Gibson's Best Guitar in YEARS - Les Paul Faded Standard Vintage Honeyburst 

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A lot cheaper than $50k for a geeeny copy, in 50 years time your guitar will have itsbown magical story to tell. This is a fantastic guitar and a future collectors edition 🤟

I turn 50 in 2 months and i just put a deposit down on one of these. There will be a Gibson 50's faded in the house for my 50th birthday, I'm floored about that!! Great in depth video on the Gibson 50's Faded...thank you thank you. Cheers!!

I've got one and it's easily the best guitar I've ever had. The action is just so fast on this thing. Truly a thing of beauty

Just bought one and got it today...really fun to play. Very vintage feel.

Great, honest, straight to the point review. I didn’t feel you were trying to push it, and you convinced me that the deal I had in front of me for this guitar was not to be missed and you were right. This has now become my number 1 so thanks for your time and keep up the good work ..

Just got myself one. It's so beautiful and amazing in every way. The fact that it looks like Gary Moore's guitar makes it even better as he's my number one favorite. Tone for days.

Just ordered one from Will West Music... I am so thrilled to be able to own and play one... thrilled! Thanks for this great video!!! 🐺

I love the faded honeyburst finish. Great demo, Steve !

Got one in the mail. cant wait. Hope it feels as good as it looks...definitely hits all the right boxes. Ive had it a few days. omg..its my best gibby yet

Hope you and Jess are well. Keep on! Good hearing you!

Gary Moore absolutely played Stripe more than Greeny and was the guitar I fell in love with as a teenager watching him live. He also recorded Still Got The Blues (the actual track not full album) with Stripe and not Greeny as some people say. Glad you found the guitar you wanted! 👍🏻

That sounds Great. For Christmas my wife bought me the new gold top with the soap bar P90 pickups. Hand wired with orange drops also! Great Guitar! 🎸

Just ordered one and got a great deal, can’t wait!

I had a 2007/2008 Les Paul Faded when they first came out and I loved it. It had the zebra pickups. Like a fool (man I wish I had a dime for every time I said that), I sold it. Was glad to see these reissued. Snatched one up in 2022. Great LP with a vintage vibe.

I have the 60’s faded, it’s fantastic. I will eventually add this one, it’s on my list.

Great demo! I remember dreaming of the Faded Lemon burst back in the day

Sounds excellent. Really nice pickup sounds and looks good. Such sustain. Just played a slash victoria and it was awesome too

I went to a guitar store a few weeks ago to buy a Marshall SV20h and I picked this guitar off the wall to try the Marshall, holy shit that was the best Gibson LP I've ever played, it sounded KILLER with the Marshall, I told the guy that helped me, dude I'm coming back in two weeks to get this guitar, pls don't sell it, hide this shit lmao Luckily it's still there and I'm gonna get it tmr after work..

Very nice. If I didn't already have a 50's Les Paul Standard, this would be the one to buy. I love a clean satin look and feel. Mine is played in as I got it when they first came out and it's been my #1 guitar for 3 years! Great guitar. I also clicked on the link to Gibson as well. Keep these great videos coming!

I just bought the 50’s faded. Ihad been looking for a standard Standard for while but I really didn’t connect with any. I really didn’t know about this faded series until I saw mine in a store. It was a B-stock with tiny ding in the body so it was discounted. I tried it and bought it immediately. The Sarin finished neck fits to my hand like a glove, it’s very well balanced and for a Les Paul very light weight. I like it’s sort of understated look, I won’t look out of it’s place anywhere, it can be played on a punk rock gig or a Blues gig with a suit on.

Beautiful tones! Love the finger tips as the picks. I believe it adds to the warmth.

Just picked up the 60s faded. Great guitar

I just ordered mine, can't wait for it to arrive.

This beauty looks a lot, also spec wise, like my Traditional 1960 honeyburst of 2011. It’s a limited series in a faded finish. No weight relief, nice weight; 4,1kg. 60’s neck. This new faded series is one of my favourites now. They don’t come along often in Europe.

