New Gibson Les Paul Standard Faded coming?

[CB91710]

The 50s honeyburst isn't horrible, but it reminds me of the Classic without the gloss.
Nope.

The cherryburst is way too pale.
Nope.

 

[none2low]

They can't polish the finish on these as they're too thin if it's anything like the tribute models. They need to add another 3 layers of finish.

Maybe it's the Sweetwater pictures, but these faded finishes look even thinner than the satin finish on the Tribute models.

It is especially noticeable on these two SG models. The new SG faded looks like they skipped the grain filler altogether.

SG Tribute

SG Faded

 

[jaqueh]

Maybe it's the Sweetwater pictures, but these faded finishes look even thinner than the satin finish on the Tribute models.

It is especially noticeable on these two SG models. The new SG faded looks like they skipped the grain filler altogether.

SG Tribute
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SG Faded
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yeah that's interesting; i know on tribute the pores are also very noticeable, so it could be just the wood in this case

 

[PauloQS]

They look amazing!! I really like the look of the satin Stamdard ‘50s.

 

[whatshisname]

I'm shocked that more people aren't excited about this, considering how popular the faded models were in the past. They are considerably more expensive than they were then, but so is the rest of the line.

 

[jaqueh]

I'm shocked that more people aren't excited about this, considering how popular the faded models were in the past. They are considerably more expensive than they were then, but so is the rest of the line.

That initial run of faded was cheaper because they were cheaper to produce though; this is the opposite lol

 

[rich85]

The Gibson Garage made sure they got a misleading one for photos. The price of these are an absolute joke. Gibson make no secret that these guitars allow them to increase production by hundreds of guitars per day.

OMG that looks so good I’m gonna go buy one off Sweetwater……..

 

[Gibsonrocknroll]

They can't polish the finish on these as they're too thin if it's anything like the tribute models. They need to add another 3 layers of finish.

I have two of the original 2005 models. I polished them and now they have a vintage look to them.

 

[jaqueh]

I have two of the original 2005 models. I polished them and now they have a vintage look to them.
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very cool almost looks like VOS. They naturally get glossy over time too, so you can gloss it but not to the same level of high gloss

 

[AJK1]

Are there new faded versions of the Gibson Les Paul Standard coming out? Thomann is advertising them on their website, without any pictures, but with these specs:

Gibson Les Paul Standard Faded 60s, electric guitar, mahogany body (swietenia macrophylla), maple top, cream binding, mahogany neck (swietenia macrophylla), rosewood fretboard (Dalbergia Latifolia), 50s rounded neck profile, nut width 1,695", scale length 24,75", 22 medium frets, acrylic trapezoid inlays, cream neck binding, aluminium tune-o-matic bridge, aluminium stop bar, locking tuners, classic 57+ bridge pickup, classic 57 neck pickup, controls 2x volume, 2x tone, hardcase included, Made in USA.

Link here:

https://www.thomann.de/nl/gibson_les_paul_standard_faded_60s.htm

The same thing for the 50's standard, with a shorter description;

Gibson Les Paul Standard Faded 50s, electric guitar, mahongany body (modern weight relief), maple top, mahogany neck with 50s neck profile, rosewood fretboard, 22 frets, 43 mm saddle width,classic 57` humbucker (neck), classic 57`+ humbucker (bridge), nickel hardware, color: faded, incl. case, made in USA.

Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s Faded

Elektrische Gitaar Body: mahonie, Bovenblad: esdoorn, Hals: mahonie, Fingerboard: palissander, Halsprofiel: Vintage 50's, Topkambreedte: 43 mm, 22 Snaren, Pickups: Burstbucker 1 (hals) en Burstbucker 2 (brug) humbuckers, Nickel hardware, Kleur:...

www.thomann.de

I'm not sure if these are accurate, since a few things seem slighty off. But I got curious and thought I missed an announcement. Strange enough I cannot find a single thing about this outside of Thomann, though this doesn't strike me as some kind of mistake.

