Playing Demo: 6:09 , Condition Overview: 8:19 , "Pull My Knob" Gag: 10:15 , Blacklight Test: 13:24 This guitar surprised me. The next owner will really like this one! reverb.com/item/10949222-1995-gibson-les-paul-custom-wine-red-lace-sensor-dragonaut-pickups
The Trogly's Guitar Show. Hi Austin, thank you so much for all the great content, I enjoy your vids and always get something from them. I’ve looked through a bunch of your vids believing you might be the source of some info I’d like to find out, but haven’t been successful and hoped you can help. I own a 1990 les paul standard. There seems to be some sort of controversy about the pickups. I googled the patent # 2737842 and seemed to have stumbled into a mystery. My guess is 490r and t but there are so many “forum” theories I’m just not sure. Any help will be much appreciated. Thank you again for you vids, have a great night...
@@ferox965 - yeah, I always get asked questions about this guitar. I really love the pickups too - so much that I want to buy those same pickups for my other guitars.
@@silvermica It's a stunner. Was just going to ask how it is as a gigger, but it looks like I got my answer haha. Nothing wrong with a little showbiz...I'm primarily a bassist and I play a 1980 BC Rich Eagle Deluxe amd a Rickenbacker 4003. It doesn't suck if people gawk a bit at the gear. Something about 90s early 2000s Les Pauls. I have a 2001 Standard and 2003 Special. Do you have a vid playing that Custom? Would love to see it in action. Cheers and all the best from Canada.
I've got a black one ..same year been gigging with it ever since You want to hear it check ...RU-vid Upshot Motorhead tribute ....couple of hours worth but not all Motorhead just metal and rock classics ...maybe you'll get one too...
oh man it hurts to read this. I had a beautiful good condition Les paul studio from 97 with gold hardware. It felt soo good. It belonged to a bass player so he did not play it much at all. I got it with a case for 500usd. sold it for 600usd. regret it everyday since.
Was given a brand new 1992 wine red Gibson Les Paul as an engagement gift from my soon to be wife. Still have them booth. Only thing I changed on either one were the original Gibson tuners for a set of Grover tuners and that’s it. Wouldn’t trade either of them. Got very lucky with 2 keepers.
I have 3 90's Les Pauls and yes they are amazing. They feel and sound better than all my other Gibsons and for some reason they tend to stay in tune longer and the pickups are off the hook.
The story I heard behind the whole "good wood" era thing, is that back then dealers could pay extra to get Gibson to select and ship only the guitars that had really good tops and light mahogany. Dealers who didnt pay extra would just get whatever was left in stock. Yamano in Japan even had some kind of special deal where they could return guitars that didnt have absolutely top grade flame. Norm at NRG did a video with Jimmy Vivino and some others where they get into this.
My God that's beautiful. I've heard many people say that the 90s were like a second golden era for Les Pauls. I have a 2003 Special and 2001 Standard (previously owned by Victor Griffin of Pentagram) tried other Pauls and they don't measure up.
Yep. My first Gibson happened to be a 1998 Studio I found in a local shop. At the time I got it (late 2018) I didn't know that was a good era or anything, but it plays and sounds great. It has lots of wear, the top and neck were resurfaced from black to natural/unfinished, had modified pickups and hardware, and I've since done some work to it myself. But it's a very good guitar. I love the neck profile, it plays really well and sounds great.
I love lace pickups in singlecuts and les pauls. They are excellent pickups if bright and clear is your thing. Some of them are quite hot but if you like vintage feel and output the regular hemi set are excellent.
I've got a 1996 R7 which has been repainted into a 1958 burst. The quality is honestly second to none. It's perfect. It's always in tune, intonation isn't even a worry. If you get the chance to get one, grab one. 90s Rock. My other gibson is 2004 ES 335 with a nice flamed top and that's also the same quality. Something good was happening from mid 90s till early 2000s
I am the original owner of a ‘94 Les Paul Studio. Short of the pickups and binding, it’s identical to the one in the video. I switched the stock p/u’s out for a pair of Seymour Duncan’s Pearly Gates and put a set of Schaller strap locks on it. The rest is stock. New I paid about $700 plus tax for it.
I have a 98 Sg standard. It’s my baby, it’s the one guitar I will never sell and will always be my first choice. It just plays so well. My band mate has a 98 Explorer she bought in 04, and that thing is just as great. I’m thinking next buy will be another 90s Gibson cause compared to the new stuff in stores it blows it out of the water
You said 90's to mid 2000's were a good bet. I just bought an R9 that is an amazing guitar. Very balanced and very complex tone. Acoustically it is on the loud side of things. It also has one of the prettiest flamed top's I have ever seen. I thought I had some sweet Les Paul type instruments, including a Carvin Cs 6, and they cannot touch the R9. So I guess I picked a good year.
Mine is a 10lb. '98 Standard Honeyburst with the following upgrades: Tom Holmes Antique PAFs; Grover locking tuners; 500k CTS Pots w/ Bumblebee caps; neck PLEK'd in 2019; blank truss-rod cover, and an antique switch-tip (I have all the original parts in the case, which is in excellent condition). Everyone who plays it says it's the best-playing LP they've ever rocked. She's priceless to me as my dad lent me the money to buy her...yes, I paid him back.
