Long Scale Gibson Les Paul

[stobro]

Is this a case of "What took you so long?" or "Who in the world would buy this?

Discuss.

https://www.gibson.com/blogs/gibson-gazette/gibson-custom-announces-les-paul-custom-long-scale

[diablo175]

I guess this would appeal if you love the aesthetics of an LP but crave the sonic and, to a lesser degree, ergonomic characteristics of a long scale ax.

 

Buckethead plays a baritone 27" scale LP. 

 

Edited 10 hours ago by diablo175

[hamerhead]

Gibson - once again answering a question nobody asked.

[Hbom]

 Nothing new here. Gibson built "long scale" guitars 25 or 30 years ago. Nobody cared.

You can buy Nighthawks and Blueshawks for about $1500 or so on Reverb and ebay anytime if you are curious.

 

I never found a Nighthawk that stayed around but I do like my '06 Blueshawk. 

Edited 9 hours ago by Hbom

[mrjamiam]

Part of the change of CEO?

[cynic]

GCS did a run of long-scale Les Pauls in 2014.  They were more "Standard" in appearance with the exception of split inlays and back binding.  They apparently didn't move well and you could pick up a new one for under $3k before they sold out at retail shops.

I always wanted to try but never bumped into one in the wild.  Used prices climbed pretty quickly into the upper 3s/lower 4s.

[django49]

Dare I say that  is pretty much what the Hamer Talladega Pro was going for? I really liked it a lot. (Yeah, you know me. I had three and let them all go. Jol arguably tried to go upmarket toward the Huber Dolphin and did so as the economy was tanking. His efforts more or less live on with the Dantzig Tulsa. Which I have not played). 

Pretty much from the moment I got it, the Dolphin spoiled me. You might consider it a mashup of a Tele and LP, what with the coil splits and body shape. Whatever. It made me a better player from day one. I am a broken record😉.....FWIW, I play it a lot more than the Orca 59, which gets closer to a LP (Generally with a 25" scale).

FWIW, I would tend to prefer something other than the 490/498 pickups, but YMMV.

Anyway, I would suggest trying it before turning the thumb down. Once upon a time you might get a Dolphin in the low $3k range, but them days are long gone.

https://www.premierguitar.com/hamer-talladega-pro-review

Edited 8 hours ago by django49

[Dave Scepter]

Yes please!

[cmatthes]

2 hours ago, cynic said:

GCS did a run of long-scale Les Pauls in 2014.  They were more "Standard" in appearance with the exception of split inlays and back binding.  They apparently didn't move well and you could pick up a new one for under $3k before they sold out at retail shops.

I always wanted to try but never bumped into one in the wild.  Used prices climbed pretty quickly into the upper 3s/lower 4s.

I played one and really liked it - was tempted, but never pulled the trigger at $2,499.  It was a different time…

[scottcald]

7 hours ago, hamerhead said:

Gibson - once again answering a question nobody asked.

It's kind of their thing now. 

Maybe Fender will sue them. 🤣

Edited 2 hours ago by scottcald

[kizanski]

Ain't nothin' wrong with that.

[django49]

19 minutes ago, kizanski said:

Ain't nothin' wrong with that.

Except the price.

[kizanski]

Just now, django49 said:

Except the price.

Didn't check because I don't care. I won't be getting one no matter what they cost.

My praise was strictly aesthetically-based.

[joshoowah]

That's hilarious! The same pups my 91 LP Studio Lite had with the same weight relief, just tuxedo'd instead of Studio'd. Only an extra $5100 for the Custom looks and long scale. What a bargain! Wait... What?! That POS will never be missed! Now they spec that in CS guitars, talk about it like it's desirable, and know dumbass collectors with FOMO will keep them in business... Do yourself a favor and buy a couple nice Hamers instead. This is an early 90s entry-level spec Lester in a tux and fancier case. Not the artistry of a Super Pro.