I Found An INSANE Les Paul! | 2014 Crimson Division Les Paul Custom Ultima
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Today we finally get to check out a Les Paul Ultima! These were introduced in 1996 as an ultra high-end and flashy Les Paul. For most people, these turn out too gaudy and aren't that well-liked by players for price and flashiness concerns. However, there have been many versions of the Ultima since its introduction and this 2014 is a great example of an extra special "Les Paul Custom Ultima" that fixes the biggest issue I have with Ultimas... they are only fancy on the front and "plain" on the back. This one dials it up to 15 with a flamed maple body and 5 piece neck
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@Trog 4 ай бұрын
As far as Ultimas go - this is an excellent one! 🟢My Website: www.troglysguitarshow.com 🔴Reverb: tidd.ly/4aFiyhC 🐕 Private Help Sessions: troglysguitarshow.com/help-appraisals/
@Zundfolge 4 ай бұрын
If Liberace was a guitar player...
@thehark6247 4 ай бұрын
he would have had a pink one.
@ripperace 4 ай бұрын
The fret board is a bit too busy. I appreciate the craftsmanship in the fretboard, and body binding. Just not my dance….
@chris_2714 4 ай бұрын
Perfect description 😂
@dw7704 4 ай бұрын
He’d have played a custom Zemaitis
@mertmunson1417 4 ай бұрын
Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!
@frankwebster9110 4 ай бұрын
I always say it . I'm a sucker for quilt. I never knew I would be a sucker for natural quilt. Meaning not tinted. It's something straight from heaven. They could have left the fretboard alone and it still would be a jaw-dropper jaw dropper!
@DS-nw4eq 4 ай бұрын
I also suck for quilt
@pepmasters-999 4 ай бұрын
Every night or just at the weekends?
@shawnawesome7770 4 ай бұрын
Cant blame ya, its absolutely beautiful and i usually hate natural finishes
@frankwebster9110 4 ай бұрын
@@DS-nw4eq I don't love it so much that I would compromise my pie hole for a quilt, but you do you boo..
@stockholm1752 4 ай бұрын
Your taste in guitars baffles me. This piece was *made* to be put on display. It belongs in a museum (Any aspiring curators out there?). Think of it this way: in another 20 years it may be impossible to source the natural materials to create such an instrument. Keep it.
@larryharshmanjr5634 4 ай бұрын
Love it, the fretboard is a bit too busy for my taste but still a great looking guitar
@yatzyac 4 ай бұрын
The "Harp" inlay at 2:09 is 125% too much, but I love it
@b3pahunter546 4 ай бұрын
Those tones are exactly what look for in a Les Paul!
@davidfmgonzalez 4 ай бұрын
16:30 Collective Soul - Shine Nice riff choice, this axe really shines!
@huangss00 4 ай бұрын
Gorgeous guitar, I love the way it sounds.
@yodatw 4 ай бұрын
That quilt top snakeskin looking top just POPS. Wow. Thanks for sharing this one. It is stunning!
@jimmyjames2022 4 ай бұрын
This 2014 Crimson Custom Ultima is an exquisite example of Gibson skill. Perfect as presented, the gorgeous natural quilt, the sweet abalone purfling, and that Tree of Life fretboard is my favourite of the choices. I'd be expecting this to stay in your collection as a showcase piece, but I see you're offering it for sale. Oh well.
@Trog 4 ай бұрын
24hr listing to tempt fate and gather attention for the video. I plan on keeping it as stated but this thing is too beautiful to not share! Haha
@picksalot1 4 ай бұрын
I'm not usually a fan of "Fancy" looking guitars, but that Les Paul is stunning, and the sound is luxurious. I agree the neck inlay is very busy, but beautiful. Nice Museum quality guitar will surely get many eyes ogling it.
@markvonwisco7369 4 ай бұрын
That quilt top is amazing. It looks 3D. The abalone everywhere kind of reminds me of a Martin D-45. On another subject, I don't get the richlite hate. I have an acoustic guitar with a richlite fretboard and bridge. At least to my ears, it doesn't adversely affect the tone of the guitar. Richlite seems pretty durable too. The guitar is almost 20 years old, and there's no visible wear on the fretboard. If the guitar is a high end custom order, I can understand wanting to have a real wood fretboard. But if we're talking about a regular working musician's guitar, I don't see richlite being an issue, as long as the guitar sounds like you want it to sound.
