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- iamqman
Classic est une understatment
Publié le 30/11/11 à 19:35 (contenu en anglais)The Gibson Les Paul is one of those instruments that just provides a great amount of character and soul in the tone. No matter what amplifier you put this in front of it's going to sound fantastic. It has a little bit more features than a Fender Stratocaster guitar with the extra volume knob and tone controls for each pick up but overall it doesn't have that many modern features. It's a very basic guitar compared to many of the new modern guitar builds. So it doesn't have any midi switches or boosts or anything like that. There are some models that have a push pull pot and if you've ever listened to Led Zeppelin or Jimmy Page. He used to use a push poll pot for his phasing. These are customizable guitar. So you can add different things to the electronics to make it more modernized.
UTILIZATION
Features
One-piece mahogany back
Carved figured mahogany top
One-piece mahogany neck with long neck tenon
Cream binding on top and neck
Two '57 Classic zebra humbucking pickups
Rosewood fretboard with pearloid trapezoid inlays
Nickel hardware
Two tone and two volume knobs
SOUNDS
This is his great sounding instrument and has a full body and warm tone. The guitar features mahogany wood in the body and in the neck with rosewood fretboard. This guitar will go crazy in any medium gain all the way up to high gain amplifier settings. It doesn't really do justice in a clean settings so if you're using in front of the Fender amplifier or something with a clean tone, it's not really going to give you that sparkly spanky tone that you would get from a single coil guitar and better yet a Fender Telecaster or Fender Stratocaster guitar. However, it will be a full bluesy body tone and will be rich and full of character.
OVERALL OPINION
These guitars come in right around $3000 or so depending on the features in which model it is. This is good to be a professional guitar for someone who doesn't really have budget concerns or knows exactly what they want. I recommend everyone to get Les Paul guitar at some point in their career because is that classic hard rock tone that is just full of character and soul that just brings out the best and everyone is playing.00 - Hatsubai
La guitare est excellent mais laides incrustations
Publié le 22/07/11 à 04:32 (contenu en anglais)The Gibson Classic has always been one of those ugly duckling guitars for whatever reason. Most people didn't buy the standard model, so I'm not sure why they made this one. The guitar features a mahogany body with a maple top, mahogany neck with a rosewood fretboard, 22 frets, trapezoid inlays, pickguard, binding, hard tail bridge, two humbuckers, two volumes, two tones and a three way switch.
UTILIZATION
The inlays on this thing are absolutely ugly as sin. I have no clue why Gibson thinks people would like those green inlays. All the inlays I've seen that were aged look more yellow, not green. I noticed that some of these guitars have some fretwork and nut issues. The frets can sometimes have level issues which will cause issues with you start to lower the action. If you notice some fretting out on certain frets, this is probably a good indicator that you need to get your frets leveled. The edges can sometimes be sharp, too. The nuts can also be problematic at times. If you ever tune your guitar and notice some odd sort of ping, then the guitar goes sharp, your nut is binding. You'll need to get your nut recut if that's the case. This one, thankfully, had no issues.
SOUNDS
The guitar sounded pretty good stock. I'm not a huge fan of the Gibson pickups that come in this thing, so keep that in mind. The bridge is high output ceramic pickup, sounds thick and gives that standard Les Paul kind of vibe. The neck is a bit too bright for my liking, but it does the job. I like adding a JB/59 combo in these guitars. It's a bit cliché, but the combo really works well. With the JB in the bridge, you get that high output kind of vibe that really pushes the front end. The 59 in the neck is super fat and smooth. It allows for crazy legato while still remaining clear.
OVERALL OPINION
The pickups in this thing are pretty hot, and if you can get past the ugly green inlays, it can be a pretty cool guitar. However, it's quite expensive, and if you're on a budget, I recommend just getting the regular Custom model. It'll be a better deal in the long run since you can get them pretty cheap for a Gibson.00 - tjon901
Une coûteuse Les Paul Classic
Publié le 04/09/11 à 19:16 (contenu en anglais)There is no reason this should be a Custom Shop model. The normal model is perfectly fine and the Custom Shop model does not really bring anything to the table. I dont expect this guitar to sell in my shop and I wouldnt really recommend anyone buy it because it is just an overpriced Les Paul Classic. You dont get anything special with this guitar. You get the standard mahogany body with a maple top. The neck is a mahogany set neck with the 60s profile. The fretboard is the dryest rosewood ive ever seen with some ugly green "aged" inlays. The guitar is pretty standard. 6 non locking tuners up top with a non locking bridge. It has a set of 57 Classics which makes it sound a lot better than the normal one but it isnt worth the extra they are charging.
UTILIZATION
This guitar plays pretty decently with the 60s neck. The 60s neck is a bit thinner than the 50s neck so it is easier to play for most people. Other than this it is pretty much your standard Les paul. Non locking tuners like the 1950s up top. The tune-o-matic bridge is non locking which is pretty silly when every Epiphone now comes with a locking tune-o-matic. The non locking bridge means everything is held on just by string tension so when changing strings or working on your guitar everything can fall off and mess up your intonation. The fretwork is good like on all high end Gibsons due to their use of the Plek machine. This machine levels the frets on the guitar better than any human could so out of the box your frets should be perfectly level. On this example this was true.
