New Gibson Les Paul Axcess Standard Guitar

[Magik1369]

Dave Amato Rocks. I'm sold. I bought my LP Axcess today after watching Dave in this video. Great job Dave.

[astralsleeper100]

in my opinion this model is similar as Neal Shon playing, but les paul with tremolo...? don´t know if that s a right way for tuning and sustain...

[illchild316]

i played this guitar and the epiphone version....both play pretty bad ...very stiff guitar ..i played a prs se santana that was $2500 cheaper and it blew this guitar away

[IKissmydogonthelips]

Right ON! O I fricken LOVE YOU KC

[IKissmydogonthelips]

Right ON!

[mipsfuct]

I hated Les Pauls and Gibsons also...compromised and got the Epiphone clone of the Axcess, the Pro/fx for $399.  Love it.

[JgHaverty]

I HATE Gibsons. I HATE les pauls. I DESPERATELY WANT one of these!!!

[anchelicht]

Forever Les Paul!! 9/06/2011

[TheRealAdamBrown]

Nice! With that I don't need a strat! :D No offense Fender! But I prefer Gibson! ;)

[236987451]

Just Think What You Can Do With A Floyded Les Paul!!!!

[MischiefCON]

I wouldnt mind havin a crack @ that shit...

[CamoteMaster]

where´s the LOVE button?

[z3r0sh1ft]

I think the bridge position on a regular les paul compared to that is different. Am I wrong?

[DragiFlange]

Uses to much whammy 

[LifesonFan4Life]

@DragiFlange ... I think he's just demonstrating it's capabilities with the Floyd .. If I could afford one I'd definitely get a Floyd equipped LP

[jeffmara]

I have one and it is my favorite guitar.

[jwalsh8]

cool idea but i think the stop tail is one of the best things about a les paul for tuning stability during bends when ur playing chords at the same time.

[lucaso777]

Sounds great but every time he hits the whammy bar I cringe. I see no purpose for it other than sounding like an 80s throwback. The guitar would be idea with a stoptail bridge like a Les Paul should.

[MrCptGonzo]

@lucaso777

Buy a VOS Paul then. I think there are people who like that 80s stuff or some who just want a reliable vibrato system. The floyd is pretty much the way to go then.

And a lot of people replace their Gibson ABR1 and stoptail, so I see no reason why axcess owners shouldn't mod their floyd to make it sound better.

The stop tail is just more classic. That's why there is a huge variety of STP guitars out there.

[VincentValentineXIII]

It sucks being jobless and stuck in high school when guitars like this exist

[electrickithara]

They ought to just take a regular Les Paul and put an original Floyd Rose on it. Maybe with a big brass sustain block. I mean why not go all out?

[XavanTasam]

Quick!! Get one of these for Steve Vai!! Gibson tone with Vai skills? I mean, it has a tremolo bar, right?

Meow!

[aguileogonzalez]

A Les Paul with a Flord Rose bridge, BEST THING EVER!!!!!

[sexyduck69]

she will b mine ...oh yes she will be mine

[hevechvy]

love this guitar, but i think this guy is wearing a wig, lol

[MCLaneous]

IMagine if Slash had a wammy bar!

[Amplifier800]

@MCLaneous he does use the whammy bar on his B.C. Rich Mockingbird...

[Synyst3rg4t3]

Ehh, Take off some wood, loose some tone...

The thickest guitar, has the thickest tone, as long as it has good tonal pickups, not that metal shit, may sound good, but it's not very tonal.

[pizzaduhhut44]

He sounds like Christopher Walken (his voice, haha)

[johnnychingas1000]

I just purchased Gibson Les Paul Axcess and let me tell you, it's an awesome guitar. The Floyd Rose is perfectly set, the action on it is awesome, and that carving on the back for playing high notes is a kick ass feature. The split coil switch is really fun too. Anyone who has criticized it has obviously not played it. Play it first and I dare you to talk shit about it, and if you do then you must have a problem with pride because this ax's greatness is to much to deny.

