Finally: A Les Paul with Jumbo Frets

jeztone2

But it will be pricey. 

http://www.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/2018/Custom/Vivian-Campbell-Les-Paul-Custom.aspx

Fortheloveofguitar

Cheaper just to get a refret. It does look lovely though 

AlexHunter

Or just buy a Feline with big frets and a not half bad neck joint.

DLM

https://media.giphy.com/media/lXiRs6uusUyJANGIo/giphy.gif

flying_pie

Vivian Campbell could be the perfect metaphor for Gibson - has lost its way over recent times and not a patch on what they did in their heyday. 

Nice looking guitar though. I'd consider one if it would make me play as well as VC 

jeztone2

flying_pie said:

Vivian Campbell could be the perfect metaphor for Gibson - has lost its way over recent times and not a patch on what they did in their heyday. 

Nice looking guitar though. I'd consider one if it would make me play as well as VC 

You’ve not heard Last In Line or the new Riverdogs album?

Def Leppard is his dayjob. But the stuff he’s put out recently is top notch. 

rico

I'm sure Vivian is a nice lady but i'm not a fan of those uncovered pickups. Big frets on a LP are fantastic though.

DLM

@rico We're all adults here, you know, it's OK to talk about the feet:

https://pointyguitar.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/kramer_campbell_gftpm_04_89.jpg

@bingefeller

pmbomb

AlexHunter said:

Or just buy a Feline with big frets and a not half bad neck joint.

amen, and end up with a UK hand-made to personal spec guitar and a couple of grand change!

wow 6 grand USD for the Gibson. good lord.

FelineGuitars

It's a nice looking guitar, but it's not the first time Gibson have put Dunlop 6100 on a Les Paul

 ...but just saying this with it's Dunlop 6000 (yes even bigger) is somewhat of a joy

Rebar

Good God. That Feline is sublime!

bingefeller

DLM said:

@rico We're all adults here, you know, it's OK to talk about the feet:

https://pointyguitar.files.wordpress.com/2010/02/kramer_campbell_gftpm_04_89.jpg

@bingefeller

I like his white outfit.  

The Vivian Campbell LP looks amazing, so does the Feline.  It's a shame they don't make more LPs with jumbo frets, mine only has medium on it.  

rico

My main LP has had a refret to jumbo frets and I recently got a SG and I really don't like the standard frets - might be due a trip to @FelineGuitars for a refret!

flying_pie

jeztone2 said:

flying_pie said:

Vivian Campbell could be the perfect metaphor for Gibson - has lost its way over recent times and not a patch on what they did in their heyday. 

Nice looking guitar though. I'd consider one if it would make me play as well as VC 

You’ve not heard Last In Line or the new Riverdogs album?

Def Leppard is his dayjob. But the stuff he’s put out recently is top notch. 

I thought Last In Line was just playing all the old Dio stuff, which I'm sure he can still kick ass with. Will give Riverdogs a listen. 

He was one of the reasons I wanted to learn guitar. Thankfully I didn't start learning until Nirvana came around or I probably would have given up by realising how difficult most of his Dio stuff is

Philly_Q

".....a rubbed-patina black-and-grey color scheme inspired by the coastal rock formations of Vivian's hometown in Northern Ireland."

Gibson.... just go and stand in the corner until you realise how stupid you are.

And big frets are great, but why not go the whole hog and make them stainless?

flying_pie

Philly_Q said:

".....a rubbed-patina black-and-grey color scheme inspired by the coastal rock formations of Vivian's hometown in Northern Ireland."

Gibson.... just go and stand in the corner until you realise how stupid you are.

 In their defence they could have referenced  the colour scheme being the original colour of the kerb stone before the red, white and blue paint was applied...

skunkwerx

Looks nice, but I’d rather spend £5k less and have an Esp ltd singlecut. Im a fan of extra jumbo frets though I guess. 

Is it weird they’ve used richlite for the fretboard though? Guess its to emulate rosewood as per the artists tastes, but for £6k I think I’d want something nicer. At least ebony.. 

Whitecat

skunkwerx said:

Looks nice, but I’d rather spend £5k less and have an Esp ltd singlecut. Im a fan of extra jumbo frets though I guess. 

Is it weird they’ve used richlite for the fretboard though? Guess its to emulate rosewood as per the artists tastes, but for £6k I think I’d want something nicer. At least ebony.. 

It is weird. It’s not even like Gibson can’t get ebony anymore, they are almost flatly refusing to out of some kind of misguided “principle.”

Alvin

It has a good choice of finish options ....$1000.00   to have it signed ?   If it is meant to be a shredder type of guitar (if that actually means anything)  you would have thought it would have the  contoured heel  .