I Finally Got It! (After 5 Years) | 1979 Gibson Les Paul Limited Edition Super Custom Wooden Binding

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After 5 years, I was finally able to call this special guitar mine! Many would say, I got this guitar out of Israel just in time before the war started as this occurred a few months ago. Today we document the FIRST Super Custom made - the 1979 Gibson Les Paul "Limited Edition" that was originally presented to Les Paul himself. This one is special because it retained the wooden binding of a The Les Paul that no other Super Custom has ever gotten again!
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0:00 Intro - Check Links in the Description
0:11 Unboxing
0:57 First Impression / Features
1:28 Les Paul Model History
2:05 20th Anniversary Les Paul Custom
2:23 Gibson The Les Paul TLP
3:11 True 25th Anniversary Les Paul Custom
3:17 25/50 Les Paul Anniversary Model
4:00 Where This One Fits In
5:19 The Les Paul "Super Custom"
6:08 He Was Number 1!
7:11 How I Acquired This Guitar
10:49 Other Super Custom Runs
11:43 Inside Look / Specs
23:47 Clean Tones
25:57 Dirty Tones
27:35 Final Thoughts
29:11 What to Watch Next!
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• A Typo that Changed Hi...
2:05 1974 Gibson Les Paul Custom 20th Anniversary Natural Flame
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2:23 Steve Howe's 1976 Gibson The Les Paul Wine Red
• THE Fanciest Les Paul ...
3:12 1977 Gibson TRUE 25th Anniversary Les Paul Silver
• The Rarest Anniversary...
5:32 1980 Gibson Les Paul Custom Limited Edition III "Super Custom"
• The Mysterious Journey...
6:14 2012 Julien’s Les Paul Estate Auction Part 1
• The RAREST Guitars In ...
7:15 1980 Gibson Les Paul Limited Edition "Super Custom" Antique Fireburst
• 1980 Gibson Les Paul L...
7:29 First 1979 Gibson Les Paul Limited Edition "Super Custom"
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10:57 1984 Gibson Les Paul Limited Edition Super Custom
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11:13 2008 Gibson Les Paul Super Custom
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@silvernuggets1285 9 ай бұрын

A 30 min episode on one guitar, you know it must be a special peice. Love the wood binding. it's one of my favorite touches to these "furniture" style LPs

@matthewf1979 9 ай бұрын

I would argue that the late 70’s Norlin quality drastically improved over the previous era. That led to fantastic “pre-historic” reissues among a ton of other fantastic custom guitars. I really like the early 80’s V and Explorer reissues.

@pauljazz818 9 ай бұрын

Sometimes “the chase is better than the catch”….

@spencerd3696 9 ай бұрын

Love seeing the shot of this guitar along with its “relatives”. Also super cool that you have not only the first super custom, but Les Paul’s own guitar! Love the show Austin!

@rudiyantohalim736 9 ай бұрын

Although it's not a collector's grade condition, the story of the guitar is more important. The first super custom, own by Les is nice story to tell 🤘🤘🤘

@Meditech509 9 ай бұрын

To put the cost of this in perspective. You could buy a really nice brand new car for what they were charging for this guitar back then.

@Photognick521 9 ай бұрын

@@CatBlackGuitarsif only he could afford the Juices dream team lol

@thedude7726 9 ай бұрын

@@Photognick521the juice!

@andyderby150 9 ай бұрын

This guitar should be behind glass in a show room? I can’t imagine using it to gig with, and I think you’re brave to disassemble these guitar’s no matter how careful you try to be accidents happen, wearing screw heads, slip of a screwdriver? Some guitars from public owners yea but you know the history IDK😏

@shelbyavant5081 9 ай бұрын

No, you couldn't.

@darwinsaye 9 ай бұрын

@@andyderby150 It’s a music instrument, not a painting.

@orchurch 9 ай бұрын

The top of the output jack can will pop off , the dimples are holding it on. I used to gut them and turn 'em into stash cans.

