Gibson Les Paul Modern Electric Guitar Graphite

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Bought sight unseen, and it's really good...

I had been mulling over a Les Paul Modern for a couple of weeks, so I decided I would take a chance and order one in graphite metallic, sight unseen. The features certainly ticked all the boxes, so take my money and call me when it gets here... It did need for me to set it up, not that it was bad or anything, but everyone likes it set up the way they want it. A string change, slight truss rod/string height adjustment and intonation...this is a very nice instrument indeed. Mine weighs 8 lbs 6 oz thanks to the weight reduction, and is incredibly resonant. It vibrates nicely in my hands when chording, especially on open chords. The asymmetrical neck carve feels really good in my hand, and the new neck joint is really nice as well and seems as sturdy/stable as any other. The compound radius fretboard isn't immediately apparent, but it is 10" to 16" (I checked), and promotes low string action. The frets are nicely done, but have no nibs on the ends...I can overlook that because we have level frets from the factory folks, as it should be. I have zero complaints on playability, it is buttery smooth all the way to the 22nd fret. The locking Grover tuners are doing their thing, and after the initial string stretching the guitar stays in tune nicely. The pickups sound good, although they are a little hot for what I am doing with it, but one can compensate for that with the volume/tone controls. The switching electronics all function as advertised, although I may never use the coil tap feature, I will be all over the phase shifting. The fit and finish are all good, as I could find no defects. In conclusion, I am very happy with this purchase, and would recommend this model to anyone looking for modernized Les Paul. Thanks to Connor and Josh at HSV GC for talking me into this!