[25jonathan]

i tried this guitar. best newer gibson i've ever played. sounds and plays amazing

[sbvikings30]

u dont use a floyd for country wtf

[ggst2012]

@sbvikings30 says who?

[redrocker1055]

A Les Paul with a Floyd is a great idea - 25 years ago... Way to keep up with trends Gibson,

[JUICE720]

Anyone know if these have a 50s rounded or 60s slim taper style neck?

[GeetarBeast401]

les paul players have no idea how to use a floyd rose

[kropla56]

@GeetarBeast401

hahha yeah right excatly no idea. Neither ESP lol

[superstriker00]

I love floyd roses and les pauls, but why so expensive?!

[MrManson94]

@superstriker00 Custom shop :(

[superstriker00]

@MrManson94 Damn it all. >.>

[BoIivarDan]

There's simply a lot of hype behind so many things.

Sure a combination of characteristics make a great guitar, but the tone, you can achieve using a 300 Epiphone if you're using the right pickups and your'e plugged in and set up with a good amp.

Personally I love the Les Paul design but frankly I wouldn't pay more than 2K for any guitar. In the end it's a combination of elements that if you know what you're doing you can get out of many brands if you use the right parts.

[captross07]

@BoIivarDan here here

[jesse1291]

I love it but its way too much

[TimStilwell31]

its not the guitar its the amazing amp that they dont show you idiots!!!! i can make my shitty ibanez guitar sound just like that using my marshall amp and speakers like come on are you serious!!!!!

[Livinginthemusic1]

@TimStilwell31 that is so stupid!! ur hands have more effect on ur sound than ur amp!!, ur guitar and hands have the biggest influence on ur tone, think the density size wieght of ur hands is different then everyone, so u can the same marshall amp as anyone but sorry ur hands and the wood of gutiar there is only one. oohh and no a shitty guitar sounds shitty no matter what u can tell unless ur def!!ur way off music is a feeling not a physical speaker box sorry kid grow up open ur eyes to music!!

[JilaX]

@Livinginthemusic1 And even if you have the most expensive/Best guitar in the world, it will sound shit through a bad amp.

[Livinginthemusic1]

@JilaX obviously if ur guitar sucks and u suck then no shit it is going to sound like shit, that is not the tone!! and second u can hear tone depending on ppl and sorry amp has effect on tone but not like ur hands, take a strat and les paul and standard setting two guitar players no changes made durning test and i guarantee u will hear difference!!!

[Patzaglaros]

I really look forward into bying one of those. At least a Standard. Oh My God it is perfect

[shovakre]

I dunno, I'd like a normal Les paul with a thinner body and better cut away, I mean I wouldnt buy this because I already have a Schecter Syn with a FR and one FR is enough for me to try and maintain XD

But Gibson would definitely have a lot of my money if they made a les paul similar to this just without the Floyd Rose

[AragornCF]

@shovakre Just for the record, the Floyd Rose on the Axcess is an option. :-) It normally comes with a tune-o-matic and a stoptail. ;-) Don't remember whether the tune-o-matic is of the ABR-1 or Nashville variant, though, but I suspect the latter. ;-)

[shovakre]

@AragornCF yeah i looked it up after i saw this vid the other day, and I really really want one but I just can't stretch to £2000 at the moment XD

[bowslap]

@AragornCF I would say most likely the Nashville-style bridge. For the money, I'd do the TonePros substitution myself. Dave Amato and Rickey Medlocke seem to like these with FR's, but man....it's like putting Center Lines and dragslicks on a Duesenberg.

[AragornCF]

@bowslap I agree with you. I myself have been into the Floyd thing for a long time, but I have sort of left that behind me now since I've started playing Gibsons in 2002. There's just so much more sustain and stability from a fixed bridge. Floyds are cool but they're a pain to set up, and I agree that they don't really belong on a Les Paul. I presume they got the idea from Neil Schon's signature model. That also had a Floyd and a modified neck joint, albeit that it had the thicker body.

