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Is A Gibson Les Paul Worth The Money In 2023. I Bought a Gibson Les Paul Slash Signature November Burst
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@captainkirk70 Год назад

It's funny, people always talk about how cheap Gibsons and Fenders were in the 60s etc. But if you do the math on money conversion they were actually the same or more back then.

@honkytonkinson9787 Год назад

And there weren’t really any cheap options back then that were playable. Even the student instruments that came along were pretty expensive!

@presmasterflash7555 Год назад

Our perception of money probably has a bit to do with it. No matter how you account for inflation, $250 will always sound like a heck of a lot less than $2500, even if it’s actual valuation was more.

@JamesPetroff Год назад

Both the Gibson Les Paul and Fender Stratocaster were around $350 in 1959. The Strat got cheaper over time

@blib3786 Год назад

The difference is that wages haven’t kept up with inflation for the past 40-50 years, so while the prices have stayed more or less the same, most ordinary working people don’t have the same kind of disposable income to spend on these expensive guitars anymore.

@fernandosilva6295 Год назад

@@blib3786 this, this is the answer

@donald-parker Год назад

When your wife says you should buy a guitar .... you just do it!

@brad_neal Год назад

I'm 66 and just purchased my first "real" LP. It's a 1960 reissue AAA Standard - I freakin' love it. It sits right next to my chair in the living room, and I can't stop looking at it or playing it. So when you say "does it inspire you to play?", absolutely - my fingers can attest to that!! Nice video!!

@ChrisEck13 Год назад

Congratulations, sounds like a great guitar. I've got a couple and I absolutely love them as well.

@ratwynd Год назад

Your best instrument is the one that pulls you to it and forces you to play. You have no free volition in the matter. You will play until your wrist is sore and your fingers bleed. Your dog will howl. Your neighbors will curse you. But you will be happy............

@josephamirato9648 Год назад

I'm 67... Got a 2018 Manhattan Midnight Satin LP Classic. Sits on a stand between the couch and the fireplace. Lol

@ramencurry6672 Год назад

Awesome stuff. Rock on. Stay horny bro

@josephamirato9648 Год назад

@Thomas B N4G Hi, Had 2 LP's in 70's. A 69 sunburst Deluxe and a Newly purchased 79 Black and Gold Custom ($700.00) If not for an injury(1980) affecting how I play, I would still have the Custom. The Deluxe was not what I was looking for, tone wise.

@DarrenTK128 Год назад

Thanks, Dylan. I always say "The only value money has is the health, safety or happiness you get when you spend it."

@weczq4 Год назад

Got my first Les Paul (Cherryburst Tribute) last summer. And I feel the same about it. I can't afford most Gibsons (I teach high school) but I took a gig at summer school to afford one. Love it. Love the feel of it. And I still walk by it in my living room every morning and look at it and go just a little ga-ga!

@ravenslaves Год назад

18+ minutes of fanboy (admit it) rationalizations. ...good for you! No reasons, excuses, justifications, or rationalizations needed!!! You found a happy spot. Enjoy the ride. 🌝

@traviesoarcefan3063 Год назад

I'm always amazed when I read comments from people crying about Gibson pricing. Are these people making $5 an hour? I live in Central Europe in a country where we get paid 35% of what Germans get paid and even I could save up and buy one. With the money I've spent on summer holidays I could have had one years ago. Instead I play an Epiphone Les Paul. It's all about priorities. Quit spending your extra money on holidays, booze, drugs, etc. and you can have a Les Paul too. It's that simple. So this year, fuck Spain, I'm buying an SG. 😂😂😂

@kytough Год назад

"If this thing is gonna make me smile a bunch, it's worth what I paid for it." I love that statement. It doesn't matter if an instrument is cheap or expensive, a known brand or home made by a kid; if it makes you happy and inspires you to play, then it's great! I don't like cilantro, but that doesn't mean that somebody else can't enjoy it. That guitar looks awesome btw...

@donbishop6994 Год назад

Dylan, I know you want to, but please don't change out those pickups for your own. You can have 1 guitar that's stock. You know just as well as I do that swapping the pickups won't change the tone in a way recognizable in a mix. Let this one be brother. It's a holy grail.

@DylanTalksTone Год назад

I have 8 guitars that are stock

@donbishop6994 Год назад

@@DylanTalksTone I understand that brother and I was speaking a little hastily and for that I apologize. I just don't understand why you would want to modify the signature model of such an icon. Just to change the "tone" a small amount. I'm confused about that.

@devinsinderwitcz9134 Год назад

To me, NO! I prefer consistent built guitars where I know the quality is going to meet or exceed my expectations and for the money there are too many other good guitar brands that surpass Gibson for even less money. I stand by my statement Gibson IS the Nike of guitars.

@ShamanicSavant Год назад

Why is it you can always spot the "voice of no experience"?

