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I prefer the inlays, binding, split diamond on headstock etc
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
And this
... I'd add way better quality Grover tuners, I like the gold fittings, the ebony board is smoother and more comfortable to play, and aside from the front and back binding, the neck binding with the tidier fret nips looks so much nicer.
My ideal would be a beat up black one with a bigsby (sacrilege) b7 (heresy)
Mahogany-body ones do sound great as well, but since maple-top ones also have the 'thing' I like about Customs, that's not it.
Maple-neck ones usually sound even better to me, but irritatingly they're all from the late 70s when they also almost always have the wrong cutaway shape and weigh as much as a car...
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
Its one of those Gibson things they suffer from none of their superior models get the accolades of the standard.
Few people rave about the 345/355 its all my amazing 335 same with Les Paul most crave a standard
I have to agree with that - rosewood over ebony any day for me.
To be fair, the heaviest one I've ever played was actually a Deluxe, 1979 I think. I didn't weigh it - we didn't in those days - but I think it must have been around 14 or 15lb. It was so heavy it was actually uncomfortable to play sitting down, on a strap at the same time - it really did seem to have its own gravitational field that was trying to suck in everything around it.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein
They just don’t do it for me.
So many better build sounding guitars out there now for shed loads less money.
That was heavy enough to put me off LPs for a very very long time (first and last I've ever owned).
i think the customs (or at least the one I have ) have a bigger , grittier, more focused and aggressive sound, which translates to a very clear piano like clean sound.
To me the standards sound more “blues” the customs sound more rock.
They look cooler and found the Customs I've played tend to be heavier than the Standards (there are exceptions of course)
I do like a good Standard too, but not overly light ones - to me it robs them of the power and ringing clean sound I love in a Les Paul.
"Take these three items, some WD-40, a vise grip, and a roll of duct tape. Any man worth his salt can fix almost any problem with this stuff alone." - Walt Kowalski
"Only two things are infinite - the universe, and human stupidity. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein