This LP is RED HOT! Gibson Les Paul Standard 60's Custom Color w/Uncle Ben!
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- Опубліковано 9 лис 2023
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Welcome to a new installment of Meet the Machines with your good buddy Uncle Ben Eller! Today, we are checking out my incredible new Gibson Les Paul Standard 60's Custom Color in beautiful Cardinal Red! I'm gonna give you a sneak peek of a new song I'm working on called "Grip", then give you a tasty batch of tones using my Marshall JCM800 and Diezel Vh2. Lets go!
All guitars are running into the UA Ox. Zero post EQ!
Just got my first LP ever not long ago. It's one of the more affordable Tributes in honeyburst, yet it still plays and sounds like no guitar I've ever had before. It very quickly became my new #1.
I stumbled across a 2018 Tribute honeyburst a few years ago. It plays like no other LP I've ever picked up. I absolutely love it! I'll be putting a set of Bonamassa Skinner Burst pickups soon and it'll be even more awesome.
@@rkttimesame here. I literally stumbled on my 18 tribute. It was right before Christmas 2018. Hold to to your tributes gentlemen, Gibson stopped making them.
Tribute and Studio are both amazing. Pretty much 100% a Les Paul without all the cosmetic little details that add $$
UA-cam guitarists stack guitars like I stack trans fats.
Hahahaha
Thought you were going somewhere completely different, not gonna lie. Glad I read the sentence in its entirety.
Lol
Gibson has been knocking it out of the park with the les Paul’s for the last 6 years.
I ended up getting the 50s standard in Fuchsia. My wife always wanted me to have a pink guitar. Lol. Great guitar and really dig it!
Man, that LP through the Deizel second channel really has that 80's Whitesnake sound. Love it!
Indeed! Love it!!
Love the red with the natural back and sides. What a great looking fiddle. Side note, I switched to a 9.5 to 48 set for any guitar in standard tuning and I’m totally hooked.
Great looking guitar! Nice to see standards in custom colors!! Great playing as always Unc!!!
Holy canoli!
That tune "Grip" sounds deliciously awesome. Thanks for letting us mortals have a taste of the deity's mana 😇
I just got one of these in blueberry burst. It's my dream guitar.
Clapton has a blues cover of Hot Tamales and a Red Hot. Uncle Ben ought to do a version with this lovely axe.
That's a killer Paul, and that tune you were jamming at the beginning was kick ass man, sounded freaking great!!!
Amazing tones, Ben!
Kudos for the AIC and Mastodon riffs ;)
That tune at the intro is fricken sic af. Love it
What a splendid beauty, what a sound.. Thanks a lot Uncle Ben!
So rad! Also my favorite finish!
That intro makes me very excited for the album. So good
i love the reverb on that solo
Uncle Ben... simple formula that worked yesterday, today and will be around tomorrow:
Gibson + Marshall = sound of the gods
Great LP, enjoy
Nooo don't tell anyone, it's an old industry secret!
@@Vivi_9🤣🤣🤣
That guitar sounds great, and great tones on that track. Sounds flipping really really good.
Beautiful guitar and fabulous playing. Always been a LP guy for all the obvious reasons but also for the more comfortable scale length.
Lovin that groove !
My LP studio is crying in the corner right now
I got a Standard 60s back in 2022 and I absolutely love it! It was flawless and perfect
Dope playing bro! Definitely want some lessons on how to structure riff ideas into songs! I’ve always loved your playing Ben! Big fan.
this 100%
Need a Les Paul modern next! 😎
10:36 this time of year was made for listening to BWP
The riff kinda has a Slither vibe to it. Love it
I agree about the pickups, they are amazing IMO. I have a 2019 LP Standard and have never considered changing them (even though I change pickups on almost all my guitars).
Thank you Uncle Ben for that great Paul try out. Have had two Paul’s in the last 50 years, always wonderful. Can’t wait for the album
great sound... godjob 🤘😎
Hey Ben,
Nice song & sweet tone!
Do I hear some influence of Satch, Slash, & EvH?
Can't wait to hear your album! Love your channel, your lessons are so great!
All the best,
KT
The intro track reminded me of something Pete Thorn would do. Sounded killer man.
