Gibson Les Paul Standard - New Custom Colours

chrisj1602 · August 2023

Loads of options on the 50s and 60s Standards, plain top or figured…

https://www.gibson.com/en-GB/Custom-Color

RaymondLin · August 2023

OOoh, they do a white plain top now, without going Custom!

But £2,599 though!

timmypix · August 2023

About time they did some different colours! Just had an email from GAK, they've got a couple of exclusives too:
https://www.gak.co.uk/Results?q=gibson custom colour

chrisj1602 · August 2023

RaymondLin said:

OOoh, they do a white plain top now, without going Custom!

But £2,599 though!

Yeah… I like a few of them but would rather stretch a bit further for an R7 or R8.

Loobs · August 2023

Pelham Blue 60s is nice.

stickyfiddle · August 2023

Put me down for a blacktop. I've wanted one for at least a decade. I'd still rather an R8 version but I'm very glad this is an option

tony99 · August 2023

The plain tops are all nice (not keen on the bursts) - but if push comes to shove, out of all Gibson LP standards with a plain neck / back and solid colour face it would have to be a goldtop.

Which I already have to be honest so can save my gas tokens for an actual custom

Nice to see a white standard in the lineup though!

roberty · August 2023

stickyfiddle said:

Put me down for a blacktop. I've wanted one for at least a decade. I'd still rather an R8 version but I'm very glad this is an option

£300 more gets you a custom Heritage at the moment https://www.andertons.co.uk/heritage-custom-shop-core-collection-h-150-electric-guitar-in-ebony-phrt-011107127-snt-1

Just saying...

Seziertisch · August 2023

I think the solid colour tops, cream plastics and natural back and sides look great. Understated and classy.

roberty · August 2023

(my maths is out but the point stands lol)

roberty · August 2023

There's nowhere to put a Snark on the Heritage headstock though

Norlin4life · August 2023

Some nice colours, but it’s a bit stingy to only paint the top for the extra they’re asking. An all white 60’s standard would be a possible buy for me.

timmypix · August 2023

Interesting tidbit from a Trogly video a couple of days ago, where he hinted that he'd been shown these colours in advance. He then went on to say that the Classic looked to be discontinued, at least "in its current standing", which I take to mean position in the range.

And now he's said that... yeah, what's the point of the Classic at the moment? Particularly now they're doing plain top 60s Standards, which is all the current Classic is, plus PCB/push-pull controls. It'll be interesting to see if it's discontinued or a new Classic is revealed in the near future.

ElectricXII · August 2023

Meh. They're still LP Standards. The world needs more P90s not humbuckers.

LPManic · August 2023

At last Gibson! At last! Classic White, Ebony and Cardinal Red are the sexiest.

If they were to be no more than 4kg, Id consider getting one.

stickyfiddle · August 2023

roberty said:

stickyfiddle said:

Put me down for a blacktop. I've wanted one for at least a decade. I'd still rather an R8 version but I'm very glad this is an option

£300 more gets you a custom Heritage at the moment https://www.andertons.co.uk/heritage-custom-shop-core-collection-h-150-electric-guitar-in-ebony-phrt-011107127-snt-1

Just saying...

Yeah but fugly headstock and all black. Blacktop is where the action is. My favourite LP finish after goldtop, and way rarer, so I’m more drawn to it

Philly_Q · August 2023

I do like the blacktop. Also Sparkling Burgundy and Translucent Oxblood.

dazzajl · August 2023

They pretty much all look fabulous. Given how many companies produce a great Les Paul for around the £2k mark now, are these good enough value to shift in big numbers?

rlw · August 2023

I dream of a Traditional with P90s, in black or in a deep wine red.

tomajoha · August 2023

roberty said:

stickyfiddle said:

Put me down for a blacktop. I've wanted one for at least a decade. I'd still rather an R8 version but I'm very glad this is an option

£300 more gets you a custom Heritage at the moment https://www.andertons.co.uk/heritage-custom-shop-core-collection-h-150-electric-guitar-in-ebony-phrt-011107127-snt-1

Just saying...

It’s a shame all those Heritages seem to have overly flat neck angles, the stoptails appear well jacked up

chrisj1602 · August 2023

ElectricXII said:

Meh. They're still LP Standards. The world needs more P90s not humbuckers.

It would be good to see some of these with P90s.

beed84 · August 2023

I think Ebony and Cherry plain tops are the only ones I’d go for. The rest are a bit garish.

Grumpyrocker · August 2023

Dammit I want a plain maple top with a transparent finish. Would that be asking too much?

jeztone2 · August 2023

Why not have some variation in things like fretwire, or pickups? I hate Gibson’s lack of real choice when it comes to player centric features.

hollywoodrox · August 2023

I prefer the more usual finishes on Les Paul’s

GoldenEraGuitars · August 2023

So, it’s about £200 extra to get the top sprayed at the factory with £5 worth of paint and thinner AND it takes less time to shoot than a burst?

Printing money..

stickyfiddle · August 2023

GoldenEraGuitars said:

So, it’s about £200 extra to get the top sprayed at the factory with £5 worth of paint and thinner AND it takes less time to shoot than a burst?

Printing money..

What will be interesting is to see how quickly these sell. I'm guessing the blacktop, red and pelham blue ones will sell easily and we'll see the Inverness green, fuchsia and blue burst ones stuck at dealers and blown out at 40% off in a year.

Musicman20 · August 2023

Hmmmm. I can see some of these dropping in price very quickly.

Neil · August 2023

stickyfiddle said:

What will be interesting is to see how quickly these sell. I'm guessing the blacktop, red and pelham blue ones will sell easily and we'll see the Inverness green, fuchsia and blue burst ones stuck at dealers and blown out at 40% off in a year.

I hope so, I really like the Inverness green.

timmypix · August 2023

jeztone2 said:

Why not have some variation in things like fretwire, or pickups? I hate Gibson’s lack of real choice when it comes to player centric features.

Because these are new colours for existing models, not new models.

New "Supremes" coming soon, and potentially a shakeup of the Classic - I'm hoping the latter returns to its hotter roots rather than a PCB in a 60s Standard.

chrisj1602 · August 2023

GoldenEraGuitars said:

So, it’s about £200 extra to get the top sprayed at the factory with £5 worth of paint and thinner AND it takes less time to shoot than a burst?

Printing money..

These new plain tops have an RRP of £2,599. The RRP on the current burst finishes is now £2,799, I think it’s just that no UK shops are actually selling any for that.

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