Tone is amazing!!!!! I play tons of rock from G n R to Mudvanye, and this guitar spits it out. Definately has that Slash sound.

Love the case of course, especialy with the combination lock. My only litte thing with this guitar is I hate those tuning keys. Would look so much better with chrome Grover tuners!

Love the neck first off. I sand down all my necks to begin with. Nothing like the silky smooth feel of that bare wood. So with that being said, this guitar doesnt have all that laquer. Has a very nice satin finish.

All I can say is "MADE IN THE USA".

You get what you pay for. All I am saying is if you have the money BUY IT. A $500 guitar is going to sound like a $500 guitar. So if you want a great sound, spend the money. Plus look at it this way, the value of these work of arts wont ever go down. THIS WOULD BE A GREAT INVESTMENT.

Active Musician

Rock

I own 3 Les Pauls: a Studio, a Classic and now this Standard. This guitar falls comfortably inbetween the the sounds of the others. Has some output, but not crazy like the Classic's 500T.

It's a Les Paul. I love how people whine because it doesn't have a Floyd Rose bridge or EMG pickups, or because of the upper fret access. Just get over it. Or pay someone to customize it. I prefer the 60s neck of the Classic, but I have been playing my fat-necked Studio since 1995. I knew what I was getting. What I love about this guitar is the paper thin finish, especially on the neck. It makes fast playing a breeze, unlike the syrup-y finish on my Studio.

For a Les Paul, this thing is incredibly light. My Studio feels like a damn boulder compared to this thing. Maybe not as light as an SG, but it isn't digging into my shoulder either. Setup from the factory wasn't bad, but I will prolly set the action a bit lower- just personal preference.

I know that some people claim to have had some issues with Gibson guitars, but I haven't had any problems. Everything seems top notch to me. The finish on this guitar is very different relative to the traditional Les Paul finishes. This will definitely turn some players off. But in fairness I do not believe that the pictures on the internet really do it justice. The nice part about the finish is that it allows for a faster neck and more sustain. Is the traditional finish worth an extra 600-700 bucks?

Best Les Paul Standard for the money. I bought mine from Zzounds.com because everyone else wanted $1999 for Honeyburst. $1599 is a steal for a Les Paul Standard...and you get the faster neck and more sustain.

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I've been a Les Paul guy ever since I began listening to Led Zeppelin as a kid. I love Les Pauls! I think this thing looks really sharp. I can't put it down. And it sounds amazing. Not quite as hot the Classic, which is good most of the time.

Bedroom Rocker

Hard Rock

Classic Les Paul sound. Burstbucker Pro pickups give it a nice, vintage feel, but with more oomph! Notes are very clear and defined, dirty or clean. It also sounds a bit brighter (not thinnner) than other LPs I have played. Perfect!

This is built the same way a LP standard is with a few differences, the first being the finish. The rubbed finish gives it a nice look like that of a real '50s LP, and the satin gloss stifles the wood less, giving it more sustain. The only other difference is that the pickups are open-coil on this guitar, which is really a matter of preference. Some say that they are more responsive this way. You'll have to hear for yourself.

Plays like a dream. It is heavy, like all LPs, and the neck profile is chunky, but not uncomfortable unless you have really small hands.

Top notch Gibson USA quality. Enough said.

This is the cheapest standard model Gibson offers. It offers all the features of more expensive models, possibly more, and half the price tag. A definite steal.

It isn't as flashy as other guitars with bright colors or shiny finishes, but it has its upsides. Take a look at Slash's first LP and you will find that the Honeyburst model (the one I got) is nearly identical to it. Very sexy.

Active Musician

Hard, Bluesy Rock

I have never played a Les Paul that sounded any closer to that Jimmy Page tone in my years of playing, yet it is versatile for any style.

The only features it needs is to be a Les Paul!

When I first got it of course it needed the usual truss rod adjustments, but once it was "broken in" Ive never played a finer Paul.

Very,very well made.

Absolutely worth the selling price and then some.

I bought it at zzounds.com and with great support.

Very attractive classic rock appeal.

hobbyist

rock

This is a sweet sounding guitar. The pickups are not overly hot, but they can still get that sound with a little adjusting on your amp. When they say a seductive airy tone when both pickups are selected, they mean it! That tone sounds particularily good on distortion. The bridge pickups is awesome and is great for solos, as it should be. The neck pickup fills out its part equally well as a rythm pickup, though I tend to just use the awesome sound of both pickups when playing rythm. Selecting both pickups also makes palm mute riffs sound awesome, nice tone but with a bassier sound as well. When this baby is on clean, I swear that it is the sweetest sound you've ever heard, great for blues. I love it!

It doesn't have all of those things like coil tapping, or a tremolo but you never see those on a Les Paul, and I don't use them anyway. The tuners are great and look really good, they also keep this thing in tune forever. I like to mess around with blues stuff every now and then and they keep up pretty well. I tune maybe once every two weeks and even then it's not that bad. The pickup selector is in just the right place and it's really easy to change in the middle of a song. I would say that the best feature is the case: it really gives you a sense of security for your 'baby', it protects it, and I think that the combination lock on it is very nice to have. For more security, I suggest getting strap locks.

Very easy to use. Nothing hard about it and it's a pretty simple thing play. You can get many many many sounds out of it with just a tweak here and there. Nice, right?

Think of what you would like a guitar to feel like. It should be solid, strong, not to mention appealing to the eye. That is this guitar. Just holding it makes your heart skip a little. It is a very satisfying feeling. I challenge you to try and find a better feeling guitar.

This has great value as a gibson standard. I bought it online after not being able to find it in several guitar stores. The explanation at each of the stores was that "Everyone bought them all. We had three in stock last month and they all got taken." What does that say about this guitar?

I have not had to deal with any gibson support so I don't know. I don't think that I will ever have to though, this thing will last forever. I have asked a lot of the Zzounds support and they were very helpful. They made sure that all my needs were met, and in great time too.

I want it? Definitely. It is so sexy. Can you see in the photo? I have the Tobacco Sunburst and it is amazing. It is not so red as the photo, its what you think of when you think, well....tobacco... It is a beautiful color and the maple top is gorgeous. And the satin finsih is better looking than the lacquer, and doesn't show prints. It has all the right curves and the binding and inlays really set it off and give it class.

Active Musician

Rock, Blues, Alternative

Sounds good.

According to pictures I've seen, I guess it comes with a pick-guard and some other tool that looks like a hash pipe and a phillips head screw driver.

Sound is good but looks like someone took the pick-up wraping and used it for christmas ribbon a few years. Its all wrinkled. The manual is a joke. More info on a self tuning guitar then anything pertaining to mine. I got a pick guard but nothing in the manual about it. Install? Why? Pros-cons? I guess were just supposed to be thankful its a Gibson.

Quality control? They have that at Gibson? A high school woodshop class could have done better. Might as well have been made in China or Japan. They would have done a better job on the finish. Scabs on face of guitar, very rought spots. A gouge, light scratch by neck pick up. Looks like the foremans kid came in that day to do Q/A and stringing very poor.

Very overpriced for overall quality. Not worth the asking price. Not even close to other brands.

No. Was a gift from my well intentioned wife.

Its a Les Paul.

Hobbyist

Rock