@DeeKeyLP 10 месяцев назад

@@ShamanicSavantdude, i own a gibson and i agree. get me right, it's fantastic...now that i brought it to a luthier 😂 also mf won't stay in tune no matter what i did so i fixed it with nutbuster. it's a cheesy name, but gets job done.

@kennyjohnson336 Год назад

"this guitar does not sound like an Epiphone, it sounds like a Gibson" I can hear heads exploding all over. LOL. Beautiful LP you got there. Its worth every penny when you get a good one.

@StringTension Год назад

Great video Dylan, I think you covered so many reason's why some of us love Gibson's ~ your just missing one. Nothing feels like a Gibson in your hand.

@mattpedro983 Год назад

And......playing Kashmir cranked up while doing that Jimmy Page lip thing when nobody is looking just wouldn't be nearly as much fun on any other guitar as it is on a real Gibson Les Paul.

@ravenslaves Год назад

It's worth it if you _think_ it's worth it. I _think_ , "No".

@jtbandy1 Год назад

I got a Gibson LP 60’s standard recently. It’s the guitar I’ve wanted since I started playing 20 years ago. I was actually looking at a Tele 50’s original. It was $2k and I was almost sold, but then I said to myself if I’m going to spend all this money, why not just go for the one at the top of my bucket list. If not I’d still be chasing that, and wondering if I’d ever get one. Is it worth $2799? Probably not…But it’s so good it made me consider selling all my other guitars. Don’t believe what the haters say about Gibson. They’re just regurgitating 15 year old opinions and projecting their sadness onto the world lol.

@These_go_to_eleven_1959 Год назад

This also happened to me. at first i was skeptical because of all the negative crap i have read but now after Having bought a new in the box 2022 60's standard a few day's back everything i had heard about these LP's was total BS! Mine does not have a single issue and is my best playing and sounding guitar now. I own several others and this LP is my new favorite.

@These_go_to_eleven_1959 Год назад

@David Hall The people that really make me LMAO are the ones saying their Epiphone Les Paul copy is as good as and some even go as far to say better than the new Gibson Les Paul standard's! Oh how i wish that was true! I could have saved so much money!😁

@jd3410 Год назад

Hi Dylan, Do you know if Gibson Plek'd your Slash guitar? I heard that all new LPs are factory plek'd. How was the nut cut and is intonation correct? Thank you for sharing.

@ShamanicSavant Год назад

They're Plek'd. It's not a Slash model, but the nut on my LP is the best cut nut I've ever seen on ANY guitar. Intonation is spot on and not just at the 12th fret :)

@rottbox1868 Год назад

Hell yeah Dylan! if you like it, and you can afford it... just get it! Waiting for a rainy day is a bad idea. One day you get the news your time is close to over, and you have things you wanted to do, or own one day. So at that point maybe you can you go buy the "thing(s)" you wanted, or do what you planned to do, but you can't enjoy it knowing your time is so limited. Live in the moment! Who gives a shit what ANYONE says!! It's absolutely worth every penny to you, and that's all that matters! I just may have Matt and Chris build my dream Hamer... being that Jol Dantzig and Hamer USA are no longer in business.

@patrickshannon4516 8 месяцев назад

Don't think Les Paul guitars are worth it not when you can get about 1000$ schecter guitar and it's comparable to anything Gibson puts out.

@chefbarona3052 Год назад

Is it worth it for me? Hell no, but I didn't buy it. For you? Obviously yes. It's certainly worth it, if...your intent is resale.

@noonecares7730 Год назад

Its only worth it if you like it and can afford it. Also if you're thinking about making an investment get the Gibson. However in terms of playability vs value it's not worth the difference imo.

@BrianLeverett Год назад

Dylan, I appreciate your comments and congratulations on your LP! I just got a ‘22 Gibson LP Standard 50s Gold Top with the humbuckers and it is fantastic! It’s my dream guitar, and yes I smile just thinking about it. Rock on!

@mrtonysantos 8 месяцев назад

over 10% thumbs down? why? even if viewers disagree and this particular guitar doesn't suit them, so be it but this is an honest video

@konkonidaris8469 Год назад

I suppose it depends where you live. In Australia I can get an equivalent Les Paul Standard Slash edition on sale for $5,399 new (sale price) and it retails at $6,499. For me I can't justify the expense, but some people must be buying them, however I do spend my money on vintage Australian made Matons, mainly because for that money you can buy pretty much top of the line locally made guitars, and the quality is second to none.

@TomerBusidan Год назад

I don’t really understand this video. You don’t need to justify buying an expensive guitar if your wife told you to do it. In that case it doesn’t matter if it’s “worth it”, it just matters if you have room on the credit card.

