Why Do the 1950s Matter? Unboxing a Gibson 50s Figured Les Paul
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- čas přidán 7. 11. 2023
- Sam Ash sent me a 50s Gibson Figured Les Paul so I figured it important to ask the question: why are the 1950s still important to so many guitar players? I unbox this new Les Paul and share a demo along with a special appearance by my friend and guitar legend Billy F. Gibbons.
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After a nasty divorce, I had sold off all my gear, including a one of a kind 1988 Gold Hamer Chaparral Custom. For about 5 years, all I had was a Celebrity acoustic guitar. Then, a friend of mine needed some cash and sold me his 2004 Fender Special Edition Lite Ash Stratocaster. The Stratocaster was and still is a tuning nightmare. So, one day, I was browsing the wall at a Music Go Round, and I saw a guitar that looked like a Les Paul. As soon as I grabbed it off the shelf, I knew that it was special. The neck felt just right. It was pre-owned, but it was in like new condition. For $599 with a hardshell case, I went home with my first Gibson Les Paul. It is a 2005 Les Paul Studio Faded T series. It's like a 59 Les Paul Standard without the bling. I don't believe that it's weight relief because it's heavy. It has Burstbucker Pro pickups that sound awesome. Because it's a Faded T, it has the old school wiring. This particular year also has a mohagany top. This has been my go-to guitar for about 7 years now. There is something special about the late 50's Les Paul. They got it right.
They certainly did! Thanks for watching and sharing! Please subscribe and join the madness 🙌
Imagine going from a 58 V to a 59 Paul Billy Gibbons definitely has lived the charmed life. That’s an Awesome guitar congrats bro!!
Just sent it back to sam ash! It was great while it lasted 🙏 thank you for watching please subscribe and join the madness 🙌
Thank you for not pulling an Eddie Trunk and not interrupting Billy.
Haha, I got completely reemed for some behind the scenes in my moderne video because I was an excited school kid and they said I was talking over him lol
I've just bought a Honey Amber 50s Standard, it's beautiful.
Rock on Mandy! 🤘 thank you for watching. Please subscribe and join the madness. 🙌
Always looks better with no guard❤
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Benny, awesome video, only you get as excited as I do for new guitars!!! I bought a Les Paul tribute last year , my first LP. It quickly became my number one.
Congrats on the les paul Manny! Thanks for watching brother, please subscribe and join the madness 🙌
@@TheNeuroticGuitarist been subscribed brother, love ya bro, keep up the great work.
How fortunate for you that Sam Ash is your buddy. There's nothing better than having a Gibson Les Paul hung around your shoulders! ❤
Sammy was the greatest. Cheers to him! I was very fortunate to call him a friend.
That Iooks Iike a mighty chunky Les PauI Benny......
sounds reaIIy nice brother~
It's def a rad one for sure
Sounds awesome, especially the middle position. Great to hear Rev. Billy Gibbons’ story. Fun video as always. 👍🏽
🙏🙏🙏 thanks for watching
That top is surprisingly active, and the peekaboo chatoyance is banging! Looks and sounds like a keeper, yo! Thanks for sharing 🤘🤘
Always my pleasure, definitely a super unique top on this one. Packed it up tonight to send it back. I'm gonna miss it.
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Great video, and fantastic interview with Billy Gibbons! Earned a sub!!
Rock on, welcome to the madness, my friend! Have fun going down the rabbithole. If you see anything you dig please comment.
This is one of the best videos so far Benny! Great interview with Lord Billy of Gibbons too.
Thanks so much, Billy is the greatest!
@@TheNeuroticGuitarist You're very welcome as always bro
Excellent video! Especially that footage of BFG explaining the origin story of the Pearly Gates LP!!!
Thanks brian! I have more footage where that came from, spent an entire day picking Billy's brain! He's the best. Thanks for watching, please subscribe and join the madness 🙌
Cool video Benny. Watched it from the beginning. Awesome story from the great Billy Gibbons. I always wanted a Gibson Les Paul Standard, 50’s style. When I was in Jr. high school, in the early 80’s, my parents surprised me with my first electric guitar. It was a black Les Paul copy with the logo “ELECTRA” on the headstock, made in Japan. Although not what I was expecting, it sounded great. Still have it to this very day, along with several other guitars. 🎸👍
Electras are super cool guitars. Isn't that what James Hetfield played? Thanks for watching as always Luis!
@@TheNeuroticGuitarist I’m not sure. I’d have to look that up. I didn’t know about James Hetfield playing one.
(Update) After looking it up, you are correct, except his was a white Flying V style guitar he used on Kill ‘Em All recording and touring. That’s cool history. Thank for that nugget of info. 🎸🤘🏼👍
@luisvillarreal5262 my pleasure brother!
Yeah, that packing bubble stuff is amazing. No more stuffing pillows into the box for shipping!
Or 10000 magazines!
These stories are great!!
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Beautiful guitar
Rock on Tristan! Thank you for watching, please subscribe and join the madness 🙌
Awesome video and what an unreal interview!!! AA's definitely have their own character. Sure, they're not gonna show up on the cover of a catalog, but I find with the AA's there's either mineral streaks and or little patterns you can find hidden in the top (sometimes it's a happy face, sometimes it's a dog or a cat, it might even be hidden subliminal messages!!!) Free the flame!! 🔥🔥🔥
I love that top!!!
