I’ve known about Gibson binding process for years and how it’s done, but the chemical reaction with the adhesive to the wood I just learned about today. Really fascinating stuff, and I’m glad to know that the binding is not gonna fall off my Les Paul anytime soon.
RTKFilms I own them. My last I Bought was a 2019 Les Paul Classic when It just came out. There are still flaws in the guitar. The G String still goes out of tune too even after being professionally set up. Are you going to say I can’t afford them too?
@@ledflaplin2001 Instead of complaining about it, you should have just called Gibson, and sent it back. They would've fixed it or immediately sent you another one.
LOVE these videos and Cesar’s direction with Gibson this past year. Gibson truly is making an extremely strong come back. my number 1 will always be my ES-355
I just bought a 60’s Standard Les Paul in Bourbon Burt. I also own a 2012 Custom Classic and a 2014 Traditional. The 60’s Standard is a pure beast and I LOVE it! It’s 11lbs 3oz and it’s just fantastic. The sounds and tone are so delicious. It’s my favorite Les Paul, I have finally found MY Les Paul. So thank you!
I love these kinds of videos, freakin awesome! I am 58yrs young and I will own my dream guitar before I leave this earth. The mighty Gibson Les Paul, until then my awesome Epi LP will suffice
I always wondered how the binding was put in. That’s amazing. Lot of hard work and skill. Just another reason the Les Paul is King. Thanks for sharing this.
Another great video, it would be cool to see the work on the fingerboard's binding. Love my 2019 SG Special sparkling burgundy. From France with love !
This video gives a good Definition the reason Gibson guitars are so expensive. Lots of Craftsman Building beautiful guitars. Handmade awesome. Keep rocking. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎😎
...with a quality control failing miserably! That would be like commissioning Michelangelo to do "Sistine Chapel" that'll chip of and crumble in few months! No, thank you! Just recently had a chance to compare a hand built (in China) Epiphone Custom Pro and a Gibson LP Custom... Yes, there is an evident difference but none that would justify (NONE) a difference of 3.5k US$ - N O N E ! Now don't get me wrong, I love Gibson dearly, I am a proud owner of a '79 LP but nowadays, I would always go for an Epiphone with changed pups and hardware and still, the bill would be far, far less than today's LP nightmares - unfortunately...
IT IS A PRIDE AND HONOR, AMERICAN INSTRUMENTS ARE MADE IN AMERICA. I CURRENTLY HAVE 6 GIBSONS AND I LOVE THEM. SET IN DESIGN REQUIRES EXPERIENCED LUTHIER TO DO IT, BOLT ONS DONT HAVE THE SAME VIBE. RESPECT FROM IRELAND
I saw ur comment and i wanna ask, considering youre aware of harley benton: Have you played any of the vintage brand guitars? Im looking at a v1003BB and i really need a good opinion on it. Hope to get a response soon, thanks!
I was in the factory a few years ago. What I saw turned me away from Gibson (I have a background in QC) It looks a little more organized now, but they had a long way to go.
Matt Horan the acoustic factory in Bozeman has always done amazing work. I got to visit it in 04’ and was impressed. I had just finished building a few guitars myself at the time.
Dear Gibson, lose the mentality of percentages like corporate america, you're making art, if you put quality before timesheets and rates you will make it out.
I am thinking off buying a les paul modern.. around £2,40 here in UK but have heard their guitars quality is not as it should be for a £2,400 guitar 🤟🤟
Well the last Gibson I tried had horrible quality control issues like sharp fret ends and the finishing on the neck was pretty bad. I'm not sure how a fancy closeup video will lift the brand. Please focus more on quality control.
That damned slack belt sander is the destroyer of contours and flattener of carved tops. It should be cut into small smoking chunks with a cutting torch and the remains run over with a bulldozer then buried in the bottom of an abandoned rock quarry. Do the post-contour sanding like PRS does, by hand using people who know how to run orbital sanders properly. The accuracy and consistency of the top carves after sanding will be GREATLY improved.
i checked out a new les paul custom and it was nice but not for the price! if epiphone starts doing fret nibs ide be content with one of the new p90 customs..but it looks like ill be searching for a good wood era custom that's priced according to its actual used value witch is often almost a thousand dollar savings! and for a better made guitar! you have alot of work if you want to connect to today's up and coming players. they have every option in the world and for a reasonable price at that! everything from a fender classic vibe stratocaster for a fraction of the price of what you charge for your reissue entry student level instruments! its insane! even your no frills units have a huge perineum! why?