@bear5141 Год назад

I don't care how good your pickups are I would not change them I would keep that guitar original I know that you're trying to sell your but what's it going to hurt to keep a classic guitar classic

@auduneggen4847 Год назад

It's absolutely gorgeous, and congrats on your Les Paul! I might consider conditioning the fretboard, though. It looks dry. 😊

@leadstrat Год назад

Every damned one fresh from the factory looks that way! Even mine that I got back in August. Interesting their focus on quality has been so strong but they come out so dry. Good news is, it perked right up with a little oil. Lol

@kimseniorb Год назад

gibson has the proper pickup placement, its crucial if you want that tone. some replicas copy it but cost the same (tokai)

@leftyo9589 Год назад

"i think its cool", thats pretty much reason enough to buy something. it doesnt matter what anyone else thinks, only what the guy spending the money thinks.

@chriskettlewell801 Год назад

I was in a store recently that had a left Gibson slash Les Paul in appetite burst. So I gave it a play. Man that was a nice guitar. Volume knobs were awesome to work also, turn them down and it didn’t make it too muddy or too bright like lots of guitars do, but kept sounding really nice right through the range, which gives it awesome versatility also. Out of my price range but would absolutely love one.

@chewchy9052 9 месяцев назад

slash appetite burst is what I have, and it is soooooooooooo good, I had traded a older studio on it, and man ... .so nice

@ramencurry6672 7 месяцев назад

I think it’s a combination of the 500 K pots and the treble bleed capacitor with no resistors

@railmastercnr Год назад

I have 40 something Gibsons, mostly Les Pauls. I’m a fanboy and don’t mind it one bit.

@ShamanicSavant Год назад

I'm sitting downhill with only two, in case your house overflows :)

@AllTheCoolNamesAreTaken84 Год назад

Get some help

@jamessmyth2596 Год назад

I bought my first LP standard in 2021 and the guitar tone is amazing. I think the signature guitars have a subtle edge but I wouldn’t say a $2500-$2700 guitar is average. I’d highly recommend getting a LP standard. Truth is, it really comes down to how you play the instrument and the guitar inspires you to play. Don’t get stuck on the price. Always try out the guitar first and you may be surprised how good cheaper guitars may be.

@xenophonkirby Год назад

I totally agree. My band is preparing for a gig so I did a head to head with several LPs (not only Gibsons). I played through at least 15 guitars...the Gibson LP Standard 50s came out on top by a good margin. The feel and tone were second to none. It's heavy but there is NO DOUBT in my mind that wood density and the single cut shoulder (compared to double cut guitars) does something significant for tone, resonance, and feel.

@captainkirk70 Год назад

Yep! I recently bought 2 early 90s MIJ Burnys. An SG and a LPC. Both are as good as any of the Gibsons Ive had. Got them off eBay for like $900 shipped from Japan for both of them. Great deals on the early 90's ones right now. And they're just as good as the expensive 80's Tokais. Highly recommend keeping an eye out for them at a good price. I'm sure they'll soon be $2K. And im a huge Classic Vibe fanboy. I have 3 now.

@captainkirk70 Год назад

Just gotta make sure they're MIJ and not MIC shipped from Japan. They changed the headstock and started making them in china sometime right after mine were made. Mine have the Gibson diamond style image still.

@ramencurry6672 Год назад

In my opinion it’s easy to buy a Gibson. $3000 is not a lot of money if you only spend it once in your life. However if you’re married with kids a wife can make it difficult for music endeavors

@captainkirk70 Год назад

@@ramencurry6672 Especially with the 0% payment plans. However, I'm more than happy with my MIJ Burnys. Excellent workmanship and nitro finishes. A guy that builds high end guitars told me they're as good as any Gibson he's ever seen. And I agree. I've had 5 Gibsons and I like mine better except for a 77/55 reissue. Never should have let that go but I thought I was going to be bassist. But I did get a vintage tele bass in the trade.

@waynebake1123 Год назад

I got a standard 60's in 2021, and I love it. The cool thing is that just by coincidence the serial # came out to match to the date of me and my wife's anniversary. You can get an import guitar for cheaper that has cool features, but it will never be the same as this.

@ctcards2636 Год назад

I recently bought a used Yamaha F335 so id have a cheap cheap acoustic and i found out after buying it, it was built on my birthday (Jan 26h) of last year. Then i saw online someone had a F310 from the 90s for $50, i bought it off the guy and when i got home i looked up the s/n on that one and it was built Jan 26th 1996. Crazy how things work out like that. I normally dont buy cheaper guitars, but these 2 were meant for me and i found these 2 within... 2 months of each other.

@RivieraOrthodontics Год назад

This is probably a stupid question but do the Slash Les Pauls come plek'd from the factory? Thank you for a very helpful video.

@mistergoat7357 Год назад

I was spoiled and had parents that saw I had passion for something other than sports and bought me a lp when I was a sophomore. It kinda ruined my ears because I disliked anything single coil. Finally grew out of that phase… 30 some years later.

