RE-BIASED GEAR REVIEW - 1976 Gibson Les Paul Custom
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'76 Gibson Les Paul Custom
- Mahogany body w/Maple top
- Set Mahogany neck
- Ebony fingerboard
- 22 frets
- Seymour Duncan Saturday Night Special pickups
- 3-way toggle, Volume and Tone controls for each pickup
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Wearing a broken headstock T-shirt while playing a Gibson Les Paul, that's just classy.
Brilliant! My 77 Les Paul custom had a broke. Headstock...even with the volute.
Damn dude this was my favorite tone of yours and the song was sick.
I love how the Arnold Plays Guitar logo in the background looks like a crown of thorns on you sometimes hahaha
I think you should buy it from him. That guitar just suites you, and this is the happiest I've seen you about a guitar!!!
Gibsons seem to be like life parnter's you gotta go through a dozen bad one's before you find the right one.
People get stuck on the Wine Red and Lemon Drops tho, there's gotta be something there...
and yes, I caught that another friend also has a Wine Red one that didn't resonate...a sample pool of two isn't really much of a test pool, statistically lol
It's the definition of a frustrating quest. I remember getting my SG Deluxe(a discontinued early 00's line)and singing "Where have you been all my life???" and then thinking of all of the broken headstock-having financial headaches I went through before finding that guitar.
ROFL
Love my les paul
I've been playing guitar and bass for over 30 years and I have never picked up a Gibson I liked. At 14 years old I wanted an Explorer.
Then I played a few. I know they've made great instruments, I've just never crossed paths with one.
Glad you got that experience!
AND an IPA??? What a great, mind opening period of time you're journeying through...
best pic ever on the monitor hahaha!
That opening tune was killer felt like I was in the 90's again 🤘
My Dad played this 1976 but with the original pickups, thickest sounding Pickups ever, huge Tone 🔥🤘🔥
I don't care about this Gibson but the music you did here is AWESOME! 0:35 - 2:14 I listen to it over and over again ;)
Thanks for the clean tones ;)
Love how these guitars are individuals. There is something old-school pleasure in finding an old tool that just feels right.
I don't own a G ... but I have friends who own Greco's of that era and speak like you about those aged axes.
Awesome tone man! Gonna continue watching now
God damn its so fucking gorgeous and mighty. I have to get one now...
Awesome video as per usual, you're actually the reason I ended up buying a Strandberg Boden 8. Also, I appreciate the Death at 8:52
Talent in the making keep up the good work
It is definitely a nice LP but how is that Ormsby V in the background. So nice....
That's a fantastic Gibson LP Custom. When Gibson nails it, they REALLY nail it.
I used to feel the exact same way about Gibbys but evolved into them just the same. Now I have a Les Paul Standard hanging on my wall and absolutely love it.
That guitar SCREAMS! Amazing.
Awesome demo here man, that guitar rips.
Great, you sparked my interest in finding a Gibson Les Paul that I get chemistry with. Well, off to shopping
Dude that les paul is sick!! NEGOTIATE WITH YOUR FRIEND ASAP!!!
Congrats on the weight loss dude!! It’s been a little while since I’ve visited your channel and it’s very noticeable!
Same story I’ve played 50 Gibsons in my life & never got it.
Ordered a USA Greeny planning to return it and it’s blown me away I can’t put it down.
8:23 That's just a perfect black metal part right there.
This has to be one of my favorite demo tracks from anyone period. Its like killswitch engage, unearthed and all that remains had a baby.
AWESOME! Review Arnold. Love the SRV. I'm actually looking to buy a LP Standard in Cherry Sunburst.
Hey man, i have a 92 that would sell for the right price, idk how to send private messages on YT but if you do hit me up.
my 71 black beauty custom still has the stock, unpotted patent number pickups that sound great even with high gain. there's a little noise but that's part of why they sound good. it doesn't have quite the one string sizzle that those pickups have but it's got crazy articulation and clarity
Damn that tone was amazing
Another great video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Gibson fanboy here. So happy that you got to play a good Les Paul. My SG is my favorite guitar and I would kill to have a Les Paul Standard or classic in ebony or tobacco burst. Also, from what I have seen, Norlin Gibsons may not be the worst generation of Gibsons, but they are the strangest. They tried so many things that did not work, all to keep the brand relevant, which I thought was ironic considering how famous their guitars are. I would say the Henry J era from the late 80s to mid 2010s was the worst era, because nothing all that innovative or interesting happened and the quality control supposedly nose dived, leading to the “Gibson sux” meme of today. “Every era is full of treasures and turds” said some guy on the Gibson forums
Interesting to hear that about the era of Gibsons! I got my first (A Les Paul Classic Reissue) in 2008 or so, and I remember going through 6-7 Gibsons before I found the one I took home. I thought it was so weird that one guitar felt and sounded 1/4 as good as the next, but that certainly explains something.
