Marvelous. Nothing like seeing a guitar like this in the hands of an uber- enthusiast. Thank you!! Also note that Trog brilliantly used a contrasting color in the background for this, so that body just RADIATES. I think Gibson should have given this the Les Paul model code as "M.I. BLUE."
I thought normally the grounding wire ran from the stop-bar tailpiece stud through to the control cavity! The grounding stud was used for grounding on my 1986 LP Custom as well as a few LP Standards I've worked on.
I decided you should have a Rickenbacker pass through your hands, I'd be curious to see your reaction to such an odd-feeling classic guitar (you'd probably hate it, they take some getting used to).
@@julosx I don't know why people say that so often. I'm tall with long fingers and I love the necks. My Fender AVRI 52 Tele is 42mm wide at the nut and 51mm at the 12th fret. My Ric 330 is 42mm wide at the nut and 47mm wide at the 12th fret, so yeah, they don't taper to be as fat up near the body, but they're pretty normal for what people are used to with a common guitar like a tele. The other thing is neck profile - the 60s definitely had some very slim necks depth wise, but they have had some pretty chunky round C baseball bat necks throughout the 80s, 90s, and 2000s. My 2007 360 had a round baseball bat C shaped neck very similar to my 52 RI tele (like 25mm thick around the first fret). I think around 2012 or so, they started slimming the necks to a soft D shape, my 2014 330 has a soft D profile that I actually far prefer to the chunky C shaped necks ric's have had for so long (it is about 23mm thick around the first fret, but the soft shape makes it feel much more substantial than 2mm difference).
The top of the fret board inlays and nut would probably be too high of a wear point for a finish. I would like to see what the Trogly Edition costume Les Paul ( or any Gibson) would look like. If it should ever come to be. Thanks have a good day.
NOT hating, but Gibson needs to stop making the Side Position Inlay dots black. The side inlays on these models need to pop out better and be brighter in color like silver, chrome, or maybe abalone.
You can get a clear stick on pickguard. I make them out of sheets of clear lamination and use a Gibby Pickguard as the template , trace it onto the lamination, cut out and stick in place , Saved my finish and can be removed with naptha whenever want/need to do so. Ido this on my Epiphone , Schecters , Carvins, ESP and ECT. pickguargless guitars !!! Love all the Gibson finish asthetics in this series here on Trogly Daily, Blue & Red !!! 🤗 I agree that there could be some color choices on the fretboard inlays, even use Abalone Shell !!! I would have to sell somethings to obtain one of these Gibson Beauties, pricey but As Man . . . 😁😋🤘 Peace & Play On . . . 🎸 😎 D D Harris 7-31-2019.
Trogly Mike here. Do you think someday the guitars with richlite will be sought after like the old Les Paul's since they are pretty much not using the richlite any more. Also could you review an SG HP with the titanium and compare it to the new SG modern that replaced the hps
Once ebony has dried up and only if Richlite then becomes the norm for many years could I see players seeking out “vintage richlite” examples. Only fussy collector/spec types even care. Musicians will play anything they are handed
They’re charging more for doing less work. ALL Gibsons are stained over the binding, but they then have to scrape the binding clean. Having them charge extra for doing the “widow” treatment of stained binding, is a scam!
I would really love to own the green widow with an ebony fretboard. I would keep the 498T (one of my favorite bridge pickups) and put a Duncan 59 in the neck position. Great video👍
I dunno, I liked these guitars but the more I look at them I am not sure I like the blue (or whatever color it might be) back. Having everything one color might not be so cool after awhile. Take and spray pledge on that guitar once in awhile in between regular cleaning and you will eliminate that dust collecting.
I have a 2015 Les Paul studio that’s in Manhattan midnight so it’s almost that blue but mines a little darker and the one thing they share in common is both are dust MAGNETS. I can’t keep this guitar from having dust. I don’t know if it’s the finish or a special type of nitro or whatever it may be but there’s something about blue guitars like this and dust. When they are clean nothing looks better I will say that.
You can check pickup resistance using a guitar cable plugged into the guitar, then you use the other end of the cable for your readings by placing the red lead on the tip of the cable and the black lead from the meter on the side of the cable shaft about the little black ring. That black plastic ring near the tip insulates the positive connection (the cable tip) from ground. (The long side of the cable. Plug) you can switch between the pickups using the toggle switch. The middle position (in this case) or lets say on a strat the neck middle position i.e. a switch position with more than one pickup turned on will have a lower reading due to the multiple paths the signal can travel. I hope this helps
Omg I want one so bad I love this guitar, it’s like Gibson made it just for me lol I absolutely love it the color the sound everything about this guitar is perfect
I NEED YOUR HELP Hi, i'm looking at a Gibson Les Paul Classic from 2011, it looks to be in a very good condition and a case is included. Tabaco Burst. Is 940$ a good price? I'm planning to resell it and I Wonder if i can make a profit on it. I would be very grateful if you could help me. Cheers from Sweden
940$ is great for a Gibson but then again, If it is played a lot already the price May drop big time, but If it is in good condition, you can propably resell it for like 1200-1300$ since the classics are usually a bit under 2000$
I hate gold hardware. I might even have had guitars with gold hardware, it was not my idea. Okay I think once I ordered an Epiphone Explorer with gold hardware. Not sure why I opted for gold. It was stolen but I don’t miss it. Explorers look cool but that’s about it. They weigh a ton, the weight distribution is weird, they are uncomfortable to play, they sound exactly like a Les Paul or SG or pretty much any two-humbucker Gibson, plus buttheads love to steal them.
