This is a "Gibson Les Paul Double Cutaway Plus". Great guitar. I have one just like the one in the video yet made in 1998. Every bit as beefy as my Les Paul single cut but much lighter and it has 24 frets as mentioned in the video. My understanding is that it may have been introduced as a competitor to the 24 Paul Reed Smith guitars. This 24 fret "plus" model was discontinued around 2006, going back to the 22 fret design. The "Plus" in my opinion is still an upgrade from the standard Gibson cutaway. I like the fact that it just has one volume and tone control (like the Fender Telecaster).
Gibson is still manufacturing these as Les Paul Standard Double Cutaway. Back in the 80s Hamer USA was manufacturing doublecuts that were pretty close.
The guitar is kind of inspired by jr and specials double cuts around 59,,, 60. Gibson started making a prototype in the early 90's because PRS and hamer were cutting into market share!!! With the 22 frets and the double cut the neck pickup is pushed back closer to the bridge pick up. Changes the tone a little but still would sound great me thinks. Probably less warm and brighter in the neck pick up. But still nice grab man!
lower output pickups in the original PAF range will provide the best tones too hot of a pickup overpowers the true tone of the guitar the 498t and 500t pickups make these guitars and les pauls sound horrible -my opinon- I have changed mine out to PAF values and flipped the magnet in the neck pickup to get closer to Gary Moore/Peter Green like tones Flipping the wires will put pickups out if phase electrically but will not sound as good as flipping the magnet