To be fair, I remember most of the LP studios being hot garbage, and all the ones over 2k feeling more or less great.
awesome!!! i'm very close to pulling the trigger on a similar guitar from Jason, I was sure it was the same guitar as shown in this video, but I believe the guitar Jason is selling at the moment is a 75 lp custom. dude has an incredible collection. great upload home slice!!!!
Awesome vid, man. Super stoked you dug that guitar because it really is a killer one. Now I gotta try that beer! Had a few Rogues over the years but not that one.
I find myself getting into IPAs like that. Hazy and extremely citrus-ey.
My Dad's main instrument since the 70s has been a Les Paul Custom of about this same vintage, and though he's had a couple things done to it (notably swapping out the pickups; a Bartolini in the front position and a custom wound pickup in the back position to replicate a '59 LP) it's always been the first thing he grabs out of all the other guitars he owns.
Beer talk--out of all the IPAs I have tried in my time, and I've tried a bunch of 'em, I totally own up that most all of them taste the same to me; like dirty sweat socks,. If I drink something light in the TX heat, it's something nice and crisp and piney, like Stella Artois or a good pilsner,. here. I used to be able to get a really nice ale (I think?) by Henry Weinhard's that had a wonderful pine cone way about it that I really liked, and I've no idea what happened to it in my area. I think it was called Pacific Northwest Ale or something like.
8:38 been waiting for some vocals from ya, this should do 😂
It's just trvely perfect.
The Les Paul Customs from the mid-70's are just the true pinnacle of the Custom with the mojo. The 1999 through 2001 era Les Paul Studio's are worth a serious look, I own one, love it, will fight to make the point, of try it before you complain. Good Video.
Best Gibson i ever played was a wine red 01 studio LP. I still think about that guitar 20 years later and how i should have bought it!
awesome tone
Sounded sick that like 🤘🏼
DAMN THAT PINCH
That SNS Set is propably the best calibrated set i have tried, perfectly balanced, thick bridge pickup, clear neck pickup.
The case of the disappearing Peavy amp...
I come back to your channel and the hair and the beard are gone.
I was not expecting that haha.
Looks good though!
I’ve always wanted a Gibson Les Paul and this one sounds great but not for me at this point in my life.
I’m a sucker for red and gold though!
I just bought a 76 LP Custom for about 4450 USD. Shipping from Japan to my place in Singapore. Hope it is good.
I owned one of those for a while, a 1987 model in the same colour and whatnot, ended up selling it because my cheap japanese copy from 75 would kick its ass every time but as you said it was still a solid instrument regardless, from a time where the name Gibson was still worth something.
Sounds great, \m/
Sounds awesome dude, love that guitar 1976 Gibson Les Paul custom is totally Sick.. classy guitar.
took some serious nuts to wear that shirt while playing that guitar
Arnold what do you use for drum tracks that generate automatically when recording your guitar riffs to a DAW? I am in need of that as I don't have a drummer.
It's the best tone you've ever had on this chanel
These Norlon era Les Paul Customs came with Gibson T-top pups which are close to PAFs. Yes they are very low output pickups meant for blues and dad rock.
Question. I saw online a 1976 Gibson Les Paul Custom for sale but my question is on the back of the guitar, is the serial number heat pressed on with the “Made in USA”? The one I’m looking at looks like a silkscreen serial number. I hope this makes sense.
I own a keeper Gibson. it sounds amazing, plays ridiculously good for aa guitar with a baseball bat neck. I realised it was keeper when it started getting knocked up and I didn't care because I knew it wasn't going anywhere. it will never leave my collection.
For an IFAQ.
What's your most heavily modified instrument? Did you do them yourself and would you say it was worth it?