That’s a great example! Definitely no pick guard on a flame or figured top - I also prefer it that way on a solid top, but I wouldn’t be as mad of a solid paint job is partially covered, lol.
You know, it would be cool to get an idea how you like to set the knobs on your guitars from Gibsons, PRS, and other brands. Your tones are always luscious. A lot of that is the amps, but it always starts with the guitar. Would be helpful!
Thanks for the laughs, education, and advice! And thanks again to Sam Ash - KEEP SENDING BENNY FREE STUFF SO HE GETS BURIED ALIVE (OR HIS OTHER HALF GETS MAD ENOUGH) TO THE POINT OF HAVING TO UNLOAD SOME AND SHARE THE WEALTH WITH US SUBSCRIBERS!!! 😉😂
This one I didn't get to keep! I wish!!!
What did i miss it😢.. but.lets see..wow...thnt.amber ❤❤❤❤
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my friend's dad when we were teenagers had a 1958 les paul and the sound was so fat and mellow but my favorite thing about it was the neck fretboard and action was just perfect even for just sitting in a closet for decades.
Some of those are what dreams are made of so that's not surprising. Rock on! 🤘 thank you for watching. Please subscribe and join the madness. 🙌
Whoa Benny - thanks for the video and what a gorgeous guitar! I used to be exclusively Fender but I am getting more and more Gibson by the day. I bought my first Les Paul last year and now I have three, but I know it won’t stop there. I was actually born in 1959 and even my name is Gibson (really). I need a t-shirt with ‘The Gibson’ written on it and I thank you for keeping me relevant 😊
Do it! Pleasure to meet you John! Thanks for watching. Please subscribe and join the madness 🙌
You need the t shirt that Says: Only a Gibson is Good enough, for your Wife/girlfriend. LOL.
that top is fantastic!
Right? I'm a fan! Thanks for watching David, please subscribe and join the madness 🙌
In your experience with Gibson’s, do most of them come with uneven frets? I’ve returned the last 4 due to rocking frets with my fret rocker
I've never had an issue with any of my gibsons but I almost always buy used. I've had to refret some vintage ones but never anything overtly bad from the factory. That said, I did review an 8500 les paul Ultima that couldn't stay in tune, so it happens. Gibsons have always been hit or miss and despite them picking it up, there has always been issues with quality. I still think that they make some of the best guitars in the world and have toured both the Gibson USA and custom shop factories and those people live, breathe and sleep guitars
This guy doesn’t get enough love
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That top is SWEET, I love it.
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Damn it Benny! You’re going to make your boy go out and buy another Gibson sir ya killing me! Lol love the channel man! Keep at it! Be at a milli subs before you know it!
If you do make sure to buy it from Sam ash at the link in the description! How do you think I feel? I got this sent right to me to tease me. Just packed it back up and taking it to FedEx today. It's hurting my feelings. Thanks for watching, please subscribe and join the madness 🙌
Sitting listening to billy must of been surreal..you must of had to watch the video just to remember the experience
100% accurate. It's crazy every single time I watch it and there's more where that from!
@@TheNeuroticGuitarist awesome brother
What is that big brown line at the bottom of it? Part of the wood?
Yes indeed, just part of the unique top Shane! Thanks forwatching, please subscribe and join the madness 🙌
Free the flame🤘 love that Crate head you have.
It was my first ❤️❤️❤️
Wjat a story about the pearly gates guitsr...some jst keep usnuo.and give a smile.soundrd sweet 🎉
Billy Gibbons rules!
Oh man, that’s not normally a finish that I would even consider for my Les Pauls, but wow does that look freaking awesome. Just what I need, more temptation….thanks, Benny. 😂😂😉 Oh, and how cool is that sitting there with the legend, Billy Gibbons….damn, you are living the life! 😉
Not gonna undersell the billy thing. I glow everytime I watch that footage and there's A LOT more where that came from. Sorry for the temptation. How do you think I felt? I just packed it up last night and I have to drop it off at FedEx. That guitar has been begging me to stay for a week now
Yeah, that can’t be easy. I feel your pain. 😉
Hey hows Ritchie Ash doing ?.....I used to love talking to him at Ash on 48th street .....Gibbons is the man.... That Paul is awesome
I have yet to meet him!
That’s it I’m putting a pickguard on my next build.😂
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Beautiful guitar! I appreciate how you demoed the clean sounds. It's funny that Les Paul himself was always on a quest for a clean sound, yet the Les Paul guitar's claim to fame is that iconic distorted, driven Marshall sound. You've got some guitars behind you in the demo that look like The Wizard of Waukesha himself may have modified to get his sound.
You're correct. The white one is a 1955 les paul recording prototype and the gold top is his g160 1995 les paul classic that he modified. Good eye
@@TheNeuroticGuitarist That's fantastic!
the better a guitar sounds clean the better it will sound with some dirt! It's all about signal to noise ratio you want maximum signal minimum noise because when you add gain you are amplifying everything the signal and the noise!
