Better Than I Expected... | 2024 Gibson Custom Shop Kirk Hammett Signature 1989 Les Paul Custom
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Today we are going to review the 2024 released Gibson Kirk Hammett of Metallica Fame Signature 1989 Gibson Les Paul Custom. This is a (poor) recreation of his fabled '89 custom that he picked up during the ...And Justice For All Tour and used for Fade to Black live. He had his guitar tech "black out" the guitar's hardware and plastics to give it its signature look. Most people associate this guitar with EMG pickups but Kirk and Gibson created the version of this guitar that HE wanted TODAY. You'll be disappointed if you wanted a one-for-one 1989 Custom reissue, but if you go into it with the right mind-set, I actually really liked this guitar. It is technically the first Gibson Signature Metallica Les Paul (that made it to production) that didn't have other artists also associated with it.
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0:00 Intro - Check Links in the Description
0:07 Another Signature?
0:25 The Backstory + Other Signatures
1:16 Why People Are Angry
2:18 Is It Justified?
4:34 Case / Case Candy
7:05 Inside Look / Specs
13:13 Tone Demo
19:09 Final Thoughts
20:33 What to Watch Next!
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This guitar is pretty cool - maybe an Epiphone one will come out with EMGs!
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Kirk actually likes the TTypes. True story.
No guitar is as good at $10K. It's just a Gibson Les Paul Studio, at hugely higher price, and some relicing with damaging the finish.
I now own two studios which are vastly different in sound weight and tone. Mainly since I have dimarzios in the newer 2013 model And Seymour Duncans in the 1983 . I also own an Epiphone Trad Pro III which is quite different from the Studios. I've tried other models. Like custom and they are vastly different in many ways . I just can't afford one.
They aren't so different when you have the same pickups on the same Les Paul type of guitar, it will be about the same %99. Enjoy your Studio's I really loved the new ones as well, in the store, but you can always get a nice ESP LTD EC-256 it's also amazing guitar for $500. I love mine... @@clarkbabin9799
So, let me get this straight: if I put dings in a guitar it's worth less, but if Murphy Labs does it it's worth more?
Yeah, it's called Murphy's Law 😂
hahaha...yep..got it in one....its called "Murphys law"......cheers....and watch out for your dings and dongs...and don't change the pickups....EVER.....haha
The issue is your dings come from different things. Murphy has a special set of keys... a special railroad tie to do special aging. I think its crap id never buy one
Just buy an older custom shop reissue with actual playwear for less if you hate it so much lmao
Lol.
Wait- guitars can be played?? I thought they were just meant to be collected like baseball cards or beanie babies! Ain’t it a crazy world!
Love how in depth and detailed your reviews are. Lots of stuff to learn here about guitars in general.
I like the tones of the pick ups. This is a very versatile instrument. I like it but, not the price.
It's not the guitar versatile. It's the pickups.
I'm glad you like it. I think it sounds terrible. Way too thin. To me this is not how a Les Paul should sound. I have a 57 reissue from the custom shop and it sounds way better.
When you turned up the Piezo output and played:"Fade to Black", I thought it was just about perfect. And, I'm not even a Metallica fan. I have covered that tune in one or two bands. As of January 2024, I have recently played a Godin (belonging to a joint member of the band I presently play with) that includes a Piezo output (with full EQ) and the standard magnetic pickups- plus a synthesizer interface that I imagine works brilliantly but that I'm unlikely to utilize. I've enjoyed layering the acoustic output with the traditional one.
If you look at the two headstocks side by side (2:00), you.see the HUGE difference (rolling my eyes...)
Yeah I had to rewind it to see exactly what he was talking about.
Can't wait for the $1,599 Epiphone version that comes with not one of the appointment this has.
Lmao. Yeah if they had made it a Gibson USA LP Custom with a slight premium from the LP Standards, they would sell like hot crack!
