Looks like if Peter Frampton, Randy Rhoads, and Jake E Lee had a love child. Beautiful guitar.

@donbishop6994

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I thought almost the exact thing. 🤣😂 except instead of Frampton it was Ace Freely. However you spell that.

@garthkolbeck8674

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@@donbishop6994 fraeley? Frehley? Frailee? Freely? Fraghly?

@cataclysmicconverter

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@@garthkolbeck8674 Frehley is it! Pronounced "Fray-lee".

@donbishop6994

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@@garthkolbeck8674 exactly 💯. I have no clue 🤣😂

@Kyush4

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Considering Jake's guitar is white with black hardware and peter's guitar is a 3 pu les Paul, Randy doesnt bring anything into this comparison

100% Steve Clark vibes. Steve would have LOVED this guitar!

I wish Gibson would do different pickups on their CS LP’s besides the 498T and 490R. Recently replaced those in my Demo shop Silverburst with a classic 57 + in the bridge and custom bucker in the neck. LOVE THEM!!

I am not big on 80s-styled guitars, but this one, with its big tones and unique features truly make it a great one-of-a-kind find!! Nice Trog!!

Since you brought it up, have you ever done or can you do a detailed breakdown on what the Made to Measure program is and how it works.

I'd be in love with this one had they done black binding instead of no binding. The double bound body is one of the signature special details that makes me crave a Custom.

@JokersWild70

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Absolutely agree with black binding

THAT IS REALLY SWEET! LOVE THE ABALONE INLAYS, AND THE FINISH SPARKLES KINDA MATCH THE COLORS OF THE ABALONE.

that guitar looks absolutely gorgeous

Ok, I think out the box this was one of the best sounding guitars you have documented.

Best sounding Paul you’ve demo’d for a long time.

FYI...the 2013 SG Deluxes (the ones with the flame tops and Bigsby's) also have those style inlays. I have one of these and it's a great guitar but they were only made one year and there's not a lot of info out there about them. Documenting one of those would be great for a future show...

Great playing, Austin. Just needed black binding,. and put a 500 for the third pu, but it will definitely work.

Love that finish. Goes well with the abalone inlays. Good one!

I've never had any want for a custom shop model before this one. Beautiful. Looks sleek without the binding.

9:47 Up the Irons 🤘

@saltpeter7429

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"Scream for me Troglodytes!"

@cataclysmicconverter

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@@saltpeter7429 "Wait for it left hand side, wait for it..."

A custom shop studio is in fact close to what i would ask the custom shop to do, binding nowhere to be found, no pickup rings, no pickguard, no truss rod, no poker chop, no fretboard inlays, no paint... With 1960 standard specs with axcess neck

Stunning. I really don’t like 3 pickup guitars. Would be much better as a 2 pickup. But that neck and headstock with the abalone. Absolutely stunning. I’d love to see this in the reverse. Black body with white plastics.

" Love Bites, Love Bleeds!" "You take my life but I'll take yours too!" Nice NWOBHM night here in Troglyville. Some Leppard and Some Maiden. Always welcome in my world.

That’s freaking amazing. I really like the garage. I got my classic there last March.

Salutations Austin! Very nice Les Paul Custom! I just picked up a 2016 Gibson 1950’s Tribute Gold Top in the satin finish, and it too has no binding, and it has the same open coil pickups in it as are in this particular Les Paul Custom, which surprised me, because I thought it would have the 1957 pickups instead. I just oiled the fretboard and am putting new strings on it tomorrow. I just has the standard two pickups but sounds nearly identical. That one is a beauty! Thank you for posting these videos! Please have an excellent and awesome day! ☀️✨🎸

Great show tonight!! Love the Storm Trooper Les Paul !! I hope someone buys it and Gigs the he'll out of that thing !!! Nice Guitar

Wow. They hand made the middle pickup ring, perfect fit: Why not the diamond on the 1st fret? It looks great. Totally needs an access cut.

I dig unbound boards. I've got a 2011 LP 50's Tribute with P90's, which I originally got to save my R6 from gigging, that has no binding & it plays great. I'm glad to see our boy finally find a guitar with a decent set of 490's too. Most of my guitars are from the 90's, meaning they're the pups I'm most used to from Gibsons & I dig them so I've never understood why so many guys diss them. I guess it's like anything mass produced - you get good sets & bad ones.

That is the most beautiful and smoothest fretboard I've ever seen on a guitar. What a finish!

The headstock is awesome on it now I want a white custom with abalone inlays but all abalone binding too everywhere neck body And go ahead and put some bass boat flakes in the white paint too just totally obnoxiously abalone blinged out to the max

Disco-ball Stormtrooper!! I like they broke the "rules" and left the binding off a Custom. The open 490s really bark. Good get. ♫

It's also missing the Custom's inlay on the first fret!

Hehe I saw that and loved it. I have a one off custom order that is a 57 standard body, LP custom neck, 3 burst bucker pickups and IGUANA burst!! Love that thing!!!

A sparkly stormtrooper vibe???.. let's get that death star disco ball out, too.

W0W! If I could fund this guitar oh yes, it would be mine! The Def Leppard was very cool to add to the playing demo. Beyond awesome Custom LP Austin! 👍🏻

@jameshughes6049

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I think he said he's selling it.

@supersonicnomad8437

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@@jameshughes6049 Right James. I just wish I could afford it. Lol

Sounds great and looks amazing.

Oo what a glorious performance model 3 pup Split Diamond LP Custom MTM with abalone inlays! Bonus no fret binding. Normally I don't like 490s but this sounds great!

Gorgeous guitar.

It looks a lot like the white pearl flake paint job on my friends 68 Camaro from 1973!

nice! came for the white les Paul, stayed for the Iron Maiden demo licks. 🤘🤘

Not sure this particular model should have necessarily been made into a standard production model I will say, it would have been nice if there were more Les Paul Custom models with three pickups. The only one I remember seeing with that spec is the late-90s Epiphone Black Beauty.

Great video as always. Love ❤️ it but wish it came with 57 or 58 neck carve.

Nice playing, Austin!!

Sounds amazing!

Kinda looks like a mix of Tommy Thayers White Lightning and Electric Blue Epiphone (the holo-sparkles) and Ace Frehley's three pickups.

This is why I watch your show- the coverage of unusual Customs and Made To Measure guitars. That one sounds pretty good, except for the bridge pickup which is too hot for me! I think it would look cool with 5-ply B-W-B-W-B binding on the top and 3-ply on the back. (note the negative black-and-white compared to a regular Custom). Contrast is the name of the game! Gold hardware too, including pickup covers. But since it was somebody’s Made-To-Measure, not mine-it is what it is! I do like the White Sparkle finish, though. And not to be too pedantic, there’s no such word as “blent”-the past tense of “blend” is “blended”.

