Firstly, I should get one thing straight. The LP is made of solid mahogany so it's very heavy. Despite having a very thick and comfortable shoulder strap, I still find it difficult to play for long periods of time. However, that's probably the only drawback of a truly legendary guitar that ... Read review
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(Vintage Original Spec) that make these series of guitars Gibson's next step in their journey towards perfection. In 1960 Gibson's Les Paul Standard still had the carved flamed maple top, sunburst finish, and "Patent Applied For" pickups of its predecessors, but a slim taper neck was added for a decidedly different feel. These final adjustments failed to save the Standard, however, and after 1960 the single cutaway Les Paul was replaced by the thin-bodied double-cutaway SG. The Gibson VOS 60 Les Paul Standard captures the original line in its last days of glory. From bumble bee caps and CTS pots to the long neck tenon and gentle VOS aging, it looks, plays, and sounds so real only the geekiest of geeks would be able to tell it from an original. Vintage Original Spec series instruments like the Gibson VOS 60 Les Paul Standard receive a special nitro-cellulose finish treatment y
Advantages: Wonderful ringing tone. Incredible sustain. Disadvantages: Very heavy and expensive
Firstly, I should get one thing straight. The LP is made of solid mahogany so it's very heavy. Despite having a very thick and comfortable shoulder strap, I still find it difficult to play for long periods of time. However, that's probably the only drawback of a truly legendary guitar that is played by (among others) Jimmy Page, Gary Moore and Slash.
The standard design of the Les Paul is arch-top with single cutaway, two humbucking pick-ups and ... ...control gives a good range of sounds-one good for picked intros, one for warm sounding chords and one for distorted powerchords. The mahogany construction gives the guitar a 20 second sustain, which coupled with the high output on the pickups makes it ideal for long and distorted sounds. Despite the weight factor, the guitar is a very ergonomic and thus comfortable shape and comes in a variety of colours. The nicest I've found is a red mahogany body ...
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