@These_go_to_eleven_1959 Год назад

Bought a new in box 2022 60' standard in Iced tea on sale a few days back and love it! Like yours it has NO flaws whatsoever. Worth the money? Hell yeah! 🤘😎🤘

@greglanham9678 Год назад

Very well put, Dylan, about the smile factor. Music in general is a life investment. You eat it, breathe it, and sleep it. That Les Paul would make a good sleep partner for sure! Beautiful instrument, sounded great in your hands. KEEP IT !!

@zolibxl Год назад

I believe Epiphone hasn't dressed the fret ends of any Les Paul in fretboard binding in 40 years. And they all have regular allen trussbord nuts, not the Gibson bolt that's so much easier to adjust. Not to mention the import 3-screw trussrod covers that butt up to the nut, as opposed to the more elegant 2-screw cover of Gibsons.

@iancurrie8844 Год назад

If you love Gibsons and/or want to be like your rock icon: if it inspires you to pick it up and play, then yes. It's 100% worth every penny. Whatever you love and makes you play. That's the mojo. It's not some technical thing: It's mojo. If it works for you: that's it. It's worth it.

@leadstrat Год назад

Congratulations on your first Les Paul! I got my first one last August. It’s funny, the first one I picked up was a November burst model. One thing I noticed is each LP I tried out had slight differences in setup, feel and even tone. Even the same models. So, I went with the best overall one I picked up. It ended up being a 50’s Standard in HCS. The big neck was new to me, but my strat is a V neck so I’m used to some thickness to the neck. Hope you and your wife enjoy the new axe.

@cc5053 Год назад

I avoid telling others how to spend their money because a Gibson LP Standard in Cherry Sunburst was my bucket list guitar since age 14 and no one's opinion could have stopped me from buying it. I think the Gibson USA Standards are definitely worth the money, especially if you can find a really good used one. The problem is LP's are finicky. One may be trash while the one hanging next to it is near perfect. I had to play 7 of them before I found "mine".

@ShamanicSavant Год назад

It's not a matter of good or bad guitars, one man's trash is another man's treasure :)

@ramencurry6672 Год назад

I would like a trashy Gibson with paint defects and other flaws. It gives it character. If the frets need work that can be fixed.

@allenmitchell09 Год назад

I’m the type of guy who, if I had $2k-$3k to put towards a guitar, I would go for something unique. I will never be Slash so I just be the best Allen Mitchell. Btw I think I would go for maybe a Novo, maybe a Bilt, or a Valiant. Last year I got an awesome guitar from High Spirit. But congratulations Dylan on your Les Paul / Slash guitar.

@rocknrollresignation93 Год назад

Personally, they are not worth what they cost however that little bit of extra feel and sound you get over a cheaper import alternative is worth it in the long run. I’ve never had an Epiphone that felt as good as it’s Gibson counterpart. I’ve even tried Japanese copies and they’re close but no cigar.

@emartinezr 8 месяцев назад

The thing is that a lot of the price difference has to do with USA production costs. And most of those costs are not a direct benefit to YOU. It's not a Gibson thing or issue; that's how the world works. Still... is it "worth it"? To date, there's no true equivalent. Really. There is nothing 100% the same. As soon as you feel a Gibson Les Paul resonate in your hands.... you will know what "worth it" means. NOTHING resonates and feels the same.

@jakesmith4506 Год назад

Great choice. As for me, my older Les Paul guitars are worth a lot more than what I originally paid for them. (Inflation included) Of course, things are only worth what someone else is willing to pay for them. In the case of guitars, the possibilities are many with American made Les Paul guitars. Rock on my brother. I love your channel.

@mattpedro983 Год назад

I wanted a Paul since I was a teenager and I finally got one (Smokehouse Classic) a couple months ago and can't put it down. To me it was totally worth it.

@timothypotter2137 Год назад

You should buy the guitar you want due to research and any important connect it may have with pro players. If you like it, want it, and can afford it no one should give you any guff about the purchase. I'm just gonna say it...

@ShamanicSavant Год назад

That's a given. If you're worried about what other people think, that's not a guitar problem :)

@mikecollins3121 Год назад

Congrats on the Slash Gibson Les Paul! It’s a beautiful guitar! I’m sure it sounds amazing. I bought a 60s standard a couple of years ago and love it!

@ramencurry6672 Год назад

I own a Gibson too. (Even though I’m primarily a Strat player. ) Gibsons are amazing guitars. The neck is excellent. The guitar is museum quality a work of art. Stunning

@billyc6678 Год назад

I have that very same guitar. And the Vermilion burst. The tone that I get from them is amazing. I now have 6 Gibson LP’s, and I love them. Couldn’t be happier.

@steveflynn5336 Год назад

If you pick it up and it speaks to you, BUY IT!

