My wife's aunt won one at work and sold it to me for 200 bucks!

The tributes will become a sought after model in years to come. Stripped back no nonsense, plays great, sounds great, looks great. Classic.

Got mine brand new in July, somehow paid $530 new, Zzounds had it for $699, I talked em down to $630 Then a week later another company had it new for $599 So they refunded me the $100 difference between sale prices Not realizing they only charged me $630 to start, So bottom line was $530 for a brand new gibson les Paul! Sold my epiphone les Paul for $280 Net cost for new American made les Paul $250!!! Sorry.......thought that was a sweet deal!

last time i was this early, Rob Scallon only played 6 strings

I need a camera with autofocus... Also totally did not expect the Firebird Zero video to explode right before I uploaded this. For those who came from that video, I apologize that you have to hear the same song so soon lol.

Literally found your channel like two days ago, and you've already become my favorite guitar reviewer on KZfaq. Keep it up!

I just want to say I love your channel. I watch a lot of guitar and production youtube channels, but I never discovered one I can't stop watching, because it's exclusively guitar reviews. From one single cutaway guy to another, keep up the great work!

I love the Gibson Tribute!!!! I have a left handed 2017 Gold Top and it’s awesome!!! I do like the soft case that the 2018s come with, however I am quite pleased with my ‘17. Great video Hunter!!!!

Just bought this guitar a couple weeks ago. Absolutely love it

What an absolutely stunning looking guitar. (Thanks to this video) Got mine coming next week. Even with all the negative tosh going about how Gibson are falling I thought who cares I'm having one. You only live once. Great review and playing btw. Rock on!

Fantastic tune, and review. As always.

AWWWW YEEEEE NEW UPLOAD Love your reviews man. Good shit. Just subscribed

I played one of these and Guitar Center a couple of days ago and I absolutely loved it. Felt like a really solid guitar to me.

Your voice got way deeper, since last year Great review dude

Just pulled the trigger on this guitar and I’m So glad I did...with a slight truss rod adjustment this guitar rocks.

These 2018s are going down in history.. beautiful and awesome to play .

I just got one, love it, came with a pick of the guitar on the inspectors bench and 0 flaws, great gig-bag and they even give you a poker chip to put on.

ITS YA BOII AGUFISH! Seriously, that is the only Gibson worth mentioning when you want to buy a LP type guitar. Imma buy a Tokai Custom LPs, but I want a tribute goldtop. G.A.S.!!!!!

Your channel has gotten way better

Nice man i will buy Gibson Les Paul Tribute 2018 Faded Honey Burst this summer :D

C'mon, you binding addicts! Close your eyes and listen! This guitar ROCKS!

Damn, love that tone from the HDM!!! You gotta use that in more demos.

The Zakk Wylde is strong with this one. Quick! A shot of Fireball for every pinch-harmonic for the young master Hunter!

I have the 2017 model and love it. The price was super sweet. The newer price does seem like a stretch, particularly now that they are now doing less work by not doing any weight relief to the bodies. All the same, it's a great guitar that's priced right for an entry level, no BS, American made Gibson!

Great recording! I have a 2016 Gibson LP 50's Tribute Gold top... I love it!!! I also have a Joe Bonamassa Gibson LP Studio Goldtop... It's sweet too

So happy to see your channel grow bud :) And best of all ,the style of videos have only improved in my opinion! I tried the 2016 and 2017 Tribute yet, none of my local stores have any of the 2018s yet. I found the 2017 tribute to have a thinner neck than the 2016 tribute. I wonder how the 2018 will feel in comparison?

Another great review

Hahahaha Simon is now a guitar expert, he can now point out Gibson mistakes

I have that exact one and I love it it’s so nice to play

I love those pinch harmonics at the intro so i subbed :)

I've had my 2018 Tribute for 2 months now. And I can't put it down.

Nice review, thanks!

I think that is the best song you have used in your videos. I want to hear it more!!

