World-famous Gibson guitars, like the iconic Gibson Les Paul Traditional, are practically the byword for quality, beauty, and overall musical sophistication: this has made them objects of desire for musicians and enthusiasts the world ove for many years. The Les Paul family of electric guitars has in itself been a huge influence in shaping the today’s musical soundscape, and this heritage alone make the guitar a valuable and pricey investment as well.
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Meet the 2014 Gibson Les Paul Traditional: An Updated Iconic Guitar
The 2014 Gibson Les Paul Traditional is a vintage-styled guitar, perfect for avid followers of the vintage Les Paul line. According to Chorder, “Les Paul Traditional carries on the torch of the 1950s and 1960s LPs into the future with pride and honor of a thoroughbred Les Paul.” It has an all mahogany body with an AA figured maple top with 1959 Tribute humbuckers. The mahogany body is solid, unlike the majority of current Les Paul Standard models, making it a truly unique guitar. This give players the authentic feel of early non-weight relieved Les Paul body,.
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Gibson Les Paul Standard 2014 and Its Many Improvements Introduced
The Gibson Les Paul Standard has undergone numerous upgrades over the years, but the 2014 model introduced in the same year as Gibson’s 120th anniversary brought about the most significant changes to date. According to Music Radar, “For its latest Standard, Gibson felt the time was right to bring both boutique elements and technological advances into play, dragging the instrument bang into the 21st century.” It brings the usual presence of a Standard, but with a little more kick to it.
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Gibson Les Paul Standard 2014 Specifications: Why You Need a Les Paul
The bridge and tailpiece of the Gibson Les Paul Standard electric guitar is made of chrome to add to the piece’s aesthetic value. For pickups, Gibson gave the LP Standard a Rhythm BurstBucker Pro for the neck and the Lead BurstBucker pro for the bridge. These enable the LP Standard to deliver warm and punchy tones with plenty of rich sustain.
The out-of-phase settings and single coil also make this guitar a staple studio tool. These features gave the LPS a high-quality parametric equalizer which can deliver expressive and articulate sounds whether played on clean or distortion. Combined with the Min-Etune, you’ll be able to switch settings from standard to modified tunings in one click.
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The Gibson Les Paul Standard: Origins of a True Rock n’ Roll Icon
According to About.com contributor and guitar expert Dan Cross, the Les Paul lineage has been with us since 1952, and has been a fixture in the worldwide music scene ever since. To understand its rise to prominence, however, delving into its rich past is a good place to start.
The story begins with American musical pioneer Lester William Polsfuss, also known as “Red Hot Red” and by his renowned stage name “Les Paul”. He was a country music guitarist who released his first two records in 1936, using guitars which were apparently not up to his expectations.
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Gibson Les Paul Standard: The Guitar of Choice for Top Music Icons
Page, now in his 70s, favours the Gibson Les Paul line of guitars for his gigs. He’s not the only famous musical personality to do so, however. Other music icons including: Bob Marley, Randy Rhodes, and Saul “Slash” Hudson of Guns N’ Roses fame have also performed with a Les Paul in hand. That said, originals of these guitars are quite rare these days and do fetch a hefty price when sold or auctioned. In fact, only a small number of guitar stockists in the U.K., such as Rainbow Music, sell genuine Les Paul guitars—particularly the Gibson Les Paul Standard, which is the most recognised instrument in the line.
What makes the Les Paul Standard the instrument of choice for Jimmy Page and other famous musicians? For the most part, these guitars are widely regarded for their rich, thick, midrange tone and the ability to sustain notes longer than other guitars. All this is possible thanks to a solid mahogany body design, which eliminates feedback whenever a note is sustained.
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