spender81

I have a 1976 Les paul standard in Tabacco. Question is, are all these newer guitars as good or any better TONE wise, i don´t care about looks or weight, i want that classic les paul sound!! So apart from the fact that i can´t afford an original Late 50´s or 1960, i´m open to other models/versions of a Les paul. I´ve tried a few CC and i´m not sure what to make of them? I feel my 76 has a ton more sustain and more tone?? A friend told me the best les pauls were built in the early 90´s??? Was wondering if anyone else had tried both a 70´s standard and compaired with other modern les pauls??

ooooh wooow that it one nice guitar :-) I have no choice but to continue saving for a 60´s 355, it´s my dream, so i might as well make it happen.

Also i think a lot of new guitars sound very dry and lifeless, as you clearly pointed out. I´m a vox man, i only use a AC30 and a 2x12cab with 70´s greenbacks to help with the thick sounding overdrive or distortion. Well tomorrow i will try a new green 2015 355 and if there´s any potential, otherwise i´ll continue saving and grab me 60´s 355.

Well i´ll try a new 355 on monday just to give it a go even though all the Gibsons i´ve tried an old 335 vs a new, an old SG standard vs a new, a 76 les paul standard vs r9 and CC 30 Gabby, the vintage sounded better each and every time, but i have to give the new 355 a chance since i can afford one now otherwise i´ll have to save up for the real deal.. I beileve most new gibson´s are copies of old Gibsons, why build a copy of an old if they can´t build/make a new a better guitar??? or??

Hmmmmmm well said. I´ve looked around here in Sweden and i can´t find a single vintage 355 for sale to try. I am going to try a new green 355 on monday. I´ve had a few newer Gbisons, one of them a 2001 beale street blue 335, it was really bad sounds wise, it looked and felt amazing, but the sound seemed dry and not much sustain.. so i sold it..

Yes i agree price or value doesn´t matter. For me it´s the sound, i´m not to bothered about the looks. I´m going to date a 2015 355 on monday, hope she sounds nice.

First off i´m new to the world of 355´s!! All i know is that i´m in love with the tone of a 1961 es355 The neck pickups is so smooth is hurts.... The bridge pickups really shouts... it´s sooo F....ing perfect Pleae listen to from the start until 4min 25secs. My question is, is there any differnce between the early 60´s, 70´s and the newer 355´s??? Either i´ll buy a newer one or save for a vintage.