[MrJackanthony]

@AragornCF Thanks for sharing that bit of info. I hate floyd Roses and would stay away from a guitar just because it has the system.

[ejlister]

Great guitar, too bad it's soooo overpriced like most of their stuff has been since Slash got famous.

[edwardtang1977]

that inlay looks like a different material

[danielflasher95]

the best things combined!les paul with a freakin' floyd rose!

[70sLOVE70s]

sod the guitar - hes awesome

[CaptNemo100]

Which pickups are in this guitar? It sounds like burstbuckers

[AragornCF]

@CaptNemo100 496R in the neck position, 498T in the bridge position. ;-)

[666jony666]

Holy crap!!! What amp does he use? The tones hes getting are amazing!

[UNGETABLE7]

Cool LP man..

Love the cutaway future..

And a floyd?? Very Neal Schon-ish.. :)

Throw in a sustainer and we're almost there..

Wish they weren't so overpriced though.. Take care all.. Peace

[mmmboobs]

A "sustainer"?

This is gibson not fucking ESP...

[UNGETABLE7]

What the heck are you talking about? What ESP?

Read carefully what i wrote and also check Neal

Schon' s Gibson before you comment.

[theoldmacarooni8]

lol that guys really dumb. I got the chance to see Journey live in September 09. It was awseome. Schon is a legend. And their new singer ain't that bad either. =)

[TheMosseh]

......................YES PLEASE

[gargano3000]

that guy has got a very nice touch on the guitar

[MrJTMagnum23]

the ceo of gibson needs to have the shit beat out of him, it ain't about money man!

[kblanchette8868]

hell the jeff beck srtat is 3000 , the clapton strat, 3000 . if i was to pay 3000 , for a guitar it would be this gibson, its so bad assthe neck is worth the price alone . MAN I WISH I HAD 3 GRAND

[bundadrew]

No No No . went to the music shop and spent an hour in the sound booth with this thing. Its paper light , floyd rose catches side of hand , locking nuts catch left hand at the neck , pots buzzed on high volumes , pick ups maby ok for Slash but I dont play like Slash ......I could go on and on but I just didnt like it. Very pissed after driving 200 miles to buy it. Went home with an excellent L.P. Traditional instead and fucking love it . £1000 cheaper too.

[25jonathan]

gibson has done such a good job making thses axcess guitars! they are sooo amazing. i tried a CUSTOM shop gibson axcess in a music store. best guitar i've ever played!

[Rikk303]

I'm sure I saw him playing a Tele on another "presentation"...Just me I suppose

[EPICFAILSAM]

2:43 sounds like a strat. What amp is this guy using the distortion rocks.

[Jonathanrsullivan]

Coil tap

[EPICFAILSAM]

@ Jonathanrsullivan I'm aware but i'm interested in the amp/distortion

[Eric23er]

I wanna buy a les paul but there like 600$ - 2000$ and i don't have that kind of money

[gfgranja]

Blackmore, clapton, beck, they used to play gibsons, they changed because hendrix was kickin' ass with a strat, but hendrix would kicked ass with anything, i miss the les paul sound of clapton and beck

[JTMagnum23]

tru dat

[GiorgioV]

Seems like Jeff is starting to play Les Pauls again these days ;-)

I liked Clapton on Gibsons much better tone-wise anyway.

[PopExpo]

Strat vs paul.... that old debate. once again its all about what type of sound and and music you play. You're not exactly gonna get some serious country twang out of a les paul the way you would get out of a strat or tele....and you're not exactly gonna play tool riffs on a strat. Can you imagine the ventures playing wipe out on les pauls? i don't think so.

[GitarenEnBananen]

this guitar is cool, much better than those stupid future guitars like the black fire or whatever its called

[ArararoZamora]

dark fire... i think

[AlexPeavey]

@GitarenEnBananen Les paul Dark fire

[haylkaos]

sure it's ridiculous to put a floyd on a les paul, but man i love the way this thing plays and sounds O.O

[MrJackanthony]

@haylkaos Why werent there floyds on Les pauls before? I dont like them of course but surely someone must have had a 'bright' Idea? Or am I missing some iconic detail about gibson?

