Gibson Only Makes This Guitar Shape for Japan! | Gibson Custom Shop Tak Matsumoto DC Standard Blue

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[@Trog]

You're thinking it LOOKS like a PRS, but the body lines are very different. This feels closer to a Les Paul in the hand. Cool guitars! 🟢My Website: www.troglysguitarshow.com 🔴Reverb: tidd.ly/4aFiyhC 🐕 Private Help Sessions: troglysguitarshow.com/help-appraisals/

[@user-pz6js5dv3v]

Triggly I have a question for you man I think I shredded too hard on my Kramer Beretta special which from what I understand is Gibson's other sister brand other than other phone Kramer and I think I shredded on it so hard like everything and it just died like I have like six or seven guitars at the moment and I've never experienced this I probably owned about 300 guitars in my lifetime I fix them and trade them and want to break them and whatever this is a first for me I was shredded on my Axe and everything just died

[@user-pz6js5dv3v]

Please help me troggly

[@user-pz6js5dv3v]

I'm at a loss and you can do a video on this

[@user-pz6js5dv3v]

And I'll pay you for the tech work

[@timaves1504]

Interesting you should say that Trogly. I would’ve have thought most people would describe it as “inspired by PRS”!

[@adrian5b]

Gibson: We can do whateveer you want Guy: Make me a PRS

[@TylerJohnstonGuitar]

Also guy: Make it cost more, but have worse QC

[@OfficialDreamTheater]

@@TylerJohnstonGuitar That's probably why PRS won't sue Gibson for this, because it would be a backhanded insult to themselves. Like suing a cheap, crappy, Chinese knockoff instrument.

[@BOUZOUKI_PETE]

Nailed it!

[@BOUZOUKI_PETE]

@@OfficialDreamTheateror more likely cuz it’s Japan and they can get away with it there😮

[@rocketpigrecords3719]

​@@OfficialDreamTheaterlol whatever helps you sleep at night 😂 The only thing PRS "invented" was the 25" scale length. What's he going to sue them for? Copying his fucked over rebuilt Hamer? He didn't even invent his magic midrange enhancing plastic tuner buttons - my Melody Maker has them 🤭

[@KevinAReynolds_Author]

A few years ago Tak-san gave a small talk at my son's music school, and he kindly signed my GoldTop. He signed everyone's guitar that day, but even so it was nice for him to do so. So, I have a signature Tag Matsumoto Les Paul! (sort of )

[@leviathan_is_me]

Man, Tak is an AMAZING designer. His signature models are right up my alley spec and look wise.

[@kelroundell6304]

Reminds me of a PRS.

[@stratman9449]

probably reminded Gibson of them as well.....and thought better keep this guy in the fold.....

[@AtimusXanth]

Same

[@konos-p8842]

HELL YEAH YOU PLAYED HIS RIFFS TOO! Thank you so much again Trogly! I'm forever grateful to you. May you or whomever gets Koe enjoy it because it's an absolute beast! Also I started laughing when you found out that my local guitar tech Brad knew his way around a String Butler 😂 Bet you were relieved about that

[@tonyhill1141]

I had one of these. It was heavy but not crazy. It had the typical Gibson LP tone. Mine was ebony. I traded it to Guitar Center for six thousand in store credit (that turned into several nice guitars) in around 2017. At the time they appraised it at 7300.

[@msaintpc]

Sounds like you had some good times with Gibsons.👍

[@robbyclark6915]

I always loved the double cut LPs, but by the time I could afford my first Paul in 2008, Gibson had discontinued them 😢. Instead I ended up with my 2008 LP standard 60s neck flame top in root beer with the red back. Its a fantastic guitar! Has served me well for almost 20 years now. I do still have a place in my heart for those DC models though. A red DC studio with P90s is my fave. A friend had one and it had huge thick neck on it though and I hate that.

[@scottmartin356]

I always look for the workbench time lapse, seems like this one was little longer and showed more of the neck being cleaned- much appreciated!

[@TanksFaves]

Trogly you might want to look into 10mm vintage tuning bushings for that guitar. It should take the space of the reemed hole for the tuners and still give you the original tuner post size. Stew Mac and other parts supply stores sell them.

[@pauljazz818]

Gorgeous rosewood! Also, Love the abalone inlays- why doesn’t Gibson use those more frequently? Cool body shape. It’s nice to see something a bit different. Love that color top too. I just hate burstbuckers, but they can be replaced.

[@lo0nyt0onz]

I'm a bass player, but I never miss TGS

[@kurdtjohn]

Haha, same here. Wish he features more basses in the future though

[@stevenparker1193]

Same

[@joermnyc]

I was hoping to New “guitar” day a Reverend Wattplower II, just to see his reaction to the crazy pickup configuration, but then I saw the price… ouch.

[@myoptik3x103]

Yep, same here.

[@Moldovich]

do not miss, bro, and keep us know. Do not play anesthesia instead, never.

[@WutipongWongsakuldej]

One problem of his sig is, some of his older songs need Floyd Rose, like Love Phantom or Ultra Zone. He plays those on Music Man on recent videos if I recall correctly. His signatures with Yamaha have Floyd on it. A friend of my have one and it’s in an interesting shape with purple thunder on it.

[@Kahuna54]

Very cool, I kinda like the string butler look.

[@russellmorgan5611]

Any players out there got an opinion on string butlers? Just curious.

[@erickmartin5667]

Im not a Gibson guy but i like the Gibson modern double cut

[@dancupp3690]

A pink shirt would be sick

[@pastorrobhutto]

There are several Epiphone Matsumotos on Reverb.

[@Dan_dmandtm]

I got one of the black ones when they came out in 2014. It has Gibson pickups and plays well. I normally play Gibsons, but it is the best Epiphone that I have played.

[@XionAzura1]

I’ve got one that looks like this, but it’s an Epiphone.

[@papablue3015]

I've got the blk custom tak matsumoto! Great guitar!

[@shawnscott4724]

That beast is gorgeous! I’d love to own one!

[@jerryleef9076]

I own two Tak M. Epi's. Love them, but would love to see an episode on the Epiphone versions of these and how they compare with the real Gibsons.

[@peterpellerin1374]

I really like this one. Nice weight too.

[@WilliamHaisch]

I’ve always wanted one of these Tak DC guitars. So beautiful! 😊

[@humanmerelybeing1966]

Hi--I recently stumbled across a guitar that I can't find much information on. It's a Fender Catalina YC-25H, which is marked on a crossbar (?) on the inside of the guitar. Doesn't say any country of origin, just "handcrafted" with a Fender maker's mark. The guitar is really interesting, it looks like (and maybe is) a Strat neck strapped onto a small acoustic body, and I picked it up at a secondhand shop. The pick guard reads 花子 (Hanako) which may also be specific to the model. From what I've read, the Catalina was originally crafted and sold exclusively in Japan, but everything I can find refers to dreadnaught model, whereas the one I found has a body similar to a classical shape and size. If anyone knows anything, please let me know!

[@darkflash32]

I wonder why "PRS" doesn't come up as often as i thought it would in this video, Trog?

[@rolandgonzales5260]

I really like the color filters used to see what the guitar looks like in different colors. Pretty cool!

[@dorianmode69]

Nice bright sound on the bridge

[@kevinjensen6478]

Most interesting is the 22 fret neck. Makes the neck pickup sound more like a traditional Les Paul as compared to the others. That was always my issue with the DC.... displaced neck pickup.

[@JE-western-rider]

Actually saw the blue finished guitar in a local store. A local store ordered one for a customer, and it was being unboxed when I came in. Looking at the guitar was a humbling experience. The price was $6K or a bit more, and way above my paygrade / skill level. I didn't even ask to to try it! The guitar was worth every cent of the price. Also, I would have placed the three controls in a different pattern or gone woth 2 V and 2 T controls.

[@erikkoshman5914]

Beautiful ax! Ever thought of offering tabs for some of your common riffs?

[@hifibrony]

Gorgeous top/color. Sounds fantastic. Very clear but nicely beefy.

[@jamescromer550]

That's a beautiful guitar! I was disappointed to not see it being played as it is. The color filter destroyed how magnificent those inlays are. Most beautiful fretboard I've ever seen!

[@blacklion401]

I think it sounds good. I wanted the black one but like you said prices have jumped.

[@myarrington]

This is a dream come true to see! Thanks Trogly!! I would kill to see B'z do a tour of the states. Tak is the man, and his guitars are so cool!!! (even though they commit every ugly les paul sin and more, I would mod one :P) PLEASE KEEP THE TAK TRADE SERIES GOING!!!!!!!!!!

[@ereimul1444]

we need double cut guitar like these again from Gibson

[@enghp351]

Trogly I have to tell you about a "The heritage" Kalamazoo guitar I found. It is a copy of the Les Paul Artisan two pickup. It is unbelievably gorgeous gold to brown burst flametop with gold hardware and the banjo flower inlays. Fretboard so tight and dark it may be ebony. It's at Guitar center in Chicago. It is listed as "The heritage 1996 custom solid body electric guitar" in used or vintage section. Its so beautiful I must help it find a home. But it's left handed jamit. It is listed around $2.5k like the new The Heritage standards. I just find it hard to believe that it is a standard because it's so fancy. The custom "Heritage" only on the headstock's go for $4.5k and they are just a plain color custom with trap inlays. I can't find any history on Heritage guitars if they denoted the headstocks back in 1996. This could be worth $5k. None of the gold is worn off, not even on the tuners or stopbar. Still would be a great guitar for you to demo if you have a lefty friend.

