Gibson Les Paul Special

[northernguitar]

Love mine!!

 

[Maguchi]

Okay, so maybe I missed it, but I scrolled through all eleven pages of this forum and didn't find a Les Paul Special club, which surprised me. I just picked up this one.

Love those slab sided mahogany beasts.

 

[_dave_]

Love mine. Only had it 2 days and it’s a total keeper! Looks like 1 pc body. Plays and sounds great. Been looking for a good used one to a couple of years and found this one kinda mis-labeled on GC used list.

 

[Papa Dafoe]

Almost enough to make me get over my Fender monopoly. Really nice guitars. The LP Specials have this "look" that seems to say, "shut up, pick me up, start playing!"

And, nearly 10 years later… NGD

Bought this yesterday at Long & McQuade in Victoria, BC.

As I said in my post from 10 years ago, I picked it up, started playing it, and had to buy it! Super affordable (for a USA Gibson) and plays like a dream.

 

[Sax-son]

They are great guitars! I have that DC tribute version and I really like that. Not quite as authentic as the 50s designed models, but it gets you in that ballpark. I swapped out the bridge to an intonatable one and it plays incredible.

 

[gridlock]

A brand new Gibson Les Paul Special. I bought one of these in 2019 and later sold it. Kind of regretted selling it ever since. I’ll try to hang onto this one.

Now home, a new set of .010’s and the Fretboard conditioned. Plugged into the Marshall.

 

[Alamo]

Now home, a new set of .010’s and the Fretboard conditioned. Plugged into the Marshall.

...and it sounds like:

[ ] Heaven
[ ] Crap
[ ] my Telecaster

 

[gridlock]

...and it sounds like:

[ ] Heaven
[ ] Crap
[ ] my Telecaster

[x] Les Paul Special with P90’s.

Couldn’t resist playing the opening riff to, “Mississippi Queen”.

 

[Dadzmad]

2019 LP Special with unbound fat fifties neck, tom bridge and zebras.

I know the clear plate looks goofy but I did not like the black guard but thought that at least the hint of the plate outline kinda maintains the original lines of a special.

 

[photoweborama]

 

[TeleBrew]

I'm back in the club. Standard production model. It's a 2024 that I got lightly used/near mint. I think it was a customer return. This one's got a slightly darker finish than most of the ones I've seen, including the one I sold two years ago. It's not as bright a yellow and you can see the wood grain through the finish everywhere. I love it!