Baritone Les Paul Studio
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thedarkoceans
Banned
whats the tuning on that cool gtr?! looks awesome.gibson is making some good models nowadays like the 7 string explorer. i just want more basses!
Koop
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Fuck me sideways, I want that guitar. AHHHHHHHHHHH
Hemi-Powered Drone
Dragonblade629
It's in C Standard tuning stock, at least that's what PG said in the print article.
This thing is really cool, Les Pauls make for fantastic baritones.
This thing is really cool, Les Pauls make for fantastic baritones.
Hyliannightmare
Banned
i want me a baritone so bad, that paul sounds sick
Infinite Recursion
Well-Known Member
A baritone, in my favourite colour for a Les Paul, that comes with the best set of stock pickups on the market? If I ever get unpoor I will have one.
caskettheclown
Sexytime!
Drop tuned guns n roses now! ...please?
TubeTone
Well-Known Member
premier guitar with horrible sound again
the guitar looks appealing though
the guitar looks appealing though
sol niger 333
I like stuff
Damn, me rikey. Pickup swap and that thing would scream. Maple neck and ebony board would have been a better option to clear up the low tuning tho imo
Grand Moff Tim
Some call me... Tim
I thought the distorted rhythm tone was actually pretty good. Then again, I like a good sludgy doomtastic tone. It actually had me looking up the price to see what it'd set me back, only to discover it's actually $160 more expensive than the Buckethead Studio siggie. They both have baritone scale lengths (Bucketheads is 27", this one is 27.75") and the same pickups, but the Buckethead has coiltaps, killswitches and the oversized body. Oh, and I'm a huge Buckethead fanboy. That means if and when I get a Gibson baritone, this one will get a pass.
Krucifixtion
Duncan Hills
Perfect for Sunn O))) riffs!
guitarister7321
Ibanez
Must... buy!
bitterbeings
Member
Whats the difference between this Gibson baritone and the Epiphone one's from a few years ago? Besides the extra 1/4 inch in scale and volume/tone knobs.
I'm assuming just "craftsmanship" such as fret filing, and quality of wood grain/finish?
Aesthetics aside, is the huge price gap worth the money? Surely the name "Gibson" and the fact that it's made in America must be the biggest reason.
I'm assuming just "craftsmanship" such as fret filing, and quality of wood grain/finish?
Aesthetics aside, is the huge price gap worth the money? Surely the name "Gibson" and the fact that it's made in America must be the biggest reason.
Just? You realize that little "just" is what separates a quality guitar from a pile of fancy fire wood, right?
bitterbeings
Member
Well i mean, you can file your own frets pretty easily and the finish/grain is just aesthetics right? Mahogany wood is gonna sound like mahogany wood... or am i wrong lol.
Pooluke41
H. Maddas
That's Quite Pricey even for a gibson....
Fretwork is big. It has to do directly with how well a guitar does or doesn't play. Sometimes you need to do more than just file a little. That's a gross over simplification of it.
I've worked as a professional tech and do my own fretwork, but I still demand solid factory fretwork from my instruments. Not to mention most players aren't great at fretwork.
As for the wood you're dead wrong. Do you know what Mahogany is? It's not a wood but a general term given to a few dozen species of trees. There are various forms of Mahogany used in guitar construction and with that various quality levels and seasoning levels. These can effect the tone and longevity of the instrument.
Still cheaper than an Eclipse over here.
bitterbeings
Member
Fretwork is big. It has to do directly with how well a guitar does or doesn't play. Sometimes you need to do more than just file a little. That's a gross over simplification of it.
I've worked as a professional tech and do my own fretwork, but I still demand solid factory fretwork from my instruments. Not to mention most players aren't great at fretwork.
As for the wood you're dead wrong. Do you know what Mahogany is? It's not a wood but a general term given to a few dozen species of trees. There are various forms of Mahogany used in guitar construction and with that various quality levels and seasoning levels. These can effect the tone and longevity of the instrument.
Still cheaper than an Eclipse over here.
i see your point, however i still think it's a bit expensive for what you're getting considering the fact that they're mass making them. somewhere around 800-900 seems more sensible.
anybody else notice that jam the guy is playing in that video around 2:42 sounds alot like Kyuss - Molten Universe and he plays Type O Negative - Love You To Death @ 3:36. Propz~
flo
Well-Known Member
It's really interesting what the scale length does to the tone. This doesn't sound like a Les Paul to me at all, not "warm" and "singing", but focused and clear.
And I totally agree with Max. To make a good guitar that will stay good for many years it takes a lot of knowledge about just every little detail. And the choice of wood is a biggie.
And I totally agree with Max. To make a good guitar that will stay good for many years it takes a lot of knowledge about just every little detail. And the choice of wood is a biggie.
