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Gibson 2015 Ltd Edition Japan Les Paul Traditional - Heritage Cherryburst
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The power and precision of the Japan Les Paul Traditional are unmatchable. This is a purist's LP that plays and sounds as amazing as it looks.
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Body: Solid Mahogany w/no weight relief cavities
Top: Figured maple
Neck: Mahogany, Late '50s countour
Fingerboard: Bound rosewood, trapezoid Inlays
Hardware: Nickel tune-o-matic and stop bar
Finish: Heritage Cherry Sunburst
Electronics: New 59 Tribute Humbuckers with orange drop capacitors
Plastics: Cream, Gold Speed Knobs with dial pointers
Case: Hardshell
Details
Body: Solid Mahogany w/no weight relief cavities
Top: Figured maple
Neck: Mahogany, Late '50s countour
Fingerboard: Bound rosewood, trapezoid Inlays
Hardware: Nickel tune-o-matic and stop bar
Finish: Heritage Cherry Sunburst
Electronics: New 59 Tribute Humbuckers with orange drop capacitors
Plastics: Cream, Gold Speed Knobs with dial pointers
Case: Hardshell
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Dream guitar 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Ottawa, Ontario
A sunburst Les Paul has been my dream guitar for as long as I can remember, so I took the plunge and got ( I think) the last one of these beauties in Ontario. The quality just blows me away - this guitar looks, feels and plays every bit as good as a Custom Shop reissue costing 3 or 4 times as much. The neck is superb, love the low frets. One thing I didn't see much of in other reviews was people talking about the pickups; maybe I just got a special guitar but the 59 Tributes in mine just roar. Whatever the case may be this guitar sounds as good as the Les Paul's in my dreams. I almost bought this guitar last year and changed my mind. I'm really glad I finally got it - and I feel sorry for the folks who passed up a phenomenal instrument because it was a 2015 or had G-force. Bottom line: Great guitar.
Posted by john on Apr 10, 2018
Beautiful flame, great price, nuff said. 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Kanata, Ontario
The boys at the Kanata store were great - thx to Ryan the pilot. Love the guitar. Gonna replace the g-force with grovers. Gonna put in a couple of super-distortions eventually. The finish and flame are absolutely amazing, the picture above doesn't do it justice. Intonation & frets are perfect. No string buzz. Really the only issue I have is with the case. The plush on the inside of the bottom half, above the headstock, seems to not have been glued very well, actually coming apart from the wood-- nothing a bit of glue can't fix, but still-- I just spent 2500 bucks on a Gibson, I expect better QC, especially for such an easy fix. All in all I'm really happy that I bought this guitar. If you're considering one of these, GET IT. For such a quality guitar you can't go wrong with the price.
Posted by Tim on Apr 3, 2018
What a beauty 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Oshawa, Ontario
Definitely the nicest les paul I've played and in my opinion the best pickups Gibson ever put out
Posted by Scott barr on Mar 25, 2018
So close but not quite. 1 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Edmonton South, Alberta
The over-bevelling of the fret ends were the deal breaker for me. The high E string likes to slip off the board way too easily. No binding nibs may account for this. Awesome feeling neck and gorgeous top. The tone pots weren't as sweet as I would of liked but a change in cap would remedy that. The tronics auto tuners are excellent. Hard to imagine that some people avoid purchasing this one thinking it's made in Japan.
Posted by Rob MacDonald on Mar 8, 2018
Great for the money! 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Hamilton, Ontario
Everything silly in 2015; the scribble, the hologram, Brass 0 Fret, and extra wide neck is gone, but you're left you the **easily removable** G-Force system.
NO weight relief, no circuit board. The tops seem to have more figure, and despite not being weight relieved mine weighs less than every normal Traditional I played. After looking at the nicely matched back pieces, I'm going to guess this is all about wood selection, lighter more resonant woods could be part of the original retail price being significantly higher than a normal Traditional.
60's Slim taper neck, love it or hate it...They didn't do fret nibs in 2015 either, so you have to live with that. Neck has an almost oval feel to it, as if it has rolled edges (same profile as my other slim taper 60's but much softer fretboard edges), all fret work is immaculate. Action is low; fantastic playability right off the shelf.
