Gibson Les Paul Standard Plus

2003 Les Paul Standard Plus in Lightburst. Has light flame in the maple top, which shows best in bright light. I prefer flame tops, but not highly decorated. Has the new Burstbucker pickups which I think are the cats ass. I put a pick guard on mine because I hate Les Pauls without the infamous pick guard; they just don't look like Les Pauls to me without them. Blah, blah with the rest of the features.

The tone is sweet for clean jazz and blues, and kicks major ass for rock and metal. The Burstbuckers have a nice amount of bite and pick attack while still sounding thick. Nice balance throughout the tone from low to high. This guitar sustains longer and intonates far better than any guitar I've owned in the 25 years I've been playing. Sounds better than my stock 1960 Les Paul from 1999.

Factory setups are ass as most of us already are aware. That's fine with me, because I take much pride in setting them up myself. This guitar's fret work is lame. For a guitar costing $2,000. the fret work should be phenomenal. In this case, it's a good thing I prefer high action, otherwise there's buzzes all over the fuckin' place.

Here's a tip folks: if you sight down the neck from the bridge and notice the bass side has a deeper curve than the treble side, or likewise, the treble side appears straighter than the bass side, DON'T BUY THAT LES PAUL!! And don't be screwed into believing that the bass side SHOULD bow more because the string tension on that side is higher, that's bullshit (see the back of a pack of D'Addario's for the tension rating for the low E string). Take a look at the higher priced Fenders or Ibanez, or something like that- both sides of the neck should be EVEN on both sides!

Great. Among the most durable.

Been playing for 25+ yeras, much of it pro. I've had a Les Paul for every decade, and each has had fret problems and nothings else. Otherwise, they are among the most beautiful electric guitars made in the USA to date. The tone remains unparalleled, and in the case of the Plus models with the new Burstbucker pickups, are about as tonally versatile as 2-humbucker guitars get.

Buy one now, but beware of the frets!

2002 Les Paul Standard Premium Plus. BurstBucker V Pickups with Alcino magnets. Beautiful AAA flame Maple top. Great working Klunson tuners and a much improved case.

A true classic. I love these BurstBucker pickups to death. They totally resemble those old vintage pickups that I've played. Sounds great on any amp and a wide variety of tone can be achieved easily

Bought it used so it had quite a few dings but none too extreme. Pickups and action are perfect. Its a Desert Burst AAA flame top and it looks absolutely fabulous. Electronics are impeccable.

No doubt a super solid guitar. I will always keep this baby.

I have been playing for nearly six years and this is by far the best guitar I have ever played. It is about a million times better that my Squire Strat. I just love its timeless beauty and superior sound. Beautiful.

2001 model Les Paul Standard Plus. Made in USA. You know the features already. 490R and 498T alnico humbuckers. Beautiful AA flame top with Heritage Cherry Sunburst finish. Chrome Grover tuners. Came with tan Gibson case. I love the Grover tuners. Never been a big fan of Klusons, which some favor for their "vintage appeal". They look cheap and don't work as well as Grovers.

I play mostly hard rock (Turbonegro, Supersuckers, classic AC/DC, Stooges, MC5) Occasionally I'll throw in a little blues or country/rockabilly. Great sound. It's a Les Paul. What more can I say?
I plug this baby straight into my Mesa/Booogie Mark IV. Sounds just beautiful cranked. The Les Paul is the finest guitar for hard rock playing, bar none.

OK, here's where I start complaining. The factory setup on this guitar was horrible. Intonation was off and had quite a bit of fret buzz. Guitar Center paid to have it set up by a guy who used to work for them. He did a lousy job. Still had some fret buzz when he was done. The guy had the nerve to tell me it was because I picked the strings too hard! Sorry, I know fret buzz when I hear it. I ended up paying to have it set up properly. Now that it has a proper setup, it's a fantastic guitar.

Again, this is a Les Paul. Quality workmanship and materials throughout. I depend on this guitar like I depend on my Mother. I take a backup (Les Paul Studio) with me on gigs, in addition to my two Teles, only because I tend to break strings.