Killer guitar, killer kick ass riffage!.....awesome fucking channel brother
I have a 1976 and yes that is a really good guitar. It took me playing dozens of them before I found it but I did. I've been trying to talk my friend into letting me purchase his 1971 for the past five years because it's another jewel. they are rare when they are like that but when they are they are great.
I think the same.Don't fit to my hand and tuning is bad but this guitar sounds very good.
What tuning do you have the Paul in
It is still hard to beat some of those Gibson bridge humbucker models.... oh Duncan? Anyway the sound and style on your beginning track was very nice. Thumbs up on the sound and play style!
Sound would arguably be even greater with a hot rodded Marshall. :)
That’s so funny because I recently had a similar experience with Gibson. Every time I would try one out at a guitar shop, it just never felt right to me. Super awkward to play and very foreign. I wanted to give Gibson an honest shot so I ordered a brand new Les Paul Standard and I fell in love with it instantly. After playing for over 20 years, I finally get it lol.
I got a 2021 Standard and it is so perfect. I have had the same experience as you in the past.
@@SunshineHB Same, I have a 1995 LP standard, tried several , always something weird with them until I found the one in a very small shop. I knew it instantly when I had it in my hands, this was the one for me. All my friends say it sings by itself.
@@dirkdevlaams8028 Once you find the one, you just know. That's how I felt the first time a picked up an early 80's lawsuit era Greco. My 2021 Standard is the first American Gibby that just has that feeling. My brother-in-law also bought one, and he was never happy with his LP Traditional after he bought it. His is a 2020. I'm not sure what they are doing different, but there is some serious mojo going on.
I'm an SG guy, but I almost wasn't. The first two I owned broke like a Pinto auto part. Third one sounded like absolute underwater whale fart(and not in a cool Doom/Sludge/Stoner kind of way). I was disillusioned and just about gave up, until I tried my friend's 2001 SG Modern. For whatever reason, it plays fantastic, and I'm now the owner.
I wouldnt trade my 76 custom for any other guitar, shes a blonde beauty. Natural finish with maple neck and fretboard, T-top pickups.
hey question whats the brand of the white flying v in the back of the video
Ormsby. It's their new Metal V
That thing sounds absolutely massive on the KSR! How does a drier, more treble forward amp like the Dover react to it?
Really nice with that too, but definitely something where that extra low end coming from the KSR with the KSR Eros in front is just hitting a sweet spot for me.
As a Les Paul fan, I think pick up swaps are basically essential. It's not even a metal thing, just mandatory.
Say what you will about a Gibson Les Paul Custom (good or bad) but this is a gorgeous looking guitar.
NIce demo. 70's LP Customs are different from other eras in a couple of ways. Slim necks. Of all the eras, the 70's had the slimmest necks. Most LP Customs have chunky round necks. Also in the 70's they used three-piece maple necks (as compared with mahogany). I think that keeps the sound tight. I actually have a 76 LP Custom myself, and love it. Not such a fan of the chunky neck Gibsons.
Hey Arnold if you can get your hands on any of the Jackson wildcard series check them out I’d like to see what you think
I would replay and listen to ur play it was freaken awsome, i dont like death metal but in this case I was blwon away.
fuck I did not have the bell clicked. great video arnold.
you deserved a like for 0:57
I've had something like 7 les pauls and played, I don't know - 25? One of the les pauls that I had was a 1976 standard (not a converted deluxe). Of all of the pauls that I've had (which included early 2000s standards and then some CNC era guitars) the 1976 was by far the best. It had stock lower output pickups, but if you're looking for that, they're great (I get that they had a bad reputation back when people were trying to drive amps with no master volume, but they're good pickups for everything other than high gain).
the guitars now from gibson often feel like nobody with hands ever checked a neck profile, and they picked shapes either so they're easy to manufacture or someone who just went to CAD school but never played guitar chose them.
In the 1970s, at least they still got hands on the guitars. Mine had some finish errors (toner coat running up into the binding), but for anyone who builds, that's the last thing you'd ever care about.
I have no les pauls now (just a beat collings CL that I got used - it's got the human feel the older gibsons did). I'd have kept the 76 paul if any, but sooner or later you can't keep everything.
I'm similar in that I tend not to like Gibsons, and compounded with the company and design issues they have I will probably never buy one new from them. However I don't doubt there's a good smattering of them out there I'd love playing. That said if its 1 in 100 good ones, literally the cheapest Squier or Fender will still feel consistently good to me.