@ABBYDOG26 9 ай бұрын

Love the colors on this one. Beautiful guitar

@donrepcon7704 9 ай бұрын

Worth it! Beautiful!! In 79 I was 27. I've got a lot more dings and scratches on me in the same 44 years. That guitar has character with the dings and scratches and to think Les Paul himself could have put some of those there. Don't complain young man.

@Waterbasedwill 9 ай бұрын

Looks as if a luthier met a cabinet maker with all that wood!

@estenray5385 9 ай бұрын

I think it is if not the absolute best certainty in the top three best looking Les Pauls I have ever seen! Thanks a bunch for the Peek! Mr Trogly!

@EarthAltar 9 ай бұрын

That's one fancy twanger, Austin. Very nice indeed. Love the BOC riff too. Cities On Flame With Rock 'N' Roll!

@PaulStewart1959two 9 ай бұрын

Cities on flame ..... With rock'n'roll 😂,,,,

@phil36135 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful guitar, the wood binding is amazing. I would do a good setup on it,and maybe put some wooden knobs,pickup rings, poker chip,ect. But its fantastic just like it is. Thanks

@TylerJohnstonGuitar 9 ай бұрын

Pretty cool Neal Schon played one. Love his Floyd LPs.

@kevinc8387 9 ай бұрын

Nice buy. I have alwYs been told, brass for class, bone for tone. It would be interesting to hear it with a pro installed bone nut. Love the show.

@terryoquinn8199 9 ай бұрын

I love how this guitar looks with the side bursts and all , plus , I’m a big fan of the Heritage Cherry Sunburst finish . I have my eye on one now , hope I can get it .

@eyedunno8462 9 ай бұрын

I have a 1979 Les Paul Standard that came with P90s and pankake mahogany body, maple top, maple neck and ebony fretboard. At some point, someone had gutted it and put in Super Distortions, which frankly look and sound incredible and will never leave the guitar. The only thing i did was add treble bleeds and swap the magnets for double thick, short Alnico 5 and it did exactly what i wanted - smoothed the highs without loosing any beef. It's my favorite guitar sound ever. There's something about a Les Paul with an Ebony Fretboard and Maple neck. Still has the chunk, but an added 8khz-10khz brightness and complexity without being overbearing. It is an absolue juggernaut in tone. If the pickups in this lack some beef, an easy, reversable thing would be to swap the magnets for Alnico 6 (yes, 6!) or Alnico 8. Either will give you more mid push and that gentle alnico compression

@Trog 9 ай бұрын

The model you're describing is the "Pro Deluxe" - Neal Schon's famous "first floyd Les Paul" started as one of those too and was also routed for humbuckers

@picksalot1 9 ай бұрын

I think the guitar looks gorgeous and sounds very good and clear - Something I imagine Les would have liked. It would be great if you could get a bit more history on it. Thanks

@supersonicnomad8437 9 ай бұрын

Firstly, congratulations on finally snagging your current SUPER RARE Les Paul find with amazing provenance Austin! Secondly, the shielding base plate stamp is my birthday! Yet despite its flaws, to me (and probably you too) the historical value of this piece in the terms of all things Gibson and the Les Paul model is the same as or equal to nothing short of priceless. Truly an astoundingly beautiful milestone of a guitar. Onward to the next hunt! Right on and collect and assemble for the museum on! \m/

@bradleyyounger8499 8 ай бұрын

If you pull the output jack out and spray it out with electrical contact cleaner and lubricant..and you can squeeze the contacts back together to make better contact

@TommySG1 9 ай бұрын

Man, what a Beaut! Good for you man, really can’t wait till you finally open up this museum. Myself and two other guitar geeks will be certainly planning a road trip once it gets underway Trogmeister 🤙

@sgt.grinch3299 9 ай бұрын

Trogly, I forgot to congratulate you on your new acquisition. That is an amazing instrument. Can’t wait to see it in the museum.✌️✌️

@dalekoster9955 9 ай бұрын

For years I used to walk 48th Street - Manny’s, Sam Ash, We Buy. Bought an 81 LP Standard in tobacco sunburst in 82 there. Lots of interesting guitars in their windows.

