Gibson Les Paul Classic

maple neck. heck i don't know what the body is. looks great
just like a epiphone LP-100. no name tuners probly gibson baldwin.
wrap around bridge, just single though no stop tail.
1 volume 3 tone controls. pickups no name very quiet humbuckers.

sounds allright with some work ( more on that later) i play grunge
90's rock mostly so it suits me pretty good.
pretty wide range through digitech RP200.
nice sound in rythm setting treble is (well, trebly).
pick ups may need re potted.

no set up at all so, have at it. problly not very good guitar for beginners. you will have to lower the bridge and file some fretts was not happy at all with the intonation in fact its awfull.
might even take it in to luthier.

after setting up problly withstand live without backup.
when mine arrived i had a broken tuning peg (witch you cannot track down) had to put on some wilkinsons. finish should last pretty good,
strap buttons solid.

havent needed to.

i have been playing for playing for seven years.
have a taylor as well. if it were stolen i wouldnt buy another because i would want mine. would buy an epi les paul special instead.
with alot of work can be a very good guitar just needs help in the intonation department.
i put gibson decals on headstock so it has some street cred.
just not the best ive owned.

Usual Les Paul features with ceramcic pickups .Mine's the ebony model.

I play mainly punk rock/ska punk and this guitar is perfect for these styles. The bridge pickup provides excellent crunch rock rhythm sounds and adds a bit off bite to the clean sounds.
The neck pickup is great for smooth creamy solos although these don't feature heavily in the above styles.

Almost perfect straight from the box. Just needed to raise the neck pickup a bit as it sounded a bit weak and crappy. Sounds great now though. The aged binding and inlays are a nice touch and I think it looks a bit better than the standard but I'm sure there will be people that disagree.

Well I haven't had the guitar for long enough to comment on reliability, but It's a Les Paul and the things are built like a brick shithouse so i would imagine that it will outlive me (and I'm only 20!)
Not to sure about the strap buttons as i tend to move bout a lot so prefer to gaffa tape my strap on.
Wouldn't gig without a backup because it only takes one string breaking...

Not had to deal with them yet

Great guitar. Managed to get one at the old retail price (they've just gone up by ??150). Still kinda pricey but definately worth it. Made my amp (an Ashdown Peacemaker) come to life after using and Epi LP with it for the last few years.
The main thing that set this apart from the LP standard was the pickups. And the thing that set it apart from every other guitar in the world is the fact thats it's a Les Paul. End of.
If it was stolen i would prostitute myself to raise the money to replace. Or I could just get it insured..

Mine is a 2000, so Ive got a really bloody thin neck, got it used, came with 57 classics, wrap around tail peice, graphite saddles, vintage tuners, 57 classic pickup covers. A tad bit on the lighter side as far as swiss cheese guitars go.

Pretty much everything gibson slacks off at in the factory was fixed by the person who used it before me.

Stock would be a 6, gibson needs to get their stuff together on the new ones, chambering is the worst, it would have gotten an 8 if they werent carving the majority of the body out now.

57 classics set at the right height, wrap around sunk as low as it goes, no chambering, yeah, its pretty much amazing. If you get one of gibby's good USAs (their QC is suspect, play the thing before you buy it, period, end of story goodbye, but a good one is a gift from above) with the right pickups they can run with historics. Its not a real burst, but damn, we cant compare a production modern guitar to a 1700 guitar run from the 50s forever.

As far as modern guitars go, this is just about the best Ive ever heard (heard a tom murphy 59, sorry, its better), played through a vox ac30, 1959 100w, 18w, deluxe reverb, you know the deal, it sounds good through every single one.

10 because Ive heard one instrument better and it costs 7g so I think this little lady does good for herself.

Stock would get a 7, classic pickups suck. But hey, its better than an epiphone.

Mine is plain top, thats how I like it, its main competition was a 58 reissue, vanilla custom and a 1960 plaintop (GC exclusive btw) so there are obviously no matching issues. There were lots of "upgrades" (thanks GC for nickle and diming me, they are called modifications, and theoretically they detract from the value).

Low action, perfect for me, I use an Eric Clapton-esque light touch (about the only thing I have in common with him, cept he looks like my grandpa :D )so I need LOW action because I dont press very hard and I dont "attack" the strings, I "play" them.