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😎 cool
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The thing I love about them is the nice chunky neck profile. And the sound of overdrive and humbuckers that you can't get with a fender. That's a beauty for sure.
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I’ve been subbed for awhile Benny-you crazy Bostonian lol. Keep it up your channel is killer.
My feelings are hurt :) - I am a pickguard guy. Three Les Paul's and guards on all three. Oh well, variety is the spice of life. Great looking guitar and I love non-chambered LPs - something very primitive about toting a big slab of wood over your shoulder and playing the shit out of it. Great video as always - KEEP ROCKIN' BENNY!!!
Keep rocking mark! I won't hold the pickguard thing against you 🤘🤪🤘
Lol. I was watching the video and I was thinking, take that guard off man. And then you did. When I play my Les Paul with the guard on, the plastic flexes and it drives me NUTS. I much prefer to play it without the guard so I can feel the maple cap while I pinky rest my pick hand. And yeah, that's a banging top. I dig it.
Because you play it the right way!!! Thanks for watching Anthony, please subscribe and Join the madness 🙌
We all have our humbucker story. I started on a Strat but needed the humbucker sound. I was attending community college in Watertown MA and went to a music store in neighboring Waltham during a break and there it was! An ES355!! I asked how much and the salesman said $250!! SOLD!!! I later traded it for an early 70's flame top Les Paul Custom. That thing screamed!!
Do you still have them John?
@@TheNeuroticGuitarist Of course not cuz I'm stoopid!!
Looks like a poly finish. Maybe just the lighting?
It's nitro!
I'm one of those crazy people that thinks the guitar looks better with the pickguard. I mean, if it was good enough for Les, it's good enough for me. Guitar sounds killer.
There are tons of you, but I won't hold it against you 🤪
50's is O K. You have to pay heavy today for 50's stuff. I got stuck on 90's stuff. 93 Deluxe Plus Strat. 97 L P studio, 94 Pro tube Twin, 85 Boogie S O B, pedalboard with over half the pedals from the 90's. That's my main set up. But more 90's stuff. Lab series L5, Korg M-1 musicstation, Digitech RP-10.
I love the 90s stuff. That's what I grew up and it's only a matter of time before you see those reissues! Thanks for watching brother, please subscribe and join the madness 🙌
forgot to mention how awesome the case smells nothing smells as good as a Brandon Gibson in a case
Dude, you're totally right. I feel like I said just not when I was at the case part and I never edited in. Agree 100% nick
@@TheNeuroticGuitarist they need to bottle up that scent
No pick guard…yaay…I can live with the little hole👍
You and me both eddie! Thanks for watching, please subscribe and join the madness 🙌
Gibson will always be a Gibson guitar fan! It's my favorite they may not be the best....Eastman, Maybach, Esp..etc? But I love Gibson!!!
And this one sounds exceptional. Those cleans are some of the best I've heard on this channel
I hate pickguards, I always take them off my nice tops.
There's a right and a wrong way Bret! You clearly like to be right 🙌
Loved your story on your sweet baby.
I wish it were mine! Just sent it back to sam ash Brad. Thanks for watching, please subscribe and join the madness 🙌
The one that got away...I guess@@TheNeuroticGuitarist
Ohh so fricken true ‘OMG’ your right we the masses don’t need a bib to eat our Lobsters, if l wanna get my shirt all dirty with buttery goodness then thats my choice and with my Les Paul Murphy Lab, the first thing l removed was the scratch plate yes the Bib, Sooo when l heard you telling the Purists your thoughts on scratch plates on Les Paul’s !! l got Emotional Ohhh Yes l feel the buttery goodness every time l play my Murphy ……
The original edit had me going off about it even more! Burn those guards! Thanks for watching nick, I appreciate it. Please subscribe and join the madness 🙌
Wow I lost the Chat!!!!
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The look on your face says it all
True story 🤘🤪🤘
Only one thing. Much talking about being inspired by the 50’s, but man, fat headstock is so wrong.
I hear ya on that one brother! Thanks for watching, please subscribe and join the madness
That's a lot of hype for a 50s Gibson, that doesn't even really meet any of the fifties specs..
It's just a regular Les Paul that they are calling a 50s.
The bridge posts are wrong. The inlays are the wrong shape.
The tailpiece is wrong..
I'm not saying it's a bad guitar or that it sounds bad. It's just a lot of hype for something that is not anything extra just because of the name.
If you made this same video with a custom shop historic reissue, then I can see the justification for all of the references.
Fair enough, and to be honest, the hype is me finding an excuse to talk about 50s les Paul's! I still hope you enjoyed the video and Mr gibbons?
I have a 04 standard. Flame i would say is 60 % more defined than the one pictured. And 1400 with case. Times have changed. Ps many flaws noted when i got it home. I dont buy gibson anymore
I have many les Paul's that came with better tops. Not saying that this is the best one by any means, just that it's super cool how unique it is. I have les Paul's that were rated at BB that have better tops. Gibson has always been all over the map on their tops. What flaws did you note because this guitar is positively rad.
You are freakin awesome...
Thanks so much!!!! I appreciate you! 🙏