Nice multiscale Rhoads in the background
Killer demo
Wonder why it took three days for this to appear in my feed.
I think of Kalamazoo Gibsons as real ones. Later ones are more like tributes in my mind anyway. I partially agree with u about the feel. I prefer slimmer necks and a more ergonomic body and better upper fret access. But you can’t argue with the tones and looks.
The Ibanez copy thing came about because other started building better/more consistent Gibsons than Gibsons at the time btw. Prices may have factored in too but Idk about that.
I’ve been waiting to see this video since you put up the picture on facebook, excellent review, you looked extremely comfortable with the guitar, awesome riffage as well. Hope all is well - Kevin
Sick. Bill steer style. Just put some bell bottoms on.
TBH, I still miss my old Bibson LP studio. The only thing that needed fixing was the pups and nut. After those things, it was perfect for me until it took a hard fall on a slate floor and the neck needed resetting and was going to cost a lot to get it restored. I learnt from that point, get strap locks!!!
There's just something so pure about a Les Paul thrash riff.
As cheesy as it sounds, a truly great Gibson really does sound....well, classy.
Every Les Paul is like that .
Not having the stock pickups is a real bummer I think.
Normally in full agreement, but to hear Jason tell it they were just not meshing at all with the guitar itself.
@@ArnoldPlaysGuitar Right, anyways it sounds beyond sick!
Norlin era Customs have a maple neck (roughfly from 75 til 83 )
Fair. didn't know that.
@@ArnoldPlaysGuitar It was one of the many cost saving options during Norlin era. Also same as the volute it was done to minimalize the risk of headstock brakes. Turnout that it was the first mass produced guitar with very popular in metal combination of woods mahogany body->maple neck>ebony fingerboard. Look at Zakk Wylde guitars, no matter Gibson, Epiphone or Wylde audio - all those guitars have maple necks.
it's weird but in my experience with Gibson, I've always felt that their DC models played better and sounded more detailed. I've always had much better luck with Explorer's and V's. My first Gibson was a plain Explorer black with white pickguard. I hated the sound of it but I loved the playability, I replaced all the hardware and I've never found a guitar that ever plays as well to me...i have a hard time doing live gigs with it cuz I never wanna screw it up.
Classic “my buddy eric”
The first riff has such a strange tonal quality to it. Really interesting sound. It legitimately sounds like it's solid and has weight to it. The guitar is awesome too.
The stock pickups from that era suck green donkey balls. The upgrade to the Seymour Duncan Saturday Night Special pickups was a VERY good choice.
Some people argue they’re the best years.
Dude what are those sublime msgs at 9:07 and 9:08
Man that shirt x,D
Hey man I just wanted to pipe up and say Nihilistik is super sick and everyone needs to listen to the E.P!
Appreciate you, man!!!
I have a 77 custom...it’s the absolute tits. Broken headstock, narrow nut, resprayed....but man, it sounds just great. Mine had the original T-top pickups and they were good. Mine has EMGs now.
I love the les pauls without the burst finishes. I feel that the tobbacco and sunburst finishes are WAY overused.
The Les Paul Custom could stand to have an upgrade.
As a non gibson guy and I hate gibson, but 70s and the norlan era was the best in my opinion
Talk with Jason
Hey Arnold, great review. I’ve heard that a lot of customs from that era have a maple neck. Yours definitely mahogany? Also what’s it weighing in at? I guess no weight relief. Cheers!
10.8 lb, and it sure looks like mahogany to me, but I could very well be wrong
1976 has 3 piece maple neck. Mahogany sandwich body with typical 3 piece maple top. They didn’t go back to mahogany until very early 80s.
Shit bro I'm 48 years old and I've been playing since I was 13. I had an old aria pro ct series guitar back in the late 1980s that was one of the best playing guitars I've ever owned.i wish I had it back.it was made in 1987-1988 and have some type of Floyd rose style bridge and a locking nut and it simply would not go out of tune no matter what I did to it and the action was killer and just a dream to play.id give my left but to have it back.
Any of the 80's Japanese Companies kicked ass. Hell, the Orville by Gibsons kick ass!, Greco and Burny made amazing instruments too.
Gibson needs to pay their lawyers less and their luthiers more.
Damn i want this so bad i'm even willing to let my esp factory order go for this 😜