That’s a high end player’s guitar. For that guitar to end up being owned by an individual that won’t be taking her out to play on a fairly consistent basis would and should be an absolute criminal offense, and I’m talking felony status. It would be a unimaginable waste. Like a person having the most beautiful and mesmerizing singing ability that takes a vow of silence…. But the bindingless construction is obviously a HUGE, not so subtle clue that she was built with FULL intent and the purpose of being played to its fullest possible extent. Not at ALL meant to be in a storage or closet for investment purposes, but plugged in, played, soaking up cigarette smoke, getting hit with random objects, bumping into the edges of speaker cabs and mix boards, with the optional application of a unique sticker or stickers that (if wielded by an individual that happens to go far, will make it easily recognized and more iconic as that individual’s personal weapon of choice by even casual fans. In fact, it’s pretty easy to tell that her finish, while really cool in normal lights, is going to be drawing a lot of people’s attention from how her finish will be interacting with all the various stage lighting and effects (I can only imagine the possibilities and personally if I applied a sticker, it would have to be black light reactive as I also hope the pearl color would also glow). She is DESTINED and meant to be someone’s constant travel companion, endure countless string changes, and (even tho I personally think she was perfectly created) her owner should have no second thoughts of using whatever is on hand they have to install little unique personal mods to accommodate individual needs that might not look pretty, but function reliably. Guitars shouldn’t be intended to have their “value” accessed by cosmetics or a certificate of “authenticity” but from the combination of possessing undeniable great tone and the resulting quality of attention of her builder focusing on what will result in making the guitar feel as if it is nearly effortless to play and simultaneously invoke that elusive spark of inspiration to instantly manifest upon any that starts playing a specific instrument... At least, that is my opinion of what should separate a $10,000 guitar from a $300 instrument. I don’t care how a guitar looks, if you start to play it and instantly feel that unexplainable but undeniable energy of creativity and inspiration that simultaneously makes you not want to stop playing, typically having to be forced away (even if politely) making the first thoughts after being separated desperately trying to figure out, IF owned by a friend, IF that friend is willing to sell it to you and (applies to friend or store) if you can somehow afford it/what is capable of being sold that you can part with to have enough to afford it (with some serious contemplation if you REALLY NEED 2 kidneys…) and if unable to purchase it, likely be inflicted with some degree of lasting effect from the shock of separation from the instrument. Actually, just realized that these unique, unassuming priceless treasures affect players with INSTANT addiction, complete with a POWERFUL withdrawal if unable to play them. the withdrawal can manifest with many different levels of severity that can cause symptoms like: 1) having constant dreams of playing the instrument that vary in frequency from every dream then on to happening randomly but can be lifelong 2) if was sold to another, developing a lifelong instant mental “switch” where INSTANT depression, sadness, and regret take hold whenever reminded of the instrument that “got away”… this can also be a lifelong affliction. 3) manifesting an anger that can range greatly in severity if discovering the desired instrument was destroyed, and can even result in multiple players developing an anger withdrawal response in circumstances if the instrument was destroyed intentionally by one of multiple players that are all enemies but also all addicted to/desperately trying to acquire ownership/access to the same instrument. Often occurs as a desperate final act of a cornered player that has possession but can clearly see that defeat is unavoidable and approaching fast and have a narcissistic personality that refuses to let “their instrument” be in anyone else’s possession. This is ultimately a situation where everyone suffers, but the player that actually destroyed it will eventually realize the true gravity of their actions (they are at fault for ultimately destroying a truly unique 1 in a million, priceless tool that would have still been played by others after his time and would have also experienced that spark, leading to beautiful masterpieces being made that would not otherwise manifest, or in other words, they destroyed a priceless instrument and countless future beautiful musical masterpieces also.) they often are the worst of tortured souls. 3) a lifelong obsession where the instrument is constantly brought up and how things could have gone differently with entire scenarios thought up that would have changed circumstances to have worked out. This can vary in severity from being a mild annoyance to friends, family, and coworkers, to causing alienation from others purposefully cutting off contact, to full on institutionalization if obsessed to actually tracking the instrument down, attempting to steal it, especially by ANY means, but getting caught. If unable to obtain ownership, next best possible situation is if owned by a close friend or family member that will let you play when visiting. There are others, as I suffer from a few myself, which is why I tend not to play random instruments unless I’m comfortable that if it happens to be such an instrument, I’m fully prepared and capable of actually obtaining it or have easy access to it daily if I want. However, these instruments tend to have already been discovered before me and has praise from multiple individuals that seems like it shouldn’t apply to it and might even have a bidding war attached that has gone far above what that model typically goes for…

That finish is awesome.

THAT IS GORGEOUS

White perloid binding would have been a cool contrast or maybe black pearl on a pearl white paint.

For collectors' purposes, which one would get: this or a Stephen Stills Custom Shop White Falcon G6136 with the Cadillac tailpiece(comparable price wise)? Hard choice. I like this custom LP a lot but not for $7250.

Great vid, Sir Trog 👍😉 Maiden meets 'Sultans'???🙃😊 Like this one...even the color. But real awesome are the abalone-inlays. Fits absolutly to that 'axe'

It’s a great sounding guitar and certainly unique. Had I the $$$$ I would add to collection but mainly for show.

Just got back from Nashville, got to see carters, gruhn’s, and the Gibson garage 👍

@raytorvalds3699

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I've been to Nashville last September. I also saw the Gibson Garage and Carter's. I really liked Carter's. Super nice and welcoming people there. Gibson Garage had too many security people. Didn't feel too good, imo. I understand it, but still. Didn't visit Gruhn's. /facepalm.

Austin how do these pickups work then in the middle position ?

@Trog

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Middle and bridge together

@ronhoffman7941

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@@Trog out of phase ?

I still cant understand how anyone can buy a 9lb plus les paul. I guess until you feel a historic reissue at 8lbs, you cant really tell the difference

I don't care about the sparkle, but every other thing about this guitar ROCKS!

I absolutely love that guitar.

Beautiful sounding les Paul

Very cool, but my gosh! $7k with NO historic or collector value? A sparkle paint job and blacked out hardware just doesn't account for the price. Has Gibson gone MAD??

I love this guitar. Looks fantastic and sounds great, even with the 490/498T combo, which I typically find uninspiring. That ebony fretboard with abalone - YES PLZ! When I see it, I don't think hair band nor high gain. I want to play it clean or with moderate overdrive. If it was $1,500 less, I'd buy it.

