Seraphial
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So in my nearly two decades of terrible 6-string slinging, I've never owned a Les Paul. I liked the sound of it, but the cost factor was always a deterrent for me. As I've gotten older, shinier toys have become more reachable, and a few months ago I looked at my collection and realized I had some pretty nice axes, and that the only thing missing was a good ol' fashioned USA LP.
One thing that's always put me off are glossy necks and wanted one with a satin finish. I nearly plopped for a Traditional Pro a few years ago, but nothing sang out to me of the ones I tried. Subsequently they've been discontinued, so I've kept an eye open for a 2nd hand one. That's until I spotted this: https://www.guitarcenter.com/Gibson/Les-Paul-Classic-Satin-Limited-Edition-Electric-Guitar.gc
The entire guitar is gloss-less, and everything from the neck to the top is satin buttery smooth. Though the neck is advertised as 50s, it's somewhere between a 50's and 60's. I was keeping that model in the back pocket as a potential, then saw the entire 2019 Gibson line go up by $200+ for pretty much the same features as this year. So armed with a GC voucher, I nervously ordered the satin on a whim, hoping against hope I wasn't gonna get a dud being sight unseen.
Looks like my prayers were answered. Absolutely flawless construction, fit and finish superb, and the iced tea is a stunner. In a way I'm glad it doesn't have a flame top and the satin can be easily faded, cause it just screams 'play me hard'. And that rich LP sound and sustain is there in spades. And to top it all off, I ordered some Wolftetone Marshallheads in raw nickel (when I test drove the stock pickups I already knew I needed to change them out) during their sale and they arrived the same day!
Definitely recommend you try one if you haven't already!
One thing that's always put me off are glossy necks and wanted one with a satin finish. I nearly plopped for a Traditional Pro a few years ago, but nothing sang out to me of the ones I tried. Subsequently they've been discontinued, so I've kept an eye open for a 2nd hand one. That's until I spotted this: https://www.guitarcenter.com/Gibson/Les-Paul-Classic-Satin-Limited-Edition-Electric-Guitar.gc
The entire guitar is gloss-less, and everything from the neck to the top is satin buttery smooth. Though the neck is advertised as 50s, it's somewhere between a 50's and 60's. I was keeping that model in the back pocket as a potential, then saw the entire 2019 Gibson line go up by $200+ for pretty much the same features as this year. So armed with a GC voucher, I nervously ordered the satin on a whim, hoping against hope I wasn't gonna get a dud being sight unseen.
Looks like my prayers were answered. Absolutely flawless construction, fit and finish superb, and the iced tea is a stunner. In a way I'm glad it doesn't have a flame top and the satin can be easily faded, cause it just screams 'play me hard'. And that rich LP sound and sustain is there in spades. And to top it all off, I ordered some Wolftetone Marshallheads in raw nickel (when I test drove the stock pickups I already knew I needed to change them out) during their sale and they arrived the same day!
Definitely recommend you try one if you haven't already!
