What I used for this mix: I routed the signal through an Authentic Gibson mix console, into an Authentic Gibson tape machine, and then routed the signal of that into my Authentic Gibson Mac Mini and used Gibson Logic Pro X as a DAW. All plugins were Authentic Gibson plugins, and of course everything was monitored on Authentic Gibson Studio Monitors.
Find it kinda funny you're take on the smaller frets, frets not being cryo and locking strap locks. This is a 60's (as in trying to keep to that eras specs). Think you're more of a "Modern" player. Ya even said you thought last year's 2019 models were a better deal. The 50's and 60's Standards are for those who want that traditional LP Standard. What most Gibson fans have been wanting for years (without having to pay for huge Custom Shop $$$). Cheers.
I have 2 from ‘86 and the latest from a few months ago , 2021……………it is my “go to” now. It is definitely worth it !!!! Mark got Gibson back on track !!!!!!!!!!! Mine came perfect, setup was incredible, and the damn thing was in tune when it was delivered. I had played a few and they seemed consistent. So I ordered one to test the theory.
@@agufish , Les didn't have shares in Gibson . His contract was never anything else than what is known today as an endorsement deal, on a percentage per guitar sold.
I doubt you would get an honest answer from Les or anyone under any endorsement contract. Unless they want to lose the contract, they're probably gonna give you a "politician answer". Years ago, a bike company I was sponsored by had sent me 2 frames in a row that were garbage. Being young, I talked a little trash about them in an interview and checks stopped coming soon after. ha ha ha ha I was relieved though, I had felt guilty for a while for endorsing subpar products.
I have owned 100s of Gibson les pauls from the 50s too now I have too say the 2020 Les paul is one of the best modern Gibson les pauls made too date , Gibson really up there game the neck feel is second too none , nut work is tight , simple electronics and great finishes , solid bodies and sound great ... My 2020 60's Ice tea is absolutely beautiful and weighs 9.2 lbs solid body my go too guitar now .
I totally agree. I got the same LP and that thing is magic. Anyone downing the 2020 Standard has no clue and is just still butthurt from Gibson for whatever reason. My 2018 Tribute goes hand in hand with this one.
It's not the 3 way toggle wired wrong, it's just inverted, just unscrew and rotate 180º. But definitely something that has no excuse on a 2.5K guitar. PS: That flame top looks quite messy for a 2.5K guitar, i got my les pauls on good deals around 1.5K new, not even close to the 2.5k they are asking, they do sound great and play great but they have finishing flaws that you usually only see on sub 1K guitars.
Why is it that you seem to get lots of faulty guitars? You've gotten an Ibanez that should not have left the factory, a Les Paul with 3 volumes and now a top tier Gibson with the pickup selector backwords
From Leo: I think the 1960's Les Paul reissues are somewhat humorous because I am old enough to remember that they did not make Les Paul designed guitars for most of that decade. All during the '60's they were selling SG's. I think they started making the single cuts again in 1968 or 1969. We did not see a lot of them. I am not sure of an exact date, there was a war going on so that kept most of our attention, and I was playing a Strat anyway.
From what i know 60s standards are basically the non (as) absurdly priced and less "perfect" version of an R0, because in the end of the day it's tecnically still a 1960 reissue.
Man your riffage is getting to seriously high levels, and now the number one reason I watch your vids is to hear your next demo song (although the reviews are great too)
Hey Hunter "Agufish", Thanks to your recommendation at the end of this video, I tried last year's Blueberry Burst Les Paul Standard, loved it and bought it!! (July 4th sale at one of the stores) My first single cut, and I got into single cuts because of your channel tbh.. Thanks a lot for putting quality content and rocking it, and your honest opinions are always on the mark.
I just put a Bare Knuckle Mule p/u in Neck and a BK Riff/Raff in the Bridge w/ BK 550k pots w/ paper in oil caps. I also upgraded the tuners to locking Grovers, the switch to a Switchcraft hand wired switch and a pure tone output jack. I run Elixir 9-42 strings. That guitar ROARS!
There is something great about a well made Gibson. Sadly, it's a real chore to FIND ONE with quality on par with the quality of PRS, EBMM and a host of consistently higher quality offerings from overseas manufacturers. It all comes down to the law of diminishing returns. If Gibson wants a premium price for their instruments, their quality needs to reflect that.
I just bought this exact guitar and its amazing, perfect set up, plays and sings like a dream. Not a single bad thing i could say about it, they DEFINATLY stepped up with this new original series.