@jackmundo4043 4 ай бұрын
Excellent. Thank you.
@aaronpickens6831 4 ай бұрын
Loved hearing the Collective Soul riff :)
@rickguitar 4 ай бұрын
Incredible sound!
@leviathan_is_me 4 ай бұрын
17:34 Tried to sneak in "the lick" by slowing it down...caught it.
@johnro6659 4 ай бұрын
IMO it's one of the best Les Pauls I have ever seen. LOVE the quilt, I prefer it much more than flame. The abalone binding is nice and the inlay work is really done well.
@Shiznitt_ 4 ай бұрын
Wow Some beautiful wood used for this one. The L5S headstock inlay would have been a better match with the fretboard tho
@michaelgrannis6361 4 ай бұрын
Well, IMO, that is one of the best Gibson guitars I have ever seen. My only two changes, no inlay and let the Ebony do its best Ebony thing, and no fret nibs. Thanks for sharing this one!
@straightshowtunelove 4 ай бұрын
Love the abalone
@ousley421 4 ай бұрын
Fucking Insane, that is Royalty.
@JKn1412 4 ай бұрын
Sounds as good as it looks!
@johnburns5783 4 ай бұрын
Stunning guitar, to be honest. Really wants putting in a frame up on a wall 😉😉
@the_nondrive_side 4 ай бұрын
best part of the video was not seeing the same old strap giving me anxiety.. you know the one.. Grolsch beer come in bottles with little red seals. get yourself a 4 pack
@frankwebster9110 4 ай бұрын
Lol
@faustthehammer8706 4 ай бұрын
they only thing i heard and seen was "heaven let you're light shine down!" that song fits this guitar.
@dongray9852 4 ай бұрын
That's unquestionably the most beautiful Les Paul I've ever seen. Better than Steve Howe's even.
@jasonbates2687 4 ай бұрын
That's my perfect Les Paul. Buttercream frosting.
@airmikey8647 4 ай бұрын
That headstock is perfect, that green and gold tan combo is perfecr
@pat5882 4 ай бұрын
Super clean tones! It’s the maple.
@Stephen_M. 4 ай бұрын
Beautiful Guitar!
@markjamesmeli2520 4 ай бұрын
I don't hate the elaborate binding, and that woodgrain is to die for. Perhaps the complaints were that the binding design and the contour of the body, together, are a little bit - to alotta bit "busy." That neck doesn't help either. BUT I really like the body. Have you been listening to a lot of Clapton lately? Nice playing!
@deanbartone8187 4 ай бұрын
Wow, that’s very impressive. Looking instrument. I have to say the middle was my favorite tone but that thing rips I would play the piss out of that day and night. Good luck with that one my friend. Congratulations. What a nice piece.
@Photognick521 4 ай бұрын
Shine is the first music video I can remember watching as a kid
@Icantdrive55 2 ай бұрын
This one really is a unicorn. An all Maple Les Paul and ultra fancy, love it. I noticed the other one you showed us from Japan isn’t exactly the same, it had the flower pot inlay on the headstock so maybe all of the Crimson Div. are unique one offs even in some small way and not a small run. Thanks for showing us this special Guitar Austin.
@andrewtait6197 4 ай бұрын
Id swap out the the volume and tones buttons and uncover the pickups. Like you said personal preference.
@MarkEdward-bl6cr 4 ай бұрын
That quilt is soooo awesome sounds pretty darn good to 👏👍🤘
@richardburkow3792 4 ай бұрын
That is one of the most stunning guitars I have ever seen.
@TrumpIsGoingToPrison 4 ай бұрын
Absolutely GORGEOUS instrument.
@alexanderguestguitars1173 4 ай бұрын
As a custom builder I've never been keen on quilted maple like the top on that. There's something about quilting which weirds me out somehow. But that one is very, very nice. And I love the abalone binding, and the maple pickup rings. The back is even better! Les Pauls should really be maple necks anyway (IMHO). Because it's a stronger wood than mahogany and would save lots of headstock fractures. But the laminated flamed maple neck is superb. How rare is an entire BODY of flamed maple WITHOUT A CENTRE JOIN! Just one massive chunk of wood THAT wide. WOW! For me the 'tree of life' on the fretboard takes it over the top. And you can see on the headstock the round ends of the triangle abalone recesses in the headstock veneer, but the abalone is pointed. This is due to the routering needed for the inlay. It should have been finished off with a knife/chisel to take the ends of the triangles to a point, not just left round like that. But that aside I'm diggin this one big time!
