![]() And the fretwork on this guitar is superb, as you’d expect from this system. The Gibson Plek system is used on all Gibson guitars, and it’s basically a computerized setup process that does the fretwork to a super high level. But a maple fingerboard on this guitar would look wrong to me. I’ve always liked maple fingerboards better for that reason. The neck is mahogany, the fingerboard is rosewood, and on a bend I can feel my finger slightly rubbing against it. The action and intonation were both set up great – I don’t feel like I need to adjust either, which is rare. The frets are medium jumbo and the nut is black Corian. It’s extremely comfortable, and nitro is far better than gloss on the back of the neck IMHO. It’s not a wide flat neck like my PRS SE – it’s pretty skinny by the first fret, but gets slightly thicker higher up on the neck. This guitar has what Gibson calls a 50’s profile shape. The frets are medium jumbo and the action is fairly low for a Les Paul. The top edge is rolled, the neck is thin at the first fret and gets slightly thicker. I haven’t changed them yet – I’m trying to decide if I should go with 9’s or 10’s. It still has “new guitar smell.” It also still has the factory strings. It has a nitro finish, which has an interesting but pleasant aroma. Will I replace them with locking Grovers? Of course I will, but it’s not a priority. I have no idea what it sold for the first time around – they usually went for $999 to $1,200, but they’ve been marked down to as low as $749. The back of the guitar has some scratches but nothing horrific – I’d say it came from people playing it in the store when it was new. This guitar had one owner, who played it for a day and brought it back and got a Telecaster instead. You know from the title what it is, so here’s the rest. Al called what I would call “the District Office” and talked to some people, and then I was able to walk out with the thing. Nothing underhanded – the guitar had originally been sold, to the original owner, at that same GC. But my sales guy (Al – he’s my new sales guy at that particular GC) said “Wait… hang out for a minute.” And he was able to let me take it home yesterday, a week early. ![]() And then after three weeks, aka yesterday, I went to pay it off, knowing I’d have to wait another week to take it home. After two weeks I went in and put more money down on it. GC will put such items out in stock, but put a note on the tag. Why layaway?īecause it was used, so it had to remain unsold for 30 days. But I saw this guitar, picked it up, and it didn’t leave my sight until I gave the man $125 to put it on layaway. Most things I see are a little overpriced, but not terrible. I visit the semi-local music stores almost every weekend, and the biggest reason is the used gear. It’s rare to get a really, really good deal at a Sam Ash or a Guitar Center, but it is possible. Yesterday I came home with a used Gibson Les Paul.
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