Gibson Guitar Reviews

"The 1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard Plain Top VOS guitar begins with a solid mahogany back and carved plain maple top...The one-piece mahogany neck is topped with a gorgeous rosewood fretboard that's adorned with acrylic trapezoid inlays with shape and color true to the original...Vintage Original Spec series instruments receive a special nitro-cellulose finish treatment yielding the patina of a gently-aged vintage guitar while handcrafting enhances comfort and playability..." read more »

"In 1960 Gibson’s Les Paul Standard still had the carved flamed maple top, sunburst finish, and “Patent Applied For” pickups of its predecessors, but a slim-tapered neck was added for a decidedly different feel...These final adjustments failed to save the Standard, however, and after 1960 the single cutaway Les Paul was replaced by the thin-bodied double-cutaway SG..." read more »

"Today, those originals are often sought out as the Holy Grail of pickups, fetching thousands of dollars for a good pair...In the 90s, Gibson introduced the '57 series...the 57 Classic Plus is listed at $166.95...Described as a "faithful replica of the 1950s PAF," the alnico II magnet design features vintage enamel wire, nickel-plated pole pieces, nickel slugs, maple spacers and two-conductor braided wire (double-wax potted to eliminate feedback...The Gibson literature does not give any technical specifications, but versus all the other Gibson pickups, the 57 Classic's output is the lowest - with a comparative rating of 5.4 out of 10 for the standard 57 and 6.5 out of 10 for the 57 Classic Plus..." read more »

"It's cheaper and I don't care much for the vibrato system on the Angus, or vibrato arms at all...What's so scary about the tremelo, anyway...You must be logged into Answers to add comments..." read more »

"I can't find a guitar I'd rather play...i think for now this will be my final piece for awhile...This is the last guitar I will ever yearn for..." read more »

"The way all the chrome looks against the two tone paint is sweet! Much better in person than in pictures...Desirability: Just sweet...getting rid of the pick guard, adding grover tuning machines, the ebony fret board and the two tone silver burst paint job make this thing look insane...I don't think the odds are good that I will run into anyone else that has one...The playability of this item is outstanding..." read more »

"Gibson Arlo Guthrie LG2 3/4 in Vintage Sunburst with Nickel Hardware...The guitar was an old Gibson LG-2 ¾ that was literally in pieces, yet Gibson decided to undertake the delicate task of restoring this instrument so dear to Arlo’s heart, and his father’s legacy...Several months later, after completing the restoration and presenting the rebuilt guitar to Arlo, Gibson decided to reissue the Arlo Guthrie LG-2¾ as part of its Signature Series line of acoustics...The fingerboard of Gibson’s Arlo Guthrie LG-2 ¾ is constructed from the highest grade rosewood on earth, which is personally inspected and qualified by Gibson’s team of skilled experts before it enters the Gibson factories...The body of the Arlo Guthrie LG-2 ¾ is fitted with a historic ladder bracing pattern used on Gibson’s early 19th century acoustics, capable of delivering a broad range of tight, balanced dynamics and bright, ringing tones, and faithfully producing the classic small-body Americana sound..." read more »

"Gibson have now re-created all that Gary Moore loved about his 1950's Les Paul within a new Gary Moore signature guitar built around the Gibson BFG model...Irish rocker Moore, preferred the non-pretentious simplification of the BFG model and has worked with the luthiers at Gibson to achieve a unique blend of classic old features combined with cutting edge guitar technology...The rough mill finish allows the natural grain of the wood to appear on the surface of the instrument which is then hand sanded to give the instrument that "well-worn" relic appearance..." read more »

"Follow in the footsteps of a classic modern-day songwriter with Billie Joe Armstrong's take on the Les Paul Juinior...Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong has always been a great songwriter, but it wasn't until 2004's American Idiot album that he became a bona fide rock 'n' roll icon...Although Gibson launched double cutaway Juniors in 1958, the Green Day man reckons they "don't sound as good as the single cutaway" and has plumped for the original as the base of his signature model...As is signature model protocol, Armstrong has scrawled his signature on the back of the headstock, which is the only obvious Day reference point..." read more »

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