@senacht Год назад

I have a late 70s Gibson LP Custom and a 2021 Gibson LP Tribute. Despite their individual differences, both play beautifully and sound like Les Pauls. Is a Gibson worth it? You betcha! 😊

@anthonycamillos3719 Год назад

Last Gibson I looked at was $2800 aud, and the value just wasn't there. Frets were meh, paint was shit house, tuning stability was average and this was band new at a guitar store! What ungodly crap will I find once I part with my money and get it home?

@ShamanicSavant Год назад

A little melodramatic, don't you think?

@anthonycamillos3719 Год назад

The dumb thing in not a nitpicker, these flaws stood out! The qc was shit house. Also if they can't sand down and refinish a guitar before sending it out, there's a good chance that they would over look structural issues with the guitar to get it out the door.

@danletter9357 Год назад

Very nice. I like the November burst as well. I don’t have one, but it’s my favorite “signature” guitar made today. I prefer the tobacco burst finish on lp’s, so probably why it’s my favorite.

@rockhead69 Год назад

Yeah dude...every single penny l

@Eric_01 Год назад

I've been buying Epiphones for years. In 2022 I decided it was time to pony up and get some authentic Les Pauls. I bought a Classic and a Studio last year, and they're fine, but I did NOT see or feel or hear any reason why I should continue to pay 2, 3, or 4 times the price just to have a different inlay on the headstock. Maybe someday I'll grab a Standard just to kind of round out a small model collection, but I'm not chomping at the bit at all. They're just okay. Even when buying the Classic I had to purchase two before I found one that was decent quality out of the box. I was really disappointed in that first offering as brand new.

@ShamanicSavant Год назад

If the only difference you noticed was the inlays, then stick with the Epiphones :)

@mvenuti1980 Год назад

The only difference between a standard and a Slash model, is neck profile and pickups. Hardware and internals are the same. The guitar from the November Rain vid that this is based on was Joe Perry’s guitar he had through the 70s that he sold off due to drug debts. Slash eventually gave the guitar back to Joe.

@ShamanicSavant Год назад

What a wonderful gesture by Slash, probably why I like the guy even tho I was never into his music that much :)

@mvenuti1980 Год назад

It was awesome that Joe got that guitar back.

@RobbieF Год назад

Dylan, the guitar looks good on you. Your smile says it all! This solidifies my thinking ... I need a guitar with Humbuckers and that guitar should be a Gibson LP.

@Ouzo66 3 месяца назад

Niiice !!!🤘🤘🤘 But I ll go for the standard .....I have a bad experience with an ibanez Sam totman iceman guitar and it was horrible.so 2700 will be the thing for me ( also have a fender MIM ? 🤘🎸🤘🎸 Cheers!!

@metalworx4765 Месяц назад

I have the Appetite Amber Slash LP. They sound great out of the box, however I changed the pickups out for Seymour Duncan Slash 2.0 pickups.

@rodanone4895 Год назад

"i like it " - nuff said! congrats! she's a beaut. I've never regretted a gibson. at all.

@rocktorrocks Год назад

I own several Gibsons from multiple eras including a 1976 Black Beauty Les Paul Custom, a 1990 Les Paul Studio, 2020 Les Paul standard 60s, 2020 Les Paul Jr, and 2021 SG Special. All are well worth it to me. They play great, sound great, and look great. Maybe I just got some good examples but very happy with mine. Some of them I bought used for cheaper than or similar to what a new made in Mexico Fender or Made in Korea ESP might sell for.

@fendushi Год назад

Congrats on the Slash LP, I have just got one in appetite burst. It's also my first Gibson LP. Love the AAA tops! I was lucky to find mine in my local store, hanging on the wall. It was set up and intonated perfectly, I tried playing several 50s and 60s standards and none of them spoke to me like the one I found. I guess it's true that with LPs, you have to play them to find the one you like.

@jmdyt3626 6 месяцев назад

@casual35if you’ve not owned a Gibson you can’t say they are overpriced, I don’t currently own one but I’m saving up for the afd burst, if people want too judge me when I buy that guitar they can, but I want a premium guitar that I love the look of and look forward too playing and at the end of the day if someone can afford the guitar fair play too them, don’t be salty or try and say what someone did is stupid just because you can’t afford it

@rockhead69 Год назад

Every single penny, dude !

@troelsschmidt970 Год назад

"Slash Signature"... I have to laugh... A Les Paul is already a signature guitar - actually designed by Les Paul himself and why it carry his signature... How can that become another signature guitar? That's marketing nonsens!

@BeamMonsterZeus Год назад

It's why they're failing to get a foothold in any major publicity deals, why guitar shops are closing around the country, and why I can't stand the company.