[@ubw8754]

That burstbucker pickup from this guitar is a custom pickup(in Japan people call it 'TAK BURSTBUCKER') and Ubukata Shinichi used this pickup for his first cherry 335 and second ebony 335, until he changed to 355 in 2006(he didn't change the pickup and used Gibson57 classic from this time). So, until before 'Eleven fire crackers' album, the sound of Ubu's guitar tone was made bt this guitar's pickup.

[@doc_matter]

I wish youd mention the tall pickup covers when applicable, like this. Great content trogly! Always loved this shape, didnt expect this video!

[@mboyer68]

The DC shape looks just like a PRS. Even the back. Surprised you didn't mention that since the comparison is so obvious?

[@Techead78]

Couldn't the reemed tuner holes be sleeved with brass tubing?

[@billyc6678]

He used inserts. No reeming needed. The String Butler does exactly what it’s supposed to do. I have them on several of my Les Paul’s and my Wylde audio. Awesome tool to have and doesn’t damage your guitar in any way.

[@FeverDreamRemix]

2:18 the blue one reminds me of the charvel desolation series. I had a ton of those when somebody had found them in a warehouse and was selling them on eBay. I was picking him up for 2 to $300 depending on which model it was. I was selling them all for 4 to 500 and I thought I was making a killing but a year later after all of them had been flipped by everybody they were going for $800 to $1,000.

[@jimbobjimbob8275]

Really wish you would feature one of the 2015 Japan 70s flying V reissue on the channel Trogly

[@samiam5557]

Look like one of the best DC's I ever saw. Even keeps the Pup spacing the same as the classic LP's. Very good looking one.

[@mjphoto45]

The color is nice. Fretboard also

[@TVsBen]

From horn to horn, the body is one big swoop. What you have there, Trogly, is a Gibson-made PRS.

[@miaoleman8605]

Shame they dont make that in the us. Would totally play that. Looks so cool

[@jaimexdxd]

Tak (and B’z) are amazing, I hope they get more recognition in the west!

[@kaitojinn]

Hopefully lol. They do got a lot more recognition after they released "Into Free - Dangan" for Dragon Dogma but that's about it. Sadly, B'z is not that quite popular outside Japan. I'm a HUGE fan of them and I'm quite dissapointed seeing them not as recognizable as others do. Their "hard-rockiness" really differs than other popular Japan's rock music.

[@larryburwell8550]

beautiful guitar for sure

[@somerandomdudelonelyAF]

Hey there

[@thesnapperkeeper]

That’s a beautiful guitar

[@jonscudder759]

Wow killer guitar and sound! Thanks for sharing with us all!

[@kerrybayton2954]

Thats a good looking guitar, i really like the specs i'm loving the abalone markers..

[@DoodlesGaming]

The Epi version could be seen everywhere for quite a while a few years ago, I regret not buying one but it was probably the most commonly seen Epi sig for a while, which is funny because most people have no idea who Tak is. Also, if you want to know how big B'Z are, they've sold more albums than Guns N' Roses, had 49 consecutive number 1 singles and 25 number 1 albums.

[@scotthumphrey99]

When you turned the guitar black, that was by far my favorite.

[@wooferdevlin3571]

I like a wide strap, whatever material. Hooray for conversion bushings, whew, lucky on the reverse-able mod. I appreciate the color changes during demo, guitar and t-shirt. haha Hooray for black binding. Wish the Gibson crew used it more often. Ü ♫

[@a.d.v.5356]

You should do the color change when you switch pickups

[@MrReStories]

Oh, I love that. I almost bought a DC the other day but after playing it for a while I was disappointed because of the obvious neck dive the guitar had (I HATE neck dive) - With the upper bout on the Taka Matsumoto being so much further forward than the DC, does this fix the problem?

[@ralphwest8156]

Wow it looks so much better without that Butler thing ' ...B buckers great choice

[@DesertScorpionKSA]

Love the rosewood fretboard. The frets look like true jumbos.

[@andybasic1761]

Very Cool. Also love the color coordinated Trogly Tees!

[@leonardharverson8660]

Weirdly the specs for the Tak Matsumoto DC Epiphone version include an ebony fretboard, but the second run Gibson version is Richlite. (The first Gibson run being rosewood).

