I just found this channel, I'm an electric guitar fanatic since I was a child, but because of my country, I can't get a good one, I have an old selder right now ! And this channel literally is my comfort watch now. You can't imagine the joy I find in these. Seriously, your imagination won't let you imagine how much I appreciate and enjoy these videos. Trogly, you're amazing. Thank you!
IMO that’s a killer Les Paul. It’s light (for a Gibson LP) it sounded great and I love the color. I have a black Fender Tele that is double bound with white binding, yes they get smudges on them but when I change my strings, oil the fret board and clean it up even with play wear it looks great. Certain black/white guitars look awesome and this is one of them. Great video and axe Trogly!
Catalina island off the coast of California known for it's elegance too, and is a perfect name for this elegant Les Paul, like a fine tuxedo,this beauty stands out in this LP, definitely a keeper.
There was also a sea plane that was used during WWII as a scouting aircraft. with the name Catalina, they don't have traditional landing gear they have pontunes instead for landing on water. and the fusolodge is boat shaped on the underside. they were an important factor in the Pacific theater of WWII. in the US winning against the Empire of Japan. which was a hard fought battle. because of their scouting purpose. they could fly in the clouds and peek out. and report ship movements of Japanese war ships. especially aircraft carriers. but they were somewhat slow flying aircraft so they were no match for fighter aircraft. which meant they depended on flying above the clouds. they were sorta Funny looking aircraft because of their unique shape. which earned them the nickname ugly ducklings. but surviving aircraft are still appreciated today for their unique capabilities. but many of them are too old to be flown safely today.
As a fellow Les Paul lover, I've seen and played a lot of them, and I love them all. The really white plastics and the very black guitar really works. It also sounds incredible. That's a keeper!
Beautiful guitar but I must say I do prefer the split diamond on the headstock although they’re far more common obviously. The binding on the headstocks definitely give them a touch of class too and set them apart from a Standard and what not. I’m glad you pointed out the details regarding the tailpiece / bridge as well, I see so many tailpieces set way down with that ridiculous string angle pitching upward towards the bridge more times than not too… maybe this will shed some light onto the tone chasers chasing smoke 😆🤙 Love your show man!
Hey Trogly, are you going to buy the broken headstock Murphy Lab SG with the stinger painted over it for sale on the Gibson Demo Shop today? Might be the first new broken headstock guitar sold directly from Gibson in history.
It's actually a surprise that the Gibson demo shop is selling that guitar? with their reputation for headstock breaks. especially with the other options they have. such as gutting it for parts, and tossing the husk. or replacing the neck among other things. it must be a near invisible repair?
Is there not a massive crack in the neck/finish? 14/15th fret on the top side of the heel during the blacklight portion? @ 19:48 I’d be more concerned about the heel joint than the video leads onto at this point. Especially with the touch up on the back joint...
Some fine playing on this demo. That's a great sounding guitar, I wish I had bought one before the prices started going up! I do like the custom shop logo.
Great Vid. The 1996 Joe Perry Les Paul, custom shop version, is also chambered, probably like the Catalina. Same pickguard/truss rod, similar real MOP inlays.
This one that your reviewing just looks so classy. With the pick guard the headstock custom shop logo and pickup rings. With that finish just makes it all look like fantastic. I know it doesn't have the sparkle finish but I find that just cheapens the look. I understand the issue of having the tailpiece slammed down to the deck putting way to much pressure on it. But I think that kind of break angle affects the strings also. Not only for ease of playing but I'd bet the possibility of a string or two popping sooner than it would normally is higher.
True the stop bar should be bottomed out for sustain, so top wrapping is the solution. Also, top wrapping minimizes the pressure on the bridge for easier thumbwheel adjustments. I enjoy your show. Always good info.
Have always liked the detailed analysis of your videos, Trog. I must say though that I enjoy listening to you play now more than ever. Thank you for what you do. Keep on keeping on
Was surprised looking at demo shop sold listings today to see a broken headstock/neck repair guitar was listed; they painted a stinger over it. I don’t think I’ve seen Gibson list a broken headstock/headstock repair guitar before.
