Gibson Les Paul CLASSIC Full Demo

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Gibson Les Paul Classic Translucent Cherry FULL DEMO

John and Zach review, talk specs, and play the popular Gibson Les Paul Classic - part of the Gibson Modern Collection with enhanced switching and controls.

DROP A COMMENT: What's the best MODERN feature on this CLASSIC Les Paul? Which Gibson will you buy next?

VIDEO CHAPTERS:
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Gleam Giveaway Entry Link
On the Bench Specs
DI Cleans
Riffs
Performance Demo
Marshall JCM 800
M. Britt Kemper Profile
Pedals - EH Big Muff, Ibanez Tube Screamer

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[albertomunoz]

I've been a Fender Player for about 15 years. I finally decided to get a Gibson and the Classic was my choice because of the slim 60 neck and push pull options. I absolutely love it. Tone is great on its own or with pedals. Does not disappoint. Many of my friends that get to play it will always comment on how great it sounds.

[LightWingStudios]

Great that Gibson "Pleks" all their guitars now. That's a $300 OPTION from Sweetwater. :) I had a 1973 Deluxe like this that I paid $600 for back then, modded the hell out of and it was stolen after a gig in 1979. Broke my heart and I gave up playing for over 40 years. When I saw this I started to cry. My wife bought it for me for Christmas from Sweetwater...$2, 200! Chops are indeed rusty as hell but I'm up for it. :)

[funkster]

I have the 2020 Classic in ebony. It actually tops my 2000 Classic (even with '57 pickup mod), which I thought would be impossible. These newer models really are a joy to play. If you're in the market for a NEW LP, snag one up now because they are getting to the point of being criminally expensive.

[donnysarian]

I bought this guitar 2 years ago (2021) and it has become my #1 Les Paul albeit with a couple of mods. The stock pickups were not to my liking, although they weren't bad per se, I find the 61 series pickups to be a little too muddy and lack note definition, so I changed the pickups to my good old favorite Dimarzio Super Distortions and had my tech remove the circuit board (which I call a tone sucker) and rewire the guitar with CTS pots, bumblebee caps and treble bleeds on both pickups without the push/pull coil taps, phase or bypass which I never use on a Les Paul. I have other guitars for single coil tones. I wanted a ""Classic"" in the truest '70's sense of the word and now this guitar screams Classic! I also top wind the strings and use Ernie Ball Regular RPS 10-46 strings for much, much better tuning stability. Of course I've kept the original electronics in a box and they're put away for safekeeping. This is a great guitar and I love the neck profile. BTW, even with the weight relief my guitar weighs in at a heavy 9lbs 10oz! ... Great video! 🎸

[nolarocks]

A total surprise!! I cannot believe how good this guitar is. It is my best playing Les Paul and looks and feels great. Mine is the olive green finish.

[martinlouden]

It sounds like an extremely versatile guitar. I love your method of demo. So many others get it wrong!

[toddmoore]

The Classic is indeed a classic. And I'm a 60's neck fan, myself. Nice axe.

[weightoawesome]

In November I landed a 2019 translucent cherry for 1200! I love it. That bypass push pull confused me so much! I’m glad it’s not defective and yours does it too. Can’t wait til you hit 50k and and I win that beautiful green Paul!

I bought this exact guitar a month ago and love it! This demo video is very helpful in showcasing all features and different sound settings. Thank you!

[markdalton]

you guys should check out the jerry Cantrell epiphone in white, those Fishman fluence pickups are out of this world . the guitar is beautiful and it sounds and plays even better than it looks .

[thseed]

Bought a Classic for my very first Les Paul. I got an awesome one too. Burstbucker pickups in these are great. Trans cherry photographs poorly. It's a really deep red and the wood grain can be killer underneath.

[thadlogan]

I've played or owned several Gibson Les Paul models from a studio to custom shop. I bought one of these to add to my collection and I completely agree with your review...at least mine is extremely well built... perfect... and the 61 pickups are on the very top of my list for the best sounding pickups ever. I have these same pickups on my Gibson SG 61 reissue. They are extremely clear, warm, bright, and punchy... incredible. This cherry finish in the light is beautiful too. Not sure why in the world someone would want a heavier non weight relieved guitar than this other than a custom shop. Custom shop picks expensive mahogany that is very light compared to a standard or other cheaper Les Paul...so they are fairly light without having to weight relieve them. So buying a standard non weight relief to get better tone is a placebo. Tone doesn't get any better than on the classic. The coil tapping on Gibson really is a joke though next to PRS guitars. Gibson really needs to up it's game in that department. Nice video review!

[johndaugherty]

Damn, your playing deserves a comment of its own. You killed it!

[jasonmyers]

Huh. Mine came with the classic brown case. THANK YOU!! I knew I had a very cool guitar. Mine is exactly what you you're showing right here.

[Eflat]

I just got this about 2-3 weeks ago. I love mine!!! I think it plays better then my Standard Sweetwater Lemonburst, and that guitar kicks ass!

[bradwonnacott]

Nice flows and your own style dynamics on that jam..love to hear! Impressive..word up

[shanesanko]

Those Zebra pickups look great on that color

[armandosalgado]

Excellent, I’m proud to have a Gibson Les Paul Classic 1960 (from 2002 I think)with tulip tuners & burstbuckers 🙌🏼

[alanswanson]

I just knew you were going to love the Classic. Mine is a 22' in Heritage Cherry Sunburst. The plain top is beautiful in it's own way with really nice grain on the one piece maple top. My pickups read 7.7 neck and 7.8 bridge but with bypass/blower switch on - 8.0!