A PRS is, IMO, horrible looking, no matter how great they may be as instruments, I think they are ugly as hell, also not a single one of my heroes plays or played a PRS. I am not american, but I suspect Gibsons are expensive AF because it's made in the US and labor is way more expensive there, also, Gibsons have a lot of manually made parts, like binding, which is pretty time consuming, Fenders are pretty much all about CNC, thats is why they are cheaper
Agree we should not have to do the QC for Gibson, mine had issues as well, had to send back. I ended up happy with my 2019 Les Paul Standard HP though, the pickup configs mean you can get whatever you want out of it tone-ally.
I just bought a 2020 standard bourbon burst. It is just as fantastic as it is heavy. What the heck, I will gladly carry that weight as a proud owner of such a perfect instrument.
Hello Hunter, looks like you are doing great. All the most talked about single cuts was reviewed lately. Chapman, Solat and now Gibson ... wow, great work ;)
I have the Epiphone ES-335 Pro in iced tea and it is a great guitar. Only cost me $420. Want to be authentic? Do NOT be a poser and a slave to the name on the headstock. A very breakable headstock at that.
I may not like how Gibson as a company is acting right now. But I will always love Gibson guitars. They are masterpieces. I own an Ibanez RG, a Fender Mexican Strat, an LTD Eclipse, and a Fender American Telecaster. Gibsons are the best-quality, mass produced guitars that I’ve ever played. The only thing that tops them in my opinion are professionally handmade guitars from individual luthiers. But those generally go for much more money. I plan on buying a Gibson Les Paul in the near future.
“Something about a well-made gibson” he says while holding a mistakenly wired guitar that will be hard to refret, and costs too much... gibson hasn’t changed then. At least fender doesn’t need to angle their heads, because they aren’t in the stone age anymore.
I just think it's wild that the same company can give you essentially the same guitar, only differences being hardware, maybe a few material choices, and "hand-made", and charge ~$500 for the Epiphone Standard Les Paul (which is fair, I played one today and it was really nice and sounded decent), and then charge $2,500+ for essentially a logo. I know a guy that builds guitars out of his garage, by hand, as a hobby. He could build a fantastic guitar for roughly the same price as an Epi. Let me remind you: hand-made. In a garage in Maryland. And he shares the entire process on his social media platforms. And his customers have been relatively satisfied with only minor complaints if any. Not sure how to feel about "authentic Gibbies" now. Gibsons are essentially the iPhone of guitars: not that bad, and gnerally usable, but probably too overpriced. I'm confident that they've definitely improved their QC over the last year or so, but I'll stick to a guitar I can afford.
I think a Dirty Fingers in the Bridge and PAF Pro in the neck or an Air Norton in the neck combo would be awesome on this Les Paul. Those 3 are my favorite Gibson pickups or pickups to put in a Gibson. Nice video and review!
Loved this review! I’m looking for a Les Paul to do hard rock but it’s so rare to find videos of players using these for high gain tones. How do you think this stacks up against the classic? This is why I follow your channel, keep it up man!
Although it's not a 'shred' guitar, there wouldn't really be a downside to have the neck transition better into the body to make it easier to reach higher frets. Gibson charges a price premium for just being the original, not really having features or ergonomic benefits over competition. Imagine if Fender tried suing every company with a strat style guitar.
They did try to trademark the strat, tele, and P-Bass shapes about 10 or 15 years ago, presumably so they could have grounds to sue people who copied the shapes too closely, but they weren't successful. A judge ruled that they couldn't claim ownership of the shapes cause they had allowed them to be widely copied for 40+ years...much like what I'm sure will happen with Gibson.
I'm not sure whether I was lucky or what, I got a Gibson standard 2017, it looks perfect to me, a 3A maple top, neck just ok for me, not too fat, not to thin. And the neck is super stable, weather changings seems done nothing to the neck. And I love the single coil function as well as those locking tunners!
Ryan Bobadilla I wish I would have bought one of those when I lived in Japan. But I thought “it’s not a Gibson, it can’t be good” back when I was a beginner 😳
I've got an Agile 3100 that's every bit as quality in terms of build as any Gibson LP iv'e ever held in person. I love the look of it too. It has this sky blue burst sort of finish and a maple fingerboard with cream binding and that all looks a satisfying as it sounds.
Sometimes, maybe always, rhythm guitarists do not receive their proper respect. And so, with that in mind, I tip my hat 🧢 to you my friend!! Thanks for the vids!
As I already said elsewhere, the guitar itself is not really the problem in the recent shitstorm around Gibson, even if everybody know they have intrinsic quirks. It's all about Gibson's behaviors as an entity (wich are directly why their guitars still have those quirks, by the way...). I don't see any problem with you reviewing one of those literal legends, as long as you don't pet them, and it's definitely not your style. Because YOU know how to stay genuinely authentic without the need of bullying anybody ;)
Goddamn I remember when you were at 9k subs, barely getting any views and now you're going to tgu, doing collabs with samurai guitarist, and getting shoutouts from Ola Englund. I just wanna know, how surreal does it feel?
Them riffs man! Them f**king riffs! 🤘 Ok Mr. Single cut, would love to see you check out the Schecter Solo II Red Reign or the Jackson Monarch Pro. They have one in a purple burst! They also have a Marty Friedman signature model. Love your channel dude!
8:28 For some reason I feel that nitro finishes are more sticky and wear out faster than poly, and because of that I'll never own a nitro finished guitar, ever.
A "backwards" sele tor switch on a Les Paul allows more easily for fret-tapping on the bridge pickup without the switch getting knocked into the other position. It's already up.
I mean the logic goes that More Authentic = More cost or value (at least that's just me haha). But darn if they think that I have a penny to my name lol. Guitar actually sounds pretty good for the classics tho!
was literally about to buy a Les Paul, went to the car to check my bank account on my phone and then saw the poo poo gibson video and then just drove off. Lets just let Gibson die in 2019. I got an EC-1000 and love it.
They are nice guitars but still not a Gibson Les Paul and never will be.. I have had lots of copies and none were like the original. One day you will be glad to have a real Les paul.. I promise!!! Rock on!!!
Ec-1000 is a great guitar. But it’s no Gibson. My LTD Gary Holt come about as close as the EC1000 does to a Gibson . It’s a fantastic guitar. But my ESP Eclipse is a contender. Arguably better in a lot of ways. But Gibson Les Pauls just have a growl that can’t be duplicated. Everybody complains about Gibson’s price. But you get what you pay for. If I sell off an LTD I’ll be lucky to get half. I can play a Gibson for 2 years and actually sell it for a profit. That’s the reason you buy Gibson’s.👊🏻
The binding going up to the frets is kinda iffy imo. I have a Les Paul Supreme that had this feature and the binding has worn away on the treble side so that the high E string can get caught in the space between the fret and the binding.
Anybody else relentlessly watching videos like this to rev themselves up into buying one? 😂 Love the 60s but have to say I much prefer the honey gold pots on 50s, tributes and many customs
To comment on "Gibson uses high quality woods, so it is not a boat anchor", there are a few reasons why two guitars with the same components and species of wood could weight completely differently and it's not necessarily due to quality. This just means Gibson has potentially paid more attention to wood selection to consistently keep the weight down. Still good on Gibson's part, but for a different reason.
@@nateklug5933 , a lot of "foreign crap" has been better than Gibson's recent production. Schecter, Ibanez are just two examples. German made guitars are also worth looking at. Then there's the option of buy Warmoth parts and building your own guitar the way you like it. The Gibson name is not worth the extra cash, but I do own one. I have several guitars and am very lucky to be in this position. But for most guitar players, I would suggest finding a less expensive guitar that looks good and feels right. The guitar market is huge now with MANY more options than a few years ago, like when I started playing. Even$500 can get you a great guitar these days. Even Master builders at Gibson and Fender will tell you that. There's even a few recent videos of just that.
Only from a distance none of those builders would be here without fender or Gibson. Get my point it’s them who started it so you should stick with the originals
Only from a distance yeah I do I don’t play it cause it’s a hollow body but it’s there if I need it I’m mainly a solid body guy hence my love for gibson and fender
Great video and thank you for not just jumping on the bash Gibson bandwagon. I think they screwed up by making that video and by waiting decades too long to defend their "intellectual property", but I don't think they are the Satan everyone is making them out to be. Thank you for having the guts to speak your mind and not just go with the grain.
Thanks to Postmates for sponsoring this video! Get anything delivered and use the code AGUFISH for $10 off 😀. #orderauthentic
Hi Hunter. I suggest plugging your Discord server more. We need fresh meat.
Can you demo a heritage guitar, if you know their story it’d be cool to see how they stand up to the almighty Gibson
I see those harley benton's in the back😉
What is the difference with the gibson lespaul classic 2019?
What I used for this mix:
I routed the signal through an Authentic Gibson mix console, into an Authentic Gibson tape machine, and then routed the signal of that into my Authentic Gibson Mac Mini and used Gibson Logic Pro X as a DAW. All plugins were Authentic Gibson plugins, and of course everything was monitored on Authentic Gibson Studio Monitors.
And the content was inspected and approved by our almighty overlords, Gibson
Tangalang22 Absolutely right! Everything in this video is
A U T H E N T I C
Good job on covering your ass and avoiding a costly lawsuit! LOL!!!
Don't you mean Onkyo headphones, rokit speakers and a tascam interface? (They are all Gibson brands)
Mr. authentic Les Paul played on his signature gibson les paul.
Your scooter crash and Gibson's video have a lot in common.
Hahaha 🤣 too true
Please don’t say “Gibson”! Say “Authentic Guitar! You’ve been warned!
we coming for you
Jed Lingao Hey! I saw you on Scar-My-Guitar’s stream last day on Sean’s Guitar! We were talking about amplifiers and Strings!
Jed Lingao Yeah, they deserve more subscribers!
Find it kinda funny you're take on the smaller frets, frets not being cryo and locking strap locks. This is a 60's (as in trying to keep to that eras specs). Think you're more of a "Modern" player.
Ya even said you thought last year's 2019 models were a better deal. The 50's and 60's Standards are for those who want that traditional LP Standard. What most Gibson fans have been wanting for years (without having to pay for huge Custom Shop $$$).
Cheers.
Yes master... Please daddy, can i have a les Paul for $2000 instead? PRS is doing s2 mcartys for $1700 😭 please papa Curleigh please mama Decola!
Been a while since i heard that tune! Loving the added pinch squeals 👌
I was wondering if I was the only one that noticed he used this tune again with some nice changes.
Does anyone else feel the urge to buy a counterfeit just for the meme?
I strongly feel that urge. I thought that I was the only one.
Maxwell D. Buy a Dean. It’ll hurt more
Imma buy a dean
I would recommend Edwards, I haven't been able to put down the one that I got :)
Agufish Good idea. Check out Orvilles and Tokais.
You are by far my favorite gear channel.
I have 2 from ‘86 and the latest from a few months ago , 2021……………it is my “go to” now. It is definitely worth it !!!! Mark got Gibson back on track !!!!!!!!!!! Mine came perfect, setup was incredible, and the damn thing was in tune when it was delivered. I had played a few and they seemed consistent. So I ordered one to test the theory.
Wonder how Lester Paul would react to Gibson in 2019.
I would be curious to know as well. It’s along the same vein as “what would the founding fathers think of the USA today?” Fun to think about
He would probably like the new models . Why not ? I doubt if he would react like a Millennial, that's for sure.
@@agufish , Les didn't have shares in Gibson . His contract was never anything else than what is known today as an endorsement deal, on a percentage per guitar sold.
@@agufish well.... I really dont have a comment on Les, but i can hear Thomas Jefferson welling "Well, they fucked it up!!!" ...
I doubt you would get an honest answer from Les or anyone under any endorsement contract. Unless they want to lose the contract, they're probably gonna give you a "politician answer".
Years ago, a bike company I was sponsored by had sent me 2 frames in a row that were garbage. Being young, I talked a little trash about them in an interview and checks stopped coming soon after. ha ha ha ha I was relieved though, I had felt guilty for a while for endorsing subpar products.
how am i suppose to play authentic when i cant afford a single guitar from them?
LOGIC
@@DanFlorida I've been going back and forth between SE Custom 24, Gibby LP and Core McCarty. I'm leaning now toward Core McCarty.
I have owned 100s of Gibson les pauls from the 50s too now I have too say the 2020 Les paul is one of the best modern Gibson les pauls made too date , Gibson really up there game the neck feel is second too none , nut work is tight , simple electronics and great finishes , solid bodies and sound great ... My 2020 60's Ice tea is absolutely beautiful and weighs 9.2 lbs solid body my go too guitar now .
I totally agree. I got the same LP and that thing is magic. Anyone downing the 2020 Standard has no clue and is just still butthurt from Gibson for whatever reason. My 2018 Tribute goes hand in hand with this one.
It's not the 3 way toggle wired wrong, it's just inverted, just unscrew and rotate 180º. But definitely something that has no excuse on a 2.5K guitar.
PS: That flame top looks quite messy for a 2.5K guitar, i got my les pauls on good deals around 1.5K new, not even close to the 2.5k they are asking, they do sound great and play great but they have finishing flaws that you usually only see on sub 1K guitars.
Agreed about the tops! Last year's LPs looked much better IMO
Postmates sounds awesome. Thanks, Postmates!
Can’t wait for a Dean demo...
It’s not likely to happen any time soon....dean does their own demos and not very open to cooperation with UA-camrs.....
Gosh, what a phenomenally well written jam. You are very talented!