Just ordered mine. Can't wait!

I recently added this bad girl to my collection! Looks, plays, feels, sounds amazing.

I love mine although I took the truss rod cover off that had standard on it and found a blank cover that looks just like one they used in the 50's that was blank with the real bell shape with the heavy white trim on it. Took me a while to find one that look like the one they used back then not like the spare blank one they give you with the guitar where you can hardly see the white boarder on the cover and they never hab standard on the covers back in the 50's they were blank

The unique guitar that has a unique sound. Congratulations !

Yes, this is definitely the right guitar. I chose this one among all the models and now I am holding a 2023 model in my hands. I think this guitar has not been fully discovered yet. I think it is the most beautiful guitar of the standard 50s. As you said, this guitar resembles Gary Moor's guitar and It looks like Slash's Jessica guitar. But I didn't like Jessica's glossy varnish. My previous guitar was a 2019 Studio Tangerine Burst. It is also a beautiful guitar and I still love its tones. But the fact that the back of the neck of the 50 has a satin-like matte and slippery varnish makes it incredibly easy to play. And yes, it is definitely a price-performance monster guitar. I'm glad I bought it.

I have a 2008 honey burst faded nitro as you mentioned …. Best LP I have ever owned

For the ABR 1 bridge. If they really do follow the original vintage specs, it will pull sales away from the Gibson Custom Shop Historic collection which is why I think Gibson USA chose this modern approach. Though I didn't get to touch a true ABR 1 bridge setup to feel it but this setup still plays well. Always loved the faded models and I do own one myself. A special run for Ishibashi Music Japan in the early 2019 (Pre JC), the only diff? Its just a plain maple cap for mine, still pretty to me though. You can really feel the wood throughout the guitar in comparison to the gloss-up bling buffed les paul. Thankful Gibson USA now did this as a release. Though I hope that more colour options in the near future if its well received. Alot is disliking it due to the high price...but once you get hands on a faded. It's hard to go back to the glossy boys.

Just got one of these, took it to a luthier that I know and had it polished a little bit, as one of the flaws I found is the more you play on these you get an uneven shine on the guitar that looks unnatural, so I evened it out and i couldn’t be happier with the result!

Nice guitar! The top looks great! I’m glad they brought these back, they were / are my favorite.

Great video! They should let you keep it after this review!

I can tell where I rest my arm and fingers on it. It’s starting to get a nice sheen to it. Such a cool guitar!!

Agree about the faded finish... hmmm tempted

My first guitar (I still have it) was an Ibanez RS1000. Also known as “the Gary Moore model”. I’ve only see one video of him playing it live & he’d switch back over to his Gibson. Haha

bought a new 2022 faded 60's neck about 1 year ago. I agree it is a nicely made, very good looking guitar. It came set up perfect from the factroy, no cosmetic issues. Gibson nailed it. Now that I have been playing it for a year, I have two things to whine about, but these are purely personal preferences. First, the heritage cherry sunburst finish, really isn't. It has more orange in the red than normal and has a "peach" coloring. I wish they had not messed with the normal heritage cherry sunburst. Second is I absolutley hate the "61" pickups it comes with. I find them tinny and shrill. I replaced them with a set of Bare Knuckles "the mule" pickups and now this guitar absolutely roars. Definetly a long term keeper! One more thing buyers should be aware of. These "faded" LPs get marked up very very easily. The slightest bump leaves a mark in the finish because you don't have the protective clear coat.

Great review and playing Steve! I've got a 2005 faded tobacco burst. I'm a fingerpicker so where I rest my fingers is worn down to the wood. Actually looks a bit like Greenies wear beside the back pickup, so im digging it lol. I gotta try one of these new ones now, see how they compare!

That thing looks and sounds Amazing! I prefer Gloss but it still looks solid

awesome guitar and playing!!!

