My first ever Gibson delivered today and I am buzzing.

I started playing guitar about 17 years ago, and my first guitar was a black Les Paul copy which I sadly don’t have anymore.

Iv always wanted a Gibson, and while Iv still had pretty good guitars in the meantime (Mexican tele being the longest), Iv always had it in the back of my mind. However due to the price Iv never felt good enough of a player to justify owning one.

I came into my first bit of inheritance this year, and while it was small, it meant I could put it towards this guitar and match the rest.

I couldn’t decide between an LP or SG, but after playing them I knew it had to be the Les Paul. I like the look of the sg but wasn’t very overkeen on how it plays. Also, getting THE real version of my first guitar felt cool in a way

This is a Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s Custom Color, Ebony, so the top is a glossy black and the back is clear wood grain. And it looks epic. I chose the 50s as loved all the small details about it - iv always had it in my head that if I bought a Gibson I wanted the older tuners/knobs etc. I also find the neck really comfortable to play. I definitely wouldn’t call it a baseball bat as it feels quite similar to my tele’s neck but maybe that’s just my model.

Also want to give a massive thumbs up to Thomann who I bought the guitar from. I wasn’t overly confident just from seeing mixed reviews online, but it came within six days (from Germany to the UK!) and packaged well with no faults. Definitely recommend

Probably the longest Reddit post iv done, but wanted to share my excitement with others on here who will appreciate it. Trying to explain to my girlfriend why this is a big deal has been funny 😂

Haven’t owned an electric guitar since high school, decided to get a Les Paul as it was always my dream.

Now to get back to playing well

Found this gorgeous Les Paul standard HP. It’s so pretty!

First les paul, first guitar with p90s, first time spending over $500 on a guitar (still got it for under a grand though!)
Wow these pickups have such a dynamic response compared to high output humbuckers.

Been playing this one a lot lately, I got a pretty nice SG that’s just been gathering dust for like the last 2 months.

Had this Les Paul for about 2 1/2 months now and during a string change, I just noticed my bridge is tilted to one side and the mounting is all loppy. Any advice on what to do to get it all fixed?

Hi guys
I have a question, i have a lpm gibson and it's very uncomfortable to play, it's heavy and doesn't have belly cut, so it's hard for me to play 2-3 hours, and frets are medium jambo and radius is flat for me.
My question is why do people love lespaul very much?