Did you ever notice... 99.9 percent of binding videos... they are always binding Standards? Why is no one stepping up to the CUSTOM multi layer binding plate.
The binders you see in this video don't bind multi layer Les Pauls. The ES department located just beside the bodyline is the department that binds a ES345 which is a double bound top. The binders in this video will occasionally build LP Customs or a 20 year employee guitar. Their days are made of binding LP Gold Tops, LP Standards, etc.
@@seamusforpresident3670 No I have owned 2. Got rid of them fast. I play a Fender Stratocaster and a Telecaster. Both have better headstock and Leo Fender fixed the problem. Google Les Paul broken Headstock you'll see.
The Process: Step 1 Illegally log ebony and rosewood from Madagascar, use it to build guitars, and then deny ever committing any wrong doing. Step 2) Set the break angle at 90 degrees and use really cheap nuts to ensure that mother will never stay in tune. Step 3) Take those guitars you just built and run them over with a backhoe. Step 4) Have your Director of Brand Experience (whatever that means) and post a video of him threatening other guitar manufacturers with legal action. Step 5) Lose said lawsuits.
OK I realize that Gibson has had its share of problems over the years. I have played a few and some have been wonderful while others were less so, especially in recent years. But the new owners seem to be committed to turning things around. I have not had a chance to play any of the guitars produced since the changeover yet but I am looking forward to it. They certainly screwed up in the past. But they are an American treasure and if you are a guitarist I am sure that you are rooting along with me for them to return to their glory days again. Obviously these are promotional videos and they are trying to recover some of the goodwill they lost. But I say lets give 'em a chance before we start kicking them again. And these videos are very cool and it is the best best thing to going on a factory tour. Many years ago I was an unskilled worker in a woodshop, but I learned enough to say that a lot of the things you see in these videos require quite a bit of skill and it is always worthwhile to see master craftsmen at work. So sit back and enjoy.
I certainly don't want any guitar luthier or manufacturer to fail, but GIbson has had some rather shady business dealings and practices in the past, it's going to take a lot of convincing on their part that their products are still worth a damn, especially when you can find other guitars out their with better QC work and craftsmanship for a fifth of the price of a Les Paul.
Can confirm gibson makes great guitars. Play it before buying duh!! See if you sit well with it. If you don't like it don't buy it. I love my gibson. It sings
Charlie Cartolano I think people want to be able to pick which guitar they like the most out of a few other ones of the same model without having to search for them. Also some people just don’t want to buy something that’s been used and broken in or damaged or modded by somebody else. Most importantly though, if you buy a used guitar from a website like reverb, you can’t play it and feel it before you buy, which is something that a physical guitar store with mostly new guitars offers
I've 26 guitars and not one of them was new . The saving on secondhand can be huge . Excellent LP Historics are USD2250 secondhand and there're loads of them around .
IDK where that was in the video BTW Joe Walsh has a great seminar at Gibson UK Joe Walsh Les Paul Set Up Full video ua-cam.com/video/D7gMwE7phoM/v-deo.html
we dont want to see any les pauls,we want to see the hollowbody models.why cant you wake up...?????..custom shop regular carved top models...l-5s,tals,s-400s,es-5,switchmasters,and all brothers.Wake up people....!!!!
Exactly. I don’t see anyone in that factory using an assortment of chisels and planes shaping archtops. I would call them assemblers. They are part of an assembly line in a factory.
@@jcm78 just because you don't see them in this video doesn't mean we don't use them. Chisels and planes are used in production of all our guitars. And you can have production of guitars made by artisans and craftsmen. Every person in this process is highly skilled at what they do.
Grate, let's just stick the thumbs up a hair under the pause ⏸️ ▶️ button. How annoying is that. These must be well paid American employees. Bc this over seas 🌊 is $150.00 for a replica copy ➕️ shipping. I wished they were still American made. Now I know
I’ve known about Gibson binding process for years and how it’s done, but the chemical reaction with the adhesive to the wood I just learned about today. Really fascinating stuff, and I’m glad to know that the binding is not gonna fall off my Les Paul anytime soon.
Gibson has really turned everything around. Keep it up boys!
No they haven't.
@@kambion Says the guy that can't afford one lol. Enjoy your Washburn
RTKFilms I own them. My last I Bought was a 2019 Les Paul Classic when It just came out. There are still flaws in the guitar. The G String still goes out of tune too even after being professionally set up. Are you going to say I can’t afford them too?
@@ledflaplin2001 Instead of complaining about it, you should have just called Gibson, and sent it back. They would've fixed it or immediately sent you another one.