Another person in the comment section. said that it was the first time in history. that the demo shop was selling a guitar with a headstock repair. and was curious if Trogly was going to buy it? I left a reply stating that was strange. that it had to be a near invisible headstock repair?
Gibson decks the tail pieces down to the body from the factory. I’ve bought 3 new Les Paul’s between Nov 2020 & Nov 2021 and all 3 the tail piece is down as low as possible. I raised it on the 2021 Standard I bought because she played a little stiff (it worked to fix the stiffness) but have not changed/raised it on the 2020 Standard or the 2021 Custom Shop Custom…
The guitar is wired in the Modern style with no metal pot plate, and includes a grounded tailpiece. It is interesting the slight changes in some of the wiring techniques from Gibson over the years even though they follow the same basic schematic. The schematic tells you how to connect components as per nodes or netlist, but not where, the where is important because it established how currents actually flow. For example, the output from the selector switch using the three Gavitt wire technique, which this guitar uses, is usually established at the switch. If this guitar used this popular technique you would see the insulated Gavitt wire, covered in tubing or sleeving, from the output jack to the switch. The guitar in the video solders the output Gavitt wire to the neck pickup volume pot rear cover, and then insulates it from the pot to the jack. To me that pot solder connection is not necessary or wanted. You really should insulate (cover with sleeving all of the bare outer braid Gavitt wire as it routes through the guitar. So, the braid grounds only connect at the volume pot rear cover and no where else. This way you know how the ground currents will flow. Also, you should sleeve the tinned bus wire as it route within the control cavity. You can see how the bus wire is touching the braid and the braids touching each other in the control cavity which is complicating (unwanted) the ground connections. The ceramic tone caps should be replaced if the guitar is going to be a player and not purely for original guitars in a collection. Done correctly is the ground bus wire connect from the tone pots to the volume pots (first) and then bridging across the volume pots (last), with no ground connection across the tone pots, which would form a loop, which is undesirable. The pot rear cover soldering is poor quality, and for the price of this guitar when new, the flux residue should be removed.
Hello Trogly! I comment from London, thank you for putting up the vids everyday just before I go to sleep so I can have sweet dreams :D Do you think there is a Guinness burst Lest Paul out there somewhere? I work in a pub and when pouring a pint, with Guinness you have this phenomenon when after filling it up to 2/3 of the glass, you wait for it to ''surge'' and then the magic happens. That cloudy beer you poured starts settling and there is a fine shift of colours when the bubbles surge down the sides of the glass and up the centre to form the head. Seeing this process really makes me think, that would look amazing on a Les Paul. Do you know if such guitar exists?
The 2008 LP standards have that same chambering. At least some of them do. They aren’t that well known. Some people didn’t like the locking output jack with the red button or the quick connect electronics system with the circuit board. Honestly, they are incredible guitars though despite the little critiques like that. I don’t see a lot of them come up for sale.
Personally I find some of Gibson bridge pickups a little lack lustre sounding but this one sound fantastic and even better with distortion, thanks trogly for the review I really appreciate the hard work✌🏻
From a burn mark on the headstock. I suspect that the fresh owner of the instrument had heard the expression "lemon oil" somewhere and went to perform maintenance with culinary lemon essence? In normal concentration, this liquid does not affect the PU coating, but it dissolves nitrocellulose varnish perfectly!
Been playing my 2019 ebony lp classic. Sounds and looks as good as my 2020 standards. I put a blank truss rod cover on it and you never know it was a classic or less than a standard
That is one pretty guitar, I wish the finish was a black pearly finish. I love that white pickguard and pickup rings. The finish and hardware really compliment each other. I would swap the knobs to pearl white or chrome. Or keep it black with chrome knob pointers. Thanks for sharing one sweet guitar 🙌🏻🎸🎶
Trogly, did you ever do a review of the Les Paul Slash in November Burst? Just bought one from Sweetwater. Seems great to me but I would love to hear you review.
A simple project to make. Just solder the connections from a guitar cable to a pair of the input connectors used on multimeters, or solder a guitar 1/4" phone plug onto a pair of multimeter test leads. This little tool is a great way to go when you need to quickly check the pickups without taking the control plate off the back.
