Gibson Guitar Blog

No more foreplay, no more Guitar Hero for you — get back to the basics, and that means a Les Paul Guitar, vintage or remodeled, new or just old; the sound is awesome as always. Whether the riff is just in your head, long etched in vinyl or mp3 filed, there is only one true way to get it out of you.

Strap it on; that’s right this a Les Paul Guitar.There’s no one else watching; no parents, just you and a so lux-luscious savage tone to come. Now plug-in. Yeah, yeah every one and his sister wants to make some noise, but this here Les Paul Guitar is not just about noise. The Les Paul Guitar has always been about design, about craftsmanship, which requires more of a neck-up focus and approach, if catch my drift..

From the very forerunning start, Les Paul himself, and those who have followed his epic lead have constantly and consistently worked to improve and upgrade the Les Paul Guitar inside and out without sacrificing any its classic features or sonic integrity. Indeed, for the manufacturers of the Les Paul Guitar nothing has been left up to chance, but every real player’s imagination. So it’s all up to you.

Now Kid, you are go. No, no, that’s not a Les Paul Guitar on the Teen Titans’ theme song; maybe some kind of Honda knock-off. But that’s not us, is it? Think Mick Ronson. Think his solo in Moonage Daydream. That’s right, he’s playing a Les Paul Guitar, just analog effects, no prophylactics for this boy; nothing between his Les Paul Guitar and Pig amp, but a Cry Baby wah pedal. This is where it all begins for you, too, Kid. Mick had a little room just like this one, a bunch of old records, and a Les Paul Guitar; maybe the pick-up was a little askew, but. Yeah, yeah, another country, yes. But you tell me what are all those retro girl guitar bands out of Japan playing their two or three chords on. Where do you think that sound comes from? A Pro-tooled Gameboy? Hardly! That’s a Les Paul Guitar, baby.

Now, then give your best middle-eight from Hurdy-Gurdy Man, and we’ll see if you’ve got any of the early Page in those precious fingers of yours…