Another Gibson Les Paul joined our guitar based Ponzi scheme this week and what a balls-out rock and roll machine it turned out to be! As you may have guessed we loved it but the review didn't go off without a few gremlins... join us guitar nerds to find out more!
Time stamps:
0:00 play in & coming up
1:20 what's happening today
4:40 body & neck construction
5:27 fingerboard, frets, nut, etc...
8:00 gloss black nitro guitars
10:48 what does it weigh?
11:34 what does it sound like?
12:00 about this weeks rig
13:28 let's hear the pickups & controls
15:50 the reason I don't like push/pulls
18:30 coil split vs coil tap
19:25 let's play something
22:06 the bridge & tailpiece
22:39 closer look at frets & 'board
24:10 pickups & measurements
26:18 some more playing
28:25 control cavities
28:53 the truss rod
29:56 neck profile & measurements
30:28 so what do we think?
32:28 talking about the sound
35:57 I can't keep all these guitars
38:35 let's wrap this up
38:55 play out jam
Signal Chain Info:
Drive Pedals (when on): EHX Soul Food / Boss SD1
Amp: Blackstar HT1HR & Fender 1 x 12
Mics AKG C414 & SM57
Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 into Protools
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