ok, i dislike blue guitars.. This however brings to mind "Give me silver, Blue and Gold, the color of the sky i''m told...." Bad Company. Wanting to dig it.
Hi there! Great video as usual. My favorite Widow might not even be a Widow, its satin black with red binding and everything red on the head stock. Gbrats has one right now. It's like the 60's Adam West Batmobile -- if it was a guitar. If you are interested in something quite rare and unusual, have a look at the satin blue Modern Double Cut at CME. It's sort of a widow though the body binding is black. I went up and tried it, but it was too cartoony for my taste and I thought I could never sell it once I tired of it.
Despite all the Gibson BS these days, I would do some shady shit for that guitar! lol OH!!!! I saw a Green Widow for sale in my area. When I went to link it to you it was already gone :/
*Hi Trogly! You don't necessarily need a BRIGHT light to see through dark finishes like that, you can buy polarizing filters for you camera that removes the glare in certain angles (it is the same type fishermen use to see through the surfaces of water) It could be a cool addition to your videos, in my experience it is worth buying a higher quality one. You can get a cheap one for a couple bucks on ebay but those have rarely good results I would shell out $50-80 for a good one. I don't know what size lens you got on your camera but you should find one in your size. I don't know how it works in black light though but it could be really cool that too!*
I have one for sale in my Reverb shop. They are rare - 1 of 25 - for the ones with a cobra on the back. Even just the regular cobraburst customs are pricey. Cheapest way to get one is a cobraburst ES LP
You sure its the Les Paul thats feeling blue, or is it you for not getting that green widow?
I'm Blue da ba dee da ba dye, da ba dee da ba dye.
Lol
Yo this comment sent me back to the 90s
Was about to comment this
It had to be said.
Imagine the guy who buys a full black on black widow. Salesman be like “ya coulda got a studio”
Ive been pumped for this gutiar demo/review seince the trogoly's vlogly when you showed us it
Marvelous. Nothing like seeing a guitar like this in the hands of an uber- enthusiast. Thank you!! Also note that Trog brilliantly used a contrasting color in the background for this, so that body just RADIATES. I think Gibson should have given this the Les Paul model code as "M.I. BLUE."
I thought normally the grounding wire ran from the stop-bar tailpiece stud through to the control cavity!
The grounding stud was used for grounding on my 1986 LP Custom as well as a few LP Standards I've worked on.
I decided you should have a Rickenbacker pass through your hands, I'd be curious to see your reaction to such an odd-feeling classic guitar (you'd probably hate it, they take some getting used to).
Ric's narrow necks are the main issue with these guitars if you ask me.
@@julosx I don't know why people say that so often. I'm tall with long fingers and I love the necks. My Fender AVRI 52 Tele is 42mm wide at the nut and 51mm at the 12th fret. My Ric 330 is 42mm wide at the nut and 47mm wide at the 12th fret, so yeah, they don't taper to be as fat up near the body, but they're pretty normal for what people are used to with a common guitar like a tele.
The other thing is neck profile - the 60s definitely had some very slim necks depth wise, but they have had some pretty chunky round C baseball bat necks throughout the 80s, 90s, and 2000s. My 2007 360 had a round baseball bat C shaped neck very similar to my 52 RI tele (like 25mm thick around the first fret). I think around 2012 or so, they started slimming the necks to a soft D shape, my 2014 330 has a soft D profile that I actually far prefer to the chunky C shaped necks ric's have had for so long (it is about 23mm thick around the first fret, but the soft shape makes it feel much more substantial than 2mm difference).
The top of the fret board inlays and nut would probably be too high of a wear point for a finish.
I would like to see what the Trogly Edition costume Les Paul ( or any Gibson) would look like. If it should ever come to be. Thanks have a good day.
Would like to see some more 70s/80s les pauls as well as more of these limited edition guitars
I wish it had nickle hardware. Instead of gold 😊
Agreed,gold is lame.I don't care if it's real.
Steve Herlihy I like my EVO frets on my Carvin & gold hardware on a black beauty Les Paul but that’s about it. Lol
i like this show as much as Gilligan's island that had me glued to the tv as a kid. not big on gibson i play authentic fender.