Hi Austin, l try to never miss an episode. I really appreciate & enjoy your show, especially any chapters on guitars with "f" holes. I went thru a P90 phase for a while but, now l seem to be esconced in an "f" hole phase. I've never heard of the " bantam" series. You've "lit" a fuse & l'll be going down the "rabbit hole" investigating these "bantam's" that you have brought to my attention........
Hi, love the show, learn more here than ever. One question, of something you never comment on. My LPClassic Premium Plus has very rounded neck heel and edges are all very soft, my traditional goldtop neck heel is crisp on every edge, even headstock is very sharp, the LPCPP is very soft edged, can you comment on this, not a topic anyone covers. Thank you for all you do, very appreciated, would you like pics, not sure if i need email to do so????
This is a beaut, Austin! I'd definitely ROCK this axe! I like the gawdy look. Great demo!...I did not know this about the bridge (at 6:49). Another reason to top wrap!...lol...The debate continues!...
WOW! I just was holding a guitar watching the video and when Trogly got to the sound demo I started jamming along. Never thought of doing this before. ha ha thx
Can you do another episode on Gibson cases sometime in the near future? It looks like Gibson is currently offering the Canadian cases(style anyway as I think my Custom Shop case is made in Central America) but with the square Chinese style latches, they’re also offering these insane $1,200.00 cases, a modern take on your favorite “chainsaw case” and the historic reissue Lifton cases. But, I think an episode outlining the differences would be interesting as again I think Gibson has mixed & matched specifications from different manufacturers and to me that’s kind of cool.
@@216trixie yeah, I found an episode on the Gibson cases from 3yrs ago so if he has done another one since then perhaps I just hadn’t found it. I just thought it was interesting as I was looking on Gibson’s site they’re now offering what looks like the Canadian cases with the same “square” clasps you would find on the Costa Rican cases.
Very Cool. Sadly I was born in 1962........and I'm not really a fan of the SG! The point is moot though as I can't actually afford anything made in 1962!
@@TractorMonkeywithJL Cool Tele. I have a 1976 Twin Reverb I purchased brand new (I've kept it all these years). I'll agree though, you got me on the birth year, a lot less '52s out there as compared to '62s!
Would love to see you review the DBLC. Double cut les paul. Has a slight chambered body because of the additional carve on the underside of the maple cap. Pretty cool guitars! I think they were a wildwood exclusive if I’m not mistaken.
Might get some hate here, but here wee go. I personally like the chambered bodies. There's something different there on the signal particularly when pumping gain. Would love to try some Wolfgang humbuckers in one. Idk. Pauls that are chambered have a burn in the frequency that I'm into.
A collapsed bridge is easily fixed. All you need is five minutes, three wooden dowels, and a vise. It'll make your ABR-1/ Tune-a-matic play better and extend its life.
So a $4k guitar is still $4k if you play it a lot and get a bunch of dings and scuffs on it? That shows there's little room for scrutiny in today's market - like housing.. if you don't buy it, someone else will. Are we holding the bag?
The Custom Shop does a pretty good job recreating the original top carve. That top carve alone is reason enough to spend the extra for a Custom Shop instrument. The Gibson USA tops are better these days however Gibson will always keep the Custom Shop carve a little better. In the '50s much of the top was shaped by hand with simple templates to guide the craftsmen. As such there are some surviving examples that have a really extreme carve and dish. Personally I think the top is one of the best parts of a Les Paul.
I think the binding on the headstock looks great as well. What looks tacky is that round logo and that ugly truss rod cover.After all, les pauls customs have binding around the headstock. What's tacky is that red les paul with the Christmas volume and tone knobs.🙄
He forgot to call the M.O.T. guard! Not a bling fan, but enough appointments, no overkill. I think Coral would look great on these. Oxford or Rhino Gray too. Nice axe, Mr. T. Ü
Pickups matter. The 57 classics in this guitar and the purple one Austin just reviewed outshine the 490’s typically in USA models. To my ears, they are much closer to the tones in the classic rock recordings we all know.
Regular Gibson USA models have come with Burstbuckers for the last 20 yrs pretty much, whereas it's the LPC's that come stock with 490R/498T's. Personally, I like the 490's but then most of my Gibsons are from the 90's so they're what I'm used to. I'd say there's very little difference between a 490R & a '57 Classic neck pup but obviously the 498T is quite a bit hotter than any of the '57 bridge configurations. Horses for courses I guess.
@@jubei7259 I over-generalized. I remember Studios and Customs came with 490’s so I assumed it applied to those in between. The hot 490T is more “modern” to my ear (not bad, just not “classic/vintage”).
This LP indeed looks great but it's hard ro get an accurate idea sound wise since everything, especially when distorsion is on, tends to sound exactly the same in your gear. Give this Gibson a Marshall JCM-800 and you'll hear it come to life…
I noticed on my gibson lp, the bridge is closer to the pickup. On my epi lp the bridge is further from the pickup. I was like aha! Thats why gibsons have a more slinky feel but why the difference?
thanks for the advise yesterday - But I think I'd be on the look out for this also - you certainly have me convinced in particular with the one you have in hand there ... Honey !! Time to make more donuts, poppa has a Les Paul he wants to buy!!! :)
I just found this channel, I'm an electric guitar fanatic since I was a child, but because of my country, I can't get a good one, I have an old selder right now !
And this channel literally is my comfort watch now.
You can't imagine the joy I find in these. Seriously, your imagination won't let you imagine how much I appreciate and enjoy these videos. Trogly, you're amazing. Thank you!
IMO that’s a killer Les Paul. It’s light (for a Gibson LP) it sounded great and I love the color. I have a black Fender Tele that is double bound with white binding, yes they get smudges on them but when I change my strings, oil the fret board and clean it up even with play wear it looks great. Certain black/white guitars look awesome and this is one of them. Great video and axe Trogly!
Catalina island off the coast of California known for it's elegance too, and is a perfect name for this elegant Les Paul, like a fine tuxedo,this beauty stands out in this LP, definitely a keeper.
Its the fn catalina wine mixer
There was also a sea plane that was used during WWII as a scouting aircraft. with the name Catalina, they don't have traditional landing gear they have pontunes instead for landing on water. and the fusolodge is boat shaped on the underside. they were an important factor in the Pacific theater of WWII. in the US winning against the Empire of Japan. which was a hard fought battle. because of their scouting purpose. they could fly in the clouds and peek out. and report ship movements of Japanese war ships. especially aircraft carriers. but they were somewhat slow flying aircraft so they were no match for fighter aircraft. which meant they depended on flying above the clouds. they were sorta Funny looking aircraft because of their unique shape. which earned them the nickname ugly ducklings. but surviving aircraft are still appreciated today for their unique capabilities. but many of them are too old to be flown safely today.
Totally gorgeous guitar. Unfortunately, I have a "beer budget", but great to see you investigate all the specs and the condition.
I think the single layer headstock binding looks fantastic, I don’t know why the Elegant lost it. Ebony is a great finish, but a fingerprint magnet!
I have an ESP LTD M10. which is jet black and it's definitely a fingerprint magnet. it's probably the only thing I don't like about that guitar.
Been watching every night for the last year or so and I’m so glad to have such a reliably great show to come back to. Keep it up!
Gorgeous Black with the Pearl ' ...love the endoscope footage' into the depths of this superb tone machine.
As a fellow Les Paul lover, I've seen and played a lot of them, and I love them all. The really white plastics and the very black guitar really works. It also sounds incredible. That's a keeper!
Fantastic Austin, that ebony really cleaned up nicely.
Those '57s Pickups work really well in that chambered body.
Beautiful guitar but I must say I do prefer the split diamond on the headstock although they’re far more common obviously. The binding on the headstocks definitely give them a touch of class too and set them apart from a Standard and what not.
I’m glad you pointed out the details regarding the tailpiece / bridge as well, I see so many tailpieces set way down with that ridiculous string angle pitching upward towards the bridge more times than not too… maybe this will shed some light onto the tone chasers chasing smoke 😆🤙
Love your show man!