I am pretty interested to know more. If they release these guitars with a thinner nitro finish, different kind of tops with other kind of pickups, I think it would be cool. I might go for something like a 60's Les Paul in honeyburst or lemonburst with a thin nitro finish and different pickups than the 61's I already have twice.

If someone knows more about this, please chime in. If not: let's speculate!

So did you buy one ?

 

[FingerLakesFan]

I spent time looking at several of these yesterday online and they seem to be all over the place. I think Sweetwater's pics are probably closest to the truth. I would have liked to see these at 2k, but guess not.

 

[1allspub]

I’m pretty flush with LPs now... having sifted through enough over the years to arrive at the 4 amazing ones I presently own... and I really just don’t want another, and thus won’t be buying a Faded. But I totally dug the original Fadeds and don’t see any reason not to dig these too. I’ll bet once these start landing in people’s hands and we get some “in person” pics that people’s attitudes toward them will come around. Remember, the original Fades are very highly regarded.

 

[Peter M]

If I spot a nicely-flamed Honey out in the wild I might take her home.

(leaving this post visible on my laptop so my wife sees it)

 

[Cookiee]

I quite like the plain looking honeyburst ones. If I wasn't looking for a reissue right now, would definitely buy one

 

[John Nada]

So did you buy one ?

Nope. I initially posted this out of curiousity, not specifically because I was interested in buying one.

I have to agree with a lot of comments here. I think they're a bit underwhelming, especially for the price. Because I liked the older ones, I thought this could be interesting, but so far this doesn't tickle my interest.

Although I kind of dig the look of some of the guitars in the Tribute series, I think that these new ones look a bit too much like Epiphones. The Honeybursts I've seen don't have any figuring and just look like Classics with different pickups, pots, tuners and humbuckers.

So far I've seen the Gibson and Thomann video about these, as well as some of the online pictures. And although looks are not everything and I haven't played one, I highly prefer the old ones and would rather buy a Tribute than one of the new faded series. They look pale, like stone washed jeans, so maybe they took the faded-moniker little to far.

But if you DO like these, nothing wrong with that. Different strokes for different folks. Maybe when these get out in the wild, there will be better examples than are shown now, and maybe they turn out to be awesome. Just for the different look (and feel) and pickups, compared to the Standard 60s and 50s we have now, I wouldn't prefer these faded models from what I have seen now.

 

[PauloQS]

I also like the plain top one. I will say, SW has four of them right now and only one of the four is a plain top. Also, of the 4, 3 are sub 9lbs, they’re in reissue territory. One of them at 8lbs 2oz is in M2M reissue territory. If I hadn’t just gotten a AAA bourbon burst ‘50s, I’d be snagging that lighter one. I also like the finish on it with the more distinct burst look.

 

[01GT Eibach]

I think these new Faded Standards are actually pretty cool, and priced right ($300 less than a Standard). So at that price, a lot of people are going to ask themselves if they want a Classic or one of these.

 

[Peter M]

Here's a nice faded Honey.

I'd hit that.

 

[none2low]

I see Sweetwater already has a demo model available for $2249. This seems like a more reasonable price IMO.

But what I'm really curious about is if Gibson has secretly gone back to weight relieved bodies with these? Looking at what's available I see some really light ones listed. Quite the contrast to what has been seen in the original collection 50's and 60's standards lately.

 

[jaqueh]

I also like the plain top one. I will say, SW has four of them right now and only one of the four is a plain top. Also, of the 4, 3 are sub 9lbs, they’re in reissue territory. One of them at 8lbs 2oz is in M2M reissue territory. If I hadn’t just gotten a AAA bourbon burst ‘50s, I’d be snagging that lighter one. I also like the finish on it with the more distinct burst look.

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Now all of them look terrible; I've seen tributes and classics with more flame than these "AA" tops:

Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s Faded Electric Guitar - Vintage Honey Burst

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany Body, Maple Top, Mahogany Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and 2 Humbucking Pickups - Honey Burst

www.sweetwater.com