Now it's basically only aimed at Metallica fans, a cheaper Custom you can modify now that's the bees knees!
Actually, the trend has been the exact opposite. Many of the newer premium sig and customshop collaboration models from Epiphone, have more accurate specs than some Gibsons. Gibson is the one who's known for fuck'n the dog on the accurate specs.
@@andrewbecker3700the epiphone Adam jones sig has waaaaay more accurate specs than the USA standard Adam jones.
@@aidanfriedfeld8889 Honestly at $2000 the Gibson AJ sig. LP standard silverburst wasn't a bad deal. It had the wrong pickups and a mix of custom and standard specs. Looking back now after all the price hikes, it seems decent. I'm very content with my Epiphone version with Frank Frazetta "The Berserker" custom art. I swapped in a Tusq XL nut with the proper string spacing, Gotoh keystone tuners and the EMG 81/85 ZW set. I wouldn't sell it for less than 2k.
@@andrewbecker3700 Considering it is now non factory original, you would be lucky to get half what you paid. Regardless what you put into it....or so we are told by the people who want the money for themselves....
IMO, a signature guitar is different than a tribute to a specific iconic guitar from an artist's past. If Kirk ordered one of these today perhaps he wouldn't get one with EMG's but if Gibson is going to label this as a Hammett "1989" signature then it should be authentic to that guitar. Why bother aging it if they're going to ignore other characteristics? Personally, I'm not a Hammett or EMG fan... far from it, but I'd be disappointed if I were. And then there's the price... basically upwards of $10k after tax for what, exactly?
The T Types are at Kirk's request
@@styrenebuilds6851 Like I said... "If Kirk ordered one of these today perhaps he wouldn't get one with EMG's but if Gibson is going to label this as a Hammett "1989" signature then it should be authentic to that guitar." ... Kirk could have just as well had a new LPC with T-Types and made it a signature guitar without the "1989" distinction and the overpriced relic nonsense.
I know. It's clearly just meant to be an overpriced decoration, so why not have it be accurate to the looks?
It also strikes me how, yes, a lot of guitars are valuable for good reason, but imagine trying to resell a signature/replica that's not even accurate to the original.
Something like this is only valuable because people agree it's "like the actual guitar", but like... it isn't lol
Yes it should have emgs it should not be his current
Preference just because he is switching back to passive
the tax is the limited to 120 units.
they will shoot up in price once they are all sold.
Love you trogly but, just my two cents, I don't think it's drama that people are vexed by this signature. I think It feels like Gibson is trying to push a Gibson collectable and not a Kirk Hammett collectable. I think that if I was a big enough KH fan and wanted to buy a replica of one of his guitars, I would want it to be exactly the way that it is in the videos and pictures that made me love it. I would feel ripped off if I shelled out 8k to get a guitar that has the wrong pickups and the wrong logo. Imo Gibson really needs to reevaluate their current priorities.
This model actually has better pickups. It's the only reason to buy the guitar.
@@rainyday2315 I think that may be objectively true, depending on how you feel about EMGs, I think that upgrade might be diminished by the fact that it's a KH signature. I think for me personally I wouldn't care if the pickups are better, I'd care that I'm getting an accurate replica of the guitar. That's my personal feeling though, I think it ultimately comes down to how much a fan is willing to pay and how accurate they want it to be
@Coffeekupsandguitars exactly right, you can get a better guitar from the custom shop for the price.
I picked up that reverb offering from a little over a week ago. Was listed as Vintage Dirty Cherry refin but was supposed to be a studio with a standard neck. I was crossed between the pickguard on or off. Did a poll of friends and family. Most said no pickguard. So im leaving it off but id have to find some screws since those screws were not shipped with the guitar.
That headstock looks like they just roughed it up with a sanding pad.
For that money.
If Kirk had EMG in it, this is not correct signature. Easy as that.
Nice moneygrab again.