@alexanderguestguitars1173 4 ай бұрын
As a custom builder I've never been keen on quilted maple like the top on that. There's something about quilting which weirds me out somehow. But that one is very, very nice. And I love the abalone binding, and the maple pickup rings. For me the 'tree of life' on the fretboard takes it over the top. But that aside I'm diggin this one big time!
@samright4661 4 ай бұрын
Spectacular find Trogly ! I love it
@rockinrob2004 4 ай бұрын
Just a WOW machine! Bright sounding yes, however in a great way clean & distorted! IMO I've always been a sucker for natural & quilt is the cherry for me. I love it! I wouldn't play it a lot ONLY because I'd worry about scratching it. It's a ULTIMATE ULTIMA! Congrats it's sick!
@mreguest1000 4 ай бұрын
cool! this looks just like my richwood re-135 tree of life. Great find, I always wondered what it was based on, keep up the good work! 😊
@mcfats7652 4 ай бұрын
You know it's a good top when your new 4k Sony TV can't keep up with it! Will that binding get the deep nicotine amber color that you sometimes see? Sounds amazing, too. Love me some Collective Soul. Super fancy guitar, bud, that's a keeper! Trogly, put this video up on your TV and see if it totally glitches out from all the movement! It's wild. I'm too lazy right now to mess with settings but this rarely happens even on really nice tops. This one must be extra special.
@agcacustoms2852 4 ай бұрын
Man those guitars really are a beauty, so much flame and quilt and so much extra they remind me of the Ed Roman guitars. Truly beautiful Les Paul’s, definitely a true collector custom shop piece.
@user-cm8co5nx4k 4 ай бұрын
Beautiful piece. Worked best with distortion. Note were distinct. Many clean tones too bright. String resonance great. Wood resonance not so much… maple dense and hard. Light and hard woods, like ash, resonate well. Mahogany for resonance with a maple cap for clarity and sustain is my ideal in this style machine.
@DDE_ADDICT 4 ай бұрын
Man you have come so far with your playing.
@ArchieOnEarth 4 ай бұрын
Ibanez’ version of the tree of life inlay was visibly fancier at traditional inlay positions, so the side dots weren’t your only reference points.
@duanewelsh5611 4 ай бұрын
As Fee waybill said "She's a Beauty"!
@DogDaze66 4 ай бұрын
Pretty cool
@jeffgolladay5813 Ай бұрын
Looks amazing!!!
@bozakarlin9034 3 ай бұрын
Great video, thanks.
@fabieneldridge3414 4 ай бұрын
Has caused temporary Blindness ! Beautiful guitar! Absolutely beautiful 😍
@brunoantony9257 4 ай бұрын
beautiful guitar!
@martydibergi5228 2 ай бұрын
wow looks like lake ripples Beautiful
@hifibrony 4 ай бұрын
Gorgeous top and inlay work. Sort of an Alembic-style LP.
@madDadMusic 4 ай бұрын
those extended channels for the custom inlay drove me nuts.
@msimple 4 ай бұрын
that's definitely insane!!! what a gem!!! thanks for sharing this
@petemarron6677 4 ай бұрын
Beautiful.
@stonebrakerstudio8238 4 ай бұрын
Thank you ❤
@ej1_drew 4 ай бұрын
the waves in the quilt look like i can feel them 😮
@angrymike6759 4 ай бұрын
I really dig this one !👍👌 have you been practicing more? Demo was great!👍
@alexanderguestguitars1173 4 ай бұрын
The bright tone is without doubt due to the maple body (and neck) rather than the softer/less dense mahogany. Right up my street! If it's too bright, you can just turn the tone knob down. That is what they're for after all.
@texasfreedomlover4730 4 ай бұрын
Not crazy about the tree of life motif, but I’d rock it. The abalone binding is awesome.
