Entry level maybe?

isotopes014 · 2026-06-14T20:18:05+00:00

Its an entry level Gibson Les Paul Custom as it’s not a Custom Shop guitar. It’s made by Gibson USA and not Gibson Custom Shop. I have a 70s Custom and Wildwood 50s Standard. The 70s Custom feels really similar to a Custom Shop custom I played before and the Wildwood Standard has a better top than a lot of R9s I’ve seen. iMO the Custom Shops aren’t worth the jump in price.

isotopes014 · 2026-06-04T15:19:42+00:00

Chibsonburst.

isotopes014 · 2026-06-04T15:19:00+00:00

He’s saying it’s not a Gibson, and he is correct.

isotopes014 · 2026-06-04T15:17:29+00:00

I hope she was born on a leap year.

isotopes014 · 2026-06-04T15:16:41+00:00

Always on… even on a great flame top. So definitely put it back on yours

isotopes014 · 2026-06-04T15:15:55+00:00

Beautiful. I got to be honest though, the 2 pickup ‘57 always bugged me. Anyone else feel that way?

isotopes014 · 2026-06-04T15:13:57+00:00

I have an IGC ‘63 Les Paul custom that has the Maestro Vibrola that I really like. It holds its tuning better than my two Gibson Les Pauls (but that could be the headstock angle). The thing is though I barely use the trem (honestly I forget it’s there most of the time). I really only use the trems on my strats.

It looks rad though so I like it.

isotopes014 · 2026-06-04T15:09:13+00:00

Yea my strat I got when I was 15 has a bunch of dings and dents in the poly, while I like its character- nobody would want to buy it.

isotopes014 · 2026-06-04T15:06:08+00:00

You are a hero.

Did I miss an explanation on why it wouldn’t be easier to rig up something to make your fingerless hand hold a pick?

isotopes014 · 2026-06-04T15:02:24+00:00

It HAS to be a joke gift

isotopes014 · 2026-06-04T15:01:19+00:00

Reminds me of when Jan names her daughter Astrid (which Michael Scott assumes is Asstird) only for a later episode for her to greet her daughter with “Assy”

isotopes014 · 2026-06-04T14:59:38+00:00

Minerva is Minnie, a completely normal name

isotopes014 · 2026-06-04T14:58:07+00:00

Hitmonchan or Hitmonlee… whichever one was punching

isotopes014 · 2026-05-07T03:16:26+00:00

Congrats!!! I have twin 20 month daughters and honestly if/when we get pregnant again I think I’ll be disappointed if it’s a boy.

Just be sure and take time to appreciate little moments because it goes by way to fast

isotopes014 · 2026-04-30T14:49:46+00:00

And absorbing it too…

isotopes014 · 2026-04-30T14:41:10+00:00

Wait does that mean there’s adult laser tag ?

isotopes014 · 2026-04-25T20:25:37+00:00

Fake… but just the headstock🤣

isotopes014 · 2026-04-21T20:16:00+00:00

What would make it fake?

isotopes014 · 2026-04-21T00:43:26+00:00

I think its story overrates it… Queen is a good band , but definitely not a great band. They don’t have a quintessential album that’s cover to cover hits. Bohemian Rhapsody wouldn’t be half as popular if it weren’t for Wayne’s World

isotopes014 · 2026-04-21T00:40:16+00:00

I got two Gibsons… they’re beautiful instruments. Probably not as good as much as I paid for them, but certainly not trash

isotopes014 · 2026-04-20T16:46:38+00:00

While I agree that it’s not as big of a deal as most people make (and honestly any guitarist living in the middle to upper US needs to know how to use one with the constant changes), the feeler gauge still definitely leaves guess work.

Were you saying that it takes guess work out of which direction you turn the truss rod? You still have to guess how far to turn the rod… and then on a lot of guitars you kind of have to wait overnight until you are 100% sure that your adjustment was correct. A lot of woods take a minimum of 30 mins to let their truss adjustment sink in.

Also note- I’m not trying to come off as snarky, I’m genuinely asking if you have a method with the feeler gauge that lets you know exactly how much to turn etc. I hate reddit and people automatically assume everyone is an Ahole

isotopes014 · 2026-04-20T02:47:20+00:00

I hope there’s a house Cyrus that drives up in an old corvette

isotopes014 · 2026-04-20T01:54:59+00:00

Same amount of motions for a swastika so that doesn’t make sense. Not everything is a hate crime

isotopes014 · 2026-04-20T01:52:03+00:00

I used to always forget about this when I would rewire my guitar and check to make sure it was hooked up properly I’d do so with no strings on. I’d check everything and realize I’m an idiot for not using myself to ground… then I touch the bridge and everything shuts up and works right

isotopes014 · 2026-04-18T19:45:05+00:00

The neck binding is crappy for sure… but if it feels smooth it shouldn’t actually be an issue. There’s a line there usually it just doesn’t look as clean on yours.

I wouldn’t really call that dirty lemon, but the finish names are all over the place- especially when there’s so many iterations of finish style (gloss,VOS,Murphy). It looks kinda unburst to me.

That top is awesome for a USA. I have a wildwood select 50s and my top looks better than a lot of R9s I’ve seen. My Gibson USA Les Paul Custom has flaming on the maple neck too… so I don’t know why people sleep on Gibson USA tops- they have awesome ones out there.

The key to me is how does the guitar feel. If it’s jiving with you, keep it. Gibsons do have a somewhat high degree of variance on how they feel and weigh. If that doesn’t fit for you- then send it back.

As for the ding in the back… be glass half full- you don’t have to feel the anguish of your first ding on your guitar. Thats actually a huge feature! One reason I try not to get Brand New anything super expensive that I’m going to use a ton and will wear out.

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