Unknown Writer you probably play through one of those Authentic Fender XL 50 modeling amps too 🤣💩
I really want one of these! Maybe add a 3rd foney pickup for a smoking guitar action🤘
NOT hating, but Gibson needs to stop making the Side Position Inlay dots black. The side inlays on these models need to pop out better and be brighter in color like silver, chrome, or maybe abalone.
Any one of the Widow is my dream when I win the lottery.
I love that Blue one.
the purple colour sounds best!
That looks the biz mate. Lovely. Sounds good. Ever had a B stock one with a big curly pubic hair stuck in the finish? Ha! Sorry mate. Lol. ;) Cheers.
Nice advertisement for a sold guitar lol.
nice guitar I'm glad they left the pick plate off all les Paul's don't need em looks better.
You can get a clear stick on pickguard. I make them out of sheets of clear lamination and use a Gibby Pickguard as the template , trace it onto the lamination, cut out and stick in place , Saved my finish and can be removed with naptha whenever want/need to do so. Ido this on my Epiphone , Schecters , Carvins, ESP and ECT. pickguargless guitars !!!
Love all the Gibson finish asthetics in this series here on Trogly Daily, Blue & Red !!! 🤗 I agree that there could be some color choices on the fretboard inlays, even use Abalone Shell !!!
I would have to sell somethings to obtain one of these Gibson Beauties, pricey but As Man . . . 😁😋🤘
Peace & Play On . . . 🎸 😎 D D Harris 7-31-2019.
Holy bleep that's gorgeous.
Another beautiful overpriced guitar.
HEY aUSTIN, CHECK THIS OUT ON YT, UNBELIEVABLE , "GIBSON GUITAR DESTRUCTION! - Video Maker Speaks Out!!
Trogly Mike here. Do you think someday the guitars with richlite will be sought after like the old Les Paul's since they are pretty much not using the richlite any more. Also could you review an SG HP with the titanium and compare it to the new SG modern that replaced the hps
Michael Clark Doubt it it will be like brazilian rosewood
Once ebony has dried up and only if Richlite then becomes the norm for many years could I see players seeking out “vintage richlite” examples. Only fussy collector/spec types even care. Musicians will play anything they are handed
Eww , Yuck , Gold hardware. This would be awesome with BLACK or CHROME Hardware.... Cool color scheme throughout otherwise 👍
They’re charging more for doing less work. ALL Gibsons are stained over the binding, but they then have to scrape the binding clean. Having them charge extra for doing the “widow” treatment of stained binding, is a scam!
Nice editing loved when you did the color effects with the sound demo
Omg, that guitar is so awesome and beutiful!
Teal Widow❗️❕❗️
I would really love to own the green widow with an ebony fretboard. I would keep the 498T (one of my favorite bridge pickups) and put a Duncan 59 in the neck position. Great video👍
I dunno, I liked these guitars but the more I look at them I am not sure I like the blue (or whatever color it might be) back. Having everything one color might not be so cool after awhile.
Take and spray pledge on that guitar once in awhile in between regular cleaning and you will eliminate that dust collecting.
I have a 2015 Les Paul studio that’s in Manhattan midnight so it’s almost that blue but mines a little darker and the one thing they share in common is both are dust MAGNETS. I can’t keep this guitar from having dust. I don’t know if it’s the finish or a special type of nitro or whatever it may be but there’s something about blue guitars like this and dust. When they are clean nothing looks better I will say that.
Great looking, I think it sounds awesome also.
This one sounds pretty much like a Studio or a Custom if you ask me.
So i have a question....
I never understood what he did on 6:11, can somebody explain it to me?
You can check pickup resistance using a guitar cable plugged into the guitar, then you use the other end of the cable for your readings by placing the red lead on the tip of the cable and the black lead from the meter on the side of the cable shaft about the little black ring. That black plastic ring near the tip insulates the positive connection (the cable tip) from ground. (The long side of the cable. Plug) you can switch between the pickups using the toggle switch. The middle position (in this case) or lets say on a strat the neck middle position i.e. a switch position with more than one pickup turned on will have a lower reading due to the multiple paths the signal can travel.
I hope this helps
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Are you gonna keep any guitars trogly
There's nothing like the sound of a fretboard made from sawdust and glue. Play authentic!
I agree, but's it's made of paper and resin baked under pressure.
@@ALTDOK667 But sold the same price as if it was real ebony..
So, will Gibson run these over with a backhoe as well if they don't sell?
God, I want this guitar. So beautiful. But interesting facts around it!
Awesome guitar
Yes. That is a bit weird (or different) to run the string ground wire to bushings of the bridge, and not the stop-tailpiece bushings.