I didn't deal with Gibson directly. Guitar Center's support was OK. They did have it set up for me free of charge, even though the guy did a poor job.

I've been playing for almost 26 years. During this time, I've accumulated a small arsenal of guitars. It's my fourth Gibson and by far the best. I also have a couple of Teles, two Yamaha acoustics, Yamaha bass and a Sho-Bud pedal steel. The Les Paul Standard Plus is the crown jewel of my collection. By far my favorite. I didn't do a lot of comparison shopping when I bought it. I knew I had to have this guitar as soon as I saw it. This has been my dream guitar since I was a kid. I've always lusted after the Les Pauls played by Ace Frehley and Jimmy Page.

It looks like any other standard plus, which is to say GORGEOUS, and has the same equipment.

The neck pickup sings like an angel, and the bridge pickup can sound like the devil himself. These sound better (in my opinion) than the "classic" LP pickups.

Not a scratch or blemish on it. For being a AA top, it looks as good as any AAA or AAAA top I've seen in 20 years of playing.

Like everyone else says, built like a tank. Put straplocks on it, and that's all it needs.

Never had a need

Been playing 20 years. Run this through a Boogie Studio Pre, a Korg A3, and into a pair of Kustom amps. Used to have a rack full of gear and a floor covered with pedals to get the sound from these 3.

It is honestly the best playing and sounding guitar I've ever seen. Even above my Jackson custom.

Buy from A Plus (www.aplusguitars.com), best prices by far, and they are super-helpful. But hurry, they only had a few left. And I might just pick up another one.

2001 Les Paul Standard plus made in USA all the standard Les Paul features(490r and 498t hums, normal electronics) Got mine in vintage sunburst, looks like the old tobacco burst Les Pauls. Its your typical Les Paul, an absolutly amazing guitar.

I play all kinds of music, and this guitar suits many styles. The neck pickup has a dark, great clean sound, and sounds really fat and lush on overdrive. The bridge pickup sounds awesome for riffs, power chords and really cutting leads. Has a very rich and full sound I play through a marshall AVT-50 halfstack and these two just love each other. All together, sound is the main reason the Les Paul has been popular for 50 years.

The guitar was set up almost perfect when I got it. The action was very nice and low, making the guitar incredibly easy to play. The bridge pickup was a little high for me, so I lowered it. The flamed maple top is gorgous, and natural mahogany back is beautiful. There is a little string buzz on the low E but you can't hear it through the amp, so I'm gonna leave it.

Everything on this guitar seems sturdy enough to withstand playing live. I might get strap locks because I dont want to chance dropping the guitar on the ground! I would use it with out back up if I had to, but you never know when your gonna break a string.

Didn't talk to gibson at all.

Im 16 and been playing for four years. I own a marshall AVT-50 halfstack, a fender Lead 2, a univox acoustic, and an Ibanez stagestar. I would buy this guitar again if something happened to it. I have a feeling Im going o use Les Pauls the rest of my life. I love the neck, the feel of the carved top and the whole body. It is a work of art to create art on in my opinion. As Les Paul himself said about the Les Paul guitar. "All the other guitars are just planks of wood compared to it"

well the finish was beutiful i had a vintage sunburst which are awesome, umm as far as the action, well i always drop the strings colser to the neck to get better playing anyways so that didnt matter for me. All the hardware was great and i have no complaints

this guitar is built well and i would gig with it woithout a backup, if i had enough money to gig with a backup i would get another les paul.

customer support is awesone, i called once and they rock they are nice and helpful and take there time with you.