SOUNDS
The sound on this guitar is slightly better than on the normal model due to the 57 Classics they include on this guitar. The natural tone of this guitar is pretty thick with the big mahogany body. The maple top adds some high end clarity to the sound but the base of the sound is the mahogany lump. 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.
OVERALL OPINION
This guitar is pretty strange. I dont know why Gibson decided to put it out. Its not like they needed to build this guitar in their Custom Shop anyway. Its just a Les Paul Classic with different pickups and they are charging like twice as much. You can get a normal Les Paul Classic for like 1300 bucks and a pickup swap is only like 100 dollars. That is a much better deal than this guitar. I would recommend doing that over buying this guitar.00 - ray_mulliganPublié le 29/04/08 à 16:31- Evidemment, modèle Custom Shop oblige, c'est du made in USA, la mienne date de 2000...
- 22 frets
- Comme son nom l'indique, elle est en Mahogany. La table est faite d'une seule pièce, donc il n'y a pas de scission au milieu, ce que personnellement je n'aime pas, donc ça m'arrange bien !
- Les photos le montrent, mais elle a 2 tonalités et 2 volumes, tout ce qu'il y a de plus normal.
- Les micros sont les fameux Classic 57 et Classic 57+... une merveille et le sélecteur 3 positions.
- Le manche est fin, là aussi j'adore... Ayant aussi une Fender Cyclone, je me suis très vite habitué au manche de la Gibson. Les repères sont des trapèzes en nacre avec un biding autour du manche (pas de la t…Lire la suite- Evidemment, modèle Custom Shop oblige, c'est du made in USA, la mienne date de 2000...
- 22 frets
- Comme son nom l'indique, elle est en Mahogany. La table est faite d'une seule pièce, donc il n'y a pas de scission au milieu, ce que personnellement je n'aime pas, donc ça m'arrange bien !
- Les photos le montrent, mais elle a 2 tonalités et 2 volumes, tout ce qu'il y a de plus normal.
- Les micros sont les fameux Classic 57 et Classic 57+... une merveille et le sélecteur 3 positions.
- Le manche est fin, là aussi j'adore... Ayant aussi une Fender Cyclone, je me suis très vite habitué au manche de la Gibson. Les repères sont des trapèzes en nacre avec un biding autour du manche (pas de la tête).
- Couleur : Antique Sunburst. Ce qu'on ne voit pas sur la photo c'est que le vernis, dans les parties claires, laisse transparaître les stries du bois (c'est beau), ça donne un aspect naturel.
UTILISATION
La guitare est hyper agréable... le manche glisse tel un pingouin sur la banquise. C'est simple : je l'ai prise en main, j'ai commencé à jouer et me suis tout de suite senti meilleur ! L'accès aux aigus est bon jusqu'à la 17ème case, ensuite ça se corse un peu (mais plus bas, j'y vais vraiment rarement je dois dire) puisqu'on se heurte au corps de la guitare. S'agissant du poids, elle penche (ça se sent assis uniquement) vers l'arrière, mais ça n'est absolument pas gênant et debout c'est la perfection.
Le son... que dire... Les Classic 57, c'est chaud, c'est rond, c'est précis, ça ne bave pas. Ceux qui connaissent ces micros savent de quoi je parle, les autres : testez-les de toute urgence, vraiment...
SONORITÉS
Je joue du garage rock et ça me convient parfaitement. J'arrive à obtenir un son incisif et plutôt propre par rapport à ma Fender (Cyclone, si vous avez suivi le début). Je la branche sur une tête Soldano HR 100+ et une baffle Marshall 1960. Je n'utilise que la disto de l'ampli, ce serait un sacrilège, que dis-je une hérésie que de balancer des effets dans cette guitare.
AVIS GLOBAL
En résumé : j'ai cette guitare depuis maintenant 1 mois (presque), y'a pas un jour qui passe sans que je joue avec, j'ai rien trouvé encore et je crois pas que je trouverai quelque chose à redire... C'est une guitare qui a plombé mon compte en banque (le prix neuf moyen indiqué est erroné... Une Custom Shop, je pense pas qu'il y en ait à 1700 euros... il doit y avoir une confusion) mais je ne regrette rien (mon banquier peut-être). J'en ai pas essayé des masses avant celle-ci, mais niveau son c'était la mieux, c'est celle avec laquelle je me suis senti le plus rapidement à l'aise en la prenant en main, comme si je l'avais depuis des lustres. Voilà, 3000 euros (sortie du magasin), les Custom Shop tournent actuellement à 4500 en moyenne si je ne m'abuse... Je n'ai peut être pas le recul nécessaire, mais je referai ce choix sans hésiter. Si vous avez la même contactez-moi pour me donner vos impressions !Lire moins00