Gibson '60 Les Paul Classic

Is a 2007 USA made Gibson Les Paul Classic in Ebony Finish.

Not much to say other than its standard Les Paul features...is practically a Les Paul Standard, without the PAF pups. The pickups are the Same pickups used in Explorer model, creating a much hotter, harsher sound. Can still back off and do some nice blues and vintage rock.

Only a seven for the Standard LP features...nothing outta the ordinary.

I play Hard Rock and Metal mainly, but dabble in the Jazz and Alternative fields, this Guitar holds up superbly well with all of these especially the metal (the pups seem to be the main contributor here).

My Chain is basic, but i'm working to get that Brand Spanking new 100w Head sometime soon. So Guitar > Dunlop ZW-45 Crybaby Wah > Zoom G1 > Roland Cube 30. My dirties come from the Zoom where im using a boogie rectifier sound, which is complimented by the LP.

Hate my setup...love my guitar.

Only thing i'm going to change is the knobs i like speed knobs, possibly the Neck Pickup to a PAF, and maybe the machine heads...sacrilege i know...i like locking tuners

Action was set up well, havent had to do anything...(yet). I'm going to raise my Neck pup a bit (to get a brighter sound)
No flaws, quality instrument everything works perfectly.

Guitar is a work horse, havent had a chance to gig it yet cos ive been pretty crook but it will withstand a beating from me (after all its a Gibson) Hardware seems great, little worried about the tuners...i've heard stories. Finish is nitro-cellulose, which apparently can be touched up and repaired very easily, so that seems great.

STRAP LOCKS ARE A NECESSITY TO ANY GUITAR, ESPECIALLY A GIBSON!
As soon as i bought this guitar, i bought a set of strap locks, I've heard so many stories of dudes dropping their babies and loosing headstocks and breaking necks SO TAKE NO CHANCES!

I would use it without out a backup...but i use my other guitar (which is shockingly shocking) as my Drop C guitar, so thats kinda my backup.

Haven't had to deal with them

Warranty is one year i think.

Been playing for nearly 7 years, since i was 10. All the other gear has been noted above.

If it were stolen, i'd probably cry, because it is my baby and its just a fantastic guitar, and yes, once i had the money...i'd get another one.

This was compared to a few Ibanez's an explorer, jim root tele, and mainly an LP studio...none of them cut it...they just didnt have the presence i found in the LP...only the JR Tele and Explorer came close

My guitar was made in 2008. It has the typical features one would find on a Les Paul. The 22-fret rosewood fingerboard looks quite pretty -it could pass for Brazilian. My guitar is a quite plain sunburst maple top (I'm not into the heavy flame thing). The mahogany on the back is finished with a medium stain. It shows off the grain and it looks fabulous (My last LP's back was fire-engine red!). I like the slight aged, vintage look of the tuners, inlay and binding. See the 'Sound' section of my comments concerning the pickups.

I don't like these stock pickups. Generally speaking, I am not impressed with hot pickups. I play mostly jazz and I plan to replace these with '57 humbuckers. In my opinion, because '57's aren't as hot, I feel more nuanced playing is possible, The player's own tone comes through. I know some people would say this isn't a jazz guitar -maybe Les Paul would disagree. The 496/500 configuration sounds cheap to me. Burstbuckers may have historical significance to Gibson and certain players. They just sound like mistakes that shouldn't have never left the Gibson plant.

I usually take all my guitars to a tech to have them looked over and set up. Since these came with .10's, I definitely wanted to have .11's in the set up. This guitar was on the Guitar Center's showroom floor, so I can't necessarily blame Gibson for the less than stellar original set up. However, I have not been impressed with Gibson's quality control for some time.

This guitar is dependable, solidly built. However, as I previously mentioned Gibson needs to re-think quality control and pickup configurations.

Customer support begins when an instrument leaves the factory. If the quality isn't good, then you, the consumer, aren't being 'supported.' Gibson is quite lackadaisical about it's status in the guitar world. I recently purchased an ES-175 from one of their largest dealers and it was shameful. Ibanez's budget hollowbodies could beat an new ES-175 any day of the week. But, I digress.

The raunchy pickups and Gibson's lack of commitment to insuring that their dealers display, care for, and set up their product to higher standards forces me to give this instrument an overall rating of a 7. Gibson could be a little more cognizant of the customer's individual needs. I purchased this guitar for half of it's original sticker price. I would have never considered purchasing it for $ 3000. Gibson has also jacked up its current prices. I guess it hasn't heard about that recession thingy that's been in the news lately.

