Is This The Best Les Paul Ever?

The best Les Paul ever is an Edwards .

To answer his question? No it’s not the best. Because next yr. The next yr. Following yr and every yr after will be the best yr 😂

Hmm… judging by the first minute of audio, I’d have to say it’s not the best Les Paul *ever*, for my particular tastes anyway. Sounds just like every other modern LP to my ears (like the tones are rolled most of the way down). But, I only ever hear a Les Paul that sounds like I like every once in a while, and they’re usually 50 to 70 years old.

You got a stunning guitar .

I love Les Paul guitars . You could play 4 identical looking guitars . And all are very different .

You like a lot of high end bite. Reminds me of Santana sound but just a little smoother. I usually avoid high end bite at all costs, but last night at a show I switched some gear up and it got in there. Watching your video and realizing that it's not necessarily a bad thing makes me feel better about it.

You should call it ... The Pearl of Great Price!

how many R9s are out there, probably 10 thousands of them?

So it’s the best guitar because you changed everything? You spent the extra money for an R9 to change it all.

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I have a 2013 Les Paul Standard and Yeah volume off Ot RINGS crazy acoustic loud

Not only did you get your wife a ring, but you also got an R9 that rings lol. I'm a very proud owner of an R8
my #1 that I play every day, I prefer the Fatboy necks even though my hands are not large it works for
me. The top on yours is really nice.

Been down the pickup rabbit hole and stumbled across your videos. You have some old demos of of the Cream T Whiskerbuckers. Those sound great too. If you have time, I’d be curious why you switched and what you like about the True 60s compared to the Whiskerbuckers

What pickups were put in it?

Got a list somewhere of all the upgrade parts? I got an R9, been thinking about swapping some stuff out but feel weird about doing it to such an expensive guitar haha

Curious who you went to for the plastics? Creamtone?? didn't hear it in the video..

My keeper Les Paul has quite a similar vibe to it. I bought a 1999 R9 from a guy living in Japan. It had been on display in a store under neon lights, which faded all the red out of the guitar, leaving it in a teaburst finish with brown back. I suspect the original owner swapped the plastic, I changed the tuners, added a lightweight tailpiece, RS electronics, Timbucker pickups and replaced the inlays with vintage cellulose inlays. Glorious Les Paul.

I just recently brought a Brand New Tom Murphy 59 sunburst , i brought it online which turned out to be the biggest mistake i have ever made , on the day due for delivery i was all excited ..after 4 hours waiting finally the courier arrived ..up the garden path with the "Brown Box and Gibson logo" oh yes !! Slowly i opened the box ,to slide out the lovely brown case ..then i opened it ..OMG !!! The guitar had burn marks on it , chips , scratches , even the nitro was checking !! i sent it back and demanded my money back ...i never brought anything from that shop again ,selling 2nd hand guitars and advertising them as Brand new !!!

I think it sounds good and all. But I will never understand buying a guitar then modding it, especially a guitar like that. I own a lot of very high end guitars, and not once have I wanted to mod them. To each their own, but i’ll never understand modders.

yes. the best

Started his Married life with a deal for a guitar… ferocious! 😂

Wow the Les Paul's should be "Tele's on steroids" has really taken off. It feels like everyone is quoting it these days.

Great guitar, gorgeous finish. Congrats, have fun!

It appears to be very light weight (?), which may contribute to its vintage open tone....?

What is the bridge on this?

What’s the neck radius? Under .84?

Well this has made me pick up my guitar again after a bit of a break. Many thanks.

I wish we could hear it through a real Marshall and a fender.

You know Tom Murrfy ? Wow man. It's an awsome color.

Great sound.

Burstbuckers 1&2 with orange drop capacitors?

I have a dream of getting a 1958 model Les Paul, to match my birth year - but an original is well outside my budget, a reissue then!

My fiance told me I should get rid of a few of my guitars before we get married. I never got to cut the cake, but I got a brand new Gibson 🤣🤣🤣

super cool R9, it looks badass and it sounds badass. the story behind it is also adding to its value. good stuff. more please!

Love, love, love it. It's part of you, your legacy. Dare I say... your mythos. I'm here all week folks.

I have a 50s standard which looks sound and plays great. I also have a tribute which does the same

That's such a cool story about the refinish! I'm surprised you didn't put a bone nut on it though. And I notice you have it top-wrapped. I top-wrapped my Les Paul for about two days once, but I couldn't stand it and had to change it back. It made the guitar all jangly like a Jazzmaster or something. I love my Jazzmaster, but that's not the feel I want from my Les Paul. I like the idea of the softer bending strings, but to get that, I just through-string it and raise the tailpiece until it feels right. Awesome guitar, thanks for sharing!

I miss my Les Paul, 😢

What a beautiful looking and great sounding guitar Zach.

Teflon tape wrapped around the bridge adjustment screws stops the rattle

The thing I love about my Les Paul is seeing the flame in different shades of light then you move & it is totally different. It sounds ok as well

Stunningly beautiful in both aesthetics and sound.

Wow. That is a cool story. I would only have the balls to do something like with someone like that, ...Tom Murphy. It is still a mentally insane thing to do to a new guitar, but you did the right thing. It looks fantastic. It does not even look like a re-fin.

There is no such thing as a man’s engagement guitar? Nice one.

I can top the mod category. I have a Brian Moore MC1 2.13. Relax! She's a Chinese model. Quite frankly, I bought Mordred because I had not seen a Brian Moore in decades. Price was right. Took her home. Problems started right away. The pickups were cheap, the piezo wasn't working, and the MIDI controls were useless. So I swapped out the bridge humbucker. Sounded great, but the neck wouldn't play worth a damn. Swapped that one out, and the piezo started bothering me. So I ripped out all the MIDI and piezo and replaced the piezo with an LR Baggs. Promptly wore divits in every fret.

So I have a guitar with a bunch of holes in it from all the missing hardware. I needed a level and crown on the frets anyway, so I bring it in. "Why not put LEDs in the holes?" The guy asks. Great idea! I neglected to ask if he's ever done that before. Eighteen months later, I get Mordred back. New locking tuners. New nut. And the LEDs are working. All the more proof a man can make a fool of himself in inventive ways.

The tailpiece is original. That's about it. No refinishing. Mordred is a deep, flamed maroon, and it suits her. A flamethrower should be understated.

Love it man. Just got a 2011 R9 the other day. Certainly not as awesome as that one but im still in love with it.

"We got engaged, and part of the deal was"
Speaking from experience,
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Beautiful guitar, but too much gain to really hear it’s character (at least when not sitting in the room) and with that plug in, seemed like it didn’t real clean up with reduction in volume.

Beautiful looking and sounding Les Paul. The binding on my R9 turned pink from dye bleed only a few months of owning new! 😮 To anyone’s knowledge, can anything be done to restore the original cream binding?