Acrylic 'Mother of toilet seat" bright pearl inlays are a nice touch, hung beside a Gibson with the regualr yellowish inlays this is noticeable and an otherwise overlooked feature. Bell Knobs and Pointers are appreciated by those who like the '59 vibe, but don't have 6,000$ for the R9. Orange drop caps are good enough that they don't require an upgrade. 59 Tribute's are nice, some of the better pickups gibson has made. Much like the '57's but with some added sparkle and a little less presence. Sounds very nice, has very good sustain, especially considering it has much less wood in the neck than its counterparts.
Sloppy fit and finish on the normal Les Paul Traditional bother me, for a 2000$+ guitar to have high action, file marks and/or improperly scraped binding makes me think less of Gibson. The quality of these guitars seems to be on par with the Standard and higher end re-issues, noticeably better than the Studios, Classic's and other normal Traditional's. I've owned a over a dozen Gibson's/Epi's there is no reason that the Chinese can scrape bindings properly and American's can't.
Picked mine up during a promo, payed considerably less than what a new 2018 Traditional would have cost me, so if you find the right deal, there is a fair bit of value in the instrument. It's 1/3rd the price of a R9...but a lot more than 1/3rd the guitar for us mere mortals.
Posted by Bob on Nov 6, 2017
Pick One Up While You Can 3 of 3 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Hamilton, Ontario
Let's get one thing out of the way right now: I've been playing guitar for over 30 years so what I have to say comes from lot's of experience and owning pretty much any high end guitar or amp for that matter.
The "Japan" Les Paul is one of the finest guitars I've had the pleasure of owning. By guitars I mean any high end guitar and not only a Les Paul. The workmanship is second to none, the pickups sound extraordinary, and the neck, oh that neck!!
What I'm gonna say is, pick one up while you still can. Another reviewer hit it right on: this is as close as you're gonna get to a '59 without paying, well you know the price of those things.
Gibson, you have a winner here. If only they can make them all this good.
Posted by Pierre on Nov 2, 2017
Now Here This! 1 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Kingston, Ontario
I have a 2015 Yamano Flame Top. Oh boy. Where to begin? Lol...My favorite feature by far is the fret over binding rosewood neck. No more high E string pings and pinches. A promising upgrade. To long on the making. The tone absolutely kills it. And the fit and finish is stellar.
Posted by dw on Jul 17, 2017
Traditionally Great! 3 of 3 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
This guitar was NOT made in Japan. It was made in Nashville but destined FOR the Japan market (the slimmer neck fits better with smaller hands).
I own this guitar and it's a keeper.
I love the looks, the sound, and the price isn't bad for a quality instrument. Mine had the GForce removed before I bought it.
She's heavy both in weight and sound. Grab one!
Posted by anonymous on Mar 22, 2017
Best LP I have ever played 1 of 8 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
I was on the hunt for a LP for about a year. I couldn't find the right one with the correct set of features. What is extra awesome about this guitar is that it has no weight relief features. As result it sustains for days.
From what I understand this is about as close as your going to get to a 59 spec Les Paul.
Also it is made in Japan so the craftsman ship is through the roof.
*Note that you need to swap out the G force tuners. It is such a mild issues that it doesn't hurt the guitar. Plus L&M hooked me up a with a free set of grovers because they agreed the G force tuners are garbage.
Posted by Sam on May 5, 2016
The best and last guitar I will ever need 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Edmonton North, Alberta
Posted by Robert Reid on Apr 10, 2016
2015 Limited Edition LP Traditional - Nice Flame 2 of 2 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Burlington, Ontario
I've finally played on of these limited edition LP Traditionals. Nice guitar, beautiful flame top at the Burlington L&M store. The particular guitar would have been a real rock n roller. Loved the 59 tributes. It was a solid guitar with a nice amount of weight.
Posted by anonymous on Sep 15, 2015
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| Product | SKU | Qty |
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| 2015 Ltd Edition Japan Les Paul Traditional - Heritage Cherryburst | 447099 |