@michaeltodd2061 9 ай бұрын

This is my favorite Les Paul I have ever seen. I hope one day to be able to craft guitars even HALF as awesome as this!

@umrmech84 9 ай бұрын

It was good to hear you mention Dave Davidson from Well Strung Guitars. I knew him when he was the Chief Vintage Buyer for Sam Ash and bought a few guitars from him, including my '57 Les Paul Jr..

@benpowersguitar 9 ай бұрын

That is gorgeous and sounds amazing. Wonderful instrument.

@user-py1bq1xb5l 9 ай бұрын

Surely a looker, never been a cherry burst fan but this one wow glad after that time you were able to get it and share, cool thanks

@wilhelmtheconquerer6214 9 ай бұрын

I think the harmonica bridge (especially paired with a TP-6 tailpiece) looks awesome! That bridge design on maple neck black beauty with super 400 inlays, jumbo frets, T-top in the neck and Dirty fingers in the bridge and Les Paul Axcess back contours would be my perfect Les Paul

@dannyv.6358 4 күн бұрын

Hey Austin, congrats. My opinion, with some wear on the guitar it lends itself to be played! Not only as a collector piece. If you chased and lusted over this thing for years, I would agree the condition would be somewhat of a disappointment but now you can play the darn thing with out worrying a bout a ding or a small sctrach here and there. Enjoy it, my friend, as someone in the past has already!

@readrepairs 9 ай бұрын

Just shows it 'pays' to be patient. Well done.

@jerryvahnknight218 9 ай бұрын

Gorgeous guitar!!

@tadrickman4491 9 ай бұрын

I love that you played "Cities On Flame With Rock And Roll"! 😀

@Winterfell1066 9 ай бұрын

Glad you got one! Thanks for all the help you gave me on my 1980 Gibson Tobacco Custom.

@lurklingX 9 ай бұрын

of that little 4 guitar lineup, i really like the blond quilt top and the dark brown one. very striking!

@joermnyc 9 ай бұрын

Maybe that bright neck pickup is why Les sold it? All the odd parts could also be Les tinkering with the guitar.

@eurodecibel 9 ай бұрын

Hi Austin, you might be able to use a dental pick to go in through the output jack and bend them inward to improve their connection.

@duane8829 9 ай бұрын

Oh good for you trogly. That was a fun story. Nice addition to the future museum.

@WeimaranersAreTheBest 3 ай бұрын

Where do u store all your guitars??? Have u made a video of guitar room?

@billmcnabb1037 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful guitar brother. Love the history.

@SDVN74 9 ай бұрын

Gorgeous LP Sir.

@jessemiller1774 9 ай бұрын

City's of flame, with rock N roll. Right on, trogly.

@bigmikeyz0071 6 ай бұрын

I loved that super standard.

@charliewright6297 9 ай бұрын

Wow you got that in the nick of time. Good for you.

@doctoribanez 9 ай бұрын

Nice man. Congrats

@josephkingston9252 8 ай бұрын

My friend if I were you I would never get rid of that guitar but there is only one other above that one that you would probably want and it was in a music store in Gulfport, Mississippi many years ago, it was one of six Les Paul's that Les Paul himself had hand carved and put 24-karat gold pick up playted pickup covers on it, it had real mother of pearl in the neck and it was an extra thin Neck it was a very unique looking guitar and they turned down eleven thousand dollars, $11,000.00 for it . Mr Samuel Fitch on the Gulf Coast collected Gibson's and martins and he offered them $10,000 and they wouldn't take it I wish I could remember the name of the music shop I know where it was located in the Hardy Court shopping center I just can't think of the name of that music store, but yes they had an advertisement it was in a glass case nobody could touch it and they said it was only one of six Les Paul's like it in world, and that Les Paul himself hand carved this guitar it was very unique looking and if I ever meet anybody else that knows where that guitar ended up at I will let you know. Also right up the street from it pinkston's music store in Biloxi on the pass road had their music shop and their special guitar was a non-electric guitar and they wanted close to a million dollars for it, it had a picture of Glenn Armstrong inside a glass case and people can only see it they couldn't touch it and it had real moon dust enclosed with it they said that Mr pinkston was a personal friend of John Glenn Armstrong and that Armstrong took that guitar to the moon and brought it back with him. The people at the chancery vault in Biloxi, Mississippi could tell you who inherited his estste. Mr pinkston Died last year I believe, iand the store was closed, Christie's could probably auction that guitar and the picture and the moondust off for $100,000,000.00

