Gibson Les Paul Classic 2018 model
This one was bought from a place in Sydney in December 2019. I bought it because I was looking for a Gibson with P-90 pickups and this one seemed like a good deal. When I got it, it looked like it had never been played. This guitar was a really pleasant surprise and far exceeded my expectations. The neck and the frets were perfect for me, the pickups sounded spectacular, and I loved the Grover tuners. Sadly I had to sell it for financial reasons in January 2023.
It's very similar (at least cosmetically) to the Les Paul Pro Deluxe model (as used by Mark McEntee from The Divinyls) that was made from around 1976-1982, the main difference being that they had ebony fingerboards and mine is rosewood. From a quick search on the web the Les Paul Pro Deluxes seem to have been made in all black, cherry sunburst, tobacco sunburst, gold top, and a wine red. At around the same time Gibson also produced the Les Paul Deluxe model, with mini humbuckers.
I have always loved Les Pauls and had owned several before.
The Les Paul Classic model has changed constantly since being introduced in 1990. Read more about the early history of the model.
The specs for this 2018 version are:
- The typical Les Paul mahogany construction with carved maple top
- Gloss Nitrocellulose lacquer
- Non weight relief body
- Rosewood fingerboard
- Slim taper neck profile with 24.75" scale length, 1.695" nut width, 2.26" end of board width
- Grover kidney tuners
- 2 x P-90 pickups
- Hand-wired with orange drop capacitors
- Available in three colours - Gold top, Pelham Blue, and Ebony.
Recent year models
- The 2015 model was way out there, with the rather unpopular G-Force tuning system and a zero-fret adjustable nut. The colour options were three versions of sunburst and a really ugly "Seafoam Green."
- The 2017 model had a weight-relieved body, '57 classic humbucker pickups, and the colour options were Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Goldtop, or Green Ocean Burst.
- The 2019 model had a weight-relieved body, Burstbucker pickups, push/pull coil tap switches, and the colour options were Cherry, Cherry Sunburst, Honeyburst, or Black.
- Read about earlier models here