Hey Trogly, are you going to buy the broken headstock Murphy Lab SG with the stinger painted over it for sale on the Gibson Demo Shop today? Might be the first new broken headstock guitar sold directly from Gibson in history.
Gotta be a story behind that… but would Gibson ever say what happed?
Someone knocked it over?
I suppose that's as authentic as it comes...
It's actually a surprise that the Gibson demo shop is selling that guitar? with their reputation for headstock breaks. especially with the other options they have. such as gutting it for parts, and tossing the husk. or replacing the neck among other things. it must be a near invisible repair?
Is there not a massive crack in the neck/finish? 14/15th fret on the top side of the heel during the blacklight portion? @ 19:48
I’d be more concerned about the heel joint than the video leads onto at this point. Especially with the touch up on the back joint...
Some fine playing on this demo. That's a great sounding guitar, I wish I had bought one before the prices started going up! I do like the custom shop logo.
Great Vid. The 1996 Joe Perry Les Paul, custom shop version, is also chambered, probably like the Catalina. Same pickguard/truss rod, similar real MOP inlays.
This one that your reviewing just looks so classy. With the pick guard the headstock custom shop logo and pickup rings. With that finish just makes it all look like fantastic. I know it doesn't have the sparkle finish but I find that just cheapens the look. I understand the issue of having the tailpiece slammed down to the deck putting way to much pressure on it. But I think that kind of break angle affects the strings also. Not only for ease of playing but I'd bet the possibility of a string or two popping sooner than it would normally is higher.
True the stop bar should be bottomed out for sustain, so top wrapping is the solution.
Also, top wrapping minimizes the pressure on the bridge for easier thumbwheel adjustments.
I enjoy your show. Always good info.
Have always liked the detailed analysis of your videos, Trog. I must say though that I enjoy listening to you play now more than ever. Thank you for what you do. Keep on keeping on
Trogly has become a better player lately. He must be playing a lot.
Was surprised looking at demo shop sold listings today to see a broken headstock/neck repair guitar was listed; they painted a stinger over it. I don’t think I’ve seen Gibson list a broken headstock/headstock repair guitar before.
Another person in the comment section. said that it was the first time in history. that the demo shop was selling a guitar with a headstock repair. and was curious if Trogly was going to buy it? I left a reply stating that was strange. that it had to be a near invisible headstock repair?
Wow Austin! Loved seeing the brief glimpse of those lefty Catalinas!
You don't notice in pictures or videos how much more impressive real MOP is in real life than acrylic.
Gibson decks the tail pieces down to the body from the factory. I’ve bought 3 new Les Paul’s between Nov 2020 & Nov 2021 and all 3 the tail piece is down as low as possible. I raised it on the 2021 Standard I bought because she played a little stiff (it worked to fix the stiffness) but have not changed/raised it on the 2020 Standard or the 2021 Custom Shop Custom…
The bridge pickup was quite bright. All around a very good sounding axe.
Interesting guitar. Looks nice and lighter weight sounds good. Don't believe I've ever seen this model. Thanks for the info.
The guitar is wired in the Modern style with no metal pot plate, and includes a grounded tailpiece.
It is interesting the slight changes in some of the wiring techniques from Gibson over the years even though they follow the same basic schematic. The schematic tells you how to connect components as per nodes or netlist, but not where, the where is important because it established how currents actually flow. For example, the output from the selector switch using the three Gavitt wire technique, which this guitar uses, is usually established at the switch. If this guitar used this popular technique you would see the insulated Gavitt wire, covered in tubing or sleeving, from the output jack to the switch. The guitar in the video solders the output Gavitt wire to the neck pickup volume pot rear cover, and then insulates it from the pot to the jack. To me that pot solder connection is not necessary or wanted.
You really should insulate (cover with sleeving all of the bare outer braid Gavitt wire as it routes through the guitar. So, the braid grounds only connect at the volume pot rear cover and no where else. This way you know how the ground currents will flow. Also, you should sleeve the tinned bus wire as it route within the control cavity. You can see how the bus wire is touching the braid and the braids touching each other in the control cavity which is complicating (unwanted) the ground connections.
