I FINALLY Got a "Blonde Beauty" | 1976 Gibson Les Paul Custom Maple Fretboard Review + Ebony Compare

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📚Description: In the mid-to-late 70s and briefly in the early and mid 80s, Gibson first offered a lacquer maple fretboard as an option. We didn't see this return until around 2011 when richlite was used as the new 'standard' for Custom Les Pauls through early 2019 since some dealers wanted a real wood alternative since ebony was out of the equation. This is a 1975-1977 ish Les Paul Custom in a natural finish with maple fretboard and has been incredibly well taken care of... except for one day when the owner wanted to try a midi-synth pickup up on it :(

I like the story and history behind this one - I think I'll hold onto it until I find a "better" one to replace it with.

For fun, we also A/B an ebony fretboard Les Paul Custom from a similar era. It isn't a perfect test, but it'll give you an idea of how the tone might be different between a maple fretboard vs ebony fretboard les paul custom.

I FINALLY Got a "Blonde Beauty" | 1976 Gibson Les Paul Custom Maple Fretboard Review + Ebony Compare

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0:00 Intro - Check Links in the Description
0:07 Is This The One?!
1:37 About Maple Boards
3:17 Finishes
3:55 The Story Behind This One
4:37 The Case
5:03 Inside Look / Specs
17:03 Clean Tones
20:05 Dirty Tones
22:05 Final Thoughts
23:27 What to Watch Next!

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