@bottomkitchen250 9 ай бұрын

Truly enjoy this video. Such a beautiful guitar.

@greensombrero3641 9 ай бұрын

very beautiful. I've a 79 LP custom - natural - guess how much I paid for it new in 1979?

@thebacongeneral6038 9 ай бұрын

I own the EVH style one and I want to learn more about the other ones in the run

@CraigMartin-be5jm 5 ай бұрын

Nice tone

@readrepairs 9 ай бұрын

It's a piece of furniture,,, literally! Nice. Improved with the passage of time.

@sgt.grinch3299 9 ай бұрын

Cities on flame with rock n roll!

@Gratefulman1965 9 ай бұрын

Soft white underbelly anyone?

@07BSPtC 9 ай бұрын

Any idea what model buzz osbourne of the Melvin’s plays. Black looks like a custom no coil split switch no harmonica bridge super 400 inlays and custom headstock inlay.

@matthewbyars7171 9 ай бұрын

Buzz's black LP is a '69 Custom. That's what he told me, anyway.

@PeterMoore350 26 күн бұрын

I must have missed this one. I like it !! Cheers from NZ 😎🎸🤘

@DetroitGaming 9 ай бұрын

Could someone explain why they would use a sandwich piece in between the maple and mahogany? Thanks!

@willdenham 3 ай бұрын

It's awesome. Love it!

@JONNIE_ROCKER 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful color

@rocketpigrecords3719 9 ай бұрын

>all maple lester Ok, spill it - what's that like? Legend has it Les originally wanted a maple back, mahogany top guitar, and McCarthy told him no, they'd all be back breakers. Weight relieved?

@oswaldocampoverde4492 9 ай бұрын

what a great dose of guitar information! Thanks a lot!

@ericolson326 9 ай бұрын

Forget clownburst, that finish is the whole circus 😄

@TheChicagoTodd 9 ай бұрын

When do you suspect your museum will open? I have a bunch of friends in Chicago, and would love to make a trip of it.

@JokersWild70 9 ай бұрын

Probably never 😂

@davids2629 9 ай бұрын

The neck is my favorite!

@PastelComGini 9 ай бұрын

Well, it's a beautiful one, congratulations.

@nicirvin1994 9 ай бұрын

True.. But you've got to remember.. He's not a player.. He's a collector.. You know.. Like a Biker.. Paint and chrome don't get you home.. Same principle..

@frankwebster9110 9 ай бұрын

He actually does enjoy to playing. I have watched him long enough to have seen the incremental improvements. He has learned some pretty decent finger picking as well. He will continually get better as all of us who practice do.

@bamaborn3997 9 ай бұрын

That’s freaking beautiful

@mikesmith7107 9 ай бұрын

What did you polish the wood with?

@bluekoi455 9 ай бұрын

This is a beautiful guitar!

@ericnootebos5855 8 ай бұрын

I wonder: why does it has different bridges in the different shots?Did you change it along the way? Beautifull guitar by the way!

@ios6605 9 ай бұрын

All cream binding would’ve been better

@hifibrony 9 ай бұрын

That is a gorgeous guitar.

@ajg4286 9 ай бұрын

that 20th anniversary natural top is beautiful

@karldettling5981 9 ай бұрын

My 1968 les paul gold top had compromised fret spacing as gibson informed me? So it was impossible to tune. I was happy to get rid of it!

@sanderdragsund7373 9 ай бұрын

3:47 what is that wood on that headstock? It looks really nice

@mickyp2006 9 ай бұрын

Those pickups just remind me of every classic rock band in the 70s tone wise

@HenritheHorse 9 ай бұрын

Damn beautiful!