The ceramic tone caps should be replaced if the guitar is going to be a player and not purely for original guitars in a collection.
Done correctly is the ground bus wire connect from the tone pots to the volume pots (first) and then bridging across the volume pots (last), with no ground connection across the tone pots, which would form a loop, which is undesirable.
The pot rear cover soldering is poor quality, and for the price of this guitar when new, the flux residue should be removed.
This guitar sounds more acoustic than an average LP. which would make sense with the chambering. it definitely sounds good.
Hello Trogly! I comment from London, thank you for putting up the vids everyday just before I go to sleep so I can have sweet dreams :D Do you think there is a Guinness burst Lest Paul out there somewhere? I work in a pub and when pouring a pint, with Guinness you have this phenomenon when after filling it up to 2/3 of the glass, you wait for it to ''surge'' and then the magic happens. That cloudy beer you poured starts settling and there is a fine shift of colours when the bubbles surge down the sides of the glass and up the centre to form the head. Seeing this process really makes me think, that would look amazing on a Les Paul. Do you know if such guitar exists?
I like how the chambered ones sound. They have a certain mid growl to them. Somewhere between a Les Paul and an ES335.
The Elegant,The Chambered and the Supreme all sound lovely and different from the weight relieved and solid guitars! Love em!
Dont’ forget about the ES-Les Paul, while not a popular model, it also has different characteristics.
I imagine they have that sound.
The 2008 LP standards have that same chambering. At least some of them do. They aren’t that well known. Some people didn’t like the locking output jack with the red button or the quick connect electronics system with the circuit board. Honestly, they are incredible guitars though despite the little critiques like that. I don’t see a lot of them come up for sale.
It shows how much you enjoyed playing this guitar :D
Personally I find some of Gibson bridge pickups a little lack lustre sounding but this one sound fantastic and even better with distortion, thanks trogly for the review I really appreciate the hard work✌🏻
From a burn mark on the headstock. I suspect that the fresh owner of the instrument had heard the expression "lemon oil" somewhere and went to perform maintenance with culinary lemon essence? In normal concentration, this liquid does not affect the PU coating, but it dissolves nitrocellulose varnish perfectly!
The bridge has a very awesome unique sound 👌
Please check out the new custom shop Johnny Winter firebird! It's been too long since we've seen one on the show..
Been playing my 2019 ebony lp classic. Sounds and looks as good as my 2020 standards. I put a blank truss rod cover on it and you never know it was a classic or less than a standard
I swore I'd never buy a newer Les Paul, but those current ebony classics are just too hard to resist. I got the 2020 model, and have no regrets.
First! My third time I’m a blessed fan. Nice guitar. I love black & white or Black & gold LPs.
Woohoo!! Congrats you get the Walmart award for the very first comment!! 🍪 🥇
I am first actually
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@@hkguitar1984 thanks HK
That is one pretty guitar, I wish the finish was a black pearly finish. I love that white pickguard and pickup rings. The finish and hardware really compliment each other. I would swap the knobs to pearl white or chrome. Or keep it black with chrome knob pointers. Thanks for sharing one sweet guitar 🙌🏻🎸🎶
Austin, I'm being Gibsoned to death. Maybe it's time to do some Fenders?
Trogly, did you ever do a review of the Les Paul Slash in November Burst? Just bought one from Sweetwater. Seems great to me but I would love to hear you review.
Why would you need a review of a guitar you’ve already purchased? You would know if it’s good or not.
Lol
Hey whats the tool that you use to measure the pickup output? Looks like a multimeter that plugs into the output jack? Thanks!
A simple project to make. Just solder the connections from a guitar cable to a pair of the input connectors used on multimeters, or solder a guitar 1/4" phone plug onto a pair of multimeter test leads. This little tool is a great way to go when you need to quickly check the pickups without taking the control plate off the back.
Just get alligator clip leads for your multimeter and leave them on a patch lead. That is my set up
Hi Austin, l try to never miss an episode. I really appreciate & enjoy your show, especially any chapters on guitars with "f" holes. I went thru a P90 phase for a while but, now l seem to be esconced in an "f" hole phase. I've never heard of the " bantam" series. You've "lit" a fuse & l'll be going down the "rabbit hole" investigating these "bantam's" that you have brought to my attention........