Wallmart

@bikerjon8934

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🧇

@sgt.grinch3299

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You made the podium for today and earned a Bronze Medal.

Beautiful guitar!

Supercool piece.

I like it a lot, 3pu sparkle finish, wish I could see it more, sounds great clear or dirty. The inlays abalone it grows on you

Awesome! So cool looking!

I ❤498t. It’s the best pick up for cranking a NMV Marshall

@cataclysmicconverter

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A LOT of rock guitarists love that combo from preferences I hear about pickups. Many don't think they're any good just because they've been the go to factory stock ones with no real historic bragging rights.

Love your show! Trogly, I have a 2094 Gibson LesPaul Classic lite burst. O have seen very few Lite bursts. Have you? Ty brother

@crazymikesvids5901

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2004 lol

I don't like LPs with 3 pickups (seems like overkill) but I definitely like the tones that were coming from this thing.

@cataclysmicconverter

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It does impede picking sometimes, for sure.

nice one. I believe it's missing the binding. I'm so used to the look. Any color would do even pink.

Great guitar Trogly. Has pretty cool sound as well. Thanks!!

I honestly like the abalone inlays better than the standard MOP. Maybe because I mostly play acoustic guitars?

love the Def Leppard

Call me strange but this is one of my favorites of late on your channel. Thanks for all the videos my friend.

I'm in love with that finish

Beautiful!

love that hysteria bit starting the playing demo, RIP Steve Clark

Can you explain how the serial number says it's a 2022? Thought 1st and 5th ?

the supreme sgs have also thes inlays

I'm loving the paint and 80's vibe on that Les Paul

That finish would pop under stage lighting!

*Man, that is COOL. LOVE the black hardware too!*

A missed opportunity for black binding 😮

Your playing is really improving my man!! Good stuff!

I could only dream of owning such a guitar. Although other than some previous wear from another owner I'm pretty happy with the Studio I have.

@ReprobateMind

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I have a 2003 swamp ash studio. beautiful guitar but that thing is a heavy beast. I love the look of the custom but I don't think my frail guitarist spine could take the full thickness.

Thanks a lot pal ... Now you made me go listen to Love Bites, by Def Leppard ... OH, Love the guitar!

Trog. As an old timer who got his first Gibson in 1981 -82' (was a long time ago) ,& a hardcore Jimmy Page nut who was obsessed w/ Gibsons till I sold my LP standard in 84' for a Boogie body Charvel/Jackson Superstrat to tried and move into 80's metal .. I really appreciate your scientific research you put in to documenting & testing these important historical , Durable goods, Americana musical instrument investment commodities. Just curious. Have you ever delved into Hartley Peavey's early attempts at guitar building using laser tooling for precise firearm nano -tolerance grade pieces? Just wondering .

@cataclysmicconverter

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I remember when the T-60 came out and stores were pushing them. Very original guitars AND cases at the time and a bargain to this day.

At 7k, I would have expected custom buckers!

That is such a beautiful guitar. $7000 though 😱

@catzdollz9810

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if only I had $7 grand. (sigh!)

looks ok now, but once that yellows over thats going to look terrible, nobody is going to want the sparkle piss les paul

You've been practicing! Awesome!

I actually really like it - but the upcharge is a bit much IMO.

Envia para o Brazil???

that middle pickup sounded doodoo for Maiden 😂

At 1:45 it looks like the frets have been scalloped out slightly.

That is a very nice LP. The only thing I don't like is the middle pick-up.

Good semi deep dive... Nice fretboard and headstock...shame about the rest... finish better suited to a $600 Supro 1572SW Belmont Single Pickup from the Americana Series. Enjoyed. regards.

Sweet!!

Love the look and sound but waaaaaaay too heavy!

I love it but kinda wish it had a plane white finish

@bradleyyounger8499

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Lol. Plain not plane

It’s like a fancy 3 pickup studio limited edition if you ignore the headstock

i hate sparkle guitars but this one is pretty cool. really like the inlays and the 3 pickup configuration

bedazzled stormtrooper

Not surprised on the 7k price. I was quoted 7.5k for a yellow sparkle top black sides & back. Matching headstock. Chambered. And that was just the quote ya know...

I like it but having binding on just the headstock makes it look weird. They should've had no binding at all. Sounds great though.