Omg I want one so bad I love this guitar, it’s like Gibson made it just for me lol I absolutely love it the color the sound everything about this guitar is perfect
I’ll take a white widow with pickguard thanks 😂
7:30 PSYCHEDELIC!!!
I NEED YOUR HELP
Hi, i'm looking at a Gibson Les Paul Classic from 2011, it looks to be in a very good condition and a case is included. Tabaco Burst.
Is 940$ a good price? I'm planning to resell it and I Wonder if i can make a profit on it.
I would be very grateful if you could help me.
Cheers from Sweden
940$ is great for a Gibson but then again, If it is played a lot already the price May drop big time, but If it is in good condition, you can propably resell it for like 1200-1300$ since the classics are usually a bit under 2000$
A purple Explorer widow would be great to see. Hm, guess I better enter the lottery.
Too fancy, they ought to concentrate on making them play and sound better.
I found one of these but with chrome pickups and hardware. Is that possible?
If they left the Gibson logo and headstock inlay covered in clear lacquer it would make for a nicer look! A little contrast ?
The changing color Paul would definitely be a thing.
Best. Looking guitar of the series for me, no wonder it’s already been sold.
I want this one soooo baaaad I love blue
Pretty guitar. Especially with the gold hardware.
I actually really like the Richlite fretboards. Be cooler if they dyed them black!
That's an absolute dream right there so cool
I'd go as far as to break my new earpieces just to get this guitar
I wish you would do trades. I have a few different guitars that I would trade for that one
I would rock the the gear heads of that guitar..lol i.. love it!!
I would rock the gold right off of that!
They should have made the logo in gold lettering
Holy shit that is beautiful
I hate gold hardware. I might even have had guitars with gold hardware, it was not my idea. Okay I think once I ordered an Epiphone Explorer with gold hardware. Not sure why I opted for gold. It was stolen but I don’t miss it. Explorers look cool but that’s about it. They weigh a ton, the weight distribution is weird, they are uncomfortable to play, they sound exactly like a Les Paul or SG or pretty much any two-humbucker Gibson, plus buttheads love to steal them.
To each his or her own. I love gold appointments :-)
@@fuzzy1277 I’m a silver and black guy. Sunburst on certain guitars.
First ✌️🔥🎸
I have confirmed this.
Why would take that apart what what a sin
ok, i dislike blue guitars..
This however brings to mind "Give me silver, Blue and Gold, the color of the sky i''m told...." Bad Company.
Wanting to dig it.
At first I was disappointed that the Green widow didn't show up at the unboxing, but man!.... that blue guitar is stunning!
Просто бомба😄👍👍👍👍👍🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸
Hi there! Great video as usual. My favorite Widow might not even be a Widow, its satin black with red binding and everything red on the head stock. Gbrats has one right now. It's like the 60's Adam West Batmobile -- if it was a guitar. If you are interested in something quite rare and unusual, have a look at the satin blue Modern Double Cut at CME. It's sort of a widow though the body binding is black. I went up and tried it, but it was too cartoony for my taste and I thought I could never sell it once I tired of it.
Despite all the Gibson BS these days, I would do some shady shit for that guitar! lol
OH!!!! I saw a Green Widow for sale in my area. When I went to link it to you it was already gone :/
The blue in my opinion would look far better with chrome hardware..gold would flow woth red.. Great vid once again Trogz!
Beautiful guitar 🎸.😉
Trog! you got to grab one of these watch?v=G9EQvOkL278
Do a video that teaches us how to play the into to your videos
Isaiah Barada with your ears lol
@@nateklug5933 I think it would be easier with the fingers 🤔
Daniel Lyra Lol nah bro jimmy Hendrix did it with his teeth now I stepped it up and started playing with my ears
Gorgeous.
A beauty of a guitar, unique for sure, damn i wish i could have been the one to buy her..
I don't like this, but that blue flying v looked cool.
*Hi Trogly! You don't necessarily need a BRIGHT light to see through dark finishes like that, you can buy polarizing filters for you camera that removes the glare in certain angles (it is the same type fishermen use to see through the surfaces of water) It could be a cool addition to your videos, in my experience it is worth buying a higher quality one. You can get a cheap one for a couple bucks on ebay but those have rarely good results I would shell out $50-80 for a good one. I don't know what size lens you got on your camera but you should find one in your size. I don't know how it works in black light though but it could be really cool that too!*
Thanks! I need a better camera in general... or maybe I should just learn how to use it haha
pee pee poo poo
I love it
Too much
Wow! That’s a Les Paul I would actually want!
Bitch'n
Gotta love the silverburst widow
OMG
Where can i actually find a cobra burst? I want to buy one...
Btw that thing sounds killer!
I have one for sale in my Reverb shop. They are rare - 1 of 25 - for the ones with a cobra on the back. Even just the regular cobraburst customs are pricey. Cheapest way to get one is a cobraburst ES LP
A blue guitar is just wrong.