far from the All Access ... Ibanez is a choice.
So getting started as it is, it remains for us to apprcier the lightweight weight gain by the GNR mahogany body and acoustic chambers. I miss all my duties but I have not done any comparisons on the scale. A saw it .... I would say one can be two pounds ... see. Bte the same right balance, its shape is a pleasure whatever the height of the strap, short ... My back is happy, my ears too. Because its level is frankly a DLIC and this, IMMEDIATE ... I put a 10 because I have big hands so good, the heel ....
SOUNDS
"- They are suitable your style of music?"
Ben ... Les Paul is my 4th (a Classic, a custom, a classic Custom) so unless the teston be frosted, I am not yet ready to tell me "look, I'll still Regout history of being on ... even if has cost a burn ".
I play it and its cousins, a Mesa Boogie Road King 4x12 Recto cabinet with v1 and / or 2x12 depending on needs, a set of the old pedals (Rotovibe an old Danelectro Cool Cat etc ...) .
The sound obtained are compared with a Les Paul Custom "Normal" because it is the level CHARACTERISTICS closer.
Whatever his / rglage chosen one notices ds THE FIRST seconds the incredible "vibration" of the guitar. To the acoustic chambers could limit the play without the plug in and work it so its range of sound power.
Its clear it was a warm, round and soft, a bit more slamming a LP Custom, Dynamic trs prcis wish. Personally, I would enlve notches on February 1 SETTING THE bass amp to avoid replacing my bass player because I really abuse a low branch when I ... The game is gorgeous to the fingers to play the mdiator makes you want to do some good cocottes ben supported or plant a jazzy chorus well .... Intermdiaire position reminds me a really custom. In short it's clear again b!
In crunch, it falls against the LP Custom 100% I have not found any diffrence, not even sustain level ... the crunch, my house is the same.
We then go to channel Disto (or blow dry ... as you will). L .... is rich with cons. The bridge pickups send really heavy rhythmic snapping at the rate of gain can perhaps be according to the amp lose precision, attention then ... It is impeccable in chorus'! Excellent sustain, a grain perfect, clear, clean and prcis. The neck pickup and when he openly GRAS! Difficult to use in rhythm with a big win trs on the other hand in chorus or slide ... we get the really pure juice! It's hot, plump wish, although compress ... rgale real! Defines the notes well from each other APRS. I RULES gain gnral of 13h or 14h, for a big sound but keeping even a cot when lgrement vintage microphones leaving the possibility to qualify as m me and purr if they want ... I can not get below 10 it is against my religion ...
OVERALL OPINION
To conclude on these two years I will not make a Statement in public but ...
For me, Gibson was able to replace the Custom (Part strutting Custom Shop in the street opposite the last few years, but fortunately still with us) a MODEL worthy of the name.
-Flawless finish
Species-beautiful
Tradition-brand and meets Mr Les Paul (compared to the poorly finished MODELS Standards, trs species not always beautiful, worthy of a weight balsa, but hey I abuse)
A typ-its versatile but not necessarily affirmbr />-A prize also respecting the tradition ... Unfortunately ...
In short, I test a bunch of Les Paul and a half (almost all those I meet, it's a disease) and she is one of several MODELS of this century, left the factory " Series "that are worth. With the return of the Les Paul Standard Traditional version, Gibson United States survives even when, despite the criticism ... The Custom Shop s'tant affirm the years, it was feared that really Massman Drive parte lollipop too ... Fortunately, no!
That said, given its price, it is not a play. It is therefore difficult to see or to have one at home (I speak especially for us moves away from stores in Paris and especially my dpartement-Var-specially in the old ...)
Relative quality of the guitar good, big prizes, great quality ... um
And the famous final question:
- With the exprience, you do again this choice? ...
bah ... with the 18 pages I just write I think I t clear ... is a YES!
A 9 to be global because even when not DCON ... nothing and no one is perfect ... and all this is only my humble opinion.
Fidler tradition, it is manufactured in the United States, the plant's 641 Massman Drive Nashville. THE FIRST ft produced in 2003
A handle 22 boxes with frets alloy Nickel / Silver Dor complexion but here the most beautiful effect. Repre-pearl Split Block (found on the Super 400 for example), all based on a key bne.
The handle is made of a single pice of mahogany, round type '59, my taste a bit thinner than that of a custom, and still is not sure sure it is al ... according to the classical mthode have found on the Les Paul.
The electronic is identical to a Les Paul Custom: 490R and 498T place respectively in the neck and bridge.
But the really RSID or intrt of this model is the body.
Corps Chamber mahogany sandwiched between two tables Saddle sculpted flames at the highest grade (AAAAA/5A) The models for translucent varnish and plain top for finishing paints (black and alpine white).
It is a beautiful inlay on the head and neck REPRESENTATIVES Globe griff "Supreme", a round plate SETTING THE golden claw Les Paul ... is b.