Makes sense that the pickups sound good, matt pike has used les pauls with sleep for a while, and these were likely designed with those guitars in mind.
The only new gibson I got in the 1990s was a 1994 SG '61 reissue. It emptied my wallet as a 19 year old, and I sold two saxophones to get it. I didn't know that much about guitars at the time and the guitar had an S pattern in the neck that nobody could ever fix. Gibson tried to file the low four frets on the bottom strings almost down to the fingerboard and then just sent it out, anyway. Hard way to learn a lesson. There was never really an era that gibson's quality matched their price. A lot of the guitars from the 90s and 2000s are solid mahogany while gibson was struggling not to get overweight wood and people seem to think there's something special about them. There isn't. But there's also nothing great about current guitars and a lot of them are devoid of anything that would convince you that a human hand ever touched the neck profile to see if it felt good. I know that nobody does, they're cut on a CNC machine with some kind of bullnose cutter, but the basic pattern that's copied on something like a sig T - nobody would ever make a profile like that by hand even once, so why copy it? It stinks of a profile made to be able to glue the fingerboard on without doing any follow up. Just terrible. (A couple of years after getting the guitar above new at an A.D., I finally had a tech who explained to me that the guitar was unfixable without planing the fingerboard. It had never been worked on (I was too cheap to have anything other than setup work) and gibson's response when I asked if they'd help me out on it was that I'd had it too long already).
Mr. Trogly, could you or your viewers comment on Gibson's 2000/2001 Les Paul Standards? Did they suffer in quality at that stage or were production standards good across the whole Gibson USA manufacturing process and not just the higher end guitars?
They are very nice guitars. I've had some really killer early 2000s Standards with crazy tops and even figured backs. The Les Paul Standards were great until they started chambering them - I believe this was around 2005. Most of the chambered standards I've had from the late 2000s-modern were just lacking in the tone department for me personally. They aren't bad guitars, but not what I look for tonally in a guitar - different. Not all chambered guitars sound the same though. They are just different and therefor, not for everyone. Here are some videos of mine to check out regarding these guitars ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-LA0KKzsP8xA.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-5qDSlsGvuN4.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-o0yXVNRYVys.html
Hey Trogly, what do you think about a Gibson Les Paul Heritage Standard 80 with a Nashville bridge, a 3 piece neck and a rosewood fingerboard, the first reissues that Gibson made in the early eighties? Are they good guitars that are worthy spending 4K-5K-6K for?
Your knowledge of guitars is super sound Trog. How long have you been trading & when did you open your first store? Nice one & cheers big ears. All the best from Liverpool UK. Home to a lil known beat combo you may have heard of? Lol. Great channel my friend. Keep it up. ;)
This is the kind of guitar I really like. It’s a solid player that I would gig with. I don’t know about the lace pickups, I haven’t tried their humbuckers but I don’t like the 498t that much either so swapping pickups isn’t a big deal. If I had that guitar stock I’d probably end up putting 57s or a 490t in the bridge anyway.
I have a '93 lefty Les Paul Standard and it's a killer guitar. I own about 30 guitars and nothing sounds quite like it. My late 90s PRS 22 custom is a nice guitar but it doesn't come close in the tones it produces.
Early 80’s were great for Gibson quality. I have 1980 lp in Bahamas blue. No volute. One piece body and maple neck, which is fine by me. . I recently got a 1995 Howard Roberts fusion and it’s extremely well built too. I personally have never liked any 2000 year on Gibson, but I’m sure they are out there.
Love the close up examinations you do Austin 👍 do you just collect Gibsons?! Any old Fenders or pre pro Charvels in your collection?! New subscriber, apologies if you've done other brands I've missed so far....
I worked for Gibson in 93 and 94. I have a 78 Black Beauty 3pup Custom Norlin, A 93 Alpine white Custom, A 94 Custom Black Beauty 3 pup, A 94 Translucent Red flametop Custom. My favorite is the Norlin. And not by a little.
I'm about to get this guitar re-fretted by Gryphon Strings in Palo Alto, CA. I'm really scared to do this. What if I hate this guitar after the re-fret?
I have 93 LP classic plus as well. It screams and gets pinch are mimic all of the place effortlessly. I have cam to the conclusion its the hardness of the wood.
L Barnes keep looking brother. I was given a brand new 92 standard in way back in 1993. Still have it and wouldn’t trade or sell it for anything . Just outstanding tone and playability.
The serial number reading @11:05 doesn’t match the headstock; the last digit on audio is 0 but on the headstock is 9. Great review and explanation of the Good Wood era, the above is not intended to detract. Really enjoying your series.
I don't think the case lock was pulled apart because someone forgot the combo. My 1999 Les Paul came with the same case, and from day 1, that lock immediately got stuck and I had to haphazardly pull it apart with a screwdriver to get it to open again. Something was just faulty with the mechanism that forced it to lock up and jam shut. At least in my case (no pun intended), it had nothing to do with forgetting my combo.
The lock on the case may have done what mine did... while traveling in the back of the van on I-80N between Salt Lake City Ut and Boise ID, it simply changed combo. I tried for about an hour before I had to pop it to get the guitar out.
Thanks for the info! I have a 1995 Les Paul Standard in Ebony. It's the easiest guitar to play...sounds great acoustically and plugged in, it simply screams. I love it!
My Les Paul That I bought new is a 1985 studio sunburst with PAF pickups and aftermarket Schaller tuners on it now. This guitar stays in tune rock solid. The neck is really slim and fast. The only Les Paul I've ever played that was the same is a 1967 double cutaway Les Paul. It had exactly the same feel and sound with super low action. My Guitar weighs 9 pounds.
Had had 97 Les Paul, almost custom shop quality, have kept a 76 Les paul because of of its sustain and balls, it's heavy though 5 kgs. Had a 78 that was not so good. This guitar looks and sounds great.
The '79 GLPC wine/gold with tulip/crown tuners w/chainsaw case I had would SMOKE that 90's guitar.... wish I had still had it as some MF stole it in '88... My '08 GLPC Oxblood can't even come close to it as well...........
I was told by Gibson customer service (many, many years ago), that all Les Paul Customs came from the "Custom Shop". Was it true back in the 90's but not anymore or, was I just lied to from the start?
I've got a 1995 Standard. Great guitar, but the bindings are (and always were) messed up. They look someone at the factory got severely drunk and went wild with a chisel. A friend of mine owns a Classic of similar age, and the bindings on that one is perfect although I feel it doesn't have the same charm and is a lesser guitar overall (even-though the mid 90's Classic were actually more expensive, I seem to recall). But that's Gibson for you. It's great guitar anyway, I've owned it for 27 years now and I love it.
Very nice informative video ... Makes me even more happy to own a Dark Blue Gibson SG Limited Edition from 1995 :) Just hoping them "good woods" were also used on the SGs :D
Hey Trog what do you think of those TP6 bridges & the Epiphone models of the BB King Lucille guitars? I just cant afford a Gibson model. Thank you my friend. ;) Spank that plank Spanky!
TP6 tailpieces are very fancy looking. I like them on high end les pauls - as far as functionality - yes, they work, but I never use the mini-tuners. It is easier to use the main tuning pegs. As far as the Epi BBs, I have no experience on them. Sorry!
She's a BEAUTY!! Not crazy about the Tone of the Pickups, otherwise, it's nice. I just ran across a 99 Cherry Sunburst but not sure if it's all Original. Although the finish isn't Mint, it is a 7.5 out of 10. I'm guessing $1500 is a fair price with the Brown Gibson Case? Your opinion is definitely appreciated!!
Question- Norlin completed the sell BACK to Gibson (current owners) on January 2, 1986.. I have an 86 Gibson SG Special (white) that according to the serial was made the 4th week of January, 1986. I have one of the earliest POST NORLIN Gibson's. Its Tim Shaw pups etc... How would this guitar be viewed from a collectors perspective? Still Norlin parts, but POST Norlin build.. just curious....
Personally, I don't consider something 'Post-Norlin' until around 1988 when the Bill Lawrence "The Original" pickups were put in. There wasn't a lot of change to the les paul model until 1990 when the headstock logo starts to change. That's just my view on it
7:10 is The Shot for the sound demo. Just keep the camera on a tripod and show the whole guitar for the sound demo. All the closeups and camera movement reminds me of a bad porno that never gets you off. Nice Gibby.
Why the hatred of volutes? I have them on my Warwick basses and it strengthens the headstock joint significantly. It'd save all the bust headstocks on Gibsons.
The Trogly's Guitar Show I suppose that's the only reason. Do they also only play Les Paul's music and only use germanium components in their effects boxes too? Very peculiar. I have a Classic Plus that obviously has no volute but it would be foolish to reject the entire instrument for not being exact 1950s specs (baked maple, ceramic pickups); I guess if you're buying a traditional you want it to be some bizarre clone of a 50 year old instrument! Very intriguing.
Hate to say it - but I chipped the peghead - at the edge. As near as I can figure - it happened in Los Gatos, CA in late 2019 when we were moving our equipment in and out of a bar.
Sorry my friend your research of the Norlin era types of wood is wrong. During the 70's (Norlin era) the wood used was old growth, actually, it was the same wood used for the famous burst era wood!
I have a 2002 Les Paul Standard I bought brand new that imho compares right up there with custom shop models. I had a mid ‘99 classic before that was pretty mediocre and really heavy. I was told that with Gibson it’s important to try as many guitars as possible and when you find “the one”, you’ll just know. That’s exactly what happened. In 2002 they released a new line of standards that were outstanding. They all had AAA tops and one piece bodies as well as many other ‘58-‘60 era specs. For weeks I drove to different guitar shops trying out Les Pauls. They were all very good and some had tops even flashier than the one I bought. But when I picked up the one I ended up buying it was just like love at first sight. I will never part with that guitar.
Hey Man how are you I love your videos and I'm a les paul and fender jag kind of guy! Really wondering do you still have this 95 custom and if so would you be interested in selling it to a 90s kid that would keep it as a holy grail then that's me please lmk thank you so much either way