RTKFilms I didn’t complain about it. Which I guess I should have. All the fenders I’ve had came out great. But the Gibson was goofed up big time.
Those mandolins are Absolutely Outstanding!👍
The '68 Les Paul is my favorite Gibson guitar. It's brilliant, a real work of art.
LOVE these videos and Cesar’s direction with Gibson this past year. Gibson truly is making an extremely strong come back. my number 1 will always be my ES-355
Markonefifteen such a beautiful instrument.
I just bought a 60’s Standard Les Paul in Bourbon Burt. I also own a 2012 Custom Classic and a 2014 Traditional. The 60’s Standard is a pure beast and I LOVE it! It’s 11lbs 3oz and it’s just fantastic. The sounds and tone are so delicious. It’s my favorite Les Paul, I have finally found MY Les Paul. So thank you!
I love these kinds of videos, freakin awesome! I am 58yrs young and I will own my dream guitar before I leave this earth. The mighty Gibson Les Paul, until then my awesome Epi LP will suffice
I recently upgraded from a epiphone Les Paul junior to a Gibson Les Paul custom, I wish I'd done it earlier the difference is night and day!
I always wondered how the binding was put in. That’s amazing. Lot of hard work and skill. Just another reason the Les Paul is King. Thanks for sharing this.
Another great video, it would be cool to see the work on the fingerboard's binding. Love my 2019 SG Special sparkling burgundy.
From France with love !
Very proud of you Gibson!
My Lester is a masterpiece! Thank you Gibson USA for your craftsmanship.
I am enjoying this series Its amazing how mjch work and detail go into the making mof each Guitar
Nice to be able to put faces to the guys that ... Wrecked my Les Paul :D
Thank you. I am a lifelong fan.
Great episode. Keep em comin'
More to come!
These videos are so damn awesome thank you Gibson for doing these.
That would be a great place to work! Take pride in what you do and do it the right way.
2:50
Hey, Nick Perri- is that a bit of Graveyard Moon I hear?
🤘🏻
Loving the legacy!
Love it
ayyyyy been waiting on this one!!!
I love binding. Good job, Gibson!
What you guys do is amazing, all that needs to change is the prices and a deeper dish carve on the tops and then they'll be perfect
Very very impressive
Love my 2020 60’s Les Paul standard (iced tea 😊) very happy with it. Quality instrument.
This video gives a good Definition the reason Gibson guitars are so expensive.
Lots of Craftsman
Building beautiful guitars.
Handmade awesome.
Keep rocking. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍😎😎😎😎😎
Robert Super agreed. Not to mention the cost of material has gone way up. If the quality is there, the cost is worth it.
and a broken neck in a couple months of course
Good luck not breaking the headstock
...with a quality control failing miserably! That would be like commissioning Michelangelo to do "Sistine Chapel" that'll chip of and crumble in few months! No, thank you! Just recently had a chance to compare a hand built (in China) Epiphone Custom Pro and a Gibson LP Custom... Yes, there is an evident difference but none that would justify (NONE) a difference of 3.5k US$ - N O N E ! Now don't get me wrong, I love Gibson dearly, I am a proud owner of a '79 LP but nowadays, I would always go for an Epiphone with changed pups and hardware and still, the bill would be far, far less than today's LP nightmares - unfortunately...
These videos make me quite proud to own a Les Paul
IT IS A PRIDE AND HONOR, AMERICAN INSTRUMENTS ARE MADE IN AMERICA. I CURRENTLY HAVE 6 GIBSONS AND I LOVE THEM. SET IN DESIGN REQUIRES EXPERIENCED LUTHIER TO DO IT, BOLT ONS DONT HAVE THE SAME VIBE. RESPECT FROM IRELAND
Everyone hates Gibson until they can afford one 👊🏻
Gibson is back baby!
Two things I’d like to see for comparison: custom shop process and the making of a harley benton.
Custom shop videos are on youtube.
I saw ur comment and i wanna ask, considering youre aware of harley benton:
Have you played any of the vintage brand guitars? Im looking at a v1003BB and i really need a good opinion on it.
Hope to get a response soon, thanks!
@@Zoidberg13197 Sorry, i haven´t
@@johnora3857 ahh thats ok.
I appreciate you responding quickly, regardless.
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The sweatshops probably won't let a camera crew in
Cool series of videos
wow just wow!
Great job with those making of videos! Love it!
Are you guys going to start doing factory tours in Nashville?
I have a Memphis ES Les Paul, and I know there are haters out there, but my god, it has MOJO !
Keep it up Gibson!
