Les Paul Tribute SHB : A Gibson LP to take out and play (and looks fabulous too)

Once had a GLP Standard. Back then, I had to try at least 10 guitars until I found one with looks, tone and neck comfort. So buying online was like gamble. Add to that the risk of damage during a 15 day shipment from abroad... But the price was really good compared with Turkey so I gave it a shot.

The guitar looks fantastic. No bindings but the maple reveal on the body contour and the maple neck do the trick. Satin is what I always needed because that glossy finish on my Standard made it look vulnerable and made me hesitate from taking it out of the house. This one, I can finally take out to play.

Pros:

Tuning Stability: Great

Setup: Great right out of the box

Gig-bag: Great quality, much usable than the hard case (I owned it)

Relative to player/style:

Bridge PU: Not very hot and loud, but OK for Classic or Hard Rock

Neck PU: Kinda muddy.

Neck: It's personal. Pretty comfy for me

Cons:

Acoustic Sustain: OK but not as good as LP Standard

Frets: I'd rather have Jumbos

No Coil-Split

Gibson did a great job overall. It's not a collector's item, it's here for you to play. Good quality without useless show-off. You won't have to change anything, except for the pickups maybe, depending on your personal taste. I'll keep them for the while, maybe I'll get to like them better IDK.