Well, it is what gibson is doing best at the moment... Ridiculously overpriced guitars and strangely spec:ed "Signature" models..the powerbridge and t-types are just wrong in every way..
Equalizer and compression can be done on a pedalboard and helps take a lot of the quack out of the piezo. Some systems let you run a stereo cable out, which can let you just send the piezo to a dedicated acoustic setup and then front of house, no electric guitar pedals and amps needed.
I believe you can adjust the tone on it with the trimmer pot on the circuit board
Just got mine today, the best custom I have ever owned (68 Ri murphy, regular black, white customs, norlins.. ) even with no EMG pickups (you can swap anytime) its such a great instrument with tones of sustain, definetly justified its price :) edit: I came to realize that on his 79 V from first days and albums of metallica he was using these pickups that came stock, maybe thats why he decided to come with T-Type pickups? Same pups are on 2023 79 Flying V reissue
My USA Custom Slash signature with piezo system cost me £3k, which is already expensive.
£8k is just silly for an LP.
And that same guitar is worth a lot more today!
Bro I bought my 2002 Melody Maker for $379 out the door with gig bag.
It isn't 2003 anymore.
Those MMs are about 850 used rn btw, and the guitar in the video will be on Reverb for $11k 5 minutes after the new ones sell out, which they always do.
wasn't that slash model from 2003? that was alot of money for a guitar in those days. now add inflation and now make it even more limited and boom there's the price.
1200 limited pieces for slash vs 120 pieces for kirk
i still dont understand why we have to sell a kidney for a lespaul
A prs McCarty 245 would be better anyway.
Main takeaway here is that Kirk Hammet’s name must sell A LOT of guitars, cause that’s like the 3rd or 4th Hammet signature from Gibson in a 2 year window.
Lol I bet Dave is seething about that, too!
Bro google LTD KH602.
Ok, what about it? @@rahulmenon4357
😂 guess i created that look with an epiphone LP and a similar bridge, with dimebag Darryl pickups, paid 400 for guitar, spent 230 on the pick-ups and right around 150 for the locking tuners and the rest of the stuff to, black it out.
You basically cracked the Gibson code 😀😀. I did similar thing with my EC-256 with Emg.
@mylogify 🤘🤘 right on. Don't need the Gibson logo on it for me.
Mustaines gotta be shitting a brick with all these Hammett models coming out
Maybe Mustaine ought to release a Jackson signature based on the one he used in his prime.
Mustaine shits on Hammett
@@jake.e.wanabee5333 then he wakes up & is just a seething nerd
Again
Nice one man. Nice looking guitar, the piezo specs remind me of the custom shop Slash from the Velvet Revolver era. You should catalogue one of those… one of my fave Slash models 🤘🏼
Salutations Austin!
Nice Signature Les Paul Custom, I would rather it not have the Murphy Lab treatment, just brand new condition would be my preference, however, I do like the addition of the Fishman bridge with the built in pickup, but I might have been wired differently, such as a stereo Les Paul is, except with the piezoelectric pickup on it’s own separate output.
In the case, it might be a good idea to use a magnetic latch to keep the storage compartment secure, so the contents don’t fall out all over the interior of the case, and potentially scratching the guitar.
The pickups could easily be swapped out for those who want a different sound option.
I think Gibson should offer a more affordable version of this guitar, without the Murphy Lab treatment, for working musicians, and also an Epiphone version for those on a smaller budget too.
It sounds pretty good, as is, and I would not be surprised if a lot of musicians would like a Les Paul Custom such as one of these.
Thanks for sharing this with us all!
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My Epi LP Custom Pro has Coil splitting and out of phase settings…this really really makes me want to add a piezo bridge.
Another astronomically priced guitar from Gibson! Oh boy🎉
Go price a custom Fender sometime, difference is, you can't build the Gibson out of Warmoth for the price of a Mexican strat.
Wait until you price check a Fodera.
