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Blues-Rock icon Joe Bonamassa is a hard act to follow, and if you happen to see Bonamassa anywhere you can almost be certain there's a Gibson Les Paul in tow. Now you can get all the great feel and tone of Bonamassa's Gibson Gold Top Les Paul Electric Guitar in a lower priced Studio model.
Joe Bonamassa Les Paul Studio Electric Guitar Features
- Traditional Weight Relief Mahogany Body with Maple Top
- Mahogany Neck with Rounded, Traditional Profile
- 22 Fret, Rosewood Fingerboard with Acrylic Trapezoids Inlays
- Grover 14:1 Kidney Button Tuners
- Burstbucker 2 and Burstbucker 3 Alnico Humbuckers
- Includes Gibson Hardshell Case
The Bonamassa Studio Gold Top Electric Guitar offers a sustain rich carved maple top and weight relieved mahogany body, traditional appointments including glued-in solid mahogany neck PLEK'd Corian nut and a full, rounded neck profile that measures .838 inches at the 1st fret and .983 inches at the 12th. Add BurstBucker 2 and Burstbucker 3 humbuckers into this high quality electric guitar, and you get Gibson's most accurate recreation of the legendary PAF humbuckers of the late '50s and early '60s.
Joe Bonamassa's own esthetic choices include a Gold Top nitrocellulose finish with black-back sides, back and neck, black plastic trim, mismatched gold and amber Top Hat control knobs, and Joe Bonamassa engraved in the truss-rod cover and you have an epic blues guitar to rival other signature models.
Previously, the Gibson Custom Bonamassa Artist model Les Paul offered players fortunate enough to be able to acquire one, and afford it, a taste of Bonamassa's personal Les Paul. Now Gibson USA gives you an easier way to lay your hands on a top-flight Made-in-the- USA guitar that nails the look, feel and tone of Bonamassa's personal Les Paul.
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Gibson is recognized as one of the most respected guitar builders in the world. AMS is proud to have a decades-long history with them and honored that Gibson has chosen us to bring their world-class instruments to you. Look for more new product announcements, special events and promotions in the coming months.
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Gibson Bonamassa Les Paul Studio Gold Top Electric Guitar Specifications
- Body Type: Traditional Weight Relief
- Top: Maple
- Back: Mahogany
- Adhesive: Franklin Titebond 50
- Neck: Mahogany
- Profile: Rounded, Traditional Profile
- Truss Rod: Traditional Adjustable
- Joint Angle: 5 degrees (+/- 15 seconds)
- Adhesive: Franklin Titebond 50
- Neck Fit: Joint Mortise and Tenon
- Adhesive: Franklin Titebond 50
- Joint Angle Tolerance: +/- .005 inches
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Frets: 22
- Radius: 12 inches
- Nut Width: 1.695 inches
- E.O.B: 2.260 inches
- Inlays: Acrylic Trapezoids
- Nut Material: Corian
- Nut Width: 1.695 inches
- Slots: Gibson PLEK System
- Headstock:
- Logo: Gold Gibson Logo with scripted Les Paul Model
- Truss Rod Cover: Black Antique Bell with White Bonamassa Signature
- Tuners: Grover with Kidney Buttons
- Plating: Chrome
- Tuning Ratio: 14:1
- Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
- Material: Zamak
- Plating: Chrome
- Tailpiece: Stop Bar
- Material: Zamak
- Plating: Chrome
- Hardware:
- Rhythm Controls: Amber Top Hats
- Lead Controls: Gold Top Hats with Silver Inserts
- Toggle Switch: Washer Black with Gold Imprint
- Pickguard: 5-Ply Black/White
- Pickup Mounting Rings: Black Plastic
- Control Plate Cover: Black Plastic
- Strap Buttons: Aluminum
- Strings: .010 - .046, Genuine Gibson strings
- Pickups:
- Neck Position: BurstBucker II (Alnico II)
- Bridge Position: BurstBucker III (Alnico III)
- Controls: 2 Volume Controls, 2 Tone Controls
- Type: 300k Linear Volume, 500k Non-linear Tone Potentiometers
- Coil Wiring: Machine Wound
- Pickup Switch: Three-way Switchcraft with Black Plastic Tip
- Output Jack: Traditional 1/4 inches
- Finish: Nitrocellulose
- Surface Texture: High Gloss
- Process: 1-1.5 mils
- Case: Gibson Hardshell
- Exterior: Black
- Interior: Plush Lining
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| Buy this guitar before they are gone! Limited and times is ticking... |
| Quality |
| Would you consider this product to be made well? How dependable? |
| Not one freakin' flaw! Period! This is a heavy solid Les Paul guitar. It just feels right. I went over this guitar more than once and could do nothing but smile to myself on how well this guitar is put together. I know my son will be waiting for me to pass this down to him, though no time soon. Hey, I'm having a lot of fun with this LP. |
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| Reliability |
| How has it stood up over time? |
| Only had it for two weeks. Got it from AMS, they rock. I don't see anything going wrong with this guitar no time soon. I do baby my equipment, but I'm sure this guitar will hold up for years. |
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| Your general opinion of this product. |
| More like the flagship for Studio LP's in my opinion. Nothing beats opening up that USA Gibson hardshell case for the first time and seeing a beauty such as this Bonamassa LP! I just stared at before I removed it from said case. It was a moment for me and wow! Did I score or what! Gibson and Joe put out a great guitar for steal considering what Gibson's line up generally goes for. If it wasn't for the fact it didn't have binding, (like all Studios) I would have thought this was a higher end Les Paul. The case is gorgeous as well, (made in Canada, good job). |
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| Playability and Feel |
| How does it feel, Heavy, Fast, Chunky? How was the neck? Are the controls easy to get to while playing? |
| After the tone, this is really what determines if this guitar gets played or not. I forgotten how chunky the neck can be...and my hands took to it like a fish to water. It just started to feel great in my hands the more I played. I love the neck and the medium jumbo frets were perfect. No buzz spots, no unfinished filed frets on the ends, it was all smooth. The controls are fine, I'm not a fan of plastic knobs since my hands can become sweaty. Normally, I order custom metal knobs. Personally, I like that Joe preffered mis-matched control knobs. For now I'm leaving this lovely LP stock (even though I saw some cool gold metal UFO hats knobs). |
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| Tone |
| Bright and snappy? Dark and smooth? Were the pickups hot, mellow, thick, thin? |
| Tone was on the money! These BB are simply wonderful! They can be bright, loud, clear, hot without being harsh, mellow without being too thick or thin. If you cannot find your tone with this set of PUP's, try music listening appreciation and simply give up playing guitar. It's a Les Paul and does what a Les Paul should do, play and sound wonderful! Buy this guitar before they are all gone - limited run and they are done. Then you have to take a chance on eBay after they are all gone. |
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| Finish |
| How did the stain or paint job look? |
| This is one of the most beautiful gold tops I've ever seen. It's not the regular gold color you find on gold tops either. Everyone that has seen my guitar has nothing but praise. The black back, sides, and neck just made that gold pop more. No flaws in the paint whatsoever. |
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| How was the action out of the box? |
| Perfect! I'm like really? I don't have to go get it set? I've had guitars shipped to me that came close, but this one was dead on. Action was butter to play. |
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