long lives les paul
Les Paul, whose innovations with the electric guitar and studio technology made him one of the most important figures in recorded music, has died. Paul died in White Plains, New York, from complications of severe pneumonia,
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This one is shorter and less intensive, but features a Gibson Les Paul Studio rather than the Fender Nashville Tele I use in the other video.
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the ultimate showdown! Les Paul Custom with a maple frettboard on the left and a Fender Stratocaster Delux on the right
Les Paul - Caravan 1991
John reviews a late 1990’s Epiphone Les Paul Nuclear Extreme Limited Edition, using a Roland Cube30 amp.
The Gibson Les Paul Studio is a cosmetically simplified version of Gibson’s classic standard Les Paul model. The original LP models were designed in collaboration with recording artist Les Paul, mostly in competition with Fender’s Telecaster. Rather than produce inexpensive plank-like bodies with bolt-on necks, Gibson opted for an elegantly carved, bound body with a set neck. The guitar also featured the newly-invented “humbucking” pickups, which cut out the 60-cycle hum of single-coil pickups and gave the Les Paul a much darker tone than Fender’s Stratocasters and Telecasters. The Les Paul Studio omits the body binding, and has a sleek, stripped-down appearance, while retaining the essential Les Paul features. 
These ones are really in the lift to become collectors. This is one of the first ones made in 2005 and now Gibson stopped production because they were to good. The normal LP Standard sales dropped instantly when these came out. It is lighter, looks nice (bit of a Tom Murphy vibe), plays smoother because of the unfinished neck (no sticky hands) and it sounds big, rich and fat and sustains for days because it has no finish so the wood can breath and resonate fully. This one is in good condition and has a nice Tobacco burst finish, 50’s neck and weighs around 4kg. Now they already sell for more then what they cost new, so imagine what happens in a few years. Very Good condition. Original case is included.
This very attractive guitar weighs 9.40 lbs. and has the distinction of being finished in a rare ‘Cream’ custom color. Solid mahogany body with a carved maple top, one-piece medium profile mahogany neck, and bound rosewood fretboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and pearl trapezoid position markers. One Gibson HB-R Circuit Board humbucker and one Gibson HB-L Circuit Board humbucker with outputs of 7.06k and 13.39k. Nashville-style ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and separate stud tailpiece. All hardware gold-plated. A near mint example. Housed in the original Gibson black hardshell case with gray plush lining.
Lead vocalist John Rzeznik of The Goo Goo Dolls pairs up with Les Paul and does a cover of U2’s “All I Want Is You” ..