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Hi, love the show, learn more here than ever. One question, of something you never comment on. My LPClassic Premium Plus has very rounded neck heel and edges are all very soft, my traditional goldtop neck heel is crisp on every edge, even headstock is very sharp, the LPCPP is very soft edged, can you comment on this, not a topic anyone covers. Thank you for all you do, very appreciated, would you like pics, not sure if i need email to do so????
It sounds great and looks great. I especially love the headstock logos.
This is a beaut, Austin! I'd definitely ROCK this axe! I like the gawdy look. Great demo!...I did not know this about the bridge (at 6:49). Another reason to top wrap!...lol...The debate continues!...
THAT NECK PICKUP!!! WOW!!!
WOW! I just was holding a guitar watching the video and when Trogly got to the sound demo I started jamming along. Never thought of doing this before. ha ha thx
Can you do another episode on Gibson cases sometime in the near future? It looks like Gibson is currently offering the Canadian cases(style anyway as I think my Custom Shop case is made in Central America) but with the square Chinese style latches, they’re also offering these insane $1,200.00 cases, a modern take on your favorite “chainsaw case” and the historic reissue Lifton cases. But, I think an episode outlining the differences would be interesting as again I think Gibson has mixed & matched specifications from different manufacturers and to me that’s kind of cool.
I think he did.
@@216trixie yeah, I found an episode on the Gibson cases from 3yrs ago so if he has done another one since then perhaps I just hadn’t found it. I just thought it was interesting as I was looking on Gibson’s site they’re now offering what looks like the Canadian cases with the same “square” clasps you would find on the Costa Rican cases.
Really loving this guitar! Thanks for showing it off!
I’ve been looking for a 98 Catalina for a little over a year (my birth year just happens to have my perfect spec les paul)
Very Cool.
Sadly I was born in 1962........and I'm not really a fan of the SG!
The point is moot though as I can't actually afford anything made in 1962!
@@hkguitar1984 If you think that's bad, I was born in 1952. lol. I do have a 73 Telecaster I bought used in 76.
@@TractorMonkeywithJL Cool Tele. I have a 1976 Twin Reverb I purchased brand new (I've kept it all these years).
I'll agree though, you got me on the birth year, a lot less '52s out there as compared to '62s!
Would love to see you review the DBLC. Double cut les paul. Has a slight chambered body because of the additional carve on the underside of the maple cap. Pretty cool guitars! I think they were a wildwood exclusive if I’m not mistaken.
Great sound man, what amp you use for the demos?
I saw u drop that pick! 🧐 23:59
Oh my God, I love those. I wish I could afford one of them especially the one you’re doing in this video. Incredible.
Killer looking board! Did Gibson do many trapezoidal MoP inlays?
It's the Catalina wine mixer baby!
Excellent Step Brothers reference! lol!
I’m just here for the playing
Love the head stock
Usually a decked tailpaiece would be top wrapped.
Might get some hate here, but here wee go. I personally like the chambered bodies. There's something different there on the signal particularly when pumping gain. Would love to try some Wolfgang humbuckers in one. Idk. Pauls that are chambered have a burn in the frequency that I'm into.
Beautiful guitar! I'd guess it's had a re-fret. Nibs and frets don't line up on 10th & 11th.
No.
I don't usually dig black LP's but I dig this one.
Jack Sparrow called he wants his guitar back
LOL
I saw this on imperial vintage guitars it’s a nice one
I love the pearloid pickguard...so cool..black I think is the way to go.nkt a fan of the banor on the headstock
Trogly's in the HOUSE!!!
Gregory
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Sounded like you where rocking out with Ted Nugents strangle hold? Awesome.
A great guitar. Has it already sold? I don't see it listed on your website.
Catalina is my daughter’s name…I dream of buying one some day 😍
Have you heard about the ‘Cloud 9’ Les Paul? I believe Gibson made them just before the Custom shop officially started.
Wow. That thing sounds amazing.
