It’s here, the new Gibson Slash Appetite Les Paul. This is the latest in a long line of signature Slash signature guitars. I don’t know the particular details of what the differences were in the past models but this one is supposed to be dead on accurate to the Les Paul the top hat wearing axe man has used for over 20 years.
While I was on the Gibson site I was reminded of another signature Les Paul offering. None other than Ms Pearly Gates, Billy Gibbons famed Les Paul also popped up on the side of the screen. It got me thinking about something I posted about two years ago. Aren’t all Les Paul's signature models?
Check out Gibson's current signature “Les Paul” Model guitars as well as my original post from April 7, 2008.
I was surfing around the Gibson site today as I do frequently. I wasn’t really thinking about much other than ” I could use a Firebird, and a Les Paul Custom, and a…” when it suddenly struck me. There are umpteen signature or inspired by Les Pauls. Now I know the likes of Slash, Zakk Wylde, Dickie Betts and countless others made a mark on Rock and Roll with that slab of mahogany and maple and are deserving of a signature model. But isn’t the “Les Paul” model a signature model, I mean, aren’t all “Les Paul” models the signature model of Les Paul.
Now we have a signature model of a signature model. How does Les Paul feel about someone have a signature model of his signature model. And how come they don’t have a Les Paul signature “Les Paul” model. I mean if their issuing “Les Paul” model guitars built the the same specifications as the instruments other artists are using, why not a “Les Paul” model like the one Les Paul actually uses. I know I’m being silly, or am I? I guess the guys at Gibson know what their doing from a marketing perspective
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It's similar to how Gretsch uses the name Chet Atkins. All 6120s are Chet Atkins 6120s, but there are other signatures attached to them now: Brian Setzer, Jim Heath, Duane Eddy, Eddie Cochran, etc. all played Chet Atkins 6120s.
As for Les Paul, once he got a hold of the Recording model, he was rarely seen using a normal (as we know it) Les Paul guitar. The SG started out with Les Paul's name on it but he reportedly hated the looks of it so much he told Gibson to take his name off of it. It was just Gibson using a very popular name at the time (Gretsch too) and now that name has become synonymous with the shape (The 6120 less so) which is a rare feat with signature guitars.
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