[yoyoninjaman]

@MrJackanthony Apparently, don't quote me on this, its hard to put a Floyd rose in a Les Paul without destroying the tone of the mahogany. Although as they have found a way I've gotta agree its surprising they took this long.

[danukenator123]

@haylkaos Why? is progress ridiculous?

[chillichomper]

@haylkaos Actually, that and the cutaway are the FIRST good idea's gibson's conceded to in a looooooooong time. They should start a whole series for their other rock models like ....

Explorer axxess, Flying V axxess and

[Alecmiester]

@chillichomper

I would love an explorer axcess!!!

[ScrumptiousStrat]

Gibson's sound great with distortion but play them clean and they sound like 1000's of others!! Strats are much more versatile - probably why Eric Clapton, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, Richie Blackmore, SRV, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Johnson, Mark Knofler, Yngwie Malmsteen, Hank Marvin, Buddy Guy and thousands of others play them!!

[deepblue1963]

Then you have a sub-par Gibson. My R9 sounds fantastic on a clean setting. It even sounds good unplugged.

[MudstoneNJ]

@ScrumptiousStrat i have to disagree with that statement. Dont get me wrong i love strats but les paul's dont sound like 1000's of others, i find them to sound much different and better then all others and very versatile, look at Zakk Wylde, Slash, Joe Bonamassa, Jeff Beck, Buckethead, Billie Joe, Gary Moore. Honestly Zakk Wylde, a crazy metal man, then Joe Bonamassa, and Slash, all those sounds with a les paul... i dont see how they arent versatile.

[rataroxxx]

hey!!! angus young, jimmy page, tony iommi, Ace Frehley, joe perry, Chuck Berry, Robby Krieger, Billy Gibbons, BB King and more...

[gibsongold1970]

they tried the slim bodies in the 80's

and they lost sustain!

floyd rose on les paul?

double blasphemy!

[wisesatyr72]

Richard Riffraff is the Best

[froibaad1]

Les Paul with a tremolo? That's a blaspheny

[Echoplex1]

Let's face it, trems on a Les Pauls may sound like a good idea, but being the neck and body are mahogany (a softer wood), all that pressure on them when using the trem are SURE to weaken the neck joint in a hurry! Gibby's need neck adjustments all the time, and this is a guaranteed nightmare!

[222131313222]

would it help if you got a floyd rose replacement with the neck locks?

[maac]

wow. a floyded les paul.

[peligrojandro95]

hey do u think if i change the pickups on the guitar that i wouldnt be able to have the push/ pull thing with the knob

[AragornCF]

@peligrojandro95 You can put in any pickups you want, but in order to have humbucker-to-single-coil or series-to-parallel switching, the pickup has to have 4-conductor wiring. Most Seymour Duncan passive humbuckers and DiMarzios come with 4-conductor wiring, and so do Gibson's aftermarket pickups (but often not the ones installed in the guitars themselves!). EMGs wouldn't work because they require special switches/wiring.

[flozz7]

What p'ups does this have?

[guitaraddict73]

Burstbuckers. 2 in bridge and 1 in neck, I believe.

[metlguitar02]

Too bad it's $3500. Better off with a gibson les paul classic and a separate floyd equipped guitar.

[cobraopts7]

or get a esp eclipse with a floyd for 600

[metlguitar02]

You can, but imo the eclipse is a les paul copy. If you're going to play a les paul, play a real one. If you want a strat, buy a strat. Just the way I look at it. I never found any copy guitar better than the classic. Even james hetfield will constantly play his lp custom.