[@boudreaux_nunu]

Checkout charvel desolator 2010,s,i got green les paul shape with blackout pickips,identical

[@FeverDreamRemix]

I just commented about the desolation series. Extremely underrated guitar at the time but now they are sought after. I started flipping guitars with the desolations. For around $300 I could get a set neck and EMG active pickups and abalone inlay.

[@robertwalker843]

What a sweet looking piece of rosewood, those abalone inlays really set it off.

[@jefflewis5546]

Were you changing shirts and guitars or graphic tricks ?

[@msaintpc]

Nice chops Austin.👍

[@spitfirekid1]

I don’t need another guitar but I want one of these.

[@markcheetah4960]

That's a gorgeous color!

[@maxotaurus5140]

Warrant doesn't have to be seen by suspects, just issued. Hence, if no one is there entry, no knock raids, etcetera. Just that a legal warrant exists signed off by judge. For instance, a cop can be at judge's chambers who just signed it and cops at the scene can be contacted by that cop that actionable warrant exists and can immediately act. Just filling in a subtle nuance so people don't get tangled by misinformation. The warrant can be brought over by car in time, or not. You can imagine that one thing is cops will not lie if a warrant exists or not because if they do, it puts them in the cross hairs of the court. Cops will let their ego and hubris rule over suspects... but that stops when going against the actual court.

[@Ramiro1993]

The return of the changing colors ❤

[@paultrombetta]

That Korina is shaweeeeet

[@joermnyc]

Korina, or white limba really is not that rare, Reverend uses it in every guitar they make. There’s also the heart wood called black limba which can sometimes have crazy flame figuring, and I wish guitar makers used that more!

[@BrentAdams]

I like the guitar, except I would rather that the 3 way switch was not on that upper bout. I would prefer it down with the other controls....and for me 1 volume, 1 tone and the 3 way would be my desire.

[@HVA58]

Yeah, I agree on the location of the 3 way switch. 🤔

[@kenphillips3282]

I’ve been hunting for the Modern Double Cut for ages but they rarely come onto the market which is disappointing. I reckon they look fantastic.

[@christianboddum8783]

Very cool model!

[@davidready839]

I think you should do a 1 for 1 of the les paul modern lite and the paul II. I just picked up a 1997 The Paul II and it is the same exact specs!

[@zuke-ci4vd]

Another great Guitar and video, Austin! I'm not a fan of Blue Guitars, would rather have a Root Beer version. Sadly I don't have 5K for Guitar at the moment. Oh! Any chance you would be selling that string butler?

[@BCarpenter2314]

Beautiful guitar! One of my favorite Gibson's I've seen in a while...

[@LindstrandMusic]

For whom it may interest. Tak released a one off album with Eric Martin and Jack Blades in the mid 2000’s, under the name Tak Matsumoto Group. A really fine album, that flew over most people’s radar.

[@edwinstovall3334]

I can't imagine Gibson releasing this body shape in the USA without inviting litigious thunder and lightning from PRS.

[@jimmyjames2022]

Lucky the String Butler came off so easily! This Tak DC Custom body shape is preferable to me than either of the stock LP DC body shapes (vintage or modern) (And we won't mention the DC Long Horn model.) I agree this needs a Gibson USA model run.

[@XionAzura1]

I just bought the Eiphone version of this.

[@dananthony6258]

I put the smallest ding on my headstock but colored it with a black sharply and you cant see it at all now.

[@wesleyalan9179]

"Yeah, but you know it's there" ...that's how I feel about it, lol

[@todoguitar]

Tak has an album with Eric Martin (Mr Big) what a great album, worth to check it out🤘

[@robbnutter4665]

Gibson's version of a PRS?

[@Trog]

The body lines are very different from PRS but the cutaways are familiar

[@patchofgravity]

Funny that Gibson who sues everyone is ripping off a PRS...

[@BertPiotrowski]

Looks like an Epiphone DC Pro.

[@tj10777]

I had no idea Gibson made a double cut with a larger upper horn. I hate the way a normal Les Paul hangs on a strap. I'm sure the larger upper horn on the Tak is really nice when standing.

[@Hilbertification]

it is a shame that we can get only the stock models here in europe. i want some old models back and even so more these matsumoto designs. more of these difference models., please! and 24 frets, yes!! after a while - my god these prices, 😪

[@user-en7pz3et5d]

I see it listed on reverb! I better get saving!

[@jloiterer]

Your demo playing has definitely gotten better over the years. Or maybe the guitar is so good it just MADE you sound great.

[@Arthemesia]

Holy crap! Thats quite authentic ;)

[@UnpleasantDog]

It sounds