Tom Quayle Reviews the Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2016 Electric Guitar. This demo is from issue 43 of Guitar Interactive magazine. Read the full review here www.iguitarmag.com
This is the kind of review I like. Nice to see that Gibson got their collective heads on straight and now offers a TRUE REAL LP at a reasonable price point, faithful to the original, and without all the "innovations." Mine will be delivered tomorrow!
IMHO, this guitar without the bells and whistles and with 57 classics should be the standard, and those push pull standards with burstbucker pros should be les paul moderns or whatever name they come up with.
I bought one a year ago . I have very high criteria as I have small collection of guitars. When I received it I notice that this guitar is not so different than my LP r9 custom. The frets were not so good . I sent it to one luthier. He re fret it with 6105 / what slash uses/. I was holding this guitar playing a big and on other side I played with the custom shop . Slowly crowned the new frets , rounded the ages , polish it . It took me 1week without any force 1 hour daily . Now this guitar feels and plays better than custom. After really precise work on frets. Custom guitars are twice more expensive because it takes time and focus to finish all by hands. This is great guitar , sustain is remarkable. The set of neck joint and all are great !! Just as LP must be. Many people are not satisfied from their Gibson s LP if it’s not so expensive custom , but the truth is that hand work is expensive. If I calculate how many hours I spent to apply the custom r9 on this it will be so that I could buy 2 new customs. Try this with 6105. You will be amazed . Tommy from USACG helps me to get the right frets .
I just bought an iced tea burst, its my first high end guitar and I love it! It covers all the bases from Rock to Metal to blues to whatever you care to play!
I got the 2018 standard and it's a beast! Same finish as the one pictured. It will play any style you want to play as well. It has burstbucker pros in it and they sound great also! Loving it!
Hello, just seeing this now, sorry. The build quality wasn't bad, no serious hiccups. It's now February of 2022 and I still have it. If anything some of the components are junk. I had to replace the bridge not too long ago, from stock to a Tone Pros tune-o-matic. In the process of that going on it went through a fret leveling and replaced the "graphtech" nut with a bone one,.But when it came back from the shop it is the best Les Paul I've ever played, that includes any Les Paul I've had in the past. . Going on seven(7)years with it, not for sale and wouldn't give it up for anything.
Just got a nice used 2013. It's a beast - heavy, huge neck. Playing it is like a trip to the gym, but it sure as hell delivers. And it looks like a million bucks.
I have a question, this is the same than the standar? The standar has a very nice jazz sound i want that but in amazon it is like 3k $ Very expensive could someone help me ?
balance is an issue. i have a couple of PRS guitars and you have to use a strap even when sitting. those things are ready to jump out of your hands and if you see on line there are a lot of damages head stock prs's smacked like they jumped right off your lap. i have a hollow body les paul, and it is happy where you put it, and feels as light as a butterfly. the PRS is more comfy to play, but the les paul makes noises the custom 24 cant
I have one. I got it in December of 2015 USED. Got it for a song, did the usual set up on it, and its the best Les Paul I've ever played, as a matter of fact its ALL I play. Mine is a "Honey Burst" finish and it gives me that feeling of playing a vintage "Paul".
Should be able to set the action low without the notes fretting out . This means the guitar needs fret leveling. I had a 2011 traditional and it came from the factory with super low action and there wasn't a hint of fret buzz and there were no choked notes .
I got a late 2015 Les Paul Trad Ltd Ed Sprint Run - the missing link between the much derided 2015 production line, and Gibson regaining some semnlence of sanity in 2016. The Sprint Run drops all the most hated features like robot tuners and wider fretboards, but keeps the few positive improvements which were more or less dropped in 2016. Imho the best of both worlds [I like the adjustable zero fret - I grew up with British guitars fitted with zero frets]. The only debatable downside is the Sprints retain the 100 anniversary logo and the hologram on the back of the Headstock.
I would recommend, if you want the traditional Gibson LP sound, feel and looks: find a good second hand one. With a bit of research, you can find a great guitar, played in, for a fraction of the price of the new ones (I am of course not speaking about the original 58's or 59's, for which the price of your house wouldn't probably suffice ;-)
+Ben Davella There are plenty of good ones available. The only way is to search and try out. Weight, neck profile, pickup types, looks: you set up your goals to what is most comfortable for you and start searching! Good luck 🤘🏻🎸
Kev G. Nice! I'm looking into eithr getting one of these or one of the new Explorers that came out! I don't know if I should go ala Gary Rossington or Albert Collins here🤔. I still cant choose! Thoughts?
I've always loved Les Paul's don't know much about the Explorer so I can't really help except to say the obvious and try each one and see which one grabs you.
I think it’s a great value, but you might want to keep it 30 years. Surprised how much you lose if you sell it. I got mine the 50 s” because of the strong neck, 60s thin break,
Quite possibly, the originals are master pieces and depending on who you ask it’s all in the wood, glue, finish and pickups. I don’t doubt the 50’s les paul’s are exceptional instruments but as with any year there were apparently lesser guitars even then. Gibson still make superb instruments, but unfortunately sometimes they miss the mark, when they are on their game they are hard to beat, just a shame in years gone by that has not been the majority of the time....depending on who you ask.
Probably more precise and consistent due to CNC machines and modern manufacturing. However, today we just don't have access to the same old growth lumber they used back then.
Gibson as usual confusing as all hell. Read some reviews and the Trad is not weight relieved at all. Then the ants nest of LP model names. Even the Trad is not just that. Then look at the year. Different features .... I'm off to buy a used Greco.
Nicholas Woolfenden these Traditionals are weight relieved but not chambered. How is the nomenclature confusing? Each Les Paul model has either a Traditional (T) or High Performance (HP) spec configuration. i.e., Les Paul Standard T, Traditional HP, 60's Tribute HP, etc. Maybe you're just dumb 🤷♂️