@troelsschmidt970 Год назад

Thatcher said I can tell Thatcher I have a Les Paul Classic myself - it's from 2022 and of excellent build quality. Gibson has raised the general quality level to now to absolutely match the quality of the heydays in the early 60's.

@troelsschmidt970 Год назад

"That said..." ... not Thatcher...

@benjaminhawthorne1969 5 месяцев назад

I know that it sounds funny, but the ONLY time that I have literally "dreamed" of a guitar, I was playing a "Gold Top" Gibson Les Paul. So, if I ever decided to break the bank and buy a Gibson, it would HAVE to be a "Gold Top!" 😊

@Dr.Pepper001 3 месяца назад

There are Gibsons for sale for $100,000. Only a fool would buy a piece of wood and strings for that much.

@ShamanicSavant Год назад

No other guitar feels as much like a "real instrument" as a Gibson LP Standard or Custom :)

@rickycompton2610 Год назад

Great video Dylan, and a sweet looking November Rain burst Gibson Les Paul, I have gotten 2 new Gibsons in the last 2 years a Toni Iommi Monkey sg and I pre ordered the Dave Mustaine rust in peace limited edition Flying V guitar, I was worried about the V because of all the bad reviews on RU-vid, but I’m here to tell you When I got the V from Sweetwater it was flawless, and so is the SG to me Gibson has stepped there game up.

@josth9514 19 дней назад

I think it basically comes down to what you said last. I love my Les Paul; every time I look at it and hold it, it brings me joy. And it’s the same with other things, like clothes. If you still get immense joy from them even after years, then the extra cost is worth it.

@richbriggs6053 Год назад

About 4 months ago, I got a used 60's reissue bourbon burst. I like the slimmer neck. I had previously got a used custom back in 84 for $550, and like an idiot I traded it away. This one is going to stay. 😄

@emartinezr 8 месяцев назад

This guitar sounds exceptional. Great tone. In terms of is it worth it... well, that's a simple answer: unless there's another (cheaper) guitar exactly like it, it is. But there isn't. Even if somebody over a RU-vid video says X guitar "sounds basically the same". No1. No. It doesn't sound the same. 2. It doesn't feel the same. 3. It doesn't look the same. 4. It doesn't feel the same, again. Because this is huge. I have a Epiphone LP and a Gibson LP. The Epi is great. But it's not the same. Nowhere near; but it's a phenomenal value. The Gibson is not about value, it's about the 100%. Which the Gibson is. Nothing else is 100%, period. I wouldn't say it's the "actual thing". I would refer it to the 100%. It leaves NOTHING on the table.

@rattletraprock Год назад

That's a great looking guitar Dylan. Your wife Leslie, has excellent taste!

@BeamMonsterZeus Год назад

I want to say no, but I want to say yes. There are many types of guitars - I don't mean electric vs acoustic vs etc. - You have "practice" guitars, "recording" guitars, and "gig" guitars for instance. Then there's that special other type - the type you can't help but love. You have an irrational connection to your instrument, partly because it's yours, partly because you're a filthy fanboy... and that's fine. It means it will take a lot for another guitar to take its place. Truly, cheaply made guitars have a lot to live up to vs a real, vintage 60's US made Gibson. It's a pipe dream to imagine your Chinese-made $4,500 guitar is any objectively better than a $450 copy under a different brand from the same factory. We have to be real about these things to not go bankrupt.

@richardbspeck147 Год назад

I'm going through the same as you.! I've just brought my first SX brand "Knock-Off" Gibson Les Paul standard "Cherry Burst" but I'll be converting it to a 1956 "Gold-Top" P90 instead.

@chewchy9052 9 месяцев назад

Great Video, I've got the Slash appetite burst - also don't buy because of a name, but common - it's Slash and my GOD the thing looks and plays amazing.. . worth it 100% !!!!!!! i do also have the EP version...... and it is lighter, sounds very good also but to your comparison. a 911 drives like a 911 , something else very good drives close to that but with issues.... Both good depending on your budget.

@Patzgtr 6 месяцев назад

No. The simple answer is no. It is not worth it. There is so much other stuff available, that serves the same purpose. And those options don't have problems with the G string constantly going out of tune, and an ultra thin neck joint at the headstock, and an outrageous price tag.

@darthdurkelthewise320 Год назад

I think a Gibson is worth it if you connect with it and it meets your expectations. It’s simple and no guitar company out there is perfect and they all want your money. That’s why they have a business Congrats on your new guitar!

@ShamanicSavant Год назад

Isn't that pretty much true of any brand?

@michaelpilot1000 Год назад

Is amazing the sharp HD ability of cameras. Saying that, and looking at this Les Paul Reading the top cap grain. I wonder why the wood looks like 3 unmatched pieces of Filipino Mahogany. I've now been playing over 53 years. To date I've only played a few late 1950s and early 70's LPs. I still play my 63 Strat and a new ( 2018) PRS. I find the PRS a very fast guitar. But, it has no soul. Zero. I think Les Paul's are over sold. They seem to end up with marginal players who always crank the overdrive green peddles. A good sounding modern LP is seldom heard to my ear. My guess most of the modern LP are just bought for wall decoration. If I had a new one. I'd remove all that clear coat.