@mattrockjm 4 ай бұрын
Yo trogly Lv the all maple les Paul Sounds are the best you have … clear , bright , Perfect for what I do Rock , hard rock , blues Thx bro ..😎 enjoyed it Oho.. 0:02 I have an all flame maple Kramer including the neck , made by Gibson from 2014 …honey burst Strat style 2/ hum/ split coil…JB in the front/ back.. Great sound as well … Similar in tone … Lv that guitar 🎸 😎
@BrentAdams 4 ай бұрын
Gorgeous Maple used on this....and I love the Abalone inlay on the tops of guitars if done well. (I think the abalone on the back is a little "much". LOL!). The Vine inlay is a little overdone on this example IMHO. They should have only had the Abalone where the fretboard markers would normally be with the rest M.O.P..
@rudiyantohalim736 4 ай бұрын
This one is why I love natural finished guitar
@johnpick8336 25 күн бұрын
Incredible top
@_CYB0RG_ 4 ай бұрын
I love the abalone binding
@raytorvalds3699 4 ай бұрын
Austin! You said bushings instead of studs! Are you ok?! That is some insane 3d quilt for sure. Holy smokes, that is one of the most beautiful Les Pauls I've ever seen. More like an art/craftsmanship guitar than something I'd play, though. But still amazing. It sounded really good too.
@Badhands55 4 ай бұрын
Sweet custom
@robroymenzies8641 4 ай бұрын
It's a beautiful art guitar, of course it will play nice as well! Cool piece!
@LudwigVon 4 ай бұрын
I would much prefer something like split diamond inlays, That crazy inlay just makes it tacky
@clarkbabin9799 4 ай бұрын
I did like the sound of it . I really don't think the fretboard would distract me much.
@No_Lucks_Given 3 ай бұрын
I think i remember aeeing this on reverb. This is like absolute dream level guitar for me.
@donhopf 4 ай бұрын
Give it normal binding, neck and headstock and it’s a beautiful guitar.
@Furtheronmusic 4 ай бұрын
Lovely apart from the fingerboard inlay - too much sadly. Always preferred the ibanez tree of life I liked that how it helped with placement
@bottomkitchen250 4 ай бұрын
I do like the tree of life inlay, but I'd be confused, at first, if i tried to play it. Haven't heard 'Shine' in a while. Nice.
@theomen826 4 ай бұрын
2:19 I thought that flame fretboard option was only on the limted run justin hawkins les paul customs. Learn something new everyday!
@ianclevenger9714 4 ай бұрын
How nice of a find you got
@eckeb.7722 4 ай бұрын
Breathtaking..
@paolospadaro 4 ай бұрын
This guitar exudes light, beautiful sound! 💡 🎉 ☀️
@BIZARBIES 4 ай бұрын
52k is a nice chunk of change.
@DDE_ADDICT 4 ай бұрын
That is the very best Gibson I have ever seen. They truly knocked it out of the park. Trogly Museum Grade.
@TrueEvil702 4 ай бұрын
The guitar from Thursday's video! 😮
@kennethcarlin9629 4 ай бұрын
I had an Ibanez EW acoustic with that same finish all over
@Russell_Optics 4 ай бұрын
Personally I don't like all the inlays on the fretboard at all, but the body & headstock are gorgeous !
@TeensierPython 3 ай бұрын
Love the body wood. Not a fan of the neck pearl stuff
@GuitarBrew 4 ай бұрын
Fantastic looking Les Paul
@bukwok 4 ай бұрын
some say richlight material quite expensive, is true? if put regulation aside, rich light not a cost saving material compared to ebony .
@scottmartin356 4 ай бұрын
Not just a great looking guitar, but looks light and well balanced as you play it
@scotthill5968 4 ай бұрын
Very Nice
@wearethree 4 ай бұрын
This 2014 Crimson is beautiful!!!
@halfchop 4 ай бұрын
I really love this one
@kimmccracken4676 4 ай бұрын
Fancy on the outside, Fancy on the inside, what a beautiful piece.
@michaelheller8841 4 ай бұрын
Maybe you can say that I have a gaudy taste but I think it's beautiful. I would play it for sure. Once you play it, you're not looking at it anyway.
@blagheur 4 ай бұрын
Super cool
@EricClapton1945 4 ай бұрын
You can send that over to my collection. I will hold on to it for you. ;)
@davidunderdown8100 4 ай бұрын
What is the fret wire made of? Is it Nickle Silver, Stainless Steel, or Evo Gold? Is it true that these come PLEKED? Is the fretboard Quartersawn?
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