Joe Perry Signature Les Paul

[D4RK_4DV3NT]

I'm just wondering if anyone has seen, felt, and played the Joe Perry Signature Les Paul? I'm currently in a big debate on whether to get the new Gilmour Signature Strat or the Joe Perry Signature, and I'm in a position where I am unable to play either and will be buying one or the other blind. Thanks for the help!

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ALWAYS. GO LES PAUL ALL THE WAY. joe perry is a god and his les is godlike. les pauls in my opinion are much better than fenders. go for the classic sound of high quility les paul goodness. JOE PERRY.

[Superdick2112]

Agreed, go for the Lester. I've played both (the Perry - with and without the Bigsby, and the aged version of the Gilmour) and I liked the stop tail Les Paul the most (the Bigsbys used by Gibson have a string retention bar which creates too much of a break angle over the bridge, & the guitar does not hold tune very well compared to the stop tail version). Something about the gloss top contrasted with the satin back, the nice rounded profile neck and the custom-wired burstbuckers all combine to make a unique and versatile Les Paul. It does the rock thang very well, but also produces some really nice clean tones too. I'm not sure how many JP Les Pauls will be produced, but I'm willing to bet they end up being rarer and more collectable than the Gilmour, if that matters to you.

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Agreed' date=' go for the Lester. I've played both (the Perry - with and without the Bigsby, and the aged version of the Gilmour) and I liked the stop tail Les Paul the most (the Bigsbys used by Gibson have a string retention bar which creates too much of a break angle over the bridge, & the guitar does not hold tune very well compared to the stop tail version). Something about the gloss top contrasted with the satin back, the nice rounded profile neck and the custom-wired burstbuckers all combine to make a unique and versatile Les Paul. It does the rock thang very well, but also produces some really nice clean tones too. I'm not sure how many JP Les Pauls will be produced, but I'm willing to bet they end up being rarer and more collectable than the Gilmour, if that matters to you. [/quote']

 

How did the finish look on the Boneyard? The pictures and the text descriptions online look and sound very nice...but...sometimes pictures make things look better than they really are...AND sometimes pictures just don't do 'em justice.

[Superdick2112]

 

How did the finish look on the Boneyard? The pictures and the text descriptions online look and sound very nice...but...sometimes pictures make things look better than they really are...AND sometimes pictures just don't do 'em justice.

 

The ones I played were stunning - especially the ones with the tighter flame vs. the wider flame. The overall appearance is a highly figured rich yellow/amber color with slight greenish overtones when viewed from farther away. They looked alot like the web pics that I've seen, but like you say, pictures sometimes don't do them justice. I can tell you one thing - it looked one hell of a lot better than a plain old road worn basic black strat!

[D4RK_4DV3NT]

 

The ones I played were stunning - especially the ones with the tighter flame vs. the wider flame. The overall appearance is a highly figured rich yellow/amber color with slight greenish overtones when viewed from farther away. They looked alot like the web pics that I've seen' date=' but like you say, pictures sometimes don't do them justice. I can tell you one thing - it looked one hell of a lot better than a plain old road worn basic black strat![/quote']

 

The reason I also asked about the finish is because I found a site online where the guy actually complained about the finish saying that the flame maple looked like a photo rather than the actual flame maple. And while people's opinions vary, that particular observation seemed a bit bothersome...especially when about a $4,000+ guitar. Your description makes it sound nice though. You said you played it too, right? Did it sound as though it would be easily capable of pulling a classic rock and blues sound? Or one moreso than the other? Or not so much?

[Superdick2112]

 

The reason I also asked about the finish is because I found a site online where the guy actually complained about the finish saying that the flame maple looked like a photo rather than the actual flame maple. And while people's opinions vary' date=' that particular observation seemed a bit bothersome...especially when about a $4,000+ guitar. Your description makes it sound nice though. You said you played it too, right? Did it sound as though it would be easily capable of pulling a classic rock and blues sound? Or one moreso than the other? Or not so much?[/quote']

 

Sound-wise, this guitar absolutely lives for the blues/classic rock tones (as auditioned through a Vox AC-30 and a Fender 2x12 Hot Rod). One vs. the other? - it may just come down to are you a Strat guy, or a Paul guy? I've always preferred low to medium output humbucking pickups for the clean and articulate tones they produce, and if I want more crunch or gain, I'll get it through the preamp or a good overdrive (I use an original Hep Cat overdrive - nice transparent boost with massive amounts of available gain). As for the "photo flame" finish, some may agree it looks a tad strange due to the black pre-stain Gibson uses to enhance the flame of the maple, but I think it looks killer - its a unique color that may not be for everyone, but those are exactly the kinds of finishes I love - why look like everyone else? PRS uses a similar finish on some of their higher-end single cuts, but to my eyes they don't look quite as good as the finish on the Perry. If you like the pictures you have seen I think you will love the guitar when you see it in person. Besides, most mail order outfits will give you a few days or even a few weeks to decide if its a keeper or not - just ask before hand if they charge a substantial re-stocking fee if you want to return it.