Well since this was done by a pro (the guy who was the previous owner was a professional guitarist) I wish I could give an 11 here, stock? Oh lord, 2007 USAs might as well have epiphone on the headstock. But since Im rating the one I have, another 10, mostly because it feels played, in fact, more so than the VOS historics (my favorite feature of historics is the already broken in feel), the frets are low and even, the neck is thinner than thin because its been played. Its coated in poly, I wish it was nitro, but at least they dont pull a fender and make it into a tank.

I dont play live, the person before me did, so what am I supposed to put? Its obviously able to withstand live playing becuase its done it. I suppose thats the ultimate test isnt it?

If Gibson can do one thing right, its that they usually dont break and fall apart.

I wouldnt gig with a stock classic, they just dont make em like they used to do.

HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHA yeah I bought it used from Guitar Center.

If it breaks, well Ill try and get a good luthier to fix it, but I doubt it would retain the magic, I wouldnt take a replacement if they offered, but Im giving them a No Opinion because I didnt get the guitar new.

Now here is where I differ from most people, Ive only played for about 3/4 of a year, this is my second electric, my first being a standard mexi strat, becuase of the price the gibbys are generally played by older guys who have played a while and the epis are thrust on us university types. Im lucky, I can afford a gibson and a marshall, not everyone can, but if you have the money I HIGHLY suggest that you at least take a look.

If it were lost and stolen I would actually cry. See, this is a special guitar. I went and played every gibson I could find locally and THIS was the one that spoke to me, the sound that comes out of this thing justifies its price 5 times over. To be honest, this guitar is irreplacable, like a good dog. The truth is I probably wouldnt replace this with another classic, that is gibsons fault, I would get a historic 59 (big frets, oval shape neck) and have it shaved down to be ultra thin like this, and it would be this ones sister. Gibsons are special, they arent made like fenders, you cant just "replace" one, you have to go find one that can make you happy but it WONT be the same one.

As far as Im concerned, the guitar is perfect, every issue has been fixed by someone who knew what they were doing, so the stupid stuff gibby pulls at the factory has been done right and I cant really find any fault with the guitar as it is. Classics are rubbish as of 2007, this is an older one so there you have it.

This one won a big shootout, it beat; 58 plain top VOS, 59 historic, 1960 plain top lemonburst, 1960 VOS historic, alpine white les paul custom, ebony les paul custom, 2007 silverburst classic, 2007 cherry classic, 2007 cherry standard, John Mayer Strat, Eric Clapton Strat, Eric Johnson Strat, American Strat.

It was really down to the 58 and this, but I have small hands and fretting chords on a 58 causes me thumb discomfort. Had I not found this, I would have had the neck shaved on the 58.

I wish it had a coffee maker, other than that, some real 50s pafs might be cool but I like it as is.

Spend your time when you look for a gibson, close your eyes and ignore what it says on the headstock or what it looks like, just play, listen, and one will find you.

2006 Les Paul Classic, Wine Red with Nickel hardware. 1960 engraved on the scratchplate. Beautiful finish, American car manufacturers could learn a thing or two from Gibson about how to make something pretty. The wine red is just beutiful, and brings out the woodgrain below. Be nice to have a flame top but this is a good second best! Features have been covered below, but I have a couple of gripes. The stock pickups I like, but they lack the ability to be coil tapped, which is a shame. It would be nice to have a single coil in the neck for a bit more versatility. Also, I know its a classic style, but really, is there anything wrong with putting the cable jack on the front?

A lovely Les Paul sound. I'm playing this through a mesa F-30 head and 2x12 recto widebody cab, and I have to say its a great match. I don't use any distortion pedal cause for rock rhythm and blues the classic puts out enough to overdrive the mesa quite nicely. I get a nice lead tone out of it too, but nothing extreme. Clean tones are nice and bright, but the lack of a single coil lets it down in that regard. All in all very playable. Just make sure you have a good tube amp! Anything less and you're wasting your time with an expensive guitar

Had the action re set low when I bought it, its nice and low with no buzzing unless you play slap bass on it! The "slim neck" is really a "slimmer" neck. I've only got little hands so it still feels fairly large to me. The finish is good, but not perfect - the binding on the frets is a little sloppy in places, but thats what I was expecting from a yankee guitar. The bridge, stop bar and tuners are rock solid which is what I was expecting, and I am satisfied with that.

There was some belt wear on the back, but this was a display model so it was worth it for the price.

I got schaller locks put on, the stock buttons were a joke. Seems very dependable so far, but I've only had it a couple of weeks so we will see. I bought the guitar for stage use so I certaintly hope it will withstand live use. I would not gig without a backup unless I could learn to restring a guitar in under 10 seconds!