Gibson. "Arguably the most iconic"
Fender: "cough cough"
G. V. Q She’ll probably draw a classical or steel string guitar.
My beautiful Telecaster had a fit when she heard that.
*arguably*
I love both Gibson and Fender. But let's be honest... Who's putting singlecoils ( Not including coiltapping) in a Les Paul vs Humbuckers in a Fender?
That’s why he said “arguably.”
Why is it that you seem to get lots of faulty guitars? You've gotten an Ibanez that should not have left the factory, a Les Paul with 3 volumes and now a top tier Gibson with the pickup selector backwords
Lol just lucky, I guess 🍀
@@agufish doesn't this also reflect poorly on Sam Ash? Shouldn't they be weeding out guitars like this from their stock?
What? I missed that part
Well.... the latter 2 are because QC at Gibson is pretty shoddy, has been for about 20 years.
Damn Son I'm 56 and you just rocked my ass off on the intro.
i bought Les Paul Standard 60s last night. I absolutely love and was impressed by everything about this guitar even the case.
From Leo: I think the 1960's Les Paul reissues are somewhat humorous because I am old enough to remember that they did not make Les Paul designed guitars for most of that decade. All during the '60's they were selling SG's. I think they started making the single cuts again in 1968 or 1969. We did not see a lot of them. I am not sure of an exact date, there was a war going on so that kept most of our attention, and I was playing a Strat anyway.
Lol
From what i know 60s standards are basically the non (as) absurdly priced and less "perfect" version of an R0, because in the end of the day it's tecnically still a 1960 reissue.
Man your riffage is getting to seriously high levels, and now the number one reason I watch your vids is to hear your next demo song (although the reviews are great too)
Hey Hunter "Agufish", Thanks to your recommendation at the end of this video, I tried last year's Blueberry Burst Les Paul Standard, loved it and bought it!! (July 4th sale at one of the stores) My first single cut, and I got into single cuts because of your channel tbh.. Thanks a lot for putting quality content and rocking it, and your honest opinions are always on the mark.
At the beginning of the video you can hear someone walking, spooked me for a second
Thanks for doing an honest video, without jumping on the haters bandwagon like everyone else. I have one of these....great guitar.
dude what are those Harley Benton's with fishman pickups in the back ?
thats the one hes working on with Thomann . he talks about it in the beginning of this: ua-cam.com/video/f1q3lzNJlaE/v-deo.html
He's designing guitars with harley benton but the finals won't include fishmans
I just put a Bare Knuckle Mule p/u in Neck and a BK Riff/Raff in the Bridge w/ BK 550k pots w/ paper in oil caps. I also upgraded the tuners to locking Grovers, the switch to a Switchcraft hand wired switch and a pure tone output jack. I run Elixir 9-42 strings. That guitar ROARS!
I own two of the new 50s Standards and they’re incredible instruments. By far the best Gibson has produced in a number of years.
I have this in bourbon burst. It is outstanding!
You should review the Standard SG 60s! I love how those look.
wow, i think that was your best mixed song yet.... freaking amazing!
Trex Dave Thank you sir!
The market is flooded with used LP Standards for $1500-1700. That's the way to go.
They're used because the headstocks were reglued lol
I love your playing demo man. Always a great jam. Killer looking/sounding gibby too.
The metal indicators are called thumb bleeders, the old ones were super sharp and would you know, make your thumb bleed
loll
Gibson hates you lmao, they give you a guitar with three volume knobs now they put in the switch the wrong way
Glad you like it Hunter!
There is something great about a well made Gibson. Sadly, it's a real chore to FIND ONE with quality on par with the quality of PRS, EBMM and a host of consistently higher quality offerings from overseas manufacturers. It all comes down to the law of diminishing returns. If Gibson wants a premium price for their instruments, their quality needs to reflect that.
I just bought this exact guitar and its amazing, perfect set up, plays and sings like a dream. Not a single bad thing i could say about it, they DEFINATLY stepped up with this new original series.
A PRS is, IMO, horrible looking, no matter how great they may be as instruments, I think they are ugly as hell, also not a single one of my heroes plays or played a PRS.
I am not american, but I suspect Gibsons are expensive AF because it's made in the US and labor is way more expensive there, also, Gibsons have a lot of manually made parts, like binding, which is pretty time consuming, Fenders are pretty much all about CNC, thats is why they are cheaper
Probably my favorite riff you made. Great video Lord Fish.
That demo song sounded great! Well done
They pulled an EVH pickup selector mod on you
My LTD is perfect and wired correctly. So are my PRS SEs. Not buying a Gibson anytime soon.