Well, this is by far the best guitar i have ever owned, i have been playing for 5 years and i love the guitar, umm i am very much into blues rock, I play out of a fender deville 212 and its a great combo. The tone is awesome especially coupled with a tube amp, i would defineately recommend this guitar ro anhyone planning on getting a guitar

2001 Gibson Les Paul Std Plus
AA Solid Maple Flame Top in Light Burst
TuneOMatic
Medium-Jumbo frets
Grover tuners
50's style Fat neck, rosewood fretboard (light color...looks closer to the Pao Ferro on my SRV strat in color)
Gibson Hard shell case

Hey IT'S A LES PAUL!!... THE GUITAR BY WHICH ALL OTHERS ARE JUDGED!!!The factory pick-ups are better than I thought. Most of the reviews for the 490/498T are bad, but with my current set up ( Les paul into a TS-9, into a Vox wah, into a Peavey Classic 50 212, with a Alesis Midiverb IV used in the effects loop for Reverbs and a slight delay) This guitar soulds great. I probably will replace the pick ups with Lindy Fralin PAFS to give this Paul a more "vintage tone". This guitar from the factory sounds great playing everything from early Zepplin to Creed. Only reason I'm giving it a 9 instead of the Ten is because I know I will change the Pick ups.

The set up was great! perfect intonation across the neck, low action. Mine is set up with factory strings ( 009-046 ) plays smooth as silk. Finish is Amazing....you would swear it was a custom shop Les Paul.

I have been playing Les Pauls since my first purchase in 1978. The hardware seems solid, has a metal jack plate,nashville style bridge/stop tail piece. This guitar is a keeper! the finish is flawless, and everything is about as perfect as Ive ever seen on a non custom shop model.

Never had to deal with Gibson in over 20 years of owning Gibson Guitars. Like all Les Pauls, this has a Lifetime Warranty. I must plug the guys at A plus Guitars. All are very helpful. Ken. Mark George...you guys are the best! Giving this rating to A-plus guitars!!

I've been playing for over 25 years now, and this is the best Les Paul I've ever played or owned, period! The top is amazing, it is suppose to be a AA flame, but it is closer to a AAA top, and looks better than the tops on the '58 reissues, and better than most of the '59 reissues I've seen. I would HIGHLY recoomend the color that I purchased, Light burst. It truly looks like a "aged" 59 pauls top. The pictures on the web do not due the top justice. The guys at Aplus Guitars have a great web site that shows all the Les Pauls they have in stock, and it was easy for me to find my perfect top. I wanted a guitar that looked as close to Jimmy Page's as possible, and you would swear that this was Pages "Number #1" !

2001 Les Paul Standard Plus,Made in the great USA!,Im sure you know all the features of this fine guitar so i wont elaborate.

At first,i didnt care for the pickups,which is a 490 front and 498 in back, but a little dialing in of the amp and guitars volume and tone controls im beginning to like the sound very much! So far, I have found that if you go thru a distortion pedal, as i do, I needed to back off the distortion a bit, at first i cut to much and the treble seemed weak and thin, then i added a little more until finally achieved what i like. I like to control my amps volume thru the guitar because i find i need to run the amp up a bit to get it "workin", i now find that i get a great rock crunch from my guitars volume from 3 on up to 7ish so this is great leaving ample headroom for leads! The treble pot on the lead pickup is rather kurt,being that it drops of suddenly in treble below 8, which is right about where i keep it-you can do nice wah effects with it. I dont use any pedals other than my dist. pedals which i need because i set everything else up to be clean. The front pickup is very smooth and the loudness seems to be well balanced between the two pickups,not much drop off switching between the two but there is some, it also has great tone response to the vol. and tone pots.Great front pickup.There are some great sounds in there you just have to bring em out.

This is the best guitar i've bought in awhile that im pleased to say has a fantastic finish!, The clear is a fine thin coat though not so thin as the historics,much better than my '76 reissue explorer i have, you can see the grain wiggling thru a bit if you look at it in a sharp angle with good light. Very nice lightburst and not overly yellow which is hard to find,they seem to be yellow crazy at the factory! My favorite finishes from gibson are This one i have ,lightburst,the washed cherry which is on the historics and the faded cherrys and browns like they have on the sg series now, also on the double cut specials and jrs. I dont see any flaws that are worthy of mention, the only thing i can complain about is the neck tapers rather quickly from the 1st. fret to about the 4th. fret where it seems to be fairly the same from there on up.

