Gibson Les Paul Vintage Mahogany

Mine is the faded cherry with Alnico 5 BurstBucker Pro pickups. Nothing fancy except the trapazoid fret markers. It's really just a LP studio model with upgraded pickups and downgraded finish. It came with a hardshell case.

I never really try to duplicate an exact sound so these pickups are fine for me. I play it through a Fender Blues Junior. Nothing like a humbucker and a tube amp.

This is my third Gibson electric and every one was set up pretty much the same which is fine for me. The finish is red stain in a matte finish. The wood grain shows through. It's not uniform across the front thus the faded name. It actually looks lighter where a guitar would wear naturally. This finish must save quite a bit of labor time explaining the great price.

I've never had a problem with any of my Gibsons.

I've emailed Gibson twice in the past and they replied in reasonable time with helpful answers.

Whoever came up with the idea of a cost saving less labor intense finish is a genius. For the same price I could have gotten a much more ornate foreign made guitar than this one. I paid $800 for an American made Gibson guitar. I priced the components for and American made, unfinished mahogany carved top,trapazoid inlays,Alnico 5 BurstBucker Pro pickups,and hardshell case and it cost more than this guitar. And Gibson built this one. If you want a fancy guitar this is not for you.This is a bare bones American made Gibson Les Paul.

Gibson Les Paul Vintage Mahagony guitar in walnut color (limited run only through Guitar Center in this color-not faded cherry). I bought one and was totally dissappointed with the finish. It had a burned mark at the based of the body and around the head stock. Very sloppy glue work. I returned it to another store and found one in perfect shape. Much better. I have heard that Gibson does not have the best reputation for putting out quality guitars with high consistancy. My new one is perfect though. Low action (had a pro set-up) with rounded neck. Very easy to play. The back of the neck has a mat finish which is actually faster than the high gloss necks that wear out anyways over time found on standards and customs.

The sound is good. I play jazz, reggae, blues and funk. I like the bursbucker pick-ups. They sound deep and full yet bright enough to get a variety of sounds. Burst-buckers are the standard now for Lp standards. Very nice pick-up.

The first one I bought would fail this catagory miserably. Terrible finish and construction. The one I traded it in for (identical model) was in perfect shape. It needed to be set up like most gibsons do, to my liking. I find it easy to play and pretty good quality. Not as good as a more expensive standard or custom, but very nice none-the-less. Mahagony top gives a very rich deep tone that I prefer over twangy strats and tele's. For the money, you can't beat this les-paul.

Les Pauls are built like tanks. They last through the battles. I am always leary about the headstocks breaking off, but I have never had problems with any Les Pauls in the past. This guitar is pretty heavy and solid. I changed the strap buttons to Schaller locking buttons and upgraded the tuners to Grovers. I do this with all my instruments. No knock on Gibson, but the upgrades are a huge improvement over the factory parts. I have much more expensive guitars that I have done this to. An insurance policy for staying more in tune, and not having the guitar come crashing to the stage in the middle of a song.

Every time that I have called gibson, they have been very nice and supportive. Guitar center gladly took my Les Paul back and replaced it with one with a better finish and build quality.

I have been playing for about 15 years. I play everything from Jazz, to funk to reggea and blues. This guitar easily fits the bill, and what I like most about it is the vintage looking walnut finish. I have an old es-335 in this color and love it. Very conservative and cool. I can't stand that Icky cherry sunbust colors. Too flashy and cheeseball. All too common colors are boring and don't set the instrument apart. I don't know why gibson does not make Les Pauls with this color standard. The quality is gibson. It plays as nice as more expensive standards, but does not look as cheap as some of the other studios. This guitar is worth the money, but I would make sure that you see the one you are buying because of my experience with Gibson's inconsitant quality control. Some are bad, others are perfect.

USA made Gibson Les Paul. 22 frets, carved top mahogany finish, 2 burstbucker pro pickups, rosewood fretboard, tune o matic bridge, stock Gibson tuners, came with an awesome Gibson USA hardshell case. I fell in love with this beast at first sight.