I saw both at GC. The "Gold Top" looked more like Copper to my eyes. Love the flat finish and the real fake binding. At least they grain filled this one.

Great review man. Just the info I wanted to hear. I just stopped in GC and spotted one of these. I thought the price was a misprint. I rarely plug in guitars to demo but the body looked and felt great. I wanted to see how the neck played and the pickups sounded. I was very pleasantly surprised. I love that it’s stripped down to just the essentials and that there’s No binding. For $999 it’s almost a no brainer to pick up this geetar. I’m in the process of packing up one of my Epiphones to sell and offset the cost. 🤘🏼

3 Volume knobs. love it!

Hi i loved your videos. Please make a tone comparison between 2017 tribute vs 2018 tribute. Thanks

thankyou very much, Im heading to buy one!

It is a nice one for sure. Just played one this last Saturday

Hey Agufish, could you do a review of a Gibson RD Artist? Awesome wacky guitar and I would love to see you play it! Cheers!

It's awesome that you finally re uploaded this video. I enjoyed it the first time. The knob crap makes me laugh. Let's be honest. It happens. In a mass produced world, mistakes are made, and you managed not to notice either. That being said, if this was actually your guitar, one phone call to Gibson, would most likely rectify the situation. I think, for the price, this guitar is a lot of win.

the overdrive tone in the intro was so awsome

Great video as usual. I was wondering if you ever played or reviewed a agile Les Paul. I have one and love the way it plays. No problems with it. I would love to hear your thoughts and opinions on it. I have the 2500. Keep it up.

Thank you for using the JCA 100 HDM. Sounds great.

I gots the 2016 prototype of this guitar with the 50's neck and humbuckers. What a steal@!

At first.. realy like the review! One week ago I ordered a 2017th model an it came with the 2018th gigbag. Sounds like a great deal, i think for 777,- Euros. ;-)

hey Hunter, love your videos! I was wondering if you could possibly review a Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2016 T? I know it's a bit old now but I haven't found a good review yet on you tube. I think you would do a perfect job! Cheers from Australia

I like your channel. Just keep up the quality videos and the subs will come. Consistency is key w/ KZfaq. Question, do you purchase all these guitars that you review? Must get expensive.

Hi! How can I record my songs like you do? What do I need? (I have a recording program mixcraft. ) But how do I record using the sound of my amp (dsl40) ? I will appreciate your help

I have a 2013 Tribute and love it. I think if you find a good one you should try it out and don't listen to all the Gibson hate. These are great guitars.

I like the cat and the fact that this gibson is a no weight relief. Man, what a sound !!!!!

Needs more pinch harmonics lol good demo man!

Hey agufish, I tried out a 2010 model and absolutely loved it! For a metal player do you think it would be better to look at a schecter or esp/ltd rather than this

I love that shade of extra volume knob.

I got a 2017 with a 2018 softcase from wildwood guitars for $809, It was a clearance sale, the 2018 had just made it online. I put a blank truss rod cover from Gibson gear on it...I hope to get better pickups soon, the 490s sound blah. Great video.

I have last years tribute and I love it. Love your reviews. The honesty is fantastic. No sales rep trying to blind me with nonsense. I know you receive dozens of requests daily, but would you do one with the P90s? I have an 03 Epiphone with the P90s and its killer. Really thinking about a Gibson with them in it. Or, do you just not like them? Thanks for all of your time and effort.

Awesome!

All those string bends at Gibson and nobody noticed 3 volume pots , classic Gibson, sure this isnt a Chibson lol. Gibson what are you doing to yourself. Hey hats off to you as you could have edited that out. Good on you !!! Great review

If it ain't broke, it will break! :>

🤘😃

I have the 2017 Hunny Burst and the 2018 GT, the Gold Top is heavier and seems to have a dirtier sound. They rock. Thanks for posting

Great video... i have a deal with my self, i love Gibson´s but i would never buy a brand new Gibson with no hardcase, i had a few models to choose from recently when i bought my new Gibson Les Paul Futura, like the Tribute model and some others for less than 1200 bucks.. none of them had a hardcase, well the Futura did.. so thats what i bought. :D

I’m trying to track down a 2017, the lack of weight relief in the 18s is a bummer. Nice track, man, those are getting better each time!