I mean, yeah that's a reason but I for one don't have £2500
Careful! If you dont play authentic Mark Agnesi himself will hunt you down!
I got a PRS SE wired with 3 volumes
That's because you can't afford one
@@restofthejunk01 Oh shut up you insufferable moron, nobody cares
Agree we should not have to do the QC for Gibson, mine had issues as well, had to send back. I ended up happy with my 2019 Les Paul Standard HP though, the pickup configs mean you can get whatever you want out of it tone-ally.
'Cause I love modelling guitars lmao.
I just bought a 2020 standard bourbon burst. It is just as fantastic as it is heavy. What the heck, I will gladly carry that weight as a proud owner of such a perfect instrument.
Love the tape effects on the video
I have been wating for you to play an LP Standard through the DSL for years. It's so effin' awesome dude.
Hello Hunter, looks like you are doing great. All the most talked about single cuts was reviewed lately. Chapman, Solat and now Gibson ... wow, great work ;)
That HB in the background looks KILLER!
I have the Epiphone ES-335 Pro in iced tea and it is a great guitar.
Only cost me $420.
Want to be authentic? Do NOT be a poser and a slave to the name on the headstock.
A very breakable headstock at that.
And Les Paul actually worked with Epiphone before Gibson, so there's that too :-)
I may not like how Gibson as a company is acting right now. But I will always love Gibson guitars. They are masterpieces. I own an Ibanez RG, a Fender Mexican Strat, an LTD Eclipse, and a Fender American Telecaster. Gibsons are the best-quality, mass produced guitars that I’ve ever played. The only thing that tops them in my opinion are professionally handmade guitars from individual luthiers. But those generally go for much more money. I plan on buying a Gibson Les Paul in the near future.
If their actual guitars didn't have such a legacy nobody would be as upset at them as they are
Dude, why didn't you tape over the logo?....
He reached out.
stand by for copyright lawsuit
These pickups are totally fine for metal.
I love high gain Gibsons :)
@@Commander_Grub i would not call them high gain. They definitely would benefit from a boost. But the tone is good, even tho the output may be lower.
@@micahwatz1148Oh I meant they sound good with high gain. I like them, but I like the lower output, I think they sound better cleaned up.
Excellent review, very helpful
“Something about a well-made gibson” he says while holding a mistakenly wired guitar that will be hard to refret, and costs too much... gibson hasn’t changed then. At least fender doesn’t need to angle their heads, because they aren’t in the stone age anymore.
All Gibsons with binding are hard to refret
I just got the 50’s Spec in Heritage Cherry. LOVE GIBSON!!!!
Nothing else is close to the feeling you get with a Gibson in your hand. By far the most inspiring guitar. Agufish even sounds better in this video
I just think it's wild that the same company can give you essentially the same guitar, only differences being hardware, maybe a few material choices, and "hand-made", and charge ~$500 for the Epiphone Standard Les Paul (which is fair, I played one today and it was really nice and sounded decent), and then charge $2,500+ for essentially a logo. I know a guy that builds guitars out of his garage, by hand, as a hobby. He could build a fantastic guitar for roughly the same price as an Epi. Let me remind you: hand-made. In a garage in Maryland. And he shares the entire process on his social media platforms. And his customers have been relatively satisfied with only minor complaints if any. Not sure how to feel about "authentic Gibbies" now. Gibsons are essentially the iPhone of guitars: not that bad, and gnerally usable, but probably too overpriced. I'm confident that they've definitely improved their QC over the last year or so, but I'll stick to a guitar I can afford.
I think a Dirty Fingers in the Bridge and PAF Pro in the neck or an Air Norton in the neck combo would be awesome on this Les Paul. Those 3 are my favorite Gibson pickups or pickups to put in a Gibson. Nice video and review!
Loved this review! I’m looking for a Les Paul to do hard rock but it’s so rare to find videos of players using these for high gain tones. How do you think this stacks up against the classic? This is why I follow your channel, keep it up man!
Just ordered that in AAA Flame top. Cant wait!
How do simple things like a backwards switch and 3 volume knobs pass inspection?
@G. V. Q Even on Trogly's 60s the pickguard wasn't installed properly so it created a gouge in the finish it's like c'mon are you serious?
Although it's not a 'shred' guitar, there wouldn't really be a downside to have the neck transition better into the body to make it easier to reach higher frets.
Gibson charges a price premium for just being the original, not really having features or ergonomic benefits over competition.
Imagine if Fender tried suing every company with a strat style guitar.