It’s pretty mind boggling how someone could watch this video or any video in this series and give it a thumbs down...
Probably because there are so many trolls in the world = )
I'm definitely buying a flying V this year.
Go for it.
Another reason why Les Pauls are three grand worth every penny
Make episode about CUSTOM SHOP! that would be great!
I have two standards a 2017 and a 2018 HP Awesome😜
That shows the binding on the body, why is the neck/fretboard binding done differently?
The Binding process has to be my favorite part for giving birth to gibsons
loving my 2019 standard! but please, improve your guitar finishing quality control!
your right. just purchased a 2019 sg standard i really love it but the finish isn't as perfection as keep saying and showing from these videos.
I wanna hear more about those rags.
Bring it back to the top Gibson!
2:05 regardless of the conditions ya boi is always flexing his AirPods
Hey, where is that film? I want to visit the Nashville factory this year, is that it?
Yes that is the factory in Nashville where they are made.
GeorgeLennon100 thanks Georges, can’t wait to be there!
I was in the factory a few years ago. What I saw turned me away from Gibson (I have a background in QC) It looks a little more organized now, but they had a long way to go.
Matt Horan the acoustic factory in Bozeman has always done amazing work. I got to visit it in 04’ and was impressed. I had just finished building a few guitars myself at the time.
Great video keep showing the craftsmanship hard to talk shit on a company showing hardworking Americans crafting future heirlooms. Keep it up
What is a cnc machine?
Dear Gibson, lose the mentality of percentages like corporate america, you're making art, if you put quality before timesheets and rates you will make it out.
Screw the haters, Gibson is the gold standard and always will be.
I wonder what would happen if they used the glue from the tree that Gilligan discovered on the island to repair the Minnow?
that 1906 mandolin, good fucking god
Gibson is the best please send me a lespaul
Slack belt machine aka large Van De Graaff. I can only imagine that would shock the shit out of you in the winter season.
The shock can get you but I learn to keep the sandpaper well waxed with beeswax to combat this issue.
I am thinking off buying a les paul modern.. around £2,40 here in UK but have heard their guitars quality is not as it should be for a £2,400 guitar 🤟🤟
Well the last Gibson I tried had horrible quality control issues like sharp fret ends and the finishing on the neck was pretty bad. I'm not sure how a fancy closeup video will lift the brand. Please focus more on quality control.
Gibson's mummies
They may be good quality but they shouldn’t be 5K+ for a custom shop. Just saying.
That damned slack belt sander is the destroyer of contours and flattener of carved tops. It should be cut into small smoking chunks with a cutting torch and the remains run over with a bulldozer then buried in the bottom of an abandoned rock quarry. Do the post-contour sanding like PRS does, by hand using people who know how to run orbital sanders properly. The accuracy and consistency of the top carves after sanding will be GREATLY improved.
Thats how all Gibsons are build? Not just the custom shop guitars?
Caeser,, whats up homie?
Can you imagine how much that first mandolin is worth??
Orville only built mandos for 12 years.
i checked out a new les paul custom and it was nice but not for the price! if epiphone starts doing fret nibs ide be content with one of the new p90 customs..but it looks like ill be searching for a good wood era custom that's priced according to its actual used value witch is often almost a thousand dollar savings! and for a better made guitar! you have alot of work if you want to connect to today's up and coming players. they have every option in the world and for a reasonable price at that! everything from a fender classic vibe stratocaster for a fraction of the price of what you charge for your reissue entry student level instruments! its insane! even your no frills units have a huge perineum! why?
Did you ever notice... 99.9 percent of binding videos... they are always binding Standards? Why is no one stepping up to the CUSTOM multi layer binding plate.
The binders you see in this video don't bind multi layer Les Pauls. The ES department located just beside the bodyline is the department that binds a ES345 which is a double bound top. The binders in this video will occasionally build LP Customs or a 20 year employee guitar. Their days are made of binding LP Gold Tops, LP Standards, etc.
When I hear the Gibson name. I think about a guitar that cost $3,000 and will barely stay in tune and the headstock breaks.
Jaime Anderson says the guy who can’t afford one
@@seamusforpresident3670 No I have owned 2. Got rid of them fast. I play a Fender Stratocaster and a Telecaster. Both have better headstock and Leo Fender fixed the problem. Google Les Paul broken Headstock you'll see.
Show the process where you drive over the guitars that no one wants to buy.
The Process:
Step 1 Illegally log ebony and rosewood from Madagascar, use it to build guitars, and then deny ever committing any wrong doing.