2003 lightburst les paul classic, single cutaway. stock 500T pickup in the bridge and 498R in the neck. no features out of the ordinary from a regular les paul

The guitar is great for almost anything; rock, jazz, metal, country

lovely thick tone from the neck pickup, but there's significant feedback from the bridge pickup on moderate to high gain settings. I tried adjusting the pots, pickup depth and action, but i wasn't able to cure the feedback. I noticed a bit less feedback when I turned down the tone and volume knob. Eventually I swapped it out for a different pickup a year after i got it.

the pickup selector switch came loose from the factory, so instead of it moving up and down, its almost left and right. I dont mind it though, its easy to fix by tightening the switch

very very durable guitar... Once I caught my friend's mentally challenged younger brother standing on the guitar when it was in its case. It was face down and he was standing atop the body. He weighed around 110lbs. Opened it up, no problem at all. I've gigged with this guitar dozens of times and it never goes out of tune

I bought this guitar brand new in 2003. It's my dream guitar and probably the last guitar i'll need or want to buy

Mine is a 2005 model in Bullion Gold. Standard Gibson LP accomodations:
Mahogany back and neck
Carved maple top
Rosewood Fingerboard with aged Trapizoid inlays (really look good with the gold top)
Standard Klunson tuners with green keystone knobs
Nickel hardware
Pick guard that has "1960" stamped into it with gold lettering
Abalone "Gibson" inlay in head stock
2 Volume, 2 Tone controls and 3-way switch
2 of the most miserable excusess for humbucker pickups I have ever heard (498R and 500T Hot Ceramics, more on these later)
Summary: This is a Plain-top LP Standard with really cheep ($40 ea.) pickups.

I/my band play a lot of old Neil Young, AC/DC,...well, old rock. My standard sound setup is (insert 1 of 12 guitars here)-X2 Digital Wireless-Boss ME20-(insert 1 of 8 amps here). Lately I have been using a stock Fender Blues JR. with a Webber Beam-blocker strapped in front of the speaker. Sounds like a LP should. The Hot Ceramic pickups have a full and rich sound that is corrupted by a constant piericing treble signal that leaves your ears ringing at any volume after about 20 minuets of practice. (My friends at the studio asked me to leave this guitar at home for practice) I also found that among the some 8 amplifiers that I have, only the Marshall was able to tame the raging signal that emmits from this guitar. The answer to my dreams came true when I decided to put some covered '57 Classic PAFs in it, Now this guitar is welcome in the studio any time. In my mind, this is the true "Classic" sound of a LP HB guitar. I like it better than my LP Standard with Burstbucker Pros in it. This has become my main axe in just the last few months due to this and other modifications. (See AF&F section) Rating would be 7 with the OEM supplied Pickups.

Well, I can say that the factory setup was dissapointing at best. The action was nominal/high leaving the guitar with a stiff feel to the strings, but the kicker was that this is one of two (out of five) Les Pauls that I have purchased new that the nut was not only cut too high but the bass strings and treble strings looked like they were cut by 2 different people at 2 different times. The Bass side was way high and the treble side was lower but not low enough. I know this is Gibsons fault because I watched the salesman at Guitar Center open the box. Well back home out come the files and feeler-guages and after adjustments to the nut, action, setting the neck straight and then adding back just a touch of bow, perfect! I usually do my own setups so I don't mind a higher cut nut (in fact I prefer it). Took me about 1-1/2 hours. Replaced the truss-rod cover stamped with "Classic" with a blank one as the guitar already says "Les Paul Classic" on the headstock it's self (just seemed a little redundant (again)). The finish is good but there is some orange-peel on the side of the headstock and a line in the binding at the first fret. Probably should have been sent back but it quickly became mine and I wouldn't part with it. Plus this way I KNOW it's mine. Also added strap locks (ALWAYS add strap locks on a LP style guitar).

Pfffff,,,It's a Gibson. Lifetime warranty, just don't let it fall on the headstock. This 10Lb. guitar will outlast me and I expect to be playing well into my later 90s. I just enjoy playing that much. The nickle hardware will age with a nice patina and the Nitro finish should last also. Strap buttons were solid but as with all LP style guitars the button on the upper bout is poorly placed so strap locks are a must. Depending on the type of gig, I would use this guitar without a backup. At the studio I proved I can select and replace a broken string in about a minuet.

While replacing the pickups I slightly over torqued one of the mounting ring screws a created a hair-line crack. I went to GC and pickuped a cream trim ring and when I got home I found that the shade didn't match the rings already on the guitar. After some research I found that Gibson only has 2 replacement ring types available, black and cream. I e-mailed Gibson support with my findings asking how I might find a trim ring to match. They got back to me in 2 days and I think that is entirely acceptable. Bravo! Oh, you want to know what they told me? Basically the tech told me that the shading can vary greatly from batch to batch and my best bet was to take my guitar or the old part to a store that has a few of them to match up. So, when gibson says "Cream", that shade of cream may run from ivory to coffee & cream.

Ok, got my first guitar at the tender age of 9 and went right into it so I've been playing for 41 years now. After my adjustments I just love the feel and sound of this guitar, as I stated it has now become my main axe for practice and recording. As for other gear in my stable: GIBSON - LP Standard, LP Classic, LP Vintage Mahogany, LP Special HB(GC verson with mini trapizoids and klunsons), ES-335 Dot Flame Top (Vintage Natural). EPIPHONE - Dot Delux, Ally Cat. Fender - 72 Tele Thinline reissue (MIJ), late 70s or early 80s Tele Standard (Ser. no. removed?). Rickenbacker - 330 natural. If lost or stolen I would try to replace it with a used one but I wouldn't count on finding one, especally a gold one.

Gibson Les Paul Classic 60',Tobacco sunburst, bought new in 2008.
Features as previous reviews (60's slim neck, 22 frets, Ceramic burstbuckers etc)
Came with a gibson hard case.
Pretty straightforward, no extras exactly. But I wasn't looking for that anyway so I give it a 9.

Being "new" to Gibsons (been a Tele-player for years&years)I might not be able to make a really good comparison to other Gibsons.
The burstbuckers are obviously hotter than a lot of other pup's, and I can agree that when "full on" you get a great full, warm tone with bite,lots of sustain and a bit of sparkle at the top, but it seems to be somewhat trickier to set a good clean sound.
I might change pup's to see if I can sort that out. The lead tone and crunch rythm is great though and what I've been looking for.
I play rock, blues, some jazz, alternative and reggae.I play through a MXR comp, Morley Wha, Ibanez Flanger, Magicboy Vibe, Lovepedal Eternity, Demonizer, T-Rex Replica into a 70's SFTR(pre-master.
As I said, been playing a Tele Custom '72 (with xtra middle pup), love a lot of the tones there but could never get that fat,warm sound.
I give it a 9 despite the slight problem with a clean sound.

The guitar played like a dream direct from the store! They might have done some adjustments but I haven't needed to do anything since I walked out of the shop.
I really love the slim neck and the feel of the guitar, that's what mainly keept me from other LP's and Strats previously.
All hardware in excellent shape. So its a 10, rating the playability I would give it 11.

Seems to be solid enough, first few months didn't keep the tuning that well but for some reason that hasn't been a problem since.
No other issues really.
LP's and other glued on-necks are obviously at risk of breaking easily but thats a general thing.
I would always play with a backup for broken strings, and such but not that I don't trust the guitar.

Haven't had to deal with them

Been playing for 35 years on an amatuer level(at some points a little more serious than that). Been looking a long time for a Gibson type of guitar and sound, but haven't really had the money until now.
Tried quite a few LP copies, a Vintage 70's LP Deluxe,some new LP Standards, but the lesser weight and the slim neck on the LP Classic made all the difference. For now it is almost perfect, though I might change the pup's at some point to have a look-see. Not that familiar with all the ins and outs about Gibson. They are pricey and some reviewers seem to have picked up bad copies which you really shouldn't expect given the price tags. Not mine though.
If I lost it I would definitely buy a new one or cough up the money for something like a Johan Gustavsson or some other botique guitar.

2001 LP classic , 22 frets ,AA flamey maple top ,2 burstbucker pro pups. ABr1 tune o matic bridge , Honey burst finish, nickel hardware.

Jazz, top 40, rock, fusion.Fender deluxe reverb, Yamaha DG60-112, quiet pups.Rich full and bright sound.I like it a lot.

I adjusted the neck relief , string height , and PUPS height , plays like butta.Vey flamey book matched top. all bridge neck and tailpiece aligmnet spot on.

Will last 50 years , with only wear being frets.Totally dependable.

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40 years playing, If lost I'd replace it with a standard.It's an LP has everything I need.

2003 Gibson Les Paul '60 Classic with a Honey Burst finish, very mild flame. Main difference between this and a Standard is the pickups. The Ceramic Magnet pickups are quite a bit hotter than the pickups on the Les Paul Standard, which is great for heavy, distorted leads but can be a little over-the-top for some. The 60's Slim-taper neck is very comfortable for my hands. Great Gibson USA hard case. Typical Gibson.

Suits my playing style fine. I play 70's blues-based rock, Allman Bros, Clapton, etc. although I tend to crank it up a bit more than most. The pickups are a little hot, I'm thinking about putting a set of 57 Classics in it. I play through a Boogie MkIII, usually just straight to the amp with no effects. Sounds awesome. I also play it through a Line 6 Flextone III when I want a little variety. When I got it, I immediately put covers on the pickups (I hate the look of naked humbuckers) and had a hard time with squealing on the bridge pickup, until I played with the lead wire shielding a bit.

As with most Les Pauls, the action as it came from the factory sucked. I really don't understand Gibson's theory on this; I have never played a new Gibson with good action. I knew I wanted a Les Paul, so when I finally saved the money for one I started looking - I haunted every guitar store in town for nearly a year and a half - and just could not find one that spoke to me. Then I went to the Dallas Guitar Show and found this one. It played better than most, sounded great, and had a beautifully understated flame on a honeyburst finish. The price was right ($1400), so I bought it thinking that I could tweak the action to my liking after I got it home. No such luck. I'm one of those guys who likes the action ridiculously low, but I just couldn't get it low enough without it fretting out past the 12th fret. I'm pretty good with getting the playability of a guitar just right (I've been playing for over 30 years), so this was a big problem for me. Then, a local music store got a PLEK machine. I paid $150 for a PLEK job and the difference was amazing. I understand that Gibson now PLEKs all of their Custom Shop guitars before shipping them. Best investment I ever made. Now it's hard to put it down. Understand that I'm giving this rating for the guitar before the PLEK job, that's why it gets a 7 instead of a 10.

It's a Gibson Les Paul, fer cryin' out loud.

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Been playing 30+ years, wish I still had all the gear I bought and sold back in the day, I could retire in style. I've pared my collection down to a Standard Strat, the Les Paul, a BC Rich Eagle, a PRS CE22 and my great old '78 Yairi DY85. For amps I use a Line 6 Flextone III and an old Boogie MkIII. I guess my only gripe with the Paul is that it's on the heavy side (9.4 lbs.). I've had to go through so much to make this guitar play the way I want that I probably wouldn't replace it if it got lost or stolen; I'd just shoot the culprit and go buy a PRS McCarty.

1960 Les Paul Gold Top Classic,22 frets,rosewood fretboard,aged trapizoid inlays,green key tuners,solid maple top,mahogany neck & body,tune-o-matic bridge,stop bar tailpiece,3 way toggle.498&500t pups,[i have seymour 59 neck&custom bridge in mine]smaller vintage style headstock w/mother of pearl inlay,60's slim taper neck, nitro cellulose finish,nice simulated reptile skin hardshell case.

I play mostly rock/hard rock&classic rock this is by far the finest "instrument" i've ever owned,people who slam this guitar must have gotten a used one damaged or something,got 10 guitars Ibanez,Jacksons,80's Peavey Vandenberg's mostly shredder type axes,got blessed last Christmas and bought a Gibson Les Paul!the highly imatated but never duplicated!!!i've had two SG's and they were O.K.but something about when you pick up this 9.3lbs mass of mahagony&maple and the TONE & SUSTAIN!!!off the charts it's very thick rich chunky tone thru my 100watt head my other guitars just don't stack up against my Gold Top i've waited 24 years for this axe.

Mine is a 2005 model made in Nashville,bought it from Mike's shop down the street, action,fit and finish were all excellent no issues,guitar is flawless also no issues thats why i dont understand some of the other reviews,this isn't a Les Paul Custom but if your not happy with a $3000.00 guitar chances are you won't be happy with a $10,000 one either,Gibson Quality control is top notch.

The strap buttons from the factory were very small and with a ten pound guitar it only takes one crash and your done so i highly recomend a set of straplocks,would absolutly gig without backup but i always have more than one axe anyway,i have had this guitar six months and reliability is great...no issues....and i'm not just saying this i'm very critical of gear but how can you knock something thats JUST SO GOOD!!!!

Haven't dealt with Gibson so can't say.

If i lost this guitar it would be like a death in the family and would be hard to deal with,like i said im 44 and been around and im sure ther are "bad"Gibsons out there like anything else but i sure got a gem,i didn't even know they made a "Les Paul Classic" when i bought this guitar but it couldn't have woked out any better with the speed of the 60'sneck vintage features and that FAT, CHUNKY,TONE.Do yourself and get one......it's not a Zakk Bullseye guitar bt it's not suppose to be...Gibson there is no substitute.

Gibson Les Paul Classic 2005 Gold top,maple top mahogany neck&body
498&500t pups,dont like the pick-ups,too fuzzy/spongy for me,have duncan 59 neck&custom bridge soots me well,nitro-cellulose finish
The Gold Top is done very well guitar is solid and a good buy,60's
slim taper neck is very comfortable anyone who wouldn't like a $3000.00 guitar probably wouldn't like a $10'000.00 either

This guitar tone wise is by far the fattest,chunkyist sounding guitar
i have[10 in all] and by far the Finest Musical Instrument i have.I run a 100watt stack and my favorite go to axe is my Gibson Les Paul
Gold Top.

Action,fit and Finish were great from the shop,two little shop dings
only i know thier there,love the 60's neck as i have to wrangle the 50's style,guitar has vibe and attitude all day long the often imatated but never duplicated Gibson Les Paul...the only thing left
for me to get is a Les Paul Custom!!!

No words necessary!!!

Gibson's Top Flight.

Very pleased with this guitar its not a $400.00 epiphone made in China this is the REAL DEAL....I'll take this guitar over any other!

2000 model. Original sunburst. 60's Slim Taper Neck. Ceramic magnet Humbuckers. Aged Trapezoid Inlays. Stop Tailpiece and Gibson Green Tulip Tuners. 1960 Inscribed on pickguard. 22 frets made in USA. This is a basic Les Paul design so its not exactly packed with 'features' but then again it's not meant to be.

This LP is designed for Hard Rock and people who love Les Paul sounds but cant get their head around those thick chunky ( 50's style ) necks. It packs more of a wollop than your Standard LP ( I own both ) in terms of the gain you can get from the ceramic pickups. After using this regularly I found when I went back to the Standard LP it seemed to have a much more vintage sound than this 1960 classic. I run it straight into a Marshall TSL 3 channel head and 1960 cabinet with chorus phase delay and wah added and its sounds like a monster. Pure AC/DC on steroids. It still mantains that distinctive Gibson sound but with added agression and cut/attack in the sound. The only draw back is that all this output doesn't lend itself to clean guitar sounds. You can search all you want but if you want a Les Paul to Produce really pure clean sounds then DONT get this one. It is built for riffs and solos!!!

Ok a word of warning here. Play a lot of these guitars and inspect them thoroughly. I say this because although I absolutely love this guitar there it came new with a couple of odd flaws. Firstly one of the tuning keys is not in line with the others and sits at a weird angle to the other 2 on the same side. Something you wouldnt expect from a 3 grand and up American made guitar. Having said that I am a fan of the tradtional colours available on this model and they are a very pretty guitar. The Action was more than exceptable on this one straight from the factory ( I did play a few ) but I recommend having your local guitar guru lower it a touch. Or.. have a crack at it yourself its quite easy on these LP's!!

Ok here I can speak with glowing terms about this axe. I have played almost 500 gigs with this guitar. The parts are all still original right down to the output jack, bridge saddles. volume and tone pots and all the things that wear out with time on Les Pauls. This guitar is an absolute road worthy iron horse of a guitar. Mine has endured litres of sweat, dust, cigarette smoke, the odd stray drink, traveled hundreds of km's, been dropped and that was just on the way to the gig!! NO seriously I am astounded at the punishment this guitar has withstood and not once has it EVER let me down!!! Touch wood. I have used this guitar many times without a backup guitar on hand. It sounds so good that all other guitars have benn on light duties since it joined the family. There is always room for improvement and I like to be hard with these reviews so I'll give 9 here but really this guitar could easily be a 10 in this category

Never dealt with Gibson

Ive been playing guitar for 26 years. My 4 main guitars are Gibson Explorer, Gibson Les paul Standard. Fender American Deluxe Straocaster and this 1960 classic.. plus a stack other cheapies. Now.. this all comes down to taste but I personally wouldn't trade my 1960 for anything and it eats all of the above guitars for breakfast. Again this all depends on what you need your guitar to do but for me this is one of the best player's Les Pauls going around. The taper neck really is a dream to play and combined with the ceramic humbuckers is my favourite feature of this axe. The older it gets the cooler it looks too as the finish becomes dull and worn. If your looking at buying one of these then plug one into a marshall in your local Gibson dealer and try wiping the smile off your face!!! Also mine was very loud when unplugged which for me has always been a sign of a decent piece of wood with good resonant properties!! Be wise though and play a lot of them till you find the one that stands out. They do differ slightly from one individual guitar to the next as I discovered. Again I have to stress that I have been very hard with my marks out of ten for each category in an attempt to be realistic. On the whole this guitar is an absolute winner and the best kept secret of all Les Pauls.