Gibson Les Paul Special - TV Yellow - In-Depth Demo!

[@tobisteffen]

The much better Tele that no one thinks about.

[@KenBybee]

I just recently purchased this guitar. It’s a 2020 tv yellow and is probably the best guitar I’ve ever played. Gibson has so stepped up there game.it’s right up there with my 50’s standard I just purchased as well.

[@stephenkennedy212]

what a great job of demoing this guitar jim shows what the pick ups actually sound like clean and odriven absolutly how you demo a guitar 10/10 mate

[@googo151]

GREAT GREAT SOUND AND PLAYING. PRO SHIT!

[@KelsterVonShredster]

This dude is one of the best guitar gear demo dudes out there......awesome stuff N Stuff Music, keep up the amazing work!

[@ericoswood1856]

I just got my Les Paul Special and I absolutely love it. The tones are nicer than my P90 equipped Les Paul Traditional gold top. So simple and so good and reasonably priced.

[@chaoschoir4759]

I’ve got Gibson Standards and Traditionals but the LP Special is absolutely my next purchase. LOVE those P90’s and extremely versatile sounding. Nice demo!

[@Mark_Ocain]

One of the most versatile guitars out there. Great little guitar! I love a p90 loaded guitar.

[@rickrevoir1683]

Gibson special tv yellow. I have one and love it , you rock it dude.

[@Wyldelyfe]

Such a fantastic guitar! Its such an inspiration to play! Since I got it I’ve been feeling so inspired!

[@kennygardner5041]

P90’s are AWESOME!!!! Frank Reckard replaced Albert Lee in Emmylou Harris’s Hot Band and he played a Les Paul Jr with a P90. Great stuff! Then add overdrive and you get Leslie West!

[@rockyrichards2]

Nice to hear clean demo. Thank you

[@kellycious98]

The first song sounds like Trippin On A Hole In A Paper Heart, amazing tribute to Dean's solo!! No doubt 'bout what kind of song makes this guitar shine better than that one, perfect choice!!

[@sassycat]

Your basic rock and roll machine, although it can handle other styles as well. A real Swiss army knife of a guitar.

[@SteveJamsEcono]

Sounds utterly killer! The Dimension C was a nice surprise too.

[@talister106]

Those P-90`s are the real deal, well done.

[@Richard_Lush]

Good overall analysis of the guitar. Thanks

[@jaapyoutube6563]

Excellent demo👍!

[@kevinmusso2397]

Dude.. you have some great tone in those hands

[@Stevieboy130664]

GREAT review showing the full sound range of this wonderful guitar. I am assuming it was comfortable and natural to play.

[@marcelotoledocastanho4925]

Amazing

[@bldlightpainting]

You're getting some epic tones from that mahogany body! Good stuff indeed.

[@mikec3454]

Want to add something with P90s next and I think just might be it. I love the 50s Standard with P90s too but something about the TV Yellow.

[@giantrobot9000]

Took just a few seconds and by 3:25 I knew I was buying one

[@russelw.6288]

Your sounds are amazing

[@leomilani_gtr]

Great demo, man! Even though I thought it was Joe Satriani when you had the head down... 😂

[@Iggysluckytonite]

As soon as they finish building my house, I move in and finish paying out my Fender strat, I'm getting this next

[@HalfDeadGeezers]

As soon as I sell my house and find a small one to buy, I'm going to take the approximately $500,000 I'll have left over, buy one of these, get a fret level, and pretend like I'm young enough to form a Stoner Metal band.

[@daxirius]

@@HalfDeadGeezers Dude, i have the EXACT same dream

[@HalfDeadGeezers]

@@daxirius That's funny. We can get together and freak out the residents in old folks homes. 😁

[@ghalston5641]

Jim looks like he has Robert Johnson fingers. My stubs gotta move extra fast to keep up…

[@supermanwithsilvergun4679]

Wow. That backing track was on fire! And it obviously inspired your playing :) Or was it that yellow gem in your hands?

[@marcelotoledocastanho4925]

Very coll

[@maxpeck4154]

P90s are the most versatile pickups in my opinion. Pulled the humbuckers out of my SG and replaced them with humbucker sized p90s. Won't go back

[@daveyboy8907]

Are they gibson pickups?? I have 2 les Paul's and would like to do that..What kind of p90s fit or is it just a trim ring conversion?? THANKS man

[@maxpeck4154]

@@daveyboy8907 Ugh old reply...app never notified me. Mine are Bare Knuckle Blue Notes - underwound, low output. My local shop had them in stock but if I could do it over I would've gone with the Mississippi Queen set, which is a little higher output. The nice thing about the Bare Knuckle humbucker sized p90s is that the cover is all nickel, whereas a lot of other brands have a nickel ring with a black insert, which I don't care for the look

[@Po1itica11yNcorrect]

What are the differences between this and the Gibson Les Paul Standard 50's P90 besides the $1,000 price difference?

[@adrianr2312]

Standard 50s is gonna have the fancier Les Paul appointments such as a bridge AND tailpiece, better tuners, craved maple top on top of the mahogany (instead of the special’s singular mahogany slab body), binding on the body, fancier inlay, etc. I have the special and it really is a no frills straight to the point guitar and I love it for that reason. As far as I know, the p90s in each model should be the same but I could be wrong about that

[@belo1971]

Hello, Could you give me please, the distance between both E strings at nut ? And the nut width too in mm. I want to buy one but hesitate between Gibson and Maybach models ... Thanks for your answer and Help, Kindest regards from France, Gaëtan

[@SomeKindOfMadman]

Already modded my start, my two tele's; now I've been watching how underestimated p-90 style pickups are on a Les Paul. Chris Buck made a vid about that too. So now, I'm looking to change one of the 2 burst-bucker pickups. My gut is telling me change the neck pick up to a P-90. It's a LP Standard. Any advice, Anyone?