Step 2) Set the break angle at 90 degrees and use really cheap nuts to ensure that mother will never stay in tune.
Step 3) Take those guitars you just built and run them over with a backhoe.
Step 4) Have your Director of Brand Experience (whatever that means) and post a video of him threatening other guitar manufacturers with legal action.
Step 5) Lose said lawsuits.
OK I realize that Gibson has had its share of problems over the years. I have played a few and some have been wonderful while others were less so, especially in recent years. But the new owners seem to be committed to turning things around. I have not had a chance to play any of the guitars produced since the changeover yet but I am looking forward to it. They certainly screwed up in the past. But they are an American treasure and if you are a guitarist I am sure that you are rooting along with me for them to return to their glory days again. Obviously these are promotional videos and they are trying to recover some of the goodwill they lost. But I say lets give 'em a chance before we start kicking them again. And these videos are very cool and it is the best best thing to going on a factory tour. Many years ago I was an unskilled worker in a woodshop, but I learned enough to say that a lot of the things you see in these videos require quite a bit of skill and it is always worthwhile to see master craftsmen at work. So sit back and enjoy.
I certainly don't want any guitar luthier or manufacturer to fail, but GIbson has had some rather shady business dealings and practices in the past, it's going to take a lot of convincing on their part that their products are still worth a damn, especially when you can find other guitars out their with better QC work and craftsmanship for a fifth of the price of a Les Paul.
Can confirm gibson makes great guitars. Play it before buying duh!! See if you sit well with it. If you don't like it don't buy it. I love my gibson. It sings
James Hetfield! That is what Gibson needs to address. Why no Gibson Signature James Hetfield Model??
Who buys new guitars these days? It’s a serious question. So many great used guitars floating around out there and fewer players every year. Why?
Charlie Cartolano I think people want to be able to pick which guitar they like the most out of a few other ones of the same model without having to search for them. Also some people just don’t want to buy something that’s been used and broken in or damaged or modded by somebody else. Most importantly though, if you buy a used guitar from a website like reverb, you can’t play it and feel it before you buy, which is something that a physical guitar store with mostly new guitars offers
I've 26 guitars and not one of them was new . The saving on secondhand can be huge . Excellent LP Historics are USD2250 secondhand and there're loads of them around .
You have not explained " ROPE BINDING"
LOL the fucking rope method in 2020.
binding this way is a waste of money
Whatever you guys are doing today, it’s working!
Maybe that rim sander is keeps away all of the rough buttholes!? 😂 😎 🎸👈🏽(not a Gibson)
F that. I would NOT want to be binding guitars all day.
Seems like there is a lot of inefficiency.
Do employees get a free Les Paul?
After 20 years of service with the company employees do get a guitar as appreciation for their dedication to the company.
You made the Chibson when you brought Epiphone to China! .
Talking about sanding the binding and the guy is sanding an sg body 😂😂😂😂
yeehawwww
Slow down. Every guitar in USA fortory should need no additional work after it leaves the factory.
IDK where that was in the video BTW Joe Walsh has a great seminar at Gibson UK Joe Walsh Les Paul Set Up Full video ua-cam.com/video/D7gMwE7phoM/v-deo.html
LOOKS LIKE A SWEST SHOP
SWEAT SHOP
There are a lot of worst jobs than what they are doing A lot of CDL drviers get treated like garbarge for example
we dont want to see any les pauls,we want to see the hollowbody models.why cant you wake up...?????..custom shop regular carved top models...l-5s,tals,s-400s,es-5,switchmasters,and all brothers.Wake up people....!!!!
Welcome to Gibson where we have the worst quality control and the best looking guitars
Craftsmen and artisans? You’re mass production. There is a difference.
Exactly. I don’t see anyone in that factory using an assortment of chisels and planes shaping archtops. I would call them assemblers. They are part of an assembly line in a factory.
@@jcm78 just because you don't see them in this video doesn't mean we don't use them. Chisels and planes are used in production of all our guitars. And you can have production of guitars made by artisans and craftsmen. Every person in this process is highly skilled at what they do.
the only thing, is the beginning music of these videos gets sort of tiring if you are listening to many in a row
Aww, they really try hard...
Ahh! So, that's how you make $3k pieces of garbage. I'll be buying an Eastman.
Imagine working with binding all day.........BOOOOORING!
Cesar is not “Original”. Adios
Grate, let's just stick the thumbs up a hair under the pause ⏸️ ▶️ button. How annoying is that.
These must be well paid American employees. Bc this over seas 🌊 is $150.00 for a replica copy ➕️ shipping. I wished they were still American made. Now I know