Why call it Les Paul "traditional"

[Z.K.]

from the specs I've seen, other than having 57's instead of BB's, it would say it's pretty much like my early 2006 swiss cheesed LP standard...Am I missing something ?


Gibson Les Paul Traditional Plus Solidbody Electric Guitar with Plus Top Features:

Body: Non-chambered, weight-relieved mahogany
Top: Maple plus top
Neck: Mahogany, '50s rounded style
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Pickups: '57 Classic Plus (bridge) and 57' Classic (neck)
Controls: Two volume, two tone, 3-way pickup selector switch
Bridge: Chrome Nashville Tune-0-matic
Tailpiece: Chrome stopbar
Tuners: Tone Pro's Kluson-style
Case - Black snakeskin

that said, I will probably buy one when it comes out, but i still don't get it.

 

[Axeman16]

because the traditional les pauls from the past 30 years were swiss cheesed.

 

[Z.K.]

because the traditional les pauls from the past 30 years were swiss cheesed.

yeah but it was just off production for a year ..

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[oldsawman]

what is the LP model that is coming out with a ergonomic neck carve ,57 s, grover tuners and tone pro bridge? i thought that was the traditional

 

[LoKi]

It was never really out of production. Customs still did the swiss cheese thing, and solid bodies existed in Historic/VOS form.

Gibson is the king of polishing a turd and selling it to a plumber.

Their marketing people have to be the worst in the music business. Even their website is crap most of the time, with misleading or incorrect information *when it works at all*. It's actually been up and running without any major issues for the last 2 months, which has to be a record.

I would love to work in the IT or web development for Gibson, as long as I get inside deals on guitars. Funny thing is, I'd actually make sure their site worked properly.

 

[tralf]

Loki ,
Something that worked? You would probably get "right sized" for that. Corporate America has sucked the life out of many a fine thing. Maybe I overspeak though and should say "greed" in place of "America".

Regards-Tralf

 

[Inside Guy]

The LP traditional was named because:

1) We cant call it a "standard"...that is something else now
2) It's not a LP Classic
3) It's not a LP Deluxe
4) I think you get the point...it needed a new name.

 

[Tac]

You hit the nail right on the head !! I been playing for many yrs and this company keeps getting worse and worse, They took an incredible thing and twisted and corrupted it into a Nightmare in many many wayswith their crap quality, and twisted double talk marketing BS.Its rediculous and very sad actually.

It was never really out of production. Customs still did the swiss cheese thing, and solid bodies existed in Historic/VOS form.

Gibson is the king of polishing a turd and selling it to a plumber.

Their marketing people have to be the worst in the music business. Even their website is crap most of the time, with misleading or incorrect information *when it works at all*. It's actually been up and running without any major issues for the last 2 months, which has to be a record.

I would love to work in the IT or web development for Gibson, as long as I get inside deals on guitars. Funny thing is, I'd actually make sure their site worked properly.