Like I said, haven't had it long enough, and the dealer I got it from is ace. Trumps Music in Sydney, check em out!

I've been playing for about 5 years. I've got a Maton MS520 through a Laney LC15R. The Maton (which is essentially the same as the MS500 - there a plenty of reviews) is excellent, and you'd be mad not to get one if you're in Oz. I bought the Les Paul cause I wanted a second guitar with a bit more presence that the maton and it certaintly has that. I'm satisfied. I'd rate this higher but for the price. These are selling in Australia for about A$4000! For that price I could get a deluxe strat and pretty good acoustic. However, if you want that Les Paul sound, you gotta get a Les Paul.

If it was stolen I'd buy another with the insurance proceeds.

I have a 2002 in Heritage Cherry SB, 496 & 500 pickups, 60s profile neck, blah, blah, blah. All the LP Classics are made in Memphis, TN of course, and all feature rosewood necks, mahogany back and neck, and maple tops. Mine isn't a fancy AAA flame or anything, but nice and vintage lookins.

Sounds great through anything I've plugged into. Its quiet until you play it, then its as loud as your amp will push. I get pretty much any sound I want to dial in. OK, here's something you might consider if you've read some of these reviews about the pickups sounding too distorted and such - Those guys evidently don't know how to pick out a guitar. I played mine at guitar center BEFORE buying it; I actually sat down in front of a fender tube amp, plugged it up and played. . . .and played . . . and played. What a strange concept. Get the picture? On a distorted setting on the amp, lo and behold it sounded distorted! On a clean setting it sounded clean. Go friggin' figure! I wouldn't have bought it if I didn't like it, would you? I certainly wouldn't pay big bucks for a guitar, then bring it home and use Harmony Central for a soap box to stand on and basically say "Hey everybody, look at me. I'm an dumbass! I went and played this guitar, didn't like it, then paid $1700 for it. Here's why I didn't like it". How does it feel being STUPID?! OK,back to the guitar: Personally, I like the pickups and that was a contributing factor. Giving a poor rating on this axe because the pickups don't sound as shimmery as 57 pafs or Seth Lovers is like complaining about an electric razor because it won't slice tomatoes. The pickups do what they were designed for. I've played all my life, ar at least since I was old enough to wrap my hand around my Dad's guitar, and I was looking for a good rock guitar. This was and still is it. I've had it for 2 years now and still can't wait to get it out of the case in the evening. It plays as nice as my other LP which has the 57s, but it does drive the amp a lot harder, kinda like comparing a Porsch 911 with a Lexus. Both are great cars, just way different.

The action from the factory was fine, but I adjusted it a little for my own taste. Actually, I raised it just a little, not because it was buzzing (which it wasn't), but because I like to a little room to dig in when I'm playing. I lowered the neck pickup a little which gave it a sweeter sound, then adjusted the poles to get an even sound on the strings. I know that sounds odd to lower a pickup after raising the strings, but it helped tame the neck pickup in case I want to get mellow. The intonation was fine, but I had to tweak it once I raised the strings. The finish is virtually flawless, no complaints. I've heard more than one complaint about the stock tuners, but this one stays tuned, so I'm leaving them alone. Maybe I just picked a good guitar, you think? Or, maybe they really can be problematic. Anyway, so far, so good.

This guitar will withstand anything I'll ever put it through. My dad's old Gibson withstood me banging on it and, after 65 years, it still stays in tune, the neck hasn't warped, and the finish, well, the finish is all beat to hell. That last part didn't sound too good, but its true. I was hard on it because I didn't know any better. "Are the strap buttons solid?", the review asks. "No" I declare, because I always take them off as soon as I get a guitar and replace them with strap locks! Actually, they're still solid, they're just not on the guitar anymore. As for using this without a backup, yes. However, I always take a backup in case I break a string. "Can I depend on it?" Did OJ really do it? Does Dolly Parton sleep on her side? Did Clinton have sex with that woman? Of course I can depend on it. I can depend on pretty much any guitar for that matter, but this one actually sounds good in addition to being dependable. You know, that's kind of a dumb question: Can you depend on it? What's it supposed to do - burst into flames or something? I've had guitars that I wish could do that, but this ain't the one.

Never had any issues, but the warranty is good for life. I've dealt with Gibson only once in the past (I bought an ES-137 and the pickups were wired backwards; they fixed it within a week) and they've been very helpful in the past, so I trust they'll take care of me if I have any problems with this guitar.