[@Burnt_Gerbil]

@SomeKindOfMadman - That would be a wise choice for tone. The only consideration is the 60 cycle hum. If that doesn’t bother you, fine. Otherwise look into a P-100. It’s similar but hum cancelling.

[@soofitnsexy]

noooo keep the standard and get this!!!!!

[@walterrizotto8668]

@@soofitnsexy Absolutely!

[@warrencon1]

Why is the neck not flush with the edge of the cutaway like other Les Pauls? I find it very annoying.

[@jordanpratt3821]

I'll be damned it is annoying. I don't think I has ever noticed.

[@BrianLeverett]

I never noticed that either. Now it’s all I can see. 🙂

[@strumm-tb8eo]

wich effects you use to make the sound like this?

[@neilevans6229]

The DBs

[@adamdoran235]

No hum cancelling in the middle position?

[@jspic4907]

Why did Graff decide to make weird faces while he was playing? He did not do that at all a few months ago.

[@jordanpratt3821]

He went to "guitar face" making school.

[@michaelzschoche2746]

What song is that at 6:42? I recognize it, but can’t put the name to it.

[@voodoochild618]

It’s Collective Soul, can’t remember the song name

[@strumm-tb8eo]

only fender ampl?

[@southerncountryboy8]

are they using driftwood for the fretboard? I see Gibson will still let anything leave the factory.

[@KrispyCoins]

Why don't you play some metal tones? I mean a lot of us are metal players.

[@Mike-xb7lh]

P90s are not as good at metal as humbuckers

[@Mike-xb7lh]

At740 thats metal to some

[@GitaraDad]

nitro finish?

[@KenBybee]

Yes

[@jordanpratt3821]

All Gibsons are finished with nitro.

[@RoseUnseen]

fret board ashy from a mile away

[@nachteinfallt8915]

Mine came looking like it caught fire at some point the whole thing was ASH But I took it to a luthier and it’s great now.

[@Mike-xb7lh]

I bought anew lespaulandthe neck has a huge gap and theres a brush stroke on the paint what a ripoff on a 4k guitar then i read all kinds of qc issues at gibson now sold it got a us hss strat they play better are lighter and more versatile

[@kbroomall]

I thought this dude was gonna say "Hi, I'm Joe Satriani"

[@soofitnsexy]

fretboard is weak

[@thehotsixer1]

I was thinking that too, they using cheapest rosewood they can get.

[@soofitnsexy]

@@thehotsixer1 not a fan of the new Gibson line...its ok but mannnn that board where is the dark chocolate!

[@bengordon7635]

@@soofitnsexy kzbin.info/www/bejne/hZi0m3ygismAqsU

[@jordanpratt3821]

@@soofitnsexy what arent you a fan of?

[@soofitnsexy]

@@jordanpratt3821 thicc crust pizza here in nyc..I much prefer the thin crust

[@musikvonandreas]

great guitar but so noisy :(

[@Mike-xb7lh]

Fender amps are noisy

[@ds97853]

That is not tv yellow. More like clown yellow.

[@Burnt_Gerbil]

On black and white tv, the white guitar was way too bright and almost glowed. This color of yellow appeared white and didn’t distort the screen. There’s your history lesson for the day.

[@SomeKindOfMadman]

I think it's a play on words; looks like a "Tele" blonde color, so maybe Gibson was being coy by calling it "T.V.," yellow. Just spit balling ideas.

[@Burnt_Gerbil]

SomeKindOfMadman - It was painted that color yellow so it would appear as white on the black and white tv. That’s literally all it is. No hidden agenda.

[@ds97853]

I know what tv yellow is and that ain't it.

[@Burnt_Gerbil]

@@ds97853 - What is it then? Care to explain?

[@gregparker1012]

Worst distortion sound in the history of the world.

[@mr.astrophysics9115]

I'll pass on Gibson

[@komimakojaketu5071]

The guitar sounds great clean but that distortion/overdrive pedal has to be the worst I heard in a long time. I don't even wish to remember it's name. No kidding.

[@SomeKindOfMadman]

My theory to the name; looks like "Telecaster" Blonde; was Gibson being coy, with a play on words, by calling it "T.V.," Yellow???

[@phishphan5732]

SomeKindOfMadman it was named TV Yellow so that it would show up white on early 50s television. The bright lights and early camera lens couldn’t handle a pure white guitar.

[@Burnt_Gerbil]

@@phishphan5732 - It was painted that color yellow so it would appear as white on the black and white tv. That’s literally all it is. No hidden agenda.

[@mrjah603]

@@Burnt_Gerbil Why did they only put the TV finish on their cheapest guitar? Going on TV was a huge event in the '50s, musicians would use the highest end guitars for this once in a lifetime event, not the cheap student model.

[@Burnt_Gerbil]

@@mrjah603 - Most people back then couldn’t afford expensive guitars. The event itself was the huge part. Nobody really cared about how much the guitar cost. Custom shop wasn’t even a thing back then.

[@jasonmurkin3364]

Another story is that the TV stands for 'Telecaster Version' but the yellow was Gibson's rip off of the Telecaster's Butterscotch Blonde ... I guess you can make your own mind which is more credible!

[@mikehickey6256]

What a waste of resources. You completely missed the mark on this guitar. Everything on 10 doesn't even scratch the surface. There's so much going on between 7 and 9 it's unbelievable. The tones you get out of this thing that make it unique are completely over looked with everything dimed. Whatever you had going during overdrive portion was especially silly.