I happened to touch the Greeny/Moore LP at a guitar convention. Hoping it would give me more mojo. I really hope u can figure out a way to keep this. It’s a beauty. Maybe a few trades? Just a suggestion. Only issue is the chunky neck. You know what I like lately? When neck pup is nickel covered and bridge pup is not. I think it looks cool. Still looks cool though uncovered.

A les paul that truly looks vastly different from every angle of view, A Gibson Swamp ash! I have a 2013 Gary Moore signature as well. So as nice as your's may be, I simply can not justify. Still the video is entertaining, thanks. If I can ever can get a 80's Gibson custom natural wood les paul, that it!

gary s your favorite player of all time!!! we can definitely be friends!!

After researching, a “True ABR-1” is not a “World of difference” when you hear post to wood conversation comparison. The Nashville ABR-1 was done for stability & Gibson probably knows best since they built the damn thing. I’m new to Gibson & just got my first 2022 Standard Gibson (holy shit-wow), I’ve been missing out. Standards sound freakin awesome to begin with, but i have to kinda laugh when we start splitting hairs on the true ABR-1 topic. The average audience member doesn’t give a damn, & can’t tell the difference anyway. Great jams. Peace🤘🏼

Those cheap guitars are great and all, but c'mon this one blows them all away. There's something in the nuances of the notes, you can hear it even on youtube. I can tell from the way you are playing it, you can feel it!

As a Gibson hater through and through I'll admit these are nice looking.. I'd like to see them with a nice deep 50's style carve top and some flitch matched tops, also some other color options would be cool.. I'd never buy one or use one just because it's a Gibson,even if it was free of charge I wouldn't use it 🤷 But it is very cool looking...

Love the guitar. What reverb have you got… oh. You just said we’ll get to that. I should finish the vid before asking questions 😁

Thx for the video. It helped me make a decision and buy one of these. I got a great deal on one from the Gibson Demo Shop.

Wanted one for a long time So I bought this one😊

Is it me or are the revamped 50s Standards sounding more like 40-50 year old Gibsons? These tones are fantastic. 🤘🏼

I had a 2005 faded it sounded really good but the neck went south .then i got a Corsa killer

Looks beautiful 👌

Sounds terrific!!

Sounds great. My 2022 faded 50 has a silk screened Gibson logo on the headstock, I can't get Gibson to comment about it

Nice I have a standard faded 2005 production #13 of the série =)

Lovely looking guitar, I'm a big fan of satin finishes, and really enjoyed your playing, which was the perfect 'fit' for this one. Hoping one turns up in HK - would be seriously interested, more so than the 3K 'Greeny' that's getting a lot of press right now.

I took my standard truss rod cover off and replaced it with a truss rod cover they used in the 50's to make it look more authentic due to fact they didn't have a pickgaurd in the 50's that had standard on it, they were blank. Absolutely love mine.

Amazing instruments

Beautiful top, great tones and great playing. Does the paper work inside the case mention that the guitar was Plek'd ? Thank you

Interesting how this one really shows what a honey burst would alude to. A good contrast between the yellow on the center and brown along the contours. All the ones I’ve seen are yellow and I can’t see the burst gradient. Maybe you had a good lighting work on this video.

hows the nech compared with the Slash sig models?

Does anyone know if the rare runs of 2010-2011-2012 Gibson Les Paul Traditional Faded Honeyburst are solid bodies or weight relief?

Would be funny if it was a coffee stain. Worker spills coffee on it before finished lol.

after the war and still got the blues les paul

Is the neck actually playable for someone like me who has played modern Strats for 15 years?

Help Steve! I tried this model out at GC and wondered if it was wired 50s style. I know you mentioned that it is. With all due respect to you, are you certain? Perhaps it just has lower value capacitors and audio taper pots? On Gibson's info page they don't mention the wiring style except to say hand wired, audio taper pots and orange drop caps. When I tried it out the volumes and tones seem to behave as if they were 50s style. I didn't want to take the back plate off and of course their tech said the 50s and 60s only refer to the neck shape. I was wondering if you took the opportunity to remove the back plate and inspect the wiring?

