Gibson Les Paul Standard 2007/2008

[stensen]

Hei, er det noen som kan fortelle meg om det er noen forskjeller på en Gibson Les Paul Standard fra 2007 mot en fra 2008.

[Keith]

Hei

Med 2008 Standard er det gjort en del forandringer fra tidligere les pauls. Googlet en kjapp sammenligning mellom traditional og standard, her: http://www.musiciansfriend.com/document/gibson/les_paul_traditional?doc_id=103910

[Audun]

Fra Wiki:

Standard (1958-1960, 1968-2008)

In 1958, Gibson changed the top finish on the regular Les Paul model from the gold color used since 1952[21] to the Sunburst finish already being used on Gibson's archtop acoustic and hollow electric guitars such as the J-45 model. These Sunburst-finished guitars were later referred to as Les Paul Standards to differentiate them from the earlier Goldtop.[21] The hardware specification was the same as that of the '57 Goldtop, featuring PAF humbucker pickups with some models carrying the Bigsby vibrato tailpiece along with the tune-o-matic bridge, with some models also carying the Kahler Tremolo System. Today, the Gibson Les Paul Standard has BurstBucker pickups on the Vintage Original Spec models and Burstbucker Pro on the lower end models bearing the 'Standard' name.[1]

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2008 Standard (2008-)

Gibson's new version of the Les Paul Standard. Released August 1, 2008, it features built-in lock on strap buttons, larger neck tenon, an asymmetrical neck profile to make for a comfortable neck, frets levelled by Plek machine, and locking Grover tuners with an improved ratio of 18:1. With the 2008 model Gibson has introduced their "weight relief" chambering, which includes routing "chambers" in specific areas of the mahogany slab body as specified by Gibson R&D. Before 2008, Les Paul Standards were "swiss cheesed." In other words, it had holes routed into the body, but it was not chambered like most of Gibson's Les Paul lineup now is. [22] In 2008 Gibson also introduced the Les Paul Traditional. The Traditional is built using the traditional Les Paul specifications; such as Kluson style tuners, 57 Classic pickups, and an unchambered body.