@thebacongeneral6038 9 ай бұрын

Trogly, can you do a video about the SoBE Water Epiphone promo guitars?

@dawo8506 5 ай бұрын

What size are the frets on the 25/50?

@ukutiki 9 ай бұрын

Score! Congrats!

@Saul_HUDSON 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for this nice review !

@EricQuinn 9 ай бұрын

I love it. It’s beautiful.

@sgt.grinch3299 9 ай бұрын

Z is for late and retired. I love the tones on this guitar.

@1974gibsonfrancesco 9 ай бұрын

Well the top carve as I understand varied. Was the standard or custo, consistent. Neck and head stock break angles, varied enough. Then you get into the 60s, where the SG came from. 68 they brought back LPs, into the 70s Norlin era. Nolin is responsible Der these super customs n others. I have a 74 custom black, won't trade or sell. If you find an old one, hearing some MOJO?? Get a pro setup, refret, whatever it needs. Brass parts etc, your getting vintage tones on a new guitar.

@johnbristow4981 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful!!! No doubt comes with a price tag to choke a horse!!! Dream guitar!!

@CharmCityPaintball 9 ай бұрын

I was hoping I’d love the way it sounds, but I just didn’t… middle position was the best… beautiful guitar! I’m happy you got it!

@randybrown7023 9 ай бұрын

I like norlin era for the maple necks.

@jackmathers738 9 ай бұрын

Congrats, she's a beauty and soul ds amazing. I have to say as a long time subscriber ... your guitar playing has come a long way. You sound great, man!

@southernpride2003 9 ай бұрын

For fender Friday you should review Buddy Holly's signature strat fender made in the 90s I believe I know I'd kill to have it

@Steve.Cutler 9 ай бұрын

It's a beautiful guitar.

@larrypower8659 9 ай бұрын

What is the purpose of that “harmonica” bridge as oppose to a tune-o-matic or “Nashville” style ABR-1 bridge?

@georgeoh-well8116 9 ай бұрын

AFAIK more intonation adjustment to compensate for bad bridge placement.

@engelsjn 9 ай бұрын

Awesome guitar! Thank you for your influence on me with the Norlan era customs. I finally found my birthday birthyear 78 custom last year. Such awesome guitars!

@leviathan_is_me 9 ай бұрын

I agree with the end thoughts. There's a beast in there somewhere. I hope Austin loves it considering he HAD to have paid a LOT for it.

@musicauthority674 9 ай бұрын

Brass nuts tend to make a guitar have a briter tone. in fact people should be warned about that. if they want to put a brass nut on their guitars.

@gearViewmirror 9 ай бұрын

I made a brass nut for my jazzmaster and i can't hear any difference in tone, i would make one for any of my guitars if needed! 🎸🤘🎸

@markcheetah4960 9 ай бұрын

I think they sound "fretted."

@markbarnaart2381 9 ай бұрын

I went for a set of string and I got this Lespaul !

@frankwebster9110 9 ай бұрын

Now that Austin has talked about how cool the rosewood binding is, the Mod Shop will probably have one sometime in the near future..🙂

@TheSecondNature 9 ай бұрын

I'll be honest, despite being the most common model, the 25/50 is the best looking of the bunch

@leedouglass9636 9 ай бұрын

This is one guitar,no matter the condition you don’t get rid of.

@TXCrafts1 9 ай бұрын

That is arguably the "Stradivarius" of Les Pauls. Beautiful

@kirkwilson6229 9 ай бұрын

Gotta love the Anniversary models not actually being released on the anniversaries.

@vegashdrider 9 ай бұрын

Not fond of the bridge but that is a beautiful color **edit, looks awesome with the Nashville bridge

@pat5882 9 ай бұрын

Cities On Flame With Rock and Roll Not many viewers know of that tune by Blue Öyster Cult

@darrellminx5459 9 ай бұрын

You are Gibson's best advertisement and you should be paid for it.