@@rocketpigrecords3719 Warmoth parts aren’t bad either. I’ve built several strats and p basses from Warmoth parts and they’re very nice. I haven’t bought a Fender since haha
@@bucknasty69 I like my Gibbys, I've played & owned "improved" versions and to me, the original is best.
Fenders, though...who doesn't make a better/equivalent strat? Yamaha, ESP, Music Man, G&L, hell Guitar Fetish will sell you a Slick that'll make you forget Squier exists for under 3 bills.
Chalk and Cheese, though. These Kirks are limited edition collector pieces. Way more than 125 customers for that, but I'd never consider it for myself.
Fade to bank. Lol
@@rocketpigrecords3719 Same here. I like Gibsons, and love the ones I’ve owned. Their modern guitars are great, they’re just overpriced. Same goes with Fender.
I like the aging except for that chip they put in there to simulate removing the pick guard. It's bright white and it's the only chip so it really stands out. It's like having a chip in the paint on your car.
Seeing as they're doing lesser years of Les Paul, might be time for them to revisit how they do the Deluxe as I have a pretty crazy idea for one and don't feel comfortable cutting up an original to have 4 mini humbuckers, I'm pretty sure it'll fit, but I just don't find examples that are rough enough for me to warrant something so drastic and the new ones don't have the volute
Might wanna look at the website. The Deluxe with minis have been available a while now
@@pierresauve8612 Yeah, but as said I don't see a volute on them, so they're not exactly as accurate as say a Standard 50s, hence why I think they should revisit the Deluxe 70s, add a volute and perhaps do a maple neck, maybe even pancake body, but I understand if they don't do the last bit
I don’t want my brand new guitar to look aged with finish checking. I don’t understand why people want an aged finish. If I age it through playing it, I’m fine with that.
They're posers.
Slap on those 1000 dollar pickups and you’re golden 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣
😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
I think I remember a video where Kirk said the one he had, had really shallow worn frets and it was almost like a fretless. I thought he recorded some of the black album solos with it
The white fretboard binding looks goofy with the aged/yellow body and headstock binding.
Yeah, it's kinda weird. I had a 2005 Les Paul faded standard that was like that and it was hard to get used to.
Clean tones are sweet just roll the treble back if you hear it too bright.. to my ears they're sweet.. piezo works and saves lugging around that acoustic.. 8k is ridiculous.
10:46 The face in the 5th fret inlay.
I didn’t actually know this guitar was coming out so that’s cool, I’ve always been a huge Metallica fan and thought that black Custom looked awesome so it’s interesting hearing about this one
Give us one that isn't aged. I'm so sick of relic guitars.
I miss the non-aged signatures too!
Its easier to charge more for less!
The Gibson Custom Shop can’t recreate an 80’s guitar because it’ s a factory too.
So short neck tenon and thick binding became an impossible half turn. Just another name for another speed factory.
I am struggling to see this as a Kirk Hammet recreation guitar. Too many differences. It is a signature but not a recreation. Without EMG’s it just isn’t the fade to black guitar
It's more like fade to bank guitar
@@DanielPoobalan Hahahah this will never be old! 😂
I still can't get into relic'd guitars. I know they've been out for a while but the wear is never convincing.
IMO relic guitars are for posers.
Correction , the black hardware was fit on later in Metallica’s career. If you look up pics from the justice and black album era, the hardware was gold. Even in the booklet at 5:20 you can see the gold tuners , and they conveniently crop the pic so the tailpiece and bridge are out of the picture with Kirk’s right hand top of the bridge. If anything this a 2000’s era replica.
I must say the price is crazy for What you are getting. You get a less desirable custom for almost Twice the price with blemishes in the finnish. You really have to be fan to buy this one.
Trogly do you take neck fret depths on used guitars you document? Do you have a viewable list?
That piezo pick-up has a really cool Lynnyrd Skynyrd sound to it. that's probably not intentional.
