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1972 Gibson Les Paul Recording - Natural
Nice Gibson Les Paul Recording from the "Low-Impedance Series" in near excellent condition, except for a repaired crack in the pickguard near the inputjack. Only 1370(!) where made in 1972. Due to an factory built-in Impedance transformer the instrument can be played on any conventional amp as well.
Techn. Details:
Multibound- singlecutaway mahagonibody,
carved top,
mahagonineck 22 frets,
bound rosewood fretboard with perl block inlays,
tune-o-matic/stop tailpiece combination,
multibound headstock w/Pearl Diamond Inlay,
6x orig. Gibson tuners,
2x low impedance pickups,
volumen/decade/treble/bass controls,
PickUp 3-way switch,
1x phase slide switch,
1x tone slide switch,
built-in impedance matching transformer (switchable high/low),
chrome hardware,
Natural finish in nitro laquer,
comes in its orig. black hardshellcase w/yellow lining.
Wow! I was just 13years old when I had the opportunity to pick up this guitar. A very talented cousin of mine was recruited to play in a local rock band at the age of 17. The band manager was so impressed that he offered him a choice of Fender Stratocaster or a Gibson Les Paul Recording.
While he was away, I stole the opportunity to sneak the guitar case out from under his bed and take out the beautiful beast.
I could not even hold the guitar long enough without it slipping out of my grasp, let alone hold a chord!
Regardless, I was dazzled at the array of knobs and switches.
What blew me away was the beautiful combination of black, chrome and polished woodwork, and quality. Needless to say - after a few weeks he returned the Gibson for Stratocaster - probably unaware at the time that additional specialised equipment was needed to bring the best out of the Les Paul Recording.
A much cherished memory of my early teen years.
Nicely played! Love the LP real deal low impedance LPs, such underrated and rare guitars. I have only seen/played two and bough both
Les Paul's favorite guitar
Sounds wonderful !
If you had done the demos back in 1972 they would still be in the lineup!
Man! Love your playing.
Look at all those classic Fender Amps!!!!
great playing
I like the low z pickups on those guitars. Nice playing!
Who wants to "rock" with it. It's a fantastic guitar for jazz, or anything, really! I played a lot of standards with mine. (00111525 1979-1993)
so its in remarkable shape for its age ... ive never seen one ?what a rare knob setup for a gibson
Oh my god, I need this in my life. But they're like $1,700 at least on Reverb.
Which is exactly why you should buy one! Not saying that they will go up in value, but that's a great value for a vintage guitar!
I bought a 2013 model that has quite a lot of road wear for like $1,300. Sounds great, feels great, looks great. Never regretted buying it.
Sounds killer. Awesome...2thumbs up
The Les Paul Recording really cries out to be demoed with a transparent volume boost between it and the amplifier or any other pedal. That would allow it to drive amplifiers hard, and combined with the Decade knob would turn the LPR into an incredibly versatile instrument for distorted as well as clean sounds.
Nice
traditionalist snobs are why this amazing guitar didn't succeed. This thing is amazing.
The reason this model is heavier is because it is actually slightly larger.
nice playing and cool tones :)
what type of camera did u use ? video looks really good. Thx
its made so it has a LOT of different sound settings , far more then a fender would have , they did a couple of wierd wiring on some gits.
Gibson RD , gibson SG Pro and this one for example.
It sounds to me like a strat that's made of mahogany. It has that same kind of strat single coil tone, except warmer and darker. It sounds gorgeous
But yeah the number of settings and effects built into the guitar is crazy. Guitars should have gone that way. But the trend has always been to simplify things. Guitarists get scared of too many options. And so they prefer simpler guitars. Even ones that literally just have a volume knob and that's it. No tone knob. And there's pedals and effects that can't really do anything except for one very good sound. Like that Rockman Guitar Ace thing that began as a headphone amp, but everyone in the 80s used it for their chorus + distortion tone. It was made by the guitarist in Boston, Tom Scholz, who is an MIT-trained engineer. And so he made this little headphone amp but then every other band started using it as an effects pedal. Like Def Leppard used it for the album Hysteria
The rockman guitar ace could only do one sound and that was it. But that one sound was so good, and the device was so simple to use, that it's impossible to get bad tone with it
Give guitarists too many options, and they mess it up. Like the boss metal zone pedal. That thing can sound absolutely incredible, especially if you put it in an effects loop. But the controls are too complex, so guitarists don't know how to get good tone out of it, and just declare that it's a bad pedal, when it's really not a bad pedal whatsoever
I´ve got three Paulas. They have different weights LP Deluxe is lightweight, LP Standard 30th Anniversary is middleweight, LP Custom 25/50 Anniversary is the "heavyweght champion of the world" .....would Michael Buffer say ......!
They all sound great and I love them.
I never should have sold that one.
If played thru a normal amp, the pickups are operating as Hi-Z...only operates Lo-Z thru a mixer or console. Or with a special transformer. Gibson DID make a special amp to go with this guitar... it had lo and hi Z inputs. Try and find one ? wow...
I put mine on low impedance thro a 70s Schaller 'fuzz' -takes off a lot of the distortion,boosts sustain,vol+great tone
Is it quite heavy???
One does not simply put gain on a Les Paul Recording.
What pedal was used for the high gain sounds?
I think it was the gas pedal, but my ears aren't as good as they used to be.
"all kinds of switches...i'm not going to tell you about those today...."
oh no, please don't demonstrate any of the different tone settings these guitars are capable of.
Gibson could never produce any instrument like this in 2016.
Weak bridge tone compare to the huge neck sounds, sooo good overdriven ! Good play too BTW...
Am I the only one who thinks this guitar sounds a little bit like a telecaster?
+rafasounds2010 its definately just you. it sounds more like a les paul with p90s
KyLesCaster Someone liked my comment, so it isn't definitely just me.
You are absolutely correct!
I have a '72 model. When played in the low impedance mode and using combinations of the phase selector and the decade switch (think of an 11 position notch filter) you can make this guitar sound very much like a Tele or Strat or even a Ricky 360. It does have the mahogany body but no maple top, and has a very very thin line neck -really comfortable to play for hours and hours.
@@gprentic I have a 71 ..it is the best electric guitar I have ever played ….so incredibly versatile - can sound like tele strat Gretsch and of course a les paul ….and beautifully made with great necks and silky action
It sounds like a strat with a mahogany body. It has that gorgeous neck pickup strat tone, the glassy smooth bluesyness of it. Except darker and warmer than a normal strat.
What is "gate waning"? You're not a native speaker, are you?
No he is German!
I think his English is fine, it was just a spoonerism. :)
also: amazing
Gate Waning
This one has a non original bridge.
Ian Ashworth Hi ! Maybe not , could well be a 1971 version before the Nashville bridge was introduced ( Harmonica ) . Gibsons are notoriously difficult to date due to their somewhat erratic numbering system !
My Gibson Les Paul Recording has a Tune - o - matic bridge ( ABR ) and posts like a regular Les Paul which I believe is from 1971.
Cheers !
😎 🎩
All that cool circuitry . . . and none of it demonstrated. :/
Canon 5D Mark II
great playing