Gibson Les Paul Standard '60s Figured Top Electric Guitar Blueberry Burst

I've had this Les Paul for a couple of years - it's a 2021 model. It's a Les Paul so you get the classic LP growl. Pros - the bourbon burst top is 5 stars. It's figured but not too much. I love the neck shape, it's thick enough but not the thicker/traditional Les Paul neck and it's perfect for me. Tuners and bridge are stable and the guitar stays in tune. Cons- 3 of the neck inlays are already coming unglued. I have not gigged the guitar and it's been babied and I've still had to reglue the inlays. This shouldn't happen with a guitar that costs this much. The burstbuckers are very muddy and provide little/no note definition. I've recently rewired it to 50s wiring and changed the caps but the pickups were still muddy. I put in some pearly gates and I like the sound now. I know some of this is personal preference but I have a hard time understanding why these pickups sound this dark/muddy considering I play through a Deluxe Reverb (a pretty bright amp).

The guitar is amazing. It is everything I hoped it would be.

I bought this in September of 2024. I've had time to bond with this instrument. I've wanted a Les Paul for many years, since I was 14 years old. I walked into GC and hoped to try out a Les Paul Standard just to get a feel for how Gibson is currently making them. The guitar I bought right then and there had some headstock blemishes from hanging on the wall. It was significantly discounted. I do not care about a couple chips that I colored with a sharpie. This guitar is otherwise flawless in my opinion. I've been playing it for about 7 months and tweaking the action and intonation to suit me. This guitar is capable of super low action, intonates perfectly, stays in tune and is super easy to bend strings. I love the tones! The Les Paul is better than I can imagine. It had been a long time since I bought a brand new guitar. There were some "settling in" with truss rod adjustments as the guitar became acclimated to it's new home and with the nut getting used to my choice of string gauge. Don't forget to be patient about this stuff. I was rewarded with a rock solid guitar. I can rely on this guitar. I could not be happier about everything about this grand piano of electric guitars! Well worth the price of admission.

I have a number of full-feature Les Pauls, SGs, and other premium MIA guitars, and I have been playing for decades very seriously. The LP Std-60s-Figured-Top really reaches the pinnacle of what a Les Paul is supposed to be. The nitro-gloss finish along with the figured top is just stellar. I got the Translucent Oxblood finish which has since been discontinued since its August, 2023 release. As a huge Jeff Beck-Oxblood fan, it was a must have for me. The nice thing about the current Oxblood is that it looks like a nice black guitar initially. Then with more light the red is visible, and under direct light the heavy figuring and deep red is very prevalent (see pictures) -- all of which I really like. Some of these Standards can be a bit heavy, but you can speak with GC to get one the way you want. At the time I got one of the few last Oxbloods, the remaining "clearance" inventory had been transferred to the stores and GC was very helpful for me to find an Oxblood with a heavy-figured top, no more than 9 lbs (which is normal for Standards but some can be up to 11 lbs), and in proper never-played condition. GC was very helpful, and has been improving their customer service over the last number of years quite notably. The electronics and pickups are quite awesome. The "60s Burstbuckers" (61R/T) are an Alnico-5 version of the Burstbucker 1/2 in the 50s Std (same pickups but uses Alnico-2 magnets. 61R/T are a little hotter because of that which I prefer, but not an overly hot pickup. Those pickups along with the smaller (but definitely NOT small) 60s neck make the 60s Standard the perfect choice for me. The only thing that I will likely change is (1) the tuners to Kluson Revolutions because I prefer them, but the stock Grovers are a classic quality appointment, and (2) uncovering the pickups as a homage to the Jeff Beck Oxblood Les Paul.

Purchased a Les Paul 60s in Cherry and while the pictures online look great, it looks even better in person. This guitar sounds great and feels solid. The case is very nice and when received from Guitar Center, they put the Gibson package in another box for safe shipping.

It was my son's 16th birthday present. He researched guitars, played many different instruments, but decided on the standard gibson. Guitar center did a great job facilitating the purchase.