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John, they were one of the groups that played at the most recent US Presidential inauguration ceremony (Jan. 2017). I saw them when they opened for Skynyrd forever ago.
I’m friends with the previous owner of this guitar and it is absolutely stunning in person. Looks great in the video but DAYUM what a top! We had a fun day shooting out several R’s, a conversion and even an Epiphone with Centralabs, Bees, and Pat No’s. This guitar stood out though easily as the best looking 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻
Bought one of these 2019 factory burst 1959 models. One of the best sounding guitars ever! This namm show guitar is amazing. new owner will love. This guitar was made to be played so play it new owner! !
Have been living in Nashville since 2007 and buying and selling Gibsons the whole time and I have come across a great many interesting and beautiful guitars in the area. I can say that 2019 as the new beginning so to speak has been fantastic for Gibson as a brand and for players and collectors everywhere. The NAMM show Les Paul featured is absolutely exemplary of what a Les Paul should be, and what Gibson is capable of. Congratulations to the new owner, and thank you Austin for your great show and all you do, I really enjoy your channel.
Absolutely correct on Gibsons year in 2019, they seemed to actually get their act together with the original and modern collection as well as QC. So much so that I finally bought a 50's standard.
3:20 I think the jargon confusion kicks in here Potting pickups then talks about Potentiometers. May as well roll a joint and smoke one. That finish is killer. The flame is really flamed.
"Flame top, flame top, flame, top." You hear that and see that so often over the years, and then here in this case it REALLY LOOKS LIKE FLAME. That has to be about the best looking wood and finish you could ever see on a guitar. Just incredible.
At NAMM guitars chosen for great looks and then their playability is tweaked to perfection. So even a PRS SE245 can be near perfection when it is chosen out of dozens and then nudged into ultra playaility. Now a certain small town store managed to scoop the showcase SE which was in the entrance of the PRS NAMM booth. BUT in farm country classic Fenders are the only choice of the locals, OUCH! No one wanted it so after a few years tagging it as a used guitar and blowing it for small change was the way to go. BINGO! In walks me! So minutes after it was offered on Reverb ...and for small change it was mine!
Lots of Cali NAMM pieces take a lot longer to complete than a production model. It's a brand new year and new models of the same guitars but, bigger and better. "Name artist" plays one and it's THE guitar to buy that year. OOHH and AAHH. I have always loved NAMM hype. Its like the Detroit car show.
Just woke up from a nap where I had the wierdest dream. I was at Austin's house during a filming of the Trogly's Guitar Show except that now it was on Cable T.V. (think he still did the RU-vid thing tho). Then I got to meet Austin on the set of the show. He showed me around some and let me check out these big, gold framed Elvis glasses with a little camera in the middle he used for filming the P.O.V. shots so he could keep his hands free. Then I woke up... My computer still in my lap with this page open. Maybe I shouldn't Trogly before bed anymore??
In response to your previous video.. I’m sorry people click off during the breakdown segments. I truly enjoy watching you take the pickups out and showing us the guitars in high detail. It’s still your time but I know you like to document thoroughly too so do what you need to do!
Man the thing that gets me is how almost every single guitar you review will end in a rich old man’s collection not to be played. What’s the purpose of creating this masterpieces apart from being “conversation subjects” ?
Just want to let you know that you’re wrong. First of all, this model isn’t that expensive (compared to other collectable guitars), rich people play their guitars too, and this guitar will be around for centuries, who knows how many people’s hands it will have gone through by then. Even Peter Green’s guitar is still being gigged. Besides, you don’t have to be ‘old’ or ‘rich’ to collect guitars. Also, how many high-profile/professional/serious guitar players do you see playing cheap guitars? Not many edit; notice i didn't say "none."
I may be older, but not exactly rich and I bought a 60th R9 and I play the shit out of it. These are fantastic players and sound phenomenal, just have to learn to control the feedback with the unpotted PAFs. Worth the scratch, save up youngsters. Something to work for.
FYI, when I got my R9 I had Tom Holmes build me a custom set with the bridge pup lightly potted and no potting for the neck. The combination works perfect.
I have watched your shows for a couple of years now and absolutely love them (even though I'm a bass player). It's a great informative show and you present the show brilliantly. The thing that I like best is your improvement as a guitarist, when I started watching you were competent, now you are fantastic! Keep up the good work and keep on rocking!
I work at Breedlove / Bedell and we do NAMM the same way. Dealers buy the show instruments, and then they get shipped back to our Bend OR factory, and they get a final QC before they get shipped out to dealers. The reason, people play and hold those instruments and they need to be cleaned up and set up again before they get in the hands of our awesome dealers :)
My 60th R9 is the best guitar I have ever owned. Possibly the best I’ve ever played. I did change the pickups. The Customombuckers are really good but I like my bridge a bit hotter and neck a bit clearer. The Mojotone 59 Clone hot set is freaking perfect, especially with their 500k pots. Mine weighs 8lbs even. It’s lighter than my SRV Stratocaster!
"You'll see it for sale in 30-some years and people will drool over this thing. That's what I'm pretty much expecting..." Dude, I'm drooling now. I'd buy it in a heart beat. So good luck to you and your investment. You're young enough to be able to sit back and wait that long. I wish that I'll live long enough to see it come up for sale. If I'm still alive I'll be 91, rotting in a care home and won't give a damn about anything except when my next meal is coming. Haha! All the best, buddy.
I just recently purchased a 59 custom shop VOS model I have not torn into it but this has to be one of my all-time favorite episodes Next time I change strings I’m going to look inside of mine and compare what I find
Not only is this guitar beautiful, it actually sounds amazing. I'm usually not a fan of the middle position on Les Pauls but this thing sounded crazy good.
Because the bridge pup is usually hotter than the neck and they don't balance out well until you learn the volume controls. Lots of players can make them sound like an acoustic.
Wow, this pickups sound INCREDIBLE!!! Probably the beast high gain tone I’ve heard in your videos, and I try to watch every single one! 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 you’re the best! 🤘🏻 question, if I were to want to get some gold knobs and truss rod cover like these, where would you source them? I hope you find time in your busy Schedule to answer, but I understand! Thank you so much regardless!! I learn so much from you
Bought one some time back, factory burst, had to have one. Waited 3 months for delivery. Top isn't quite as detailed, but still striking. Matter of fact, I like mine better. Gibson did fine building these updated '59's. Play one.......wow. They seem to melt into you like a snuggly puppy. Plugged into a Marshall Origin 50. Tone is magic. Paid over 8 g's, but so what. Glad I did.
I have a 60th R9 (acquired in UK); a much later one judging by the s/n - 9 99xx. It's sub 9lbs, but only by an ounce. Its top is partial quilt and partial flame in Cherry Teaburst and it's incredibly stable, tuning-wise. Sound is SO Les Paul - they did a good job in that respect, though its finish is quite lack-lustre in many details (over spray on the binding, poor staining to the neck) and I had to have a new (Tusq) nut made as its original, period-correct nylon one had been cut too deep and needed far to much neck relief dialled in to stop buzzing on the first few frets. One difference I noticed to your NAMM example is that my (Made in Costa Rica) case does not have the "Lifton" label in it. You suggested that, as an 'export' model, it would likely have Palfero fretboard; not sure what mine is, but it's dark and very tightly grained... to the point you could get away with calling it Brazilian Rosewood!
50's wiring is superior for that ringing bell tone , that defines each note to be noticed . You can truly hear the note separation. You can collectively hear the notes as they are played the right way when You make chords!!!
Bolivian rosewood was a function of the finish. Some finishes, like the Southern Fade, were associated with Indian Rosewood, others, like Kindred burst were associated with Bolivian boards, at least in the the first half of 2019 non-store exclusive spec'd 60th anniversary R9.
I notice when ever you do the demo of the clean sounds of guitars the signal is always clipping a little bit, try recording the amps with the mic gain down more, it kinda takes away from the tone of the guitars sometimes.
Since seeing your 'how I do it' video, I appreciate the work that goes into each episode of your posts even more than I previously did. Have you ever had a video de-monitized or pulled due to playing a few too many notes from a recognized song during your sound demos ?
Lovely guitar - particularly like the middle position. I have tried 3 of these 2019 Anniversary ones at our local stockist in HK and found one I want - we'll see. I was surprised at how bright they are, but makes sense given the sounds Page and others were getting in the late 60s / early 70s - almost Tele-like. I did read one comment from a luthier elsewhere where said the fretboard material was a no-go, too 'brittle' and dry compared to LPs made before 2019 when Gibson switched to these wood options?
NXN Music as good as this one is, it wasn’t the best player in the room when the former owner, another buddy and myself got together our R’s for a shootout. Definitely the best looking though lol
As someone who loves the look of Reissue Les Pauls but really only plays Fenders because of the percussive qualities of the longer scale length, I'd love to see you document a long scale reissue. And you might have just given me a new grail guitar...
I have a left-handed Gibson Les Paul 60th anniversary ‘59 in Kindred Burst and it is fantastic. Trogly, when you review the 1960 60th model don’t forget to let us all know if it is a Version 1 or 2 or 3 ( unless you review all three)!
Beautiful guitar ! That's got to be the loveliest top I've seen in ages ! Btw if you buy an R9 & get the pickups potted , you're missing the point somewhat?
