Gibson Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar

I bought my wine red Les Paul Standard 10 years ago (approx). It was my first professional quality instrument and just by playing and owning it, I felt as though my ability had jumped by a factor of 10 and my instant rock star pose value just shot off the scale. Plus, the most under-rated guitarist, from one of the best rock bands of all time played one – Scott Gorham of Thin Lizzy. Nowadays, Slash from GNR plays one that looks almost identical. It cost me £600 at the time !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Playing in a punk/RnB outfit meant that the LP looked a bit “Rolls Royce” for the ... more

OK, I've got a quick story for you. On my sandwich year from university I wanted to work somewhere a bit different so I got a job in Toronto, Canada. I went over there armed with my student loan and decided the time had come to buy a guitar that was a little bit special. So after a few weeks of looking around I ended up in Steve's Music Store on Queens Street in downtown Toronto (if you are into music and ever visit Toronto then you should go to Steve's as it is top notch). Now, I should mention that I have a problem. I am left handed, and as guitar manufacturers in their wisdom don't make ... more

An Introduction About a month ago I decided that it was time I purchased a new electric guitar. My faithful 1988 Gibson Les Paul has served me well for the last 9 years and is still going strong. The thing is though it’s now starting to increase in value and become a nice little investment so it could do with spending a bit less time on a beer soaked stage around clumsy band members and other musicians (including myself)! So a new guitar then, but what make should I get? A metal pointy thrash machine like an Ibanez? Nah! Not my style and they look so flimsy that they’d last five ... more

What can I say? I've had my Gibson Les Paul for years now, and it is easily the best guitar I've ever played! Not only is it beautiful, but it's incredibly nice to play. As for the price, well... There's just too much to say about this guitar, so I'll do it in lots of stages. APPEARANCE: Incredible! When I first started playing guitar, I was looking for a beginners axe and I saw one of these on the wall. My jaw literally dropped! (No kidding, I didn't even think that happened in real life...!) Obviously I didn't buy it as my first guitar, I'm not that rich/stupid, but it was always the one I ... more

Got this from Melody Music in Kuantan, Malaysia for RM 4 800 (700 GBP or 1 400 USD) back in 1996. It has a heavy mahogany body with a slightly figured arched orange-red sunburst maple top. The body has no upper-bout chamfering where you rest your right arm (as on a Strat); and this does get a tad uncomfortable after a while. I've suffered from painful creases on my forearm after long gigs. The neck is also mahogany, with a 24 3/4" scale (as opposed to the 25 1/2" scale of a Strat) rosewood fingerboard, pearloid trapezoidal inlays, 22 jumbo frets and a single-ply white-yellow plastic binding ... more