I have played Les Pauls since '70, when i got a brand new custom and they fallen and did not break any where! rugged guitars!!~ The hardwareon this is solid, has a metal jack plate,nashville style bridge/stop tail piece. lasts a long time.

Great,they answer emails though it may take a few days as im sure they get hundreds if not thousands a day.

This MAY be come a collectible guitar, in 100 years or so as they are making a ton of em-but in my opinion,the flame top on mine is amazing! It has all the up grades that were commonly done to real 58's 59's 60's such as metal jack plate, grover tuners,nashville bridge etc by players back then only manufactured with modern methods to reduce manufacturing costs. This may be the last year you see wide binding in the cutaway as they are now doing the narrow "historic style" binding on the 02's. SO should i have waited an gotten a '02? Hell no, i had a historic 59 and the top and color of this Plus blows it away!! I see the suggested retail has also come down $300.00 on the 02's but your gonna pay more for an 02 anyway! So really the only thing i can do is play the daylights out of this one an not worry as the cost was low by todays standards anyways. Though it would have been nice to have the thin binding but then i'd have to go get a set of tuners anyways.But,the top and color is amazing!! doubt ill find a better one in a hundred years! I have been playing Les pauls for 35+ years,too late to stop now!!

The model I bought is a Light Burst finish, made in '01. Impressive (massive) one-piece mahogany body. All the standard LP features dating back to '55. Rosewood fingerboard. Thin and high frets, but plays very fast and the intonation is excellent. Notes ring out like you'd expect with out buzzes, etc. The 50's style neck is substantial but not as beefy as I expected. Came with a pickguard, but no mounting screws. I installed mine because I don't want to scratch up the exceptional finish. Keep in mind that the tops on these guitars are AA grade. Within the "A" system there are also grades, so there is a lot of variation from top to top. A-Plus guitars shows 2 photos of each one in their inventory. If you have a color printer, download the images of the guitars you are interested in and compare them side by side, narrowing down your choices as you go. Also keep in mind that your #1 choice may have already been sold.

The sound is perfect. It's a Les Paul. The pickups are well matched for a versatile overall sound. Beautiful and bluesy and great overdriven.

Action fit and finish were very good on the model I purchased. No flaws in the finish at all. Good attention to detail.

Built incredibly well.

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Feature vs. price: It's hard to beat. I've been playing since 1977. My first "real" guitar was a Les Paul copy. There's no comparison to the "real" thing! Call A-plus and buy with confidence. They get 4 stars for service.

2001 Gibson Les Paul Std Plus
AA Solid Maple Flame Top in Desert Burst
TuneOMatic
Grover tuners
Fat neck, rosewood --unbelievably playable and comfortable.
Les Paul Case
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I'm playing modern rock, classic rock, and blues. I wanted something to compliment my Fender Strat and I found it. I use a Line6 Flextone II Plus. Humbuckers mean no hum and it's true, believe it. The sound is classic Les Paul, full, chesty tone which means rock n roll. It's heavy, but not uncomfortable.

Don't know about the factory setup cuz it was setup before it got to me. The action was low, the intonation great. No flaws.

Live playing --no doubt.
Hardware, it better. But it seems to be durable.
Finish is amazing.
Strap buttons are small. Install straplocks, it's a no brainer.
Dependability - 10!
Gig without a backup? Of course, but I would bring my strat for other types of songs anyway.

Never dealt with the company, don't know.

I've played on and off for about 5 years and have played seriously these past two. I'm in a band now and loving it. I sold a classical, an acoustic, and a squire strat to get this beauty which didn't make much of dent in price, but it was worth it. I would absolutely buy it again if it were stolen. I love the finish, the tone, the overall look --classic LP. Nothing I hate about it. My strat is more versatile, but doesn't have EVERYTHING. What is missing is what the Les Paul fills in. This guitar is a keeper. I wouldn't pay the retail price of $3500 for it, but $1460 is more realistic and is comparable to high-end guitars like a stratocaster. If you can afford it, by all means get one. You will not be disappointed. It's really not a hard decision.