[cobraopts7]

just because its origional doent make it the best gibsons quality on there guitars has droped dramaticly in the last years a eclispe is better 24fret neck is something gibson rarely does and they rarely have emgs and look how much it is just to have one with a floyd gibson is a overpriced company that loses sales every year many les paul copies actualy sound better than gibson like i seen a 379.99 agile sound better than a 2299.99 les paul this is really sad when cheap sounds better than gibson

[hiitsmcjosh]

cobraopts7 is right, Gibson's quality has plummeted a lot recently, they are way too overpriced and most of the new models are just plain shitty.

[thekomrade]

saw one here in Aus, was about to take it off the shelf to have a go... then I saw the $8500AUS price tag.... my motorbike cost me $6000 new... i mean seriously, its getting ridiculous... a hunk of wood with gibson on the neck worth more than a huge bit of machinery

[metlguitar02]

Yeah, it's absolutely overpriced. Like I said, you could get a les paul classic for half the price on ebay or something. This guitar ain't worth 3500 USD, but neither is the custom les paul. People will pay it thought.

[watchtheskies]

$8500 Aus, yikes that's £4750 pounds!!!, that's practically double what we pay in the UK, around £2500 with the floyd rose

and that's still waaaaay to expensive

[MetalMike767]

Oh man, I got to play one at Guitar Center around when they first came out.

Honestly say, Best guitar I have ever played. Get me a gun metal grey with EMG's and I can die happy

[predz23]

i was thinking the exact same thing

[remotecontrol1324]

The guy could have done a sustain test :/

[powertothechord]

who said id buy it? jesus...

[powertothechord]

i hate floyd roses. les pauls are aewsome

[rama6maiden]

then dont fuckin but this guitar!!

[Fou4Fckuck]

HAHAHAHAHA 1:25 AAAA

[bondman00794]

God answered my prayer.

[dagasvoz]

thanks to neal schon!!!!

[jo2valdez]

does it have only 1 volume knob?

[razzer1991]

no its has two volume man

[cyclingkid548]

wat kind of pickups r those? r they seymoure duncans

[MusicRulesThaWorld]

no burstbuckers

[bondman00794]

burstbucker 1 and 3 i think

[vonyoldel]

What amp and effects is he using?

AWESOME!

[TheMetalGuy01]

omg! i want one so bad right now!

[JLaingGuitar]

finally a paul with a floyd amazin

[vic80895]

is that last riff in a song cuz ive heard it

[MrRedman]

When he was just about to say "twangy", I was thinking exactly the same word.

Although I haven't played one of these, it is a dream come true. I've always said, Gibson should hook up with Floyd Rose on a Les Paul and this is it.

[orangetransformer]

i relaly want htat push pull mod on my les paul..

[TheHabit00]

schecters suck!

[TheHabit00]

les pauls and es-335's are the best guitars in the world period! strats are second! anything else comes after!

[gibsonguitarman222]

strats suck i agree on les pauls bbut i have an sg thats up there to

[andr3wbr1an]

faggots! why can you talk about wanting this guitar when les paul just died?!?! talk about him not about wanting a new guitar

[Silkroad773]

Well, i think you are the "faggot" here, because nobody said anything about wanting the guitar AFTER his dead.

[watchtheskies]

well I still want one, even though he just died, what better way to pay tribute to the guy than to appreciate the design that he worked so hard to produce

I think he would be sad if people stopped buying the guitar after he passed, just my 2c

[gunmanvb2]

les paul died the day of my birthday im sooo sad:(

[anchelicht]

FOREVER Les Paul 1915-2009

[TheGamingGuitarist]

It's only been one day since he left, but I already miss Les Paul : (

[lukikrestuki69]

if you have to have one why don't you buy me one ???

[johnnyrockfinger561]

It's a fantastic guitar. i have the black model.

[watchtheskies]

gah!!  I want one

[Pooxer]

my dream guitar would be this thing in a silverburst finish

[Rocket1771]

they have that.

[A7Xile]

It probably so expensive because it's actually a Gibson custom guitar and it's the fuckin labor that goes into les pauls that make them so expensive and kills us consumers. I know it kills us cause a Gibson Les Paul has been my dream guitar since I started playing about 3 and a half years ago.