Has a lot of Norlin vibe to it. Page had a T top in his 59, and they were common stock pickups in the 70s. Lots of recordings with em.
Perfect for country flavored rock. Johnny from Crack has a black 70s Srandard he's used on everything, sounds gorgeous.
Great, now I want T tops lol
@@rocketpigrecords3719 And it would make sense that they would well for Southern Rock. definitely similarities.
Could be because the part in fade to black uses the same chords and progression as simple man.
@@danielbarza8600 But the guitar definitely has a great Skynyrd sound.
Next one will be a Jessica with a thin binding, a long neck tenon and a two piece flamed top.
And a pair of expensive Gibson pickups instead seymour alnico 2.
I was hoping to see you review this guitar! I love you man ❤ Greetings from Finland!
I was waiting for you do this one!
I can't help but wonder how much 9 little blocks of mahogany actually weigh. As most LPs will vary within a pound or so anyway, I've never felt the relieved vs. non on what I've owned.
Waiting for the $1000 pafs in a case trogly!!
He already commented on those. He said the case is cute but that they are just in no way worth it for him. He would have to put them IN a guitar to give tones and such and he rightly surmised that a solder mark would DRASTICALLY lower the resale. There are people on reverb and ebay trying to get upwards of $4000.00 for a set, lol. He has quite a few original PAFs so no reason to get reissues that he won't be able to compare without ruining the resale, which is his thing.
I would think it would be good for the future museum 🤷♂️
@@leviathan_is_meI don't believe him, if he can ask 5 gtand for a personal tour of his guitar world, he can certainly shell out 999.- bucks for a museum case of pickups! No need to demo them either, he'll sound the same as he sounds with EVERY guitar he 'plays'....🎸🤘🏼🎸
from a distance the headstock graphic appearance is the same except the yellow color on
that one
i might get the epiphone one eventually, throw the emg bonebreakers in it
I had a 1990 Black Custom I got because Hammett had the 89
Gibson needs to make more guitars with black hardware!
The last decent player Gibson had was John Sykes on the Whitesnake 1987 album. A home friggn run.
@@jake.e.wanabee5333 John Sykes is awesome. It’d be great to see Gibson show him some more love.
As far as newer Gibson endorsees go, Mark Morton from Lamb of God is a great player. I wouldn’t mind seeing him get a signature model.
I think there are probably 125 kirk Hammett fans out there. Besides, I think that is who this is for. I kind of dig it, I like how it has a bit of a green look to it at certain angles due to the relicing.
So I just noticed in the B roll footage, that the $50K Greeny's frets are between the binding. Anyone know if the real Greeny still has its original frets, or if someone extremely skilled has refretted it? I couldn't imagine a guitar that's been played as much as that one still having the frets it left the factory with.
Greeny (original) was refretted shortly before the official launch of the 50k version
I saw a picture of a dave groul epiphone signature es any idea if this is coming in the future Austin
March-ish
Best Epiphone ad, ever!
I think they could use plastic black covered pickups like the LPJ so the look would have been more accurate.
I've seen him playing Sad But True on it.
It's one thing asking silly money for a really old guitar, that's like 'fair enough, I get it' but you can get a used LPC from the late 80's for a couple of Grand. Crazy that you'd devalue your guitar by sticking a Piezo in it yourself but when Gibson do it the opposite is true lol
Kirk Hammett signature without EMGs? Blasphemous.
Second that!
Without emgs!!!!!! That’s worse than when Paul Gilbert decided to fill the route of a floyd for a normal Strat term
I agree
He doesn't always play EMGs.
WAAAAAAAAAY TOO MUCH, FOR THAT LP!
Love the tones but not the price WOW
thank you for
playing Orion ,
that was cool .
I’d love to see a “standard” version
Kirks LP has a ton of paint missing on the neck as well
I just like black Les Pauls in general so cool beans , enough Metallica signatures already ,but I get it...Thanks Trog !