They did try to trademark the strat, tele, and P-Bass shapes about 10 or 15 years ago, presumably so they could have grounds to sue people who copied the shapes too closely, but they weren't successful. A judge ruled that they couldn't claim ownership of the shapes cause they had allowed them to be widely copied for 40+ years...much like what I'm sure will happen with Gibson.
Leo Fender, when he still owned the company, was notorious for suing the bejesus out of everybody. Bad example.
If you want better higher fret access, they have the neckthru les paul axcess
But they charge even more 😂
Might want to Google fender and sue together.
@@melodica5407 they also have the Les Paul HP with the easier access heel. Some are pricey but there are more "affordable" HP Les Pauls Tributes.
And now, agufish joins to the "P L A Y A U T H E N T I C"
Nice Review, btw. I love the song
I love their perfect imperfection.
My Gibsons trump any PRS I've ever played. Come at me bros!!! Enjoyed this video and the unbiased review!
I'm not sure whether I was lucky or what, I got a Gibson standard 2017, it looks perfect to me, a 3A maple top, neck just ok for me, not too fat, not to thin. And the neck is super stable, weather changings seems done nothing to the neck. And I love the single coil function as well as those locking tunners!
I have an Orville Les Paul Custom does that technically mean I'm playing "Authentic"?
Orville is better than "Authentic"
Ryan Bobadilla I wish I would have bought one of those when I lived in Japan. But I thought “it’s not a Gibson, it can’t be good” back when I was a beginner 😳
Yes
Its amazing how a Gibson les paul sounds when played right
I've got an Agile 3100 that's every bit as quality in terms of build as any Gibson LP iv'e ever held in person. I love the look of it too. It has this sky blue burst sort of finish and a maple fingerboard with cream binding and that all looks a satisfying as it sounds.
is that a capo on fret 0???
Lol hey your price point of 2800 is spot on for us Canadians lol didn't even notice it was the wrong price till you pointed it out. Lol
Jordan Mayer hahaha try closer to 4 grand at long and mcquade
Your correct! Must've been thinking bout the classic. Although I've been seeing em around 3300-3450
The tastiest of riffs! Now, let me try playing these on my "AUTHENTIC GUITAR"
Sometimes, maybe always, rhythm guitarists do not receive their proper respect. And so, with that in mind, I tip my hat 🧢 to you my friend!! Thanks for the vids!
Krush Groovin’ I agree! I love James hetfield, bill kelliher, Matt heafy and hunter has a mean right hand as well!
Just ordered my LP Tribute stoked!!
Christ that les paul looks beautiful
I like how you have the ceiling fan reflecting on each tuner back.. At first I was like WTF is on those tuners..lol Great playing and review Hunter.
Hahaha yeah it’s a little distracting, this is still very much a homegrown operation :(
As I already said elsewhere, the guitar itself is not really the problem in the recent shitstorm around Gibson, even if everybody know they have intrinsic quirks. It's all about Gibson's behaviors as an entity (wich are directly why their guitars still have those quirks, by the way...). I don't see any problem with you reviewing one of those literal legends, as long as you don't pet them, and it's definitely not your style. Because YOU know how to stay genuinely authentic without the need of bullying anybody ;)
I would love to hear you review the Standard 50's
Never been to a video this early.
Goddamn I remember when you were at 9k subs, barely getting any views and now you're going to tgu, doing collabs with samurai guitarist, and getting shoutouts from Ola Englund.
I just wanna know, how surreal does it feel?
i like your profile pic
Them riffs man! Them f**king riffs! 🤘 Ok Mr. Single cut, would love to see you check out the Schecter Solo II Red Reign or the Jackson Monarch Pro. They have one in a purple burst! They also have a Marty Friedman signature model. Love your channel dude!
nice riffs man
"I LOVE graphtech NUTS"......Agufish 2019.....I bet you do!
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For some reason I feel that nitro finishes are more sticky and wear out faster than poly, and because of that I'll never own a nitro finished guitar, ever.
That's sort of the point of nitro. Poly feels like plastic.
@@yargnad i know. I prefer that over nitro
@@Mr.Goldbar You're about the only one....
@@yargnad I know. Sad isn't it...
A "backwards" sele tor switch on a Les Paul allows more easily for fret-tapping on the bridge pickup without the switch getting knocked into the other position. It's already up.
I mean the logic goes that More Authentic = More cost or value (at least that's just me haha). But darn if they think that I have a penny to my name lol. Guitar actually sounds pretty good for the classics tho!
was literally about to buy a Les Paul, went to the car to check my bank account on my phone and then saw the poo poo gibson video and then just drove off. Lets just let Gibson die in 2019. I got an EC-1000 and love it.
Hellyeah man, great choice 🤘
Same here. Looking at Solar Guitars too
They are nice guitars but still not a Gibson Les Paul and never will be.. I have had lots of copies and none were like the original. One day you will be glad to have a real Les paul.. I promise!!! Rock on!!!
Ec-1000 is a great guitar. But it’s no Gibson. My LTD Gary Holt come about as close as the EC1000 does to a Gibson . It’s a fantastic guitar. But my ESP Eclipse is a contender. Arguably better in a lot of ways. But Gibson Les Pauls just have a growl that can’t be duplicated. Everybody complains about Gibson’s price. But you get what you pay for. If I sell off an LTD I’ll be lucky to get half. I can play a Gibson for 2 years and actually sell it for a profit. That’s the reason you buy Gibson’s.👊🏻
I love my LP Classic. But I’m onboard with the Harley Benton cult. They’re beautiful and easy to mod.
Jared Burdick are Harley Bentons finished with Poly?
svfutbol20 yup.
@@jburdsinfuse Bummer. Once I had Nitro I'm never going back
The binding going up to the frets is kinda iffy imo. I have a Les Paul Supreme that had this feature and the binding has worn away on the treble side so that the high E string can get caught in the space between the fret and the binding.
Lol what? That sucks dude. The binding on my 72 Custom is doing just fine. What year is your Supreme?
Anybody else relentlessly watching videos like this to rev themselves up into buying one? 😂
Love the 60s but have to say I much prefer the honey gold pots on 50s, tributes and many customs
Id rather a tokai for the cost
Tokai is a upgrade of gibson
Ditto.
@@viniciusfranca896 depends on what series you buy but ive heard good things about the chinese traditionals.
@@krumple4skin548 i mean tokai "love rock" known as japanese les paul that guitar tune is amazing bro
@@viniciusfranca896 yeah they make sonething called a legacy love rock and traditional both are made in china.
I dig that sig HB model in the back...
I’d still go for a kiesel imo.
To comment on "Gibson uses high quality woods, so it is not a boat anchor", there are a few reasons why two guitars with the same components and species of wood could weight completely differently and it's not necessarily due to quality. This just means Gibson has potentially paid more attention to wood selection to consistently keep the weight down. Still good on Gibson's part, but for a different reason.
HEY! YOU SAID AT 5!!! ITS 3 HERE!!!!! YOU LIED.
Dante Rosales it’s two here 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️and HEY it’s another me!! (Dante is my name too) 😂😂
As Einstein said, time is relative 😛
Pulled a sneaky on ya
Beautiful guitar.
Great video as usual man! As a Les Paul lover, think you’ll ever have an Eastman sb59 or a Maybach Lester on the channel?
Just reached out to Eastman, let's see what happens :)
$2800 for a new Les Paul, OR
$1000 for a great guitar and $1800 for a good amp and a couple of pedals...?
Only from a distance $2800 choice ofc we don’t won’t foreign crap
@@nateklug5933 , a lot of "foreign crap" has been better than Gibson's recent production. Schecter, Ibanez are just two examples. German made guitars are also worth looking at. Then there's the option of buy Warmoth parts and building your own guitar the way you like it. The Gibson name is not worth the extra cash, but I do own one. I have several guitars and am very lucky to be in this position. But for most guitar players, I would suggest finding a less expensive guitar that looks good and feels right. The guitar market is huge now with MANY more options than a few years ago, like when I started playing. Even$500 can get you a great guitar these days. Even Master builders at Gibson and Fender will tell you that. There's even a few recent videos of just that.
Only from a distance none of those builders would be here without fender or Gibson. Get my point it’s them who started it so you should stick with the originals
@@nateklug5933 , you mean like Gretsch of course... I have one of those too. Do you?
Only from a distance yeah I do I don’t play it cause it’s a hollow body but it’s there if I need it I’m mainly a solid body guy hence my love for gibson and fender
Being a blues player, I still went with an ESP eclipse with EMG’s over an LP. And I’m talking about playing clean/mellow blues tones
I seriously love my 60 emg for cleans haha
Great video and thank you for not just jumping on the bash Gibson bandwagon. I think they screwed up by making that video and by waiting decades too long to defend their "intellectual property", but I don't think they are the Satan everyone is making them out to be. Thank you for having the guts to speak your mind and not just go with the grain.
Nice Harley Bentons in the background :'D
Question: Should you Play Authentic™?
Answer: No.
Yes! You need to play that authentic Dean ML