That guitar and song are CALIENTE!! 🔥🎸
Got the same one in the 50's style and it is an amazing guitar. I also picked up a fuchsia one in the 60's. Both necks are great and the pickups are great on both, the 60's are tighter but both are excellent.
I’ve been searching for a 50’s with chunky neck. All my axe’s are slimmer profiled.
That's a tasty jam, UB.
That 2nd channel where all the heavy things live sounds like that is where George Lynch lives. Love it.
Sweeeet Axe!! This video is not about the guitar or the amps, but clearly shows that tone comes from your hands! Great job Uncle B!!
Awesome guitar and great playin!
Killer tones on your 60's I have a few 60's they are awesome rock machines.
If you like 9's, try 8's and then wait till you try 7's, sooooo... good!
Great Music, should be on an album.
working on it!
thats a sick song
Damn, that Diezel sounds great! Were you using any pedals on the drive channel? I think I need one and Les Paul too. Thank for sharing, as always amazing content!
Very Pete Thorn-esque intro jam.
(This is the highest compliment I can give a guitarist)
Wow, thanks!
This video convinced me to get the same guitar except I got a 50s neck. Gibson is back to making great guitars. Burst bucker pickups are so good! Mine is absolutely perfect. Already looking at a new standard goldtop with P90s.
Nailed it!!!!
Love that Blue Murder riff, sounds great!
1:33 ahhh yea thats the juice
i agree totally ben with what you said no one ever lost a gig by showing up with a les paul i have 3 two traditional a 2010 heritage cherry sunburst with a dimarzio crunch lab in the bridge daddario xt 10-46 strings e flat tuning a 2016 honeyburst traditional all stock even the bent tuners have to change soon by the way and a red jay turser 220d lp style guitar with seymour duncan jb-59 pups the 2016 traditional has usually ernie ball 11-52 strings on it in e flat tuning and the red jay turser has 10-52 strings on it in drop d tuning latley ive been using my fulltone plimsoul for drive on my fat clean mark v 35 mesa 1x12 combo cheers jeff from deka lake b.c. canada have a great thanksgiving down there man and let the happy holidays begin with all things guitar remember like u said more less clicken more picken or one turkey no chicken have a good one ben!!!
Uncle Ben. Diggin the Cardinal red top, but I LOVE the GnR shirt you’re rocking 🤘🎸
i got and iced tea flametop 60s. the quality and fit/finish is incredible( looks and feels as good as my custom shop) . just still drialing in the action and pickups. not quite getting what im used to out of it yet.
Great video, as always, Uncle B 👍.. Quick question. Are you using the studio monitors for output in the room? Are you running a cab too ?
YOU ROCK UNCLE BEN..........!!!!!!!!
That song is f cool!
Is Andy Wood rubbing off on you, Ben? This is great, dude!😃
Great video! I used to be so against Les Pauls when I was younger but I finally gave one a chance a few years ago and I’m now a convert. They really are great guitars and are super versatile! I just got one of the new Custom Color models and it’s perfect.
Nice! Which color?
Ocean Blue with a top on it that looks like it should have been listed as AAA! @@BenEller
Very nice! Considering one of these. You didn't mention the weight; from what I see at various stores online, most of these are WELL over 9 lbs. Yikes. Also, I assume it came with 10's; did you have to tweak the set up at all when you changed to the 9's? Most of us won't get one from Gibson, so we will have a chance to get the initial setup tweaked as necessary. I've recently gone to 9.5's on my LP's, down from 10's, and really liking that! Thanks Ben, good video!
Pretty machines
She's a beaut Uncle Ben!!!
Run 10/46 on my Gibsons at Drop C/D standard. Clarity is great and very slinky.
nice guitar, and great playing as always. I like all kinds of guitars, but there is just something special about a les paul. Think it is a combo of everything, looks, sound, nosalgia. The only guitar I ever regret selling was my first a black les paul custom. I would give almost anything to have that one back. I have a great les paul now, but it is just not the same.
I immediately fell in love with this guitar when I first saw them and later played one at my local guitar store, not only do they sound killer but the colour immediately reminded me of George Harrison’s classic “Lucy” Les Paul (which also made me happy since The Beatles were the first band I heavily got into when I first started playing guitar and Harrison was (and still is) my first major influence, plus that’s one of my favourite guitars he’s ever played). Great vid as always, Uncle Ben, stay awesome and peace from Canada
I have a 08 Traditional I love mine
Really loving the videos, especially the EVH Hang ‘em high riff. Another mind boggling bit of playing is Michael Schenker’s solo on “Another Piece of meat” from Scorpions Lovedrive album. Totally unconventional and brilliant solo.
