The Gibson Les Paul Electric Guitar Blog

Q:  I have an Epiphone Les Paul. Went from the factory issued 10 strings to Ernie Ball 9s. Now I can’t get the tone correct. I have a Korg tuner and it doesn’t know what string I’m trying to tune, no matter how high and low I tune. This is the first string change I’ve ever done and this is my first guitar. Before I take it to a shop, I want to try to fix the problem. What do I got to do? The relief on the neck looks right, may not need adjustment, maybe it does. There’s no vibrations from the frets. I’m guessing it’s the intonation. But how do I reset those? And how do I know which way to go? Maybe I’m in over my head. Someone help. Thanks!

A:  Okay, make sure the strings are tuned with little slack. so they will be closer to being in tune. if your tuner has an input (it does, i think) you can plug the guitar into the tuner. if it cant recognize the pitch…i already prefer chromatic tuners to let me know what pitch the string is. your problem is… well i dont know much about les pauls setup, but basically when you switch string gauges (going from .10 to .09) you need to loosen the spring tension in the back of the guitar, at least on other common electric guitars. les pauls are made a bit differently, hollow body for a more “classic rock” sound. but it might only be for gibson’s…. your best bet is to not mess with it too much. quarter turns, retuning (strings stretch over time and get out of tune with frequent playing!), but if you really need help, go to your local guitar repair place, and ask them if they can walk you through it. When i needed my Schecter Hellraiser /w Floyd Rose tremelo..well i had a bad fret buzz because i went from drop d to standard all the time. and blah blah blah the guy at my repair shop (parson’s guitars) was nice enough to walk me through it and help me understand what was going on. so just make sure you ask questions when in doubt. all else fails google search your problem. Hope i could help!

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Go behind closed doors in the Les Paul division of Gibson guitar manufacturing. This is an excellent look at how a Gibson Les Paul electric guitar is made.  Learn about it here.

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A story of passion. A man with a vision. A story of success. A love story between a man and his lady. A love story between a man and his guitar. The story of the man that invented the Gibson Les Paul electric guitar. Sound Pioneer Les Paul. The man, his invention, and his playing are all legendary. I hope you enjoy this small presentation as much as I did putting it together.

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Here’s a cool old Made in Korea Epiphone Les Paul Special guitar by Gibson for you to check out. Same setup as usual…plugged straight into my Fender Super Sonic amp with a 2×12 Avatar cab & all atone 30 speakers. No effects besides the built tube gain/distortion…still unrehearsed jamming/talking & explaining…pointing out features and flaws/dings, etc…s

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This video is a review of a 1994 Gibson Nighthawk Anniversary model electric guitar. It’s similar to, but smaller than a Gibson Les Paul electric guitar.

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