2008 Les Paul Standard

[saturn]

It seems like only yesterday we were all on the Les Paul Forum wringing our hands over the "new" features of the 2008 Standard.

 

Just reminiscing....

[hoross]

Gibson Les Paul standard 2008 is the best Gibson guitar i ever played together with the les paul classic antique really love these guitars they rock.

[Rabs]

Yup... I love mine... Love the asymmetrical neck and the locking hardware and the Burstbucker pros... Wont ever let this one go... And even though its chambered it feels solid and has a nice weight to it.

 

It was one of those guitars where it wasn't even a decision, I just knew I had to have it as soon as I saw it in the shop :)

 

This is my one, was made in 2011 (must have been one of the last batches) :) (I swapped the plastics to black and got a blank TR cover)

[Scott Ptak]

Gibson Les Paul standard 2008 is the best Gibson guitar i ever played together with the les paul classic antique really love these guitars they rock.

 

 

Love my 2007 Standard Fade Tobacco…. Sweetest LP I've played.

[jblue212]

I just got one a few weeks ago. I agonized over which model to get, and I really am happy with my decision.

[capmaster]

Yup... I love mine... Love the asymmetrical neck and the locking hardware and the Burstbucker pros... Wont ever let this one go... And even though its chambered it feels solid and has a nice weight to it.

 

It was one of those guitars where it wasn't even a decision, I just knew I had to have it as soon as I saw it in the shop :)

 

This is my one, was made in 2011 (must have been one of the last batches) :) (I swapped the plastics to black and got a blank TR cover)

Man, that is dearly a great looking one! The black plastics make the appearance of top and finish even more impressive.

[Rabs]

Man, that is dearly a great looking one! The black plastics make the appearance of top and finish even more impressive.

Thank you sir :)

 

Yes, for some reason I was compelled to change the plastics.. its the first and only time I have ever done that to one of my Gibbies, I usually like to keep them stock.. But as you say I wanted to highlight that top as much as possible and I like the fact its quite dark... I thought the white distracted from it a bit

 

[capmaster]

Agree completely. The comparison clearly proves that. I am considering the same step for my modern weight relieved 2011 Quilt Top LP Standard since the Regal Purple finish is rather dark, too.

[Rabs]

Agree completely. The comparison clearly proves that. I am considering the same step for my modern weight relieved 2011 Quilt Top LP Standard since the Regal Purple finish is rather dark, too.

Id like to see a picture of that (cant remember if ive seen it before)

[capmaster]

Id like to see a picture of that (cant remember if ive seen it before)

Sorry, no hi-res pic, just own a cheap web cam, but I hope this will do for a first look:

 

[Rabs]

Sorry, no hi-res pic, just own a cheap web cam, but I hope this will do for a first look:

 

 

WOW... that is totally beautiful

 

LOVE the natural sides, im assuming the back is the same? What about the neck?

 

And yes I can see how that would look pretty cool with the black plastics... REALLY nice guitar man

[capmaster]

WOW... that is totally beautiful

 

LOVE the natural sides, im assuming the back is the same? What about the neck?

 

And yes I can see how that would look pretty cool with the black plastics... REALLY nice guitar man

Thank you, Rabs. Back and neck are natural, too, which I really like. The top seems to be a stained one with a clear coat, like they do it at PRS.

 

It also was a good deal, perhaps because it sat about one and a half year at a renowned dealer. I can't suppose why, it plays and sounds great, I loved the looks and the coil split options, too, so I had to have it finally. It has a "real" coil split, no capacitor tuned one, and no PCB. Since none of the stock Burstbuckers 1 & 2 combo is reverse wound/reverse polarity like the BB Pros, both pickups in parallel do hum, but that's not a problem for me.

 

I switched to the TP-6 which I like, and to Speed Knobs for ease of pull operations. However, I still consider a four push/pull pots rewiring with separate series/parallel options, and either common coil split option with swapped coils and phase reverse in the image of the Frank Zappa "Roxy" SG, or separate coil split option.