You're a down pickng machine!!!...😂
Really like the guitar
Not to be one of "those"-guys.. but.. The And Justice for all album lady is actually called Doris.. The more you know... =D =D =D Thanks for another awesome review...=D
I like it. Not a big Metallica fan but it looks like the guitar slash uses on slither on the latest gnr tour
Thanks to EMGs solderless pickup install it's easy enough to swop in some EMGs. Literally a 30 minute job if you know what you're doing.
Weird how this is a premium replica guitar that isnt even a replica
Why not a KOSSOFF burst in your reviews???l am waiting to see my Dreams Guitar in a detailed review... can't find a decent one on the Tube👍👍👍🎸🎸🎸😁😁😁
Great show 😊👍🎸
We need a Jeff Hennaman les paul tribute
Yeah I'll stick with my '89 custom. From 1989. Without a load of fake ageing 😎
$5k Gibson les paul custom = Be yourself. Everyone is taking. $8500 KH Gibson les paul custom = expensive conservation starter.
Do you think Epiphone will make a version?
James's Signature LTD Iron Crosses are way better value if you actually want to use your guitar.
And yet another fine investment for viewing pleasure.
Hey there
why doesent it have the emgs tho?
6:33 made in china case. Wow! That is amazing Gibson! Great stuff! 👍👍🤐
If you get a ding or chip on a relic how does that affect the value? 😅
Depends on the area. If it is in a highly visible place that looks totally out of place, that is going to hurt it a lot. If it is inconspicuous... none at all. Fickle beast haha
I don't understand the whole Murphy Lab thing. So, I am expected to pay more for a guitar that is intentionally damaged? Yes, that is intentional damage. I would rather have a guitar spec'd out to what the artist used but I can damage it myself, thank you very much. I know people say the Murphy Lab makes it identical to the artist's actual guitar but it's not the artist's actual guitar and no matter what you do to it, it will never be the artist's actual guitar. It just makes no sense to me.
Me either. I couldn't even work in the Murphy lab. Beating up a brand new guitar wouldn't be fun. The worst part about the ML guitars is the crazy prices.
Agree, make guitars brand new and Gibson dropped the ball on the pups .
Aged guitars are for people that are non players, like the owner of this channel.
Boohoo
I always thought the whole point of paying more for a guitar was to make sure that it's perfect. I understand people who "like the look", but wouldn't you want to control the look?
I imagine someone at the Gibson factory dropping a new guitar and everyone stops for a second and then someone goes "... eh, just slap a Murphy Labs sticker on it"
Damaged guitar for damaged consumers
It's ready for some Nickleback
Not really a big kirk fan not the best but the guitars are kewl. Strange how him and Dave mustaine switched gibson around the same time vs. Esp
That pin in the case candy looks like Otto from the Simpsons.. not Kirk..
No EMG’s. Wrong bridge. Crazy price. No thx.
Wrong headstock logo too. :/
Beat up to simulate aged, nothing beats time its self. This was a near miss, close but no cigar.
I don't understand the whole Murphy Lab thing. So, I am expected to pay more for a guitar that is intentionally damaged? I would rather have a guitar spec'd out to what the artist used but I can damage it myself, thank you very much. I know people say the Murphy Lab makes it identical to the artist's actual guitar but it's not the artist's actual guitar and no matter what you do to it, it will never be the artist's actual guitar. It just makes no sense to me.
@@dv8322 Then don't buy an ML guitar , Problem Solved
Lets be honest, they put it together with whatever parts they had at their factory, and priced it like they traveled back in time and brought back the original before it was handed to Kirk.
Let’s be real here, Gibson isn’t for players at all anymore. They’re entirely serving the collectors base, people like Trogly that collect everything they can, fawn over them like these things are their actual children and more often than not can’t really play but for damn sure don’t get out and gig the things. It’s why new bands play Fender or smaller brands over Gibson 5 to one, Gibsons aren’t priced for working musicians and they don’t care, they’d rather milk the diehards for $1000 “collectible” pickups with a fucking case than make a good playing, reasonably priced guitar. Buy used or buy someone else, fuck this brand.