[greenleavesable]

the design is very nice in comparison to other les pauls but i don't see why people would buy this. : /

[RockwithaVengance]

yey! floyd rose+les paul=happy fun time, but whys it so fuckin expensive

[ebalvsehvrot]

floyd looks weird on lp

[EscpdFrmPsykward]

Looks and sounds fantastic but does it REALLY need to be $3500? Really? Come on, Gibson. $2000 is reasonable for a Les Paul of this caliber and you know it!

[Mahavishnu80]

What! I would take a goddamn Tokai ls125 and put an ibanez lo pro edge in it. Not that im dumb enough to put a floyd in a les paul!

[kingdong001]

love it.

[stumbot]

well some ppl shud know that economy is still crappy so we better wait till it gets better then lets go buy a gibson XD love it

[mkhf580]

Should be a great guitar. Playing on the high frets is a pain with the heal sticking out. The rose will be great to.

[SoCaldiamond89]

I got a 57 LP that I love. Its very heavy and i wouldnt trade it for anything but this thing would be a great "hot rod" companion to my buddy old school

[trupals4ever]

would the tremolo still work with a pickguard?

[Acronso]

of course

[quarbon]

Defiantly my dream guitar :o

[Boingusboingus]

Good player, isn't he?

[tylersinger2]

a les paul was the first guitar to have a floyd rose on it y are you guys bitching

[AaronAddicottMusic]

how do you know that?

[Umaiketsu]

I'm almost completely sure you're wrong.

I'm betting a Floyd Rose guitar would be the first with a Floyd Rose on it.

[stratsnpauls]

I think this guitar is awesome. It's my dream guitar. the only thing i would change about it is the pickups, maybe some 57 classics or burstbucker pros, or both! Despite what most people say, i like most the new stuff gibson puts out. i dont like the darkfire or robot guitars, but stuff like the new standard and the traditional are awesome. this guitar is sweet!

[housemandoc23]

Anyone else think they made this as sort of an inspiration from Neal Schon's signature? The recessed Floyd, the neck, the Push/Pull Pot?

[sooperkula]

You can get it without the Floyd as well, but I do suppose if you take away the signature bit, it'll make it cheaper. Maybe by not a lot, but still.

Oh well.

[filerocktheworld]

cant imagine it can sound any original with a thinner body, i mean, isnt a gibson not for guys who exactly dont want that?!

[6dodge9]

Not sure what you guys are upset about....It's better than cutting a perfect Les Paul to install a Floyd Rose.

This is great. Because I was think about buying a Music man or EVH Wolf

I have a 1973 LP Custom Fretless Wonder Copy. This would be great to have with the Floyd with out giving up the Paul.

[spencer132]

i love the classic look, but im glad you can get a floyd rose on an lp now, ive wanted a guitar with a good trem on it, it makes a classic alot more versatile

[IanKusekSoloArtist]

maybe an SG w/ a floyd/trem, but not a Lp, sorry, no. whats next, and Acoustic w/ a wammy, oh wait, i made it!

[gunsnrosesfan888]

it's a must to have a gibson?! Where should i have the money xD? :(

;)

[artiktugas]

its probably a fantastic guitar but what everyone loves about gibson les paul is that old classic look and sound

gibson is lowering the standards,two modern..darkfire is like shit,takes out the fun of playng and this new axcess just aint les paul..

[starofthewesttuba]

it copies the strat and hellraiser.. :(

[meah941]

Wow, why would gibson ever copy schecter?

[Tordah90]

shecter is better and has better musicians with them

[nooneimportant12]

Thats a good one, like who Synyster Gates? Schecter is just another company that makes low end metal guitars.

And no, I'm not a Gibson Fanboy.

[Tordah90]

no you dickhead, like jeff loomis

you oughta know more about whos with who and the avenged sevenfold guy is hardly a guitar player