Stuck some pafs in mine. For the price of all parts and work this guitar is the best value bit of professional level kit out there which you won't be to scared to play.

Haha 3 volume knobs. that's awesome. Good review as usual

Hi there HUNTER, quick question I hope you can help me with , is there really a big difference between the 2017 tribute t and the 2018 tribute t Gibson led Paul ? I just recently found your channel man, subscribed , really like the informative reviews , thanks from Portland Oregon

Please make a video on the 2018 Les Paul studio!:D Really diggin' the looks

Loved the tune at the beginning. I swear Gibson are trying to shoot themselves in the foot. Two separate pics on their website showing guitars with damage on em, and then this with the control knobs. I know they're only the knobs but seriously how did that not get picked up in QC? Poor.

Wow! I got mine at Sam Ash too! I got a 2018 brand new (last years model) for less than $900 dollars? What a deal!

I've got one, I got the huge black Friday discount, and paid about $700. You can say all you want, but it's a mahogany body, set mahogany neck, maple cap, and rosewood fretboard, made by Gibson. For those who dont understand where I'm going with this, this is what they call a Les Paul. The tone woods are there, it has a classic nitrocellulose satin finish which is better than having a thick coat of tone defeating polyurethane over paint. You know, like a pretty girl with way too much makeup. My pet peeve was that they couldn't stick on the $2.00 poker chip over the pickup selector, which would have looked better, and they could have slipped a Dirty Fingers pickup in the bridge for me, but otherwise it is well balanced. I'll be putting in a pair of gold Fishmen Fluence Modern pickups, locking Grover Vintage locking tuners in gold , a gold Faber ABR1 bridge with brass saddles, and a gold plated aluminium stop tail piece. That will get the guitar sounding like a 1959 Les Paul, and give it a touch of class. Just in case you didn't know, Gibson hasn't used the original materials in their reissue guitars "ever", the parts I have mentioned are the closest to true 50s parts available on the market. Stainless steel may sound like a quality material to build bridges and tail piece's out of, but it isn't what Gibson used back in the day, far from it. So if you want the tone of a 1959 Les Paul, with hot pickups, you need to research the materials they used, luckily that's easy to find on the internet. You may want to listen to this video to understand how vastly different modern Les Paul's sound compared to the 1950s, I bet you'll choke : kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mp5-irSEz661eKc.html , wear headphones or use good speakers, this will really upset you that Gibson wants $10,000 for a 1959 Les Paul reissue, but it doesn't even sound close, and all they do is swap a 1950s bridge and a 2000s bridge in and out of the same guitar.

do you reckon that the difference between the Tribute LP and the Standard one is abysmal? Cause I want to buy a Gibson, and I'm not really sure that I want to spend 2.5 grand, I want to keep an eye on the budget :)

LP Tribute 2018 vs the new 2019 ones? Not the Tribute 2019, their new tribute series. Which one would you pick?

Just got a 2020 model at pawn shop. Great instrument for a value price.

Sweetwater has an Exclusive 2019 run of the Tributes that maintains the 2018 specs except they are weight relieved. Get them while you can’t!

Love those pickups. Class american. The real thing.

1:25 I could easily imagine how to get pissed off if the cat would press the space bar and stop the recording... LOL!!

Great review, as always! Did you find the 498T to be noisy and prone to feedback for high gain? Mine in my Gibson LP Menace is very noisy in comparison to most other pickups I've used.

what are those songs you are playing ? for example on the beginning? i wanna learn them

I’m eyeing up the 2021 version of this right now because of the modern weight relief. My shoulder can’t handle really heavy guitars anymore. But I’m also considering the 2021 Studio model. But I think I like the look of the tribute better. More old school.