Gibson haven't changed their prices if you adjust for inflation. They were always priced for professionals. The difference is that there is a lack of professionals. No one is gonna become a cultural icon like Led Zeppelin or Aerosmith if they play rock music nowadays.
so be better in life. apply yourself. get educated. make better decisions and make more money. it's always someone else's fault.
yo
there is another half ?
Here's the problem; Gibson's aren't built to be played. They're built to be collected. Collectors are the very reason the average person can't afford a used Les Paul. Fender has also gotten ridiculous.
Not built to be played? I play my Custom Shops every day. So do thousands of others, along with thousands of professionals.
@@user-ql1pc7pi9x People obviously play them but new custom shop guitars are collected far more than stage played. That's my point.
@jamesnewton485 How would you know that? Have you done a survey have you? People buy guitars and don't play them? I'm sure that's a tiny minority. Even if they just get picked up and played every now and then, they're still getting used, just like any other guitar brand.
@@user-ql1pc7pi9x OMG! You've totally missed the point. So, with your inability to understand the point I was making I will cede to you. You are absolutely correct. Even if an $8000 custom shop Les Paul gets played only one time every two years it's getting played so therefore it couldn't possibly be considered a guitar that is owned by a collector and is without a doubt a players guitar. Congratulations you win! I have been bested by the master of semantics. You are the master and I am just a humble servant.
@jamesnewton485 Well, at least you've realised your insolence, and will hopefully not post such drivel next time. Good man.
Kirk is a decent guitar player but it's sacrilege to have his name associated with the Greeny Moore.
@3:20 I think this is the biggest sticking point for me - Wino and this Kirk Custom are both "reissues" of guitars where actual original models are half the price. Surely anyone who wants the real thing will go and buy the real thing, so this just feels like a fairly transparent way to get money out of collectors who Gibson know will buy everything they release.
I'm not really a gibson fan bug man is that a sweet lookin guitahh! Just a shame it's worth more than my car
I thought it was gonna be satin finish screw that I rather wait for the epiphone version
Imo, it's a great price for a very limited guitar at 125, very popular artist. Very well done finish.
Maybe at 8k it should be a 1:1 but you get what you get
It's actually $9k... for the same price you could literally buy 2 originals from 1989.
I really don't understand custom shop aging that isn't correct or believable. Paying a shit load of money for a 'relic', imo you should expect that it's done with extreme attention to detail, otherwise you may as well just throw some bricks at it and age it yourself. That also extends to the guitar.. as a custom shop model saying it's 'based' on a certain guitar, but then being so wildly out of spec with that model is just weird and makes it seem like a moneygrab
It doesn't make it seem like a money grab. It reveals the undeniable fact that it's a money grab. Slight difference
Try throwing bricks at your guitar, and let us know if it comes out as nice as this one or anything else that comes out the Murphy labs.
Needs emg’s….that’s how he played it
There’s no reason to put expensive t-type pickups in it when they could have just had the $200 or so emg pickups he actually uses
i had a black custom with gold hardware from the early 70s....BUT sold it to some lucky guy in england, as i was young and needed the money ( house, kids family you know how it is)....but now that i can afford most things, i wouldn't buy one again...love my prs mccarty 594 and Gibson SG61 faded.....better instruments too....
If Gibson has aged these pickups like other makers of vintage type PAF pickups, they have probably degaused the magnets from the full magnetic strength to a weaker strength, to achieve the weakened magnets that actual PAF's have from age. That's what some pickup builders believe gives vintage pickups their magic.
F*ck, I always wanted that Les Paul. EMGs, Sperzel Tuners, black hardware... Doesn't get any more Black Album era than that.
Sounds like a strat