Been playing for 41 years. I own this guitar, and a Gibson Les Paul antique limited issue, an ES-137 Custom, a couple of Telecasters, a Strat (which I'm selling this week; never been able to bond with a Strat for some reason), and an ES-175 jazz box. If lost or stolen I'd save up and replace it with the same model. This is a great axe, what can I say? Mine only weighs 7lbs 6 oz. which is a relief, but I don't mind the heavier LPs either. My suggestion would be not to buy one of these off eBay unless the seller has a return policy. By all means, play one first to see if you like the features. You might prefer 57 classics, or a 50s syle neck, or a different guitar altogether. If you play it and don't just love it right away, don't bother with it. Personally, I couldn't be more pleased with a guitar, but that's me. And that's all folks!

This is a 2001 honeyburst model that I'm glad I got when I did--in 2003, the year they first jumped from 1399.00 to 1649.00 in the summer and by late fall they were coming in at 1999.00--frickin' thieving bastards at Gibson! Features are typical Les Paul. Slim Taper 60s style neck. Decent weight for a LP. The tuners have turned out not to be very dependable--they're the vintage green kluson style and they don't hold tune very well--especially the g-string. The "Hot" ceramic humbuckers that came stock had to go--too sterile for me. I dislike the inlays--they're kind of a nicotined yellow in certain light, and puke green in others-I would like pearl instead of plastic or acrylic or whatever these are. I'm not going to ding it too bad for features here though--they certainly are Les Paul features, I just wish they would have used different tuners, pickups and inlays. This guitar, for all practical purposes, is a LP Standard.

First of all, this guitar, after an extensive set-up (see below), has great primary tone--i.e. the resonance is lively from headstock to body, projects nicely for a solid body when it's unplugged. Like I said above, the stock pickups were too sterile for me, powerful, yes, and passable/adequate, yes, but not the tone I was looking for in a Les Paul. I grew up listening to all the first and second wave of Les Paul blues and rock players (Clapton, Beck, Page, Allman, Gibbons,Frampton,etc.) The stock pups will NOT give you that tone (Gibson didn't design the guitar to, they wanted to market it as a vintagefied 'hot modern screamer')BUT I wanted that tone. So I put in some Duncan Antiquities (7.5 at neck, 8.5 at bridge) and they absolutely NAIL the sound of the classic Les Paul that I grew up on--they really do--I LOVE THEM. They sound really good with every amp I plug them into--from JC 120s to Small mid-sixties Epiphone/Gibson tube amps. This guitar is extremely versatile and will do Jazz, Blues, Rock, R&B, Hard Rock,country and even metal with the right pedals. I'm going to give this a ten for after the mod--it was a 7.5-8 before that.

Well, here's the thing: the guitar's hanging on the wall and the dealer I bought it from wanted to move it, so they said 1250.00 out the door (1180.00 before taxes). So, since I noticed that the new ones they were hanging on the wall from the shipment they just got in were sporting price tags of 1650.00, I said I'd check it out. I really liked the guitar and I could tell it was a keeper, but the problem was it had fret buzz that wouldn't go away without putting too much relief in the neck and/or raising the action too high. Basically the guitar tech had to do a complete redress of the frets and clean up the nut work (recut it). After that, it played great and is the perfect combo of action, resonance and playability. But Gibson shouldn't have let this come out of the factory like that, even though it DID come with a card that said "inspected b xyz"--don't know why they even bother with that BS--Gibson needs better QC and more consistency in their products.

This guitar has withstood live playing, and despite a few dings (very small) and belt worming (but not through the finish) It's been solid but I am careful with it and wipe it down, etc. I also immediately replaced the dinky strap buttons with some locks, now I know the thing is not gonna fall off the strap easily.

Don't know

With the set-up, the pickup and strapbutton swaps, I'll give it a 10--it's like magical and mystical, sounds beautiful, plays great, super tone--everything I would want from a Les Paul except ebony fret board, real pearl. Before the mods, a seven. Another note, I feel mine was a fantastic value, especially compared to what they're going for now, which is one of the biggest ripoff/cons I've encountered.

Gibson Les Paul Clasic 2003. No need to go through the bits and pieces.

Main reason for this review really. I have to admit to being most shocked as to how bloody powerfull the pickups were. I purchased the guitar as I have wanted one for many years and was able at last to do so. It went for a set-up came to band practice and damn near blew every ones head off. Even the Marshall Stack was shocked!