Had a L&M import to Canada. They would bring in a couple hundred each year...the one that got away..."sigh"

You think if I plugged it into my Marshall 2525c I could get some GNR out of it. How does it compare to the slash collection?

Great color, but if it only had a cherry back!

What is the difference of the new vs. “Real” ABR1? The tailpiece is Cast aluminum & reads “ABR1”. So what is different or misleading?

Nice video and great playing, how heavy was it? Does it have a long tennon? Thank you so much.

I prefer the gloss nitro finish

Should have my faded honey burst thursday

Stripe was a 1959, SN “9 2227”. It’s the “Still Got the Blues” guitar.

would you recommend this over a classic?

Do i get similar flame maple? Cause im afraid there are no flames when i saw these models online. Pls help someday 😢

Great video!!!! The headstock is satin or glossy?

Im thinking to buy this or 60s but Im a bit concerned of this faded satin like finish. Does it break/ get scratches easier than gloss finish and does the paint disappear easily? I know its cheaper since gloss finish takes time to produce. "its gonna fall off" .. the paint is gonna fall off?? That sounds scary o.O This guitar looks really good but is it too fragile I dont know?

Dude how did you get that top?!? Congrats & lmk pleeeeease lol

To me it looks like a gibson usa version of duane allmans 59 burst.

I wish I could afford one of these, but at 2500.00 I can't do it anytime soon.

What model pickups does it have?

What's the neck like size-wise?

Unfortunately with the newer nitro finishes they have so many plasticizers that it will still look great 30 years from now. Some colors can fade (nothing like the old nitro finishes did), and obviously chip and dent if hit hard enough. But even most colors won't finish check all that much. I know regulations have changed and they can't use the same old processes, but sometimes I wonder if they make their new finishes so that you basically have to buy a Murphy Lab to get a classic, authentic "relic" look.

She looks like Slash’s Jessica.

Don’t notice the difference at all on the ABR.

I haven't followed you long enough to know if you are joking. Perhaps this is your Chinese copy with just a few more upgrades..and in need of a few more? I didnt like some of the shrill highs (e.g. 5:29) out of that at all...ugghh horrible. But maybe it was just your amp settings/ preferences and of course, its a free world, each to their own. You could make a nice Gary Moore tribute out of that guitar LOL! He is also one of my favourite players, especially during the Lizzy and Victims of the Future work. Once you rewind that neck PAF with 42 Heavy Formvar and maybe flip the magnet, give me a yell ;) Hahah,, Right now l dont think it sounds fantastic, whether its a cheap copy or not. I made a cheap guitar out of an ammo box that actually sounds less harsh.. in parts. Nice if you could PLEASE do an audio comparison with the China copy!! (Once you put some Seymour or Dimarzios in it). But perhaps that would test the patience of the good folk at Gibson too much. Its truly excellent that they sent you this guitar for review, given you have recently been upgrading a 'competing' unlicensed Chinese copy. That in itself shows confidence in their brand.

aliexpress ??

I don't like the uncovered humbucker look. My Gibson LP Classic in honeyburst has uncovered pickups and it just irritates the hell out of me.

That top is smoking. Doesnt look like a AA top......Interesting. Unfortunatley, more times than not, you only get tops like that from Gibson if you are reviewing there guitars or a dealer who is in Gibsons good old boy club.

whoah... is it just me or does Gibson have a f***ing annoying website?

that finish has so much plastic in it It will never wear out.

Sounds like a Chibson

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ABR1? Whats the difference? please explain for those looking at Les Pauls for the first time who might not know what you are talking about.

You think if I plugged it into my Marshall 2525c I could get some GNR out of it. How does it compare to the slash collection?