For more details in the image, I reference this site a lot done in English:
http://www.lespaulforum.com/slubarticle/supreme/supreme.html
Otherwise, it remains in the CHARACTERISTICS of a Les Paul Custom, a Tune-o-Matic Nashville with his Fidler Stop Bar, with heads of mcaniques Grover Kluson type, 2 volumes, 2 tones, a slecteur Switchcraft 3 positions, multi-binding on the head, the body above and below, single layer on the handle, color white, full color hardware Or ..
Only problem, there is not the electronic ACCS the rear. Oversized jack plate is in place to remove the electronic in case of change or failure. This can dconnecter dernire foreign exchange small tube-shaped connectors for the free cblage on the other hand for slecteur must disassemble the neck pickup ... way but because we do not touch the beautiful table Saddle the rear ... So I put him ... 9
UTILIZATION
For those sleeves Gibson habitus, it will not dpayss. Indeed, one case of a conventional trunk, we like it or not. But when you love, it is found trs comfortable! Mine the lgrement be softened at the edges of the button, I do not know if it's the same on all ...
Regarding Access in acute ... The again, it faces the problem of the classical Les Paul. The heel is pretty big, bigger even than usual, because remember the LP, the Saddle supplmentaire a table at the back which adds a thick heel of about 3/4mm...On is far from the All Access ... Ibanez is a choice.
So getting started as it is, it remains for us to apprcier the lightweight weight gain by the GNR mahogany body and acoustic chambers. I miss all my duties but I have not done any comparisons on the scale. A saw it .... I would say one can be two pounds ... see. Bte the same right balance, its shape is a pleasure whatever the height of the strap, short ... My back is happy, my ears too. Because its level is frankly a DLIC and this, IMMEDIATE ... I put a 10 because I have big hands so good, the heel ....
SOUNDS
"- They are suitable your style of music?"
Ben ... Les Paul is my 4th (a Classic, a custom, a classic Custom) so unless the teston be frosted, I am not yet ready to tell me "look, I'll still Regout history of being on ... even if has cost a burn ".
I play it and its cousins, a Mesa Boogie Road King 4x12 Recto cabinet with v1 and / or 2x12 depending on needs, a set of the old pedals (Rotovibe an old Danelectro Cool Cat etc ...) .
The sound obtained are compared with a Les Paul Custom "Normal" because it is the level CHARACTERISTICS closer.
Whatever his / rglage chosen one notices ds THE FIRST seconds the incredible "vibration" of the guitar. To the acoustic chambers could limit the play without the plug in and work it so its range of sound power.
Its clear it was a warm, round and soft, a bit more slamming a LP Custom, Dynamic trs prcis wish. Personally, I would enlve notches on February 1 SETTING THE bass amp to avoid replacing my bass player because I really abuse a low branch when I ... The game is gorgeous to the fingers to play the mdiator makes you want to do some good cocottes ben supported or plant a jazzy chorus well .... Intermdiaire position reminds me a really custom. In short it's clear again b!
In crunch, it falls against the LP Custom 100% I have not found any diffrence, not even sustain level ... the crunch, my house is the same.
We then go to channel Disto (or blow dry ... as you will). L .... is rich with cons. The bridge pickups send really heavy rhythmic snapping at the rate of gain can perhaps be according to the amp lose precision, attention then ... It is impeccable in chorus'! Excellent sustain, a grain perfect, clear, clean and prcis. The neck pickup and when he openly GRAS! Difficult to use in rhythm with a big win trs on the other hand in chorus or slide ... we get the really pure juice! It's hot, plump wish, although compress ... rgale real! Defines the notes well from each other APRS. I RULES gain gnral of 13h or 14h, for a big sound but keeping even a cot when lgrement vintage microphones leaving the possibility to qualify as m me and purr if they want ... I can not get below 10 it is against my religion ...
OVERALL OPINION
To conclude on these two years I will not make a Statement in public but ...
For me, Gibson was able to replace the Custom (Part strutting Custom Shop in the street opposite the last few years, but fortunately still with us) a MODEL worthy of the name.
-Flawless finish
Species-beautiful
Tradition-brand and meets Mr Les Paul (compared to the poorly finished MODELS Standards, trs species not always beautiful, worthy of a weight balsa, but hey I abuse)
A typ-its versatile but not necessarily affirmbr />-A prize also respecting the tradition ... Unfortunately ...
In short, I test a bunch of Les Paul and a half (almost all those I meet, it's a disease) and she is one of several MODELS of this century, left the factory " Series "that are worth. With the return of the Les Paul Standard Traditional version, Gibson United States survives even when, despite the criticism ... The Custom Shop s'tant affirm the years, it was feared that really Massman Drive parte lollipop too ... Fortunately, no!
That said, given its price, it is not a play. It is therefore difficult to see or to have one at home (I speak especially for us moves away from stores in Paris and especially my dpartement-Var-specially in the old ...)
Relative quality of the guitar good, big prizes, great quality ... um
And the famous final question:
- With the exprience, you do again this choice? ...
bah ... with the 18 pages I just write I think I t clear ... is a YES!
A 9 to be global because even when not DCON ... nothing and no one is perfect ... and all this is only my humble opinion.