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Gibson Les Paul Vintage Mahogany Electric Guitar, Faded Cherry

Gibson Les Paul Vintage Mahogany Electric Guitar, Faded Cherry - LPSTWCCH1


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Product Detail Information:
ASIN:B0002E53JW
Sales Rank: 1566
Catalog:Musical Instruments
Product Group:Musical Instruments
Product Type:GUITARS
Brand:Gibson
Manufacturer:Gibson
Model: LPSTWCCH1
Part No: LPSTWCCH1
UPC: 711106004341
EAN: 0711106004341


Features:
  • Carved mahogany top and mahogany back
  • '59 rounded Les Paul mahogany neck
  • Rosewood fingerboard
  • Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar
  • Chrome hardware
Product Description:

The Gibson Les Paul Vintage Mahogany brings together old and new Les Paul features to create a unique and special guitar. The round warmth of a carved mahogany top on a mahogany back first debuted in the famous 1957 Custom Black Beauty. Now Gibson brings this fabulous wood combo back with the added vintage edge of Gibsons Alnico V BurstBucker Pro humbuckers. Designed especially for the new Gibson Les Paul Standards, these pickups provide pure tone lovers with stunning humbucking tone on their electric guitars. A 59 rounded Les Paul mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard and trapezoid inlays is fast yet substantial....

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Beautiful and Versatile -- Great sound at a great price
3/9/2008
I play mainly bluesy rock (a little bit of jazz, no metal) and was looking to buy a second electric guitar, and went into my local guitar shop to try this out. I wasn't particularly looking for a Les Paul, but after trying out a few other guitars (some of the Joe Satriani Ibanez's) I saw this lying around and was intrigued by the natural wood look. The look is a matter of taste -- I've seen people note it as a negative or as a positive. You have to check it out and see for yourself. Personally, I think it looks very cool and classy. Both my mother and wife thought it looked great, too, but, as I said, it's a matter of taste.

Anyway, I picked it up and the first thing I noticed is that it is a lot lighter than the standard Les Pauls. I liked this, because I tend to find them a bit too heavy for my liking. I plugged it into a VOX AC 15 tube amp and proceeded to sit there for over an hour playing. The guitar has great tone and a variety of sounds, which it achieves with good quality Gibson burstbucker pickups. I really love the sound of this guitar when played through the VOX -- it can be really mellow and silky, fat and chunky, or bright, depending on how you adjust the settings. I find all three of the switch settings (rhythm, mixed, and lead) to be useful. The other nice thing is that since you have four knobs -- two volume and two tone (one for each humbucker) -- you can set them completely separately and then use the switch to go from (for example) a lower volume rhythm sound to a higher volume lead sound just by flipping the switch. This is pretty cool. My other electric only has one volume switch, so I can't do that.

After surfing the web for reviews of this guitar (which are overwhelmingly positive), the only negative comment I saw (except for people who don't like the natural wood look, which is a matter of taste) had to do with possibly shoddy quality control at Gibson. One reviewer said he tried 9 of these guitars and each was set up differently. Knowing this, I asked to try both of the 2 guitars that were at the shop. I looked at them carefully, and they both seemed set up very similarly, and both played very well right out of the box. The action was really low, which made for great playing, but a little bit of buzz. Since this didn't come out when playing through an amp, though, I decided not to adjust it to make the action higher. In short, this guitar is very playable, and felt great in my hands.

Basically, the sound is classic -- good for blues, jazz, bluesy rock, and hard rock, but probably not metal (not sure -- I don't play it so I wouldn't know). Despite being a bit lighter than the standard Les Paul models, this guitar has great sustain like all other Les Pauls. If you are interested in a Les Paul guitar, this is a great option for the under $1K category. If you can afford the more expensive models, then go for it, but this does not in any way feel like a cheapened "poor man's" Les Paul. It has solid construction and good quality components.

The only other possible place where they might have cut corners on the components is the tuners, which may not be all that great, but you can buy a better set for $60 and switch them out. I'm playing mine for a while first to see how they go, and if they're not that good, I will switch them. If so, that would be a very minor flaw in what is a really great guitar and an unbeatable price. Also, it comes with a hard case (this might be changing soon, not sure) which is worth about $150, making the price even better. If you're shopping in this category, definitely check one out. I decided to pick up the VOX 15 too and they're sounding fantastic together!
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Incredible Guitar - Great Value
3/7/2008
I've played guitar on and off since my teen years. As a fan of 60s rock, especially Jimmy Page, I've always wanted a Les Paul. I wanted to delve back into guitar this year, and started looking at Epiphone Les Paul models until I found this for less money.

The guitar lacks some of the frills of a normal Gibson LP, but it does not sacrifice quality or the classic LP feel and sound. A nice, solid mahogany body provides full LP sound and sustain for days (ok... maybe just a day or so!). The 50's style neck feels very good, and with a polishing or two the neck becomes very quick.

The cherry, chrome and black finish is very sharp and gives the LP a unique look. As with the neck, the body feels a bit dry/rough upon delivery, but a quick polishing or two smooths everything out.

My last electric guitar was an 80s Ibanez (in the 80s). I can still remember the feel of that guitar, and I'm blown away with the feel of the Les Paul. It's a heavier, solid guitar that just "feels" right to me when I'm standing or sitting. A wide range of sound available from the 3 way pickup switch and individual volume/tone controls.

I might be a bit biased as it's been almost a 20 year dream for me, but if you are looking for s Les Paul as a first guitar or on a limited budget, this is the way to go.

I only have one gripe - the strings were cut pretty short - sometimes just barely a single wind on the tuner post - and they didn't keep tune very well. I've since replaced the strings and I'm not experiencing such a problem with tuning.
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Great guitar!
12/10/2007
So I've been playing guitar for a while now and I couldn't be happier with this axe. I had to adjust the truss rod, but everything went great from there. I like the feel of the fretboard and the pickups are AMAZING. I highly recommend this product.
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Good guitar for the price!
11/16/2006
I upgraded to this from an Epiphone LP. Setup was great right out of the box. I compared the two using the same amp and this made the Epi sound muddy. Nice clean sound from the BurstBuckers. I would definately recommend this.
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Rage War
8/4/2005
These slabs are all the rage. For under a grand, you too can have a Gibson. No frills, mahogany, no binding on the body or the neck. Good electronics... Sort of like "The Paul" from the 80's except the pickup selector switch is in the normal Les Paul location and not the SG location.

I had a "The Paul" and liked it alot. I test drove this at Guitar Center... not the Cherry model (which I love), but a brownish thing. It passed.

Would I lay out the money for this? No. Why? While I have a Epi... it's been upgraded over the years and it suits my needs.

If I had the 800 plus dollars would I buy one, if I didn't have the Epi? No.

I would but an Ibanez RG 1570 and really rock the house.

Comparable models? Okay, set in neck, H-H configuration. Hard bridge (not a whammy), 3 position switch.... FOUR, count 'em Four knobs to fiddle with. We're talkin' Schecter, Ibanez, ESP, Dean... But they don't have the "Gibson" name. If that's what floats your boat... Go for it. Nothin' special here, or at Gibson, unless you start layin' out 4 to 6 grand for a thrill, or ego boost.

For my money. 1 Volume, 1 tone pot. H-S-H configuration, 5-way selector and a Floyd Rose or comparable bridge.... Jumbo Frets... Rock it.

But... If you are really lookin' fer a Gibson, and don't have the 2.5 or 3 grand to plunk down on sa Les Paul Standard or Custom. This'll do -- Jist fine.

Have fun.
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