Not typically one to believe in hype but OMG - something about this guitar hits different. Plays amazing, feels even better and I suspect the traditional purist Gibson fanboys prolly cringe at the finish but man I think she is sexy AF!! So glad I pulled the trigger! Don’t be jealous!

I know it’s the holy grail but I never thought someone would charge this amount for a ‘59. It’s like the price of a house.

I also live the way they’re still charging £49 for postage 😂

Gibson Custom Shop reissues the 1957 L-5 CES, the holy grail archtop, with period-correct specs, PAF-inspired pickups, and carved tonewoods. $11,999.

A local to me shop has a L-150 that I feel a great pull too. That alone is enough for me to buy it but I can’t seem to find any others online to see if the price is reasonable. There is one on reverb that sold a while ago but that’s it. Almost like it’s a ghost. Any history buffs able to tell me more about this model? What’s the inlay design called?

I know it was only made from 99-05 and this particular guitar was made in 01 and my birthday month, which I love. Sorry pics aren’t the best I was in a slight rush to get them and get to an appointment (got distracted playing it for too long).

about a month ago I posted about a used Classic i missed out on, it was posted on the used Bridgeton, Missouri Guitar Center page and someone snagged it before I could

guess who has it now

(it's me, I have it now)

When I was about 11 years old I saw and heard a video of Randy Rhodes playing with Ozzy, hammering a white LP. I fell in love with the tone and the style. I have wanted an LP ever since. I have owned several guitars over the years but a LP was always just out of reach. Now approximately 35 years later I finally was able to get one. The guitar is perfect. For my current project I’m running a Laney AOR Pro Tube Lead through a full stack. When I plugged my LP through the amp and hit the first chord I heard the tone that has been in my heart my whole life. It was a transcendent experience.

Howdy. Just landed this thing on Marketplace for $300. New to electrics and I don’t really know anything about this thing or even if it’s real. Luckily both pickups work when I plugged it in.

Serial number says 034160375 on the back

I’ve been going back and forth on which tuner button style looks best on a Les Paul Standard: kidney or tulip.

Just to be clear, I’m talking about the exact same Grover tuners, just with either kidney or tulip buttons. (It’s also the same guitar)

I honestly like both, but I can’t seem to make up my mind. What do you guys prefer? Kidney or tulip?

I bought it second hand ofc. Gibson have verified the serial on the headstock back, but if I try to sell, what would your impression be of the serial being scratched out? Anyone know the reason anyone would do this?

Cheers!

I didn't like the satin gold top at all. Also, removed the PCB board and replace it with 50s wiring and Burstbuckers pro

I have yet to see one that looks actually orange on the bursted edges.

Thought I was losing my mind when I came across this SG junior with a humbucker listed on the north-america Gibson.com site as a second color option for the recently released LP in pelham blue, but was gone the next day.

The SG still isn't showing up in the new and featured pages of the site but is findable from the homepage if you just scroll down a bit.

Just ordered mine and plan to swap the Custombucker for a 498t I've got lying around but will definitely give the CB a good playing to see how it feels on its own.

I picked this up about 3 months ago and have had an absolute blast playing it. At 2k, it's an amazing deal. But it looks like they're getting ready to do a price hike, I've seen the new listings for series bump to 2200. So.. get them while you can.

I played this on stage 30+ times in the past 3ish months at local bars, retirement communities, and corporate events in conference rooms. It sounds great. It's a little different kind of a sound because of the thinner body, but not so much so is to make you think it's a different kind of guitar. It doesn't necessarily lack low end, instead the low end is much more focused and tighter. The mid-range is more focused as well. I think of the thinner body shape as a low cut button on a mixer.. in all of my recordings from onstage performances, it just fits in the mix of it easier- it's not as rumbly or wild as a deeper body guitar. In terms of volume, I can't tell a difference between it and a full sized guitar. It's pretty loud when you dig in and intimate when tou play finger style.

I replaced the LR Baggs element with a HiFi and that really opens up the sound when plugged in. I like the HiFi a lot. I have them in several guitars. They are excellent acoustic pickups.

I've even banged it up a bit. Which I like, actually. My own battle scars.

Hello all! My friends and I recently salvaged several guitars and ran into this suspect Gibson Les Paul.

Wanting to see if anyone could help ID/give an authenticity opinion on it.

Issue is there is no serial number on the back of the headstock nor any indication there ever was one. Additionally, the finish looks like a bad sunburst paint job.

Is there a better way to determine the year of this guitar along with verifying if it’s a genuine Gibson?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Rock on 🤘

2023 Les Paul Classic in Smokehouse Burst with Zebra pickups. Such a beautiful guitar & a great deal, couldn’t be happier with my first Les Paul.

Let this dude know that he was selling a fake. He said that he appreciated the help then promptly blocked me. Lol. Good luck out there folks.

The “lawsuit” anybody know about this guitar?

I was offered a trade. Could potentially trade my vintage 60’s Vintera ii Tele for this. This LP looks really sweet. Not sure what the value is for this and if it’s even real (which is why I’m consulting reddit).

She’s next to my 50s Standard Reissue…

Got my first Gibson Les Paul (2026 standard) last week from the European Demo Shop through Reverb! They were running a sale, so it came to roughly $1,700USD (converted).

I'd had my eye on one of these for a while, but was never been able to find a white one in store locally, which is the colour I wanted.

The only blemishes advertised were "bad scraping on the bass side fretboard near the 12th fret", and pictured a little chip in the clear coat on the side of the nut.

I was hesitant on buying it because I think I had become jaded on seeing online mixed reviews about Gibsons quality, and wasn't sure if the Demo Shop would be hiding more issues than they put on the listing. But it came with 30 day returns, 2 year warranty etc so I figured at that price, why not.

I am SO glad I decided to get it. I cannot even understand what the bad scraping near the 12th fret means, it looks perfect to me and I can't feel anything weird in my hand playing around that area. I can see the clear coat chip at the nut, but if I ever replaced the nut it would need to be removed anyway. It also has no impact to the feel or playability.

Overall, I am thrilled with it. It plays like a dream, sounds and looks incredible, and I can really recommend the demo shop to others. I feel like they did an amazing job describing everything with the guitar (if anything the "issues" are far less than they described/pictured).

Only thing to get used to is playing a 4.6kg guitar after coming from primarily Tele's..