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I just bought this 2018 Gibson Les Paul Classic in a gold top finish from zZounds. The guitar is gorgeous, but what Gibson isn't. Has a great gloss finish and that wonderful new Gibson smell. The P90 absolutely GROWL when you play it. It has a wide range of tones, between the neck and bridge pickups. When playing with mid level gain, through a tube amp, these p90's have a very raw hardcore sound (GROWL) and sustain forever, but they still clean up nicely in the clean channel or when you roll back on the volume, I guess that has to do with the hand-wiring and orange drop caps. The neck is sweet and very comfortable, and the action was good right out of the case. It is heavy, but I never get weight relieved guitars so I am use to the weight. Comes with a nice little Gibson leather strap, multi-tool and cleaning cloth. Mine, was missing a truss rod wrench but that is no big deal. I have bought lots of Gibson Guitars from zZounds (3 a year) for about 5 years now, and as usual, they were great to deal with. Guitar was in my hands 2 days after I placed my order. The Gibson Les Paul Classic, is a all around great instrument that gives you that great vintage feel and tone. You cannot go wrong with this guitar.

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This year's Classic is the perfect Les Paul for my needs. I've been waiting for a production model non-R6 p90 Goldtop for quite a while,.and this thing does not disappoint. Fit and finish was decent, but not perfect. The actual finish is flawless, but there are some took marks on the rosewood fretboard. Come onnnnnn, Gibson! It sounds great. Honky and grindy but smooth too. Lends itself well to a low to mid gain tube amp. I've found myself using the volume knobs more and boosts less with this guitar for sure. Gigged it several times since purchasing it a month ago, and it helped me get out of my head and just play. It is HEAVY, though. Make no mistake, this guitar is just shy of 10 pounds. No weight relief on this year's Classic, so don't go hoping you'll find a light weight one. The case is the red/pink interior brown Gibson case, and the multi tool that comes with it is a nice upgrade from the standard truss rod adjust/screwdriver.

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Totally love guitar. The sound is fabulous as is the craftsmanship.

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