I play rock, blues, whatever. Both pickups sound thick and juicy. Neck pickup is a low fuzzy growler and bridge pickup sounds clean and thick. BurstBucker pickups are usually found on $2000 LP standards. Not as twangy as my strat but thats not what you get a les paul for. Pure rock n roll. Think Kiss.

Set up was spot on from the factory. Nice low action with no buzz. I thought the guitar played better than the $1700 LP Classic. Much better. The big '59 style neck just fit my hand like a glove. The finish is a faded looking cherry - mahogany look. Cool. I think this guitar will age really nicely. If you want the sunburst and the binding go ahead and pay the extra grand.

Everything on this bad boy screams dependable. This is a solid workingman's guitar. I play just for fun and with friends so I am not a pro. But if I was a pro I would use this with full confidence.

Never dealt with Gibson, but they do have a really cool website.

I have a Fender Strat (Sqiuer) and sold my Godin SD to buy this giutar. I shopped and reasearched quite a bit before buying this unit. Looked at lots of Les Pauls on Ebay and at stores. Always wanted a real USA LP. Boy am I happy I got this one. The Godin was a good guitar but comparing it to the Les Paul is like comparing Filet mignon to cube steak. If stolen I would kill someone then go buy another. I play the guitar thru a Line 6 Spider II and can get any sound but country twang out of it. Thats what the Strat is for anyway. I strongly recommend this guitar for anyone who wants a REAL LES PAUL for under $1000. Couldnt be happier.

Basic Les Paul setup. 2 Burstbucker pro humbuckers, 2 vol., 2 tone controls. Absent is the quilt maple top, which is replaced by a slab of mahogany. Carved top. No binding either. Came with hardshell case.

I play bluesy hard rock and metal. Influences include Joe Perry, Ace Frehley, Dave Mustaine, Jimmy Page, Brad Whitford, and Jeff Young( former Megadeth guitarist). I used it with a Marshall AVT20 amp, which I love. Rich full sound on the vintage side. Not much variety but then again, it's a Les Paul. What I disliked was when I turned up the volume and gain on my Marshall (with the distortion circuit OFF) I couldn't get the darn thing to crunch up, not even a little. It fought to the death to stay clean. Not so with my JB equipped Epiphone Les Paul. Had to click on the gain circuit and keep it low to be able to play the early Kiss stuff off the first album.

It came equipped with very low quality strings, which I had to replace. Action was ok. Frets seemed a little sharp on the sides, especially between the 12th and 22nd frets. Tuning pegs were average, stock gibson. The neck tone control would not turn all the way down for some reason. Some thing was blocking it. I didn't mess with it. I never use the tone controls anyway. pICKUP selector was top notch.

Les Pauls are built like tanks. They survive. This one was heavy as all hell, which made it uncomfortable to play at times. The neck was very clubby feeling. I could not imagine shredding on this neck. I have small hands for a guy so this was a real problem for me. I had to struggle to play it. Not a good sign. You could depend on this definitely. But don't play a gig without a back up. However, I don't need to worry about this guitar not withstanding a live gig, since I ended up returning it. I had to think to myself, "Will this guitar help me to learn how to play better?" No. I could only imagine it holding me back. The damn thing was just too heavy, clunky and uncomfortable.

I have been playing for eleven years. My other gear is an Epiphone Les Paul Standard with flame top and Duncan humbuckers( JB and '59 ). I knicknamed it MONICA, after the angel on "Touched By An Angel." I am not a religious person at all, I just think Monica was very hot for an angel. Yeah, I know I'm strange-let's move on. My amp is a Marshall avt20-I love this amp. I also own a line six pod 2.0 which I hardly ever use. I wish I had the chance to try this guitar before I bought it. If it were stolen or lost I would get something else, something with a fast, slippery neck that's better suited to play fast, technical metal. I love Page and Frehley to itty bitty pieces, but I can't play the same guitar they use because it doesn't accomodate the way I play. God Bless them, the can play Les Pauls with ease. For the record, the epi is a lot easier to play. I returned it and am seriously considering getting a Peavey Quilt Top EVH Wolfgang special. But I will try it out first. All in all, if you pay 1000 dollars you expect a bit more than you get here. It did have great sound, though.