Gibson Les Paul Double Cutaway w/24 Frets - what do you think?

[MarkF786]

Hey guys,

What do you think of the 24 fret Gibson Les Paul Double Cutaways that were made in the late 90s? They remind of a Hamer Studio, though with 24 frets. It's nice having the extra frets, but it also pushes the neck pickup back from the sweet spot.

Mark

[bubs_42]

My personal experience with the Gibson DC was the damn thing was too chambered. Everyone of them howled when I would play them. They felt nice, a little neck heavy but I didn't find them to be anything special. Just my 2cents.

[GC Ron]

The top two frets are usless. Neck pickup is too bright for me. Bad design. Get a Studio instead.

[cmatthes]

Agree with Ron - poor design all around. I'm a Gibson fan, but that one misses the mark completely.

Try one out and you'll see...

[serial]

Agreed-one of the worst Gibsons I've ever played and I primarily gig Gibsons.

[veatch]

I won't argue with the brothers on this one. Mostly because they're correct.

[MarkF786]

It's funny that the consensus is negative cause a friend was raving to me how much he loved this model - he owns several of them - and he's a very experienced and knowledgable player. Apparently these guitars are heavily chambered, which I would like, but in my limited experience, a 24 fret guitar doesn't sound as good as the 22 fret equivalent because of the neck pickup placement. I see that Gibson also made some 22 fret double-cut models, but I don't know if they were chambered or not.

[LucSulla]

The other guitarist in my first band had one, and I just didn't dig it. It didn't feel right, and it didn't even come close to sounding like a real LP (which I had).

They are all chambered to my knowledge with the possible exception of a special run Gibby did for Guitar Center back in 2007 I believe. I've seen a few people say they were solid, but I can't confirm. You can tell them from the newer ones because they had three control knobs instead of two like you usually see and have a plain top. If it is actually solid, I would imagine it sounds somewhat different than my friend's.

Here is an example:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gibson-Les-Paul-DC-Ebony-/281066440251?pt=Guitar&hash=item4170dd863b

[Hackubus]

I can't add anything good here either. Had a beautiful '98 model I bought new in the red finish with the super flamey top. Other than that, it was just a stinker. Neck heavy, didn't have a real personality one way or the other. (didn't sound good, didn't sound awful).

Gibson's failed take on a Hamer Special/PRS.

[MarkF786]

Thank for all the feedback. I'm walking away from the guitar my friend was recommending.

But instead I found an AMAZING Hamer last night. I'll post pictures later this afternoon.