@randomprecisionmotors3130 Год назад

I dunno Dude I had an Austin Telecaster and aspired me to be Muddy Waters. I had an Epiphone SG Junior that aspired me to be Carlos at Woodstock. Yeah yeah, I know he had a Special. As far as I'm concerned, having owned MANY Guitars of many brands for me it begs the question: what's in a name? The price? If you got it, flaunt it, but otherwise you get what "speaks" to you...and usually that boils down to affordability. I mean, don't get me wrong, a lot of Slash's stuff is great, I just ain't willin' to throw down for one, even if I HAD the money. Only Sig Guitar that ever appealed to me was Jeff Beck's "Oxblood" Les Paul under either brand because they both were awesome guitars. I liked it so much I did what I could afford, and built my own...

@estenray6685 Год назад

I can’t afford a $2000-/-$3500 guitar! I’ve always wanted a Gibson LP! So I happened to luck out and found a really especially sweet Gibson Les Paul Studio tobacco burst made In Montana in 2000 for $450.00 with case. At a pawn shop. I talked them down as they were asking $550.00! I waved all the cash I had in my pocket at the time and they decided to take it! So I walked out with my 1st real Gibson Les Paul! I love it and play it everyday!😊

@ratwynd Год назад

Like you I like the tone of AlNiCo II magnet PUPs. I have a P90 and set of stratcaster PUPs made with that magnet. ( Darn! I got them before I found your channel, but my next set comes from your hands...) As to the LP you got...BRAVO !!!! If you have the ability to fulfill such a dream and you can do so without starving your dog, then go for it. I never had the lust for an LP but DID get the Gretsch Jet I had wanted for years. Very different sound though with DynaSonics. Unique to that PUP. Then found a used ES335 for a price far below market value. I can't think of any other guitars I want at this point. As to the price, it will always increase in value over time for instruments in the professional class or collector levels. Quality guitar values are increasing a lot more than my 401k (yours too I bet). Who wouldn't wish they had bought an original Flying V had they the chance then and knew their later value.

@lumberlikwidator8863 10 месяцев назад

Dude, if you weren’t so whipped you’d probably have your goldtop and still have $400 in your pocket. Just kidding-beautiful guitar and beautiful playing. This has got to be my favorite Dylan Talks Tone video ever. It’s so cool to see how happy you are with the choice you made. P.S. I understand the wife thing. I buy a new bowling ball about once a year and my wife doesn’t even want me to buy one unless she pre-approves the color!

@acdclexu6296 Год назад

i worked in a guitar store we sended 20-40% fenders back because they was bad by the Gibsons arround 2-5%. necks some unfinished unworking trussrods alot finish issue so alot cracks at heels cracks by the trems a lot worse than the worst gibsons

@PNWJEEPER01 7 месяцев назад

That is a slick looking guitar. I think that the regular models are absolutely worth the money. Get into the Murphy Labs and some of the other premium stuff and I think they're really marketing to collectors at that point, rather than players. I just got my first genuine LP in the last year, too. I'm super happy with my purchase. I went for the r6 p90 version because I like big necks and so that I can have the option of minibuckers later if I want. The burst version of the p90 guitar comes with a plain grain top so I went with the gold top. My S and T type guitars have boat necks which I thought were chunky, but the r6 is a true baseball bat; which I love. Had there been a flamed dirty lemon burst option with the same specs I totally would have gone for that even for a few hundred dollars more.

@kcsvantasticvoyages9729 Год назад

I don’t think they are when plenty of high end Epiphones, especially Inspired by Gibson’s models are competing for half the Gibson price. However, if I could find a deal on a used Gibson, I would be all in, because Gibson’s are handmade pieces of art though. Luckily bought mine when prices weren’t astronomical!

@PeterLangowski Год назад

Don't get me wrong if you have the money, get a Gibson. For the rest of us, there is no need to spend that kind of cash to get a quality Les Paul. I got a mint condition Epiphone Les Paul Custom Pro for $500 and it is an amazing guitar. Even if you argue that the Epiphone pickups are not as good as the real thing. I saved about $3,000 and could easily upgrade the pickups for much less than that. For me, the Les Paul shape isn't my favorite to begin with, so it wouldn't be the guitar that I would spend top dollar on. For me it would be an ESP, Jackson or PRS. They are all around better guitars at virtually every price point anyway.

@xenophonkirby Год назад

Gibsons are ALL overpriced...but I have a few. You pay for what you want regardless of price. Gibson has grabbed a piece of history that other brands would NEVER have. I guess you're really paying extra for that nostalgic and iconic concept associated with the brand.

