The Gibson Les Paul Electric Guitar Blog

Slash, famous lead guitar player for the band Guns ‘N Roses, is responsible for some of the best lead guitar tone in history. He has accomplished this feat using none other than one of the most monumental electric guitars ever made; the Gibson Les Paul electric guitar.  Slash has many guitars and this article talks about some of them.  Learn more here.

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The 50s were a time of great advances in music and musical instruments. The guitar world was taken by storm with what is now the classic Gibson Les Paul electric guitar.  This is an interesting article about various Les Paul models.  Click here to read it.

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Here’s an interview with legendary Mountain guitarist Leslie West recorded on October 31st, 2008 at the House of Blues in Lake Buena Vista, FL. Hear what he has to say about the Gibson Les Paul Jr, his trademark guitar in this excellent interview.

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Here’s a great demo video of the Slash inspired Les Paul from Epiphone.  It’s like the Gibson Les Paul verson but there are some differences.  Learn all about it in this excellent video from Guitar World.

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Guitar World’s gear editor Paul Riario demonstrates the features of the Epiphone Ultra 2 Les Paul Guitar. His detailed analysis is over ten minutes long and reveals what makes this guitar unique.  Learn all about it here.

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Q:  I have an Epiphone Les Paul standard and I’ve lowered the bridge and backed up the saddles, both as far as possible and the octave notes on the 12th fret of each string are all still too sharp. Is there anything else I can do?

A:  If you’ve lowered your action and adjusted your saddles and your strings still go sharp, it could be something wrong with your truss rod. At this point, you should take your guitar in to have the truss rod adjusted. You could do it yourself, but you would risk breaking your truss rod, and replacing that is a very nasty and expensive process.

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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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