Your guitar findings is like science, what hasn't yet been discovered doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
A collapsed bridge is easily fixed. All you need is five minutes, three wooden dowels, and a vise. It'll make your ABR-1/ Tune-a-matic play better and extend its life.
So a $4k guitar is still $4k if you play it a lot and get a bunch of dings and scuffs on it? That shows there's little room for scrutiny in today's market - like housing.. if you don't buy it, someone else will. Are we holding the bag?
That cleaned up great..wish I could aford it
I'd like to buy 1 of the Les Paul Lite models...the slim body models that come out here and there. Would you happen to have 1 for sale, Thanks.
I have a question if you look at the real high end custom shop gibsons the tail peace sets on the wood no gap at all right from the factory
Wow! Your playing is improving to the point of …Wow! Great job
Beautiful, spunds good too.
I like the red one
i love your vids , i learn so much please keep it up thanks
I love the deep carve.
The Custom Shop does a pretty good job recreating the original top carve. That top carve alone is reason enough to spend the extra for a Custom Shop instrument. The Gibson USA tops are better these days however Gibson will always keep the Custom Shop carve a little better. In the '50s much of the top was shaped by hand with simple templates to guide the craftsmen. As such there are some surviving examples that have a really extreme carve and dish. Personally I think the top is one of the best parts of a Les Paul.
Very nice piece
I remember the guitar center by me had these in stock for a long time... I really wanted the yellow one but I didn't like the headstock logo.
I like the black knobs better, personally.
The paper rick to measure string angle is unlikely to work if the bridge is bent ...
What about the Les Paul Elegant? It was chambered and I have one.
I think the binding on the headstock looks great as well. What looks tacky is that round logo and that ugly truss rod cover.After all, les pauls customs have binding around the headstock. What's tacky is that red les paul with the Christmas volume and tone knobs.🙄
I have a randy rhoads gibson and the tail peace is all the way down as far as you can go now I'm worried
He forgot to call the M.O.T. guard! Not a bling fan, but enough appointments, no overkill. I think Coral would look great on these. Oxford or Rhino Gray too. Nice axe, Mr. T. Ü
I actually said “thank you for not calling it M.O.T.” out loud
A beautiful LP.
Pickups matter. The 57 classics in this guitar and the purple one Austin just reviewed outshine the 490’s typically in USA models. To my ears, they are much closer to the tones in the classic rock recordings we all know.
Regular Gibson USA models have come with Burstbuckers for the last 20 yrs pretty much, whereas it's the LPC's that come stock with 490R/498T's. Personally, I like the 490's but then most of my Gibsons are from the 90's so they're what I'm used to. I'd say there's very little difference between a 490R & a '57 Classic neck pup but obviously the 498T is quite a bit hotter than any of the '57 bridge configurations. Horses for courses I guess.
@@jubei7259 I over-generalized. I remember Studios and Customs came with 490’s so I assumed it applied to those in between. The hot 490T is more “modern” to my ear (not bad, just not “classic/vintage”).
I don't like these Catalina chambered les Paul's. I love full bodied heavy les Paul's
Where you able to grab a Johnny Winter 1964 Firebird V, Austin?
Seems pretty cool!
Yes. That makes two Firebird videos incoming!
Trogly's in our houses!
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Jonny Winter Custom Shop Murphy lab Firebird review and demo????
I would totally buy that Catalina if I had the cash.
I just can’t do black finishes. I have a see through black flame top but that’s the closest I’ll get to black
This LP indeed looks great but it's hard ro get an accurate idea sound wise since everything, especially when distorsion is on, tends to sound exactly the same in your gear. Give this Gibson a Marshall JCM-800 and you'll hear it come to life…
I noticed on my gibson lp, the bridge is closer to the pickup. On my epi lp the bridge is further from the pickup. I was like aha! Thats why gibsons have a more slinky feel but why the difference?
I love that LP.
thanks for the advise yesterday - But I think I'd be on the look out for this also - you certainly have me convinced in particular with the one you have in hand there ... Honey !! Time to make more donuts, poppa has a Les Paul he wants to buy!!! :)
A good friend of mine has a red Catalina. I’m gonna have him watch this, maybe learn something about his guitar.