The New 'ES' Les Paul

[Triplet]

Hmmm, I'd go for a P90 version.

 

[Cliff Gress]

No thanks.

 

[DanD]

"...unpotted HMS AlNiCo II neck and AlNiCo III bridge pickups..." :hmm

 

[J.D.]

I appreciate that Gibson is trying new design variations, but at the end of the day I'd rather have either an ES-335 or solid Les Paul :wah

 

[Pat Boyack]

Gibson gave a blue sparkle one to my friend Andrew "Jr Boy" Jones a little over 20 years ago when he was playing with Charlie Musselwhite. Nice sounding guitar. :yah

 

[Triburst]

I like the looks -- and have high hopes for the tone.:dude:

 

[Guitar Whiskey]

My problem with this and all f hole Lesters so far is that the f holes are too big, like really ES sized. With the Lesters smaller body they should have smaller f holes, like the ES140 3/4 scale guitars.

F holes are probably this size to facilitate stuffing the pots in the guitar.

 

[mmcquain]

Makes me think of Luther Allison...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MqYPyRkcNs

 

[Cogswell]

Smokin' version of It Hurts Me Too, but I like the Standard look better than the Sunburst Custom.

 

[bramley]

Wasn't this called the Les Paul Florentine first time around? I've seen quite a few Customs, often in metal flake .

 

[jrgtr42]

I played the Studio version a while back, and it definitely has it's own thing going - and not in a bad way.
A bit of the ES, with more of the beef of a Lester.

 

[Jim W]

I like it, but wish the back and side were in a more red color like the solid ones.

 

[Minibucker]

That walnut is still a pretty tasty color for that...especially with the double-binding.

 

[Cogswell]

I agree. For a departure from traditional, it still looks "right".

 

[Edward]

Yeah, I remember the Florentine from long ago ...loved that look!

So to my eye this one is really nice ...but I wonder how all-lam construction will sound in the markedly smaller lester body? Were the old Florentines all solid wood like the machined CS336? I wonder if the lam bod of this "ES" will tip the voice closer to the ES than the CS336 --the latter of which IMHO is biased more toward the LP.

Edward

 

[Minibucker]

I would think it will sound rather similar to the ES-339.

 

[bigsby'd]

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[Minibucker]

Goldtop version at GC...

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Gibson-ES-g27305t0.gc?icid=401457

Man, these things are REALLY chambered/hollow....

 

[Cogswell]

That's a thing of beauty, but those knobs gotta go

 

[Minibucker]

It needs vintage-spec rings, too.