Over the time I had the Standard, I grew very accustomed to the weight and actually rather enjoyed it when playing for long periods of time. In fact, acoustically the guitar has a very balanced tone with plenty of shimmer and depth. That said, it didn’t affect the tone adversely to my ears. This is obviously due to the chambering, or weight-relief. Having a ’74 LP Custom as well as an ’03 R8, the guitar felt pretty light. Pulling the LP out of the case I immediately noticed its weight. Features include a chambered body, enlarged neck tenon, Bourns pots, TonePros locking bridge and tailpiece, Neutrick locking output jack, straplocks, an asymmetrical neck shape and a Plek guitar setup. The ’08 Standard represents many of the familiar aspects of a Les Paul, but also brings some new things to the table. Let’s dig in and see what Gibson has put together for the new 2008 Les Paul Standard. With a list price of $2609, the 2008 Les Paul Standard is not inexpensive as far as guitars go, but in the Gibson line it certainly is not at the top of the price range. However, a real Gibson Les Paul doesn’t come cheap by any means. Over the years Gibson has made many variations on the Les Paul, and with the Custom Shop, VOS, Inspired By, and so on, there are a lot of Les Pauls to choose from. From Jimmy Page to Ace Frehley to Slash, the Les Paul is the prototypical rock guitar and icon. They represent a cool factor to the highest degree and have been a staple of rock since the beginning. Been playing them for years and years, and to me nothing touches a great one. SM57 right on the cone, Neumann M49 in onmi for the room. Recorded with a 1981 JCM 800 2203 head straight in, through a 1960B 4x12 with V30s. Download Example 1 Hartman Germanium Fuzz engaged at end of clip

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