*UNCLE BEN!*
HELLO!
The bluesy riff reminds me of Foo Fighters - Weenie Beenie
Awesome playing and great sounding LP! What are you playing @ the 10:50 mark? clean tones? Beautiful stuff.
At some point I have to get a single cut back in my line up. I have to say... the ESP II Eclipse are pretty awesome!
I was wondering the same thing, the chord progression intrigued me.
Never handled a genuine ESP, but the LTD EC-1000"s I've seen in that classic black/gold have a special place in my heart.
@@Barrsie the Ltd are solid.... but the Japan shop... next level.
Awesome build quality
Thanks! That’s from Dirge for November by Opeth, one of my favorites.
@@BenEller i gotta check that out!
@@BenEller i listened to the song.... musically its awesome, the opening vocals.. were great... but for the life of me.. I can't see how anyone can enjoy this gargoyle vocals BS! It just ruins everything for me, I just don't understand how people who know good music like vocals that like that.
Should be:
"for people who like things that are more nicer." 😉
Paul Bearer huh? Ohhhhhh yes!
Les Paul thru JCM 800 and Diezel, love those sounds! Curious as to what that bad boy sounds like thru the Jake E Lee.
enjoy the new toy
Nice red les paul the only 2 things I would change if it was mine would be the color and the model
I bought the LP 50's Sparkling Burgundy and it's so good looking I'm think I going to sleep with it!
Love red LPs. Looks sounds awesome, is the grain popping thru? I’ve got LP trad pro 2011 red.
no grain! Just beautiful red magic!
Nice. I'm lusting after a 50s trans fuscia one but bought a 50s faded a couple of months before these were released so I'm skint.
Dude that fuchsia is so sick! I love it!
@@BenEller and I didn't even notice how wrong my predictive text got the spelling. What a dunce 😂 Got to be the fat neck though. My Epi Custom feels weird after playing the Gibson.
I just got a slash Les Paul couple of weeks ago I forgot how killer the tone is.
Dude, my Slash Victoria is one of the most monstrous guitars I've ever owned!
As always a Les Paul through a Marshall, the ultimate in Rock N Roll!
Your intro tune is awesome so I can imagine the solo album will be amazing. Also, I usually use 9-42's and even 8-38's sometimes. Joe Beato has a whole video on this - check it out. Great video, Ben!
rick* and rhett schull but yes its a great video
@@sinsofthemartyr nah that's a common misconception it's actually Joe Beato
😂
Wow; 9s on a Les Paul? I guess that a lot of artists used to do that back in the day. I am thinking about throwing on some D Addario 9.5-44's to try out again on my Les Paul and short scale guitars.
Not my favourite colour but a great guitar. Actually anyone that bashes Gibson today really dont have a clue how they are making very nice instruments again.
That new guitar would be perfect for a new Stuff Mastodon Does video.
Have you tried the Adam Jones Standard yet? Very nice indeed.
I have not, I would love to
Sup Ben!
How did you track the rhythm guitars and pan them? Like 800 on one side and diezel on the other side?
Or do you track both amp together as one signal and pan that and then double it and pan the other way?
Those are some fkin crushing tones dude. 🤘🏻
Thanks man! One track of the 800 per side, panned hard left/right. Same for the Diezel whenever it comes in (mostly just that main riff). Simple!
@@BenEller no way dude, I can’t believe how brutal that 800 sounds.
I’ve been debating on whether I should get one for a while.
I wonder if I could get my victory V4 sheriff to sound similar.
Anyway, thanks for the response man!
I appreciate you.
Rad red ♥️
The “slim-taper” neck is one of my favorites…it IS really good!!
Reminds me of slash in velvet ..rev
Very nice . Have you tried a lp traditional??
nope!
@@BenEller hi ben its really heavy but it sounds amazin ...
Phenoms.
Any chance I can humbly implore you for the signal chain/ settings on the VH2??? I recently acquired one and you seem to have cracked the code on this finicky beastie. 🖤
Man, nothing crazy! I’m usually an EQ at noon guy. Sometimes I boost it with an SD1 or something. Love it!