Help! With the new Gibson 2019 range on the horizon, prices are coming down again. Am torn between Les Paul Studio, Tribute or the Chapman ML-2 Pro. I want something that plays great rock but forgiving and easy to play - which of the 3 would you choose?

Not having binding doesn’t make the guitar play worse,in fact it keeps down labor costs so as to make the guitar more affordable.As long as the maple and mahogany are fine it’s then up to the pick ups and hardware

There’s no QC. Tells you what they think of their customers. Great playing here and the guitar sounds good!

I bought 6 Gibsons this year, out of 6 Gibsons 6 of them had major issues with QC, I sent 5 back and kept the 2017 Tribute les paul gold top. I have had to replace the crappy Kluson tuners with Grovers to keep it in tune, replace the strings (crap), and do a full set up including intonation (I guess Gibson couldn't be bothered. Things I couldn't fix, was the over rounding of the fret ends that cause the low E to slip off the fretboard from time to time, and the crappy lack of any type of proper leveling to the fretboard end that meets the neck. Things I did to make it look better....I got some light compound wax and polished the headstock front and the top, to make it look like an aged gloss, huge improvement over the satin in my option, but then again I have seen what happens to a satin finish after a little time playing...glossy in spots. Things I plan on doing to make it better, get rid of the bridge pickup for a 57 classic plus, and the neck pickup with a 57 classic. Although the 490r isn't too bad, would actually be pretty good in the bridge position to me going through my Mesa Five 35 half stack. I lucked out and got the case that came with the 2018 models with my 2017 model and it's a very nice case for sure, I was thinking of buying an Epiphone hard case for it untill I laid hands on the 2018 soft case, it's really a nice case.

As someone who is debating on getting the 2017 or 2018 tribute model (in gold top of course), are there any noticeable differences? If you were in my shoes, what model year would you pick?

Hey bro. What do you think about the Epiphone Ultra III?

Any plans on doing any Ltd viper reviews?

The 9 hole weight relief typically will reduce the weight by LESS than half a pound. For a roughly 9 pound average Les Paul, this isn't going to make much of a difference. The modern weight relief is really what people need to look for if they want a light Les Paul. Although something about a heavy guitar makes me think it has better tone than it probably does.

There is another way of telling the year of the model; the maple cap on the side of the body are lighter in color and looks almost like a binding, meanwhile on the 2018 model the maple cap is darker, i personally think the 2017 maple cap looks much cooler and gives it a sweeter contrast.

Hunter, which did u prefer the Tribute or ML2? Same money.

Great demo, seriously considering this guitar - quick question: Can you explain your reading set up? Are you using an amp head with direct line out or using a load box etc? Cheers!

Hi, could you tell me what effect pedals do you use? it sounds great that guitar greetings

Love the Tribute line. A lot of guitar for the money

Agufish- Correct me if I am wrong but this is essentially a Studio without the push/pull coil taps and no weight relief, correct? Seems almost identical to my 2012 Studio which is a really nice playing guitar.

How do you think this guitar compares with the Agile AL3200?

Are you using a pedal to get that squeal? If so, what is the name of it?

Try a Gibson LP Modern? The one with the new weird looking neck volute Pretty pricey + limited though so it'll be a pain to get your hands on

which is better gibson les paul tribute or gibson les paul studio?

Pinchin like Zakk. It must be the beard in combination with such a thicc Les Paul and the monstrous high gain tone.

I thought of this les paul for menny years (a Gibson les paul with a 1 piece mahogany body and neck non weight relive for around 1,000 dollar's) this is a you can gig with out worrying about and it looks and sounds great And the 3 les pauls weight are 9,'6,> 8.11 and 8.10 lbs, so there is no problems with comfort...

All that gear and still not in sync ? Sounds great though and the finish on that one looks great