@peterprice5896 Год назад

I own a 60s std and it is perfect it stays in tune the intonation is spot on it came to me with zero faults…..if you want guitars better or on par the there are three names….1.EASTMAN 2.nick huber 3.Frank hartung are names you need to check out if money is no object also suhr make a very nice “LP” style guitar called the aura I believe in your money around $6-7000

@PatrickGeneLeBlancHardy Год назад

Now... That's a Beautiful Guitar 🎸 A work of ART!!! @DylanTalksTone thanks for sharing!!!

@j.d.mitchell1439 Год назад

Epiphone Les Paul 1959 Limited Edition has Gibson Burstbuckers

@darwinsaye Год назад

Setting aside the usual arguments about how they are similar prices to what they cost decades ago, if you take into account inflation, the main thing I always noticed and judged, was that the price of mid range to high range Gibsons had always been significantly more than Fenders of comparable range. Now you can make arguments about higher construction costs for carved top guitars etc., but I always found quality and sound consistency of Fenders to be superior. I would walk through my local stores in the 90s and try Fender after Fender off the shelf, and they all sounded good. With Gibsons you HAD TO try a dozen of them to make sure you were getting one of the “good” ones”.

@eastwind32 Год назад

Epiphone makes a good guitar (after you replace the pickups) but they will never be Gibson. It’s a feel thing, especially in the neck. A Camry will never be a Cadillac although it gets you from place to place just as well. Doesn’t feel the same.

@strongereveryday2302 Год назад

Change the headstock angle, fix the string pull angles and for God's sake put 24 frets on it with a smooth neck joint... otherwise Im not even interested. As far as I'm concerned anything without a full 2 octave neck is not a guitar. Do you make a full size piano but take off the last two keys? Nope. Always has been an epic fail and thevonly reason it ever was successful was because it was one of the few things available at the time. If it entered the market today...as it is it would be rated no higher than a Glarry. Any PRS, even the cheapest ones, are lightyears better than a Gibson

@armandolopez180 Год назад

Looking forward to hearing a comparison between the Gibson pickups and the Thruxtons!

@camillemeuse6118 Месяц назад

Hilarious that my wife and I had the same conversation wherein she talked me into the november burst over the victoria. Great story, I can't wait to get mine, it's in the mail.

@shatteredstiks7392 10 месяцев назад

I like that guitar the most, but I'm not primarily a guitarist I'm a drummer primarily. If I was a guitarist I would get the les paul like what you got, so for now I stick to my ibanez Gio and ibanez PF series acoustic. I really like my acoustic.

@sanfordsanford295 Год назад

3k is a lot of money. I got my explorer used for less than half that and it's the best guitar I ever owned, although I once had a Fender MIM Tele that was damn fine after installing Lace Sensors.. The one that got away

@D14V0R05 Год назад

Was a -Gibson- Les Paul ever worth the money? They have issues staying in tune, use an angled headstock without a scarf joint or volute which makes the neck very fragile, nitrocellulose isn't a durable finish, etc. It is perfectly valid to throw money at things that will make you happy regardless of them being actually worth the money, like a Gibson guitar.

@eladberger7148 Год назад

You bought a replica of a replica from the original manufacturer. Funny… (nothing is wrong about it and it’s probably a very nice “original” playable and sounding Les Paul. If it inspires you to play more and write better music that’s the only thing that matters.

@Hozumi32 Год назад

I was lucky enough to win a Les Paul Classic in a contest last year...I love it and it's such a nice playing guitar...I'm 62 so when I look at my LP I see my nephew playing it long after I'm gone....

@Ddjram Год назад

I got my first LP 2 years ago, a standard 60’s… now I’m dying for a custom, but at the same time I don’t know, it’s too much… and looking also an ESP EII eclipse..

@werewolflover8636 5 месяцев назад

Completely agree! And thank you for bringing up the truth about Epiphone NOT being the same as a Gipson!

@honkytonkinson9787 Год назад

I think if you are looking for a tool for the job there are plenty of options that make a great sound for less money than a Gibson guitar. A Gibson is for someone who wants a nice thing, a luxury item, to enjoy for a long time. Not saying it can’t also be that tool for that sound but it is expensive because of the brand. I haven’t played a lot of Gibsons but I bought mine new almost 20 years ago and it’s always been a guitar that I love to play and love to look at. I’ll never sell it and it’ll be something to keep until I’m gone. It was $1000; a Les Paul studio vintage mahogany. I think it was worth it! Something will need to change financially before I’ll ever buy another Gibson though, not that I need any more guitars anyway.

@captainkirk70 Год назад

Its ok. They're only going up in value. I bought a 2015 SG Special T off amazon for like $550. Now I see them going for $1000 on reverb.