@@BenEller Gotcha! I’ll throw the ol’ SD at it and see if my face melts in similar fashion to how it did during your smoke show. Thanks, dude!🖤
Love the tracks! What kind of drummer are you using? They sound pretty authentic.
Thanks! I use Superior Drummer 3.
@@BenEller Thank you so much! 🤘🏻
I bought my first real Gibson lp only a few months ago. TradV in Translucent ebony. Absolute love it but,, It's getting pretty aggressive fret wear, especially on the 2nd fret. I'm prolly playing to heavy but still.. my ltd jm2 with ss frets doesn't show wear after 2 years.
Make natural backs standard again 👏 none of that red dye
I love the natural backs too!
I prefer the 50’s version Std. Both are great but, I just like the 50’s better.
With all that gear I wonder why you didn't get a custom shop. I've had many USA versions and then tried a custom shop and holy crap what a difference. You can get them used for not that much more, well a little more than not much more.
I have a black Custom and it’s incredible! But I’m telling you, this Standard SHREDS!
I am definitely biased when it comes to Les Paul's at least I admit it. If the guitar is set up right you can shred
on it period. It's not only your father's type of guitar playing the Blues/Rock sounds (It does that very well)
but it can take whatever you give it. I never really paid too much attention to the thickness of the necks or
radius, I just pick it up and play it. Other guitars play differently and that's great too, more tools for the job.
Damn Gibson I do have a complaint lol that Cardinal Red is hot! I want one and I wouldn't mind the Oxblood
one reminds me of Jeff Beck, the earlier Jeff Beck "Blow By Blow" The custom colors are a smart move by
Gibson in my opinion. Nice sound on it Ben, does she have a name yet? lol.
Uncle Ben, do you have your guitars plekked? What are your thoughts yay or nay?
Now it's a fight to keep it in tune unless for the first time in Gibson's history they made you a Les Paul with zero tuning issues. This why I went with the Axcess model with the Floyd... now that is an awesome guitar.
Man, all of my LP’s stay in tune GREAT!!!! My 2008 sunburst one has some slight problems, and I suspect they’re related to the badly installed aftermarket tuners. I gig my LP’s all the time and they’re rock solid!
Lets both break a string and see who’s other 5 are closer to in tune
Well, you might have won that test a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, but my Floyd doesn't float. I could break a low E or any other string, and still be in perfect tune. So, I'll take you up that... ;) @@Ottophil
Wow... that's unbelievable. Every LP I've played went out of tune in less than a minute after bending strings... G-string the worst. Due to the headstock angle of 17 degrees, they're normally nothing but problems, especially the infamous out of tune G-string. Could be a substandard nut that they use, but with Gibson's angle it's a recipe for a problem right out of the gate. Epiphone only does a 14 degree angles and their Paul's are much better at staying in tune. It's a beauty, though!@@BenEller
I have a 2004 LP I bought used. I had a hell of a time getting it setup and had tons of tuning issues. Eventually I took it to a luthier I trust and it came back with better tuning stability than most of my guitars. I'm pretty sure LP just need extra attention in the setup and a well cut nut especially. I own an Epiphone LP and they just aren't the same. I think it's the neck angle.
Big and fat in the right places...was expecting a "mom" reference there😂😂. Killer guitar, Sounds great. Congrats, Man. Had one Paul in my lifetime...a pawnshop find studio back in the mid 80's. Took the old scotch bright pad to the back of the neck as I really don't like finished necks. I would definitely not be doing that today with what they are going for. If I pull the trigger again, probably be an epi off of reverb so the butchery would be minimal. Again, killer rig.🤘
Do you have to pay for this I'm new to patreon I didn't pay but received a notice
Patreon has a “free” tier, yes. Most of my goodies start showing up for $1 a month!
You should try to use this machine together with say a classic from 2000 to compare
I have a Standard from like 2008, and this blows it out of the water.
I can understand since we both know that les Paul after 2001 until few years back is like fender bad period. Question is that a classic from 2000 (good period) cost almost the same so (although I love the Sound and look of this one) should we switch (same neck, same mic I guess but juste the time and may be the frets ..
More Opeth please :)
There’s ALWAYS room for more Opeth!