In all seriousness though, after many years of playing, I was quite shocked at the Pickups. Very harsh to my ears and not really that controllable from the pots. One set of Seth Lovers later and my Guitar is now what I wanted. I spent a lot of time looking for one of these that had been built well, full knowing that the custom shop stuff was out of my reach. so for the asking price and a set of good humbuckers I now think the guitar is a peach and sounds just like it should. It cleans up really well on a driven amp and there are plenty of sounds to be had from the pots themselves. An old friend of mine once said that less is more with pickups and I really think he was spot on.

I mark the sound of the stock instrument as a 5 purely on the basis of the sounds I got when first playing it, however, any of you metalers out there, those ceramic pickups are bang on if you want massive grunt.

Again, a 5. Full setup, frets dressed, ends flattened, nut re cut and the Guy in the shop wondered why I wouldn,t pay the full asking price? It just goes to show that these guitars in order to be bang on need to cost a lot more. I accept that Gibson is a business and as such have to have entry level product but the basic fact is that the likes of Yamaha, Squire ect who are chasing the entry level Guitarist are turning out product at a 10th of the price with much better standard of set up.It should have a good standard of setup if not from the factory, then from the shop. Perhaps Gibson should be lowering the cost to shops and getting them to perform a decent grade of setup.

Its going to look well battered in 5 years and so it should, it's not to hang in a room, it's to play. Gibson put really awfull lacquer on the neck, indeed it will take 20 years to cure properley, but thats the buzz. They,ve always been like this and thats what we want. Peter Greens looked like shit and sold for a million quid lately! play it dont fawn over it.

No dealings......yet!

Love it to bits, play it everyday and will till I drop. I like most of you have had all sorts over the years. Right now, a battered strat, the gibbo, a tele, and a yam 812 give me everything I could ever need but I have to admit to this one being a bit special I don't know what it is but as soon as I play it it feels like joining a special club...its just so damn sexy.

Low figures for other bits but as far as the overall rating goes it's got to be a ten. If you want a slice of Rock and Roll cool get an LP its just to good to miss.

Mine is a honey burst finish that looks spectacular. Very nicely done in typical Gibson quality. It's a year 2003, reissue of the 1960, including 60's style slim (tapered) neck and cream colored pickguard with "1960" written on it. Nice cream colored binding around the guitar. Had to replace the tuners it came with. They didn't keep the guitar in tune very well, so I bought Grover tuners and had them put on...big improvement. The heavier Grovers also added better balance to the guitar, as the thin neck along with the plastic tuners seem to cause the body end of the guitar to be much heavier than the neck side which isn't a big deal when standing. But when sitting and playing, the guitar was a minor hastle to balance on my leg. The addition of the heavier tuners made the balance better (although not perfect). Head angle is 17 degrees, which is optimal for sustain, of which you'll get plenty of from this guitar. Maple top, mohogany back. Very appealing to the eye. Neck feel is stupendous. Has a great feel, straight neck, low action, easy string bends.

I play mostly rock, pop and blues. This guitar has very hot pickups from the factory- 498 & 500 ceramic uncovered pickups. They really growl, but not so much that they don't still have the trademark Les Paul sound. I use either a Music Man 100 watt, or a Peavey 5150 120 watt amp and the guitar sounds nice and warm out of either. I don't use many effects...I let the Les Paul speak for itself without many modifications aside from a touch of flanger once in a while. Love the toggle switch in the "up" position..wow, what a great tone! Also sounds hot, crisp in the "down" position. But I rarely use the middle position...doesn't seem to sound as good that way.

Finish is excellent as noted above, as well as binding. Setup from factory is fine, neck was straight. I did lower the action a touch on my own, but that is just due to personal preference. The only flaw on the guitar is that the truss rod is slightly damaged. It's difficult to adjust the neck due to this imperfection, but not impossible. Very sweet looking guitar from all angles. Even the back side looks great.

I do play it live often, and it's a workhorse. Doesn't just look nice, it also is durable, made to last. Nice heavy, dense wood which I like. Some people don't like heavy guitars, but I do. Dense wood is great for tone and sustain. The only issue I have is mentioned above, that I replaced the tuners because they didn't keep the guitar in very good tune. Get Grovers installed and you'll be impressed.

Have not dealt with customer service.

I've played about 20 years and own a Hamer Duotone, Tele, Guild acoustic, ESP bass, and Dillion acrylic guitar. If stolen/lost I would replace it with something similar or the same. Love the look, the feel, and the sound. Dislike the original tuners & broken trus rod. Favorite feature is the honey burst finish...love that color! I did compare other Les Pauls and this had the hot pickups I wanted.

I am writing this review on a 2000 Gibson Les Paul Classic. I bought the guitar on ebay about 3 weeks ago.

The features on this guitar are prety standard as far as les pauls go. Two tone, two volume, three-way toggle for the pickups. The pickups are the 496R and 500T humbuckers, Gibson's hottest pickups. The guitar comes standard with a 60's neck which is thin and very playable, the neck is also very fast. The body is mahogany with a non-figured, two piece, maple top. The neck is a solid piece of mahogany.
I rated this guitar a 10. There is only one upgrade on gibson les pauls, and that is a flame maple top, which, being a visual thing and having no affect on tone whatsover, makes no difference to me.

I play a variety of music, covering jazz, bluses, classic rock (hendrix and santana), ska, a bit of punk, and my own mix of those listed. I use a marshall DSL 100 with a 2-12 cab, also a marshall. The pedals i use tend to vary, and mainly include an overdrive (to boost the signal for leads only, i definately like the marshall crunch as-is), a uni-vibe (for hendrix-like warbling leads), a wah, a boss delay, and a volume pedal.

This guitar can cover ANYTHING, enough said. I have found that the pickups are perfectly matched to get the classic, warm, blusey sounds from the neck, and hot, saturated leads that cut through anything from the bridge. The pickups are very hot, however, a warm, crystal clean tone is easily found just by rolling back the volume to arround 5 or a little below. The guitar does have a slight hum, but that is un-noticible when playing at any real volume.

When I got the guitar, i was extremely pleased to find that the tone was extremely bright, chimey, and rich. The bass notes sung and complemented the highs very nicley. This guitar is very bassy, it could double as a bass for the lower strings, a nice touch =).

I cannot make any comments on the original setup, however i can say that all the components were still in very good working order.

This guitar is like a rock, period. It weighs a ton, but that weight comes with two benefits: SUSTAIN and durability. I would trust this guitar to withstand a gig better than all my other guitars, including two strats and a sg. The strap buttons had been replaced on my guitar before i bought it and it now has straplocks, which I strongly suggest. Les Paul's are as much instruments as investments.. any 2-grand guitar is worth protecting.

I spoke to a gibson customer support person to varify the serial number on my guitar, cuz you never know these days with the chinese look-alikes.
The person was a big help, but gibson seems to be in short supply for customer support as i waited on the phone for what seemed like forever until i got a person to help me.

I have been playing for seven years, and one day I said to myself.. "I think its time to get what I've been waiting for..", and that was a gibson les paul. This guitar ROCKS, I wouldnt trade it for the world. It is reliable, beautiful, and most of all, it sounds amazing... Think Jimmy Page or Slash, it meets their tone perfectly, maybe because its the same guitar they use??? I personally love the pickups on this guitar, but I have read many reviews where people have been upset with the fact that they are too hot and were muddy. I have a few things to say about this.. This guitar is NOT muddy, if it seems muddy to you, its either your amp, worn out strings, or you just dont know what muddy sounds like. Each note sings clear when I play, so I cant understand why people say this guitar is muddy.. Now a word on the pickups. If the pickups are too hot on your guitar, check the distance between the strings.. f.y.i.. if you cant even fit your pick between them, you might want to consider lowering them. When i got this guitar, the pickups were so high that the strings were buzzing on them, and, the tone was a bit harsh. BUT, as soon as I lowered them, the gates of heaven opened and this guitar sang!

If this guitar were stolen, I would do two things.. Cry, and find the guy who took it from me. It was definately worth the price I paid, I almost feel like I was the one doing the stealing.

This Les Paul is the same as the Standard just hotter pickups...Great hardcase and a spair pickguard included.

I use my Les Paul Classic with a Laney LV200 and a Boss DS-2. Waiting to get a couple more pedals but I think the stuff on my amp is good enough for the mean time. I totally love the sound of this gutiar. I play all kinds of music and it suits me well. But, I usually play Blues and Rock music so the pickups are just awesome with the distortion and overdrive I use.

Everything is great. Action is nice and low. The Brite Wire strings bend quite well to my surprie. I love the neck cause its nice and wide unlike the Squier Strat I own.

Well...This guitar is real durable. I knocked it a couple of times and it didn't even have not even a small dent on it. I think I would still use it with a backup just in case a string snaps or something. You never know would you.

Never dealed with them and I hope I won't need to. Anyways, this thing is built to last isn't it?

This guitar overall is a really great guitar. Compared to my Strat, this guitar beats it hands down and more. I just wish it would just be a little less pricey. But other than that, great gutiar.