diogoguitar
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She's here!
This is one of the acquisitions that I bought based on what "my heart wants" and not "what my eyes want". I'm finally "not disappointed" with Gibson. Honestly I was almost giving up
I've owned another LP for a little over a decade and have been quite happy with it. But, I wanted something more flexible for lead tracks. I originally had purchased a LP Standard 60's, but unfortunately that one had to go back due to some significant factory flaws (in addition to the dealer rounding down the weight by half a pound). Bummer. I was looking for another Standard 60's, but I opened up my options to other stuff.
My (other) dealer had 3 of these LP Moderns (black, red and blue). I almost bought the red one, but I realized I already have some red-ish guitars... so I wanted to change up a bit. Also, the blue one is 3oz / 90g lighter, so I could use some extra weight relief.
I did wait a long time to open this thing.
Here is how she looks like (my detailed review following after the pictures):
The guitar looks a lot better in person than in dealer photos (or even than my own photos).
Fit and finish is great.
I didn't realize this until I played, but I really like the color contrast between the top and the side of the guitar.
Pros
- No tooling marks that I could spot
- Binding looks great on neck and body
- No faulty/missing electronics (thanks to PCB)
- MOST IMPORTANT: resonance of this guitar is amazing. I had played a 2018 Standard with the same weight relief style and felt that guitar pretty boring to play
- Neck and body balance is perfect. This is not so common on Les Pauls that I played to be honest
- Lots of case candies
- Speaking of case, I think this one is made in Canada
- Ebony fingerboard feels great
- Fretwork is better than other Gibsons I have played (although I can feel some rough spots... easily fixable)
- Real mother of pearl inlays look awesome in person
- The access to the upper frets isn't as bad as I thought. I saw some reviews saying it's "useless", but I found quite comfortable
- Only 8.6lbs
Cons
- I think this one sat on the rack for a while, so there are some minor wall hook marks on the headstock. Not a big deal
- Bridge setup was horrible. Intonation wasn't quite there, action was 5.5/64 (compound radius can take 4/64 without a problem)
- Nut is way too high
These cons are not a big deal to me, so I'm positive I'm sticking with this guitar for a long time.
Bottom line, this guitar surprised me on how good it feels and looks. Pictures don't do it justice.
This is one of the acquisitions that I bought based on what "my heart wants" and not "what my eyes want". I'm finally "not disappointed" with Gibson. Honestly I was almost giving up
I've owned another LP for a little over a decade and have been quite happy with it. But, I wanted something more flexible for lead tracks. I originally had purchased a LP Standard 60's, but unfortunately that one had to go back due to some significant factory flaws (in addition to the dealer rounding down the weight by half a pound). Bummer. I was looking for another Standard 60's, but I opened up my options to other stuff.
My (other) dealer had 3 of these LP Moderns (black, red and blue). I almost bought the red one, but I realized I already have some red-ish guitars... so I wanted to change up a bit. Also, the blue one is 3oz / 90g lighter, so I could use some extra weight relief.
I did wait a long time to open this thing.
Here is how she looks like (my detailed review following after the pictures):
The guitar looks a lot better in person than in dealer photos (or even than my own photos).
Fit and finish is great.
I didn't realize this until I played, but I really like the color contrast between the top and the side of the guitar.
Pros
- No tooling marks that I could spot
- Binding looks great on neck and body
- No faulty/missing electronics (thanks to PCB)
- MOST IMPORTANT: resonance of this guitar is amazing. I had played a 2018 Standard with the same weight relief style and felt that guitar pretty boring to play
- Neck and body balance is perfect. This is not so common on Les Pauls that I played to be honest
- Lots of case candies
- Speaking of case, I think this one is made in Canada
- Ebony fingerboard feels great
- Fretwork is better than other Gibsons I have played (although I can feel some rough spots... easily fixable)
- Real mother of pearl inlays look awesome in person
- The access to the upper frets isn't as bad as I thought. I saw some reviews saying it's "useless", but I found quite comfortable
- Only 8.6lbs
Cons
- I think this one sat on the rack for a while, so there are some minor wall hook marks on the headstock. Not a big deal
- Bridge setup was horrible. Intonation wasn't quite there, action was 5.5/64 (compound radius can take 4/64 without a problem)
- Nut is way too high
These cons are not a big deal to me, so I'm positive I'm sticking with this guitar for a long time.
Bottom line, this guitar surprised me on how good it feels and looks. Pictures don't do it justice.
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I agree, upper fret access is MUCH easier with this. Also mine got the wall hook marks after a couple of days, which I don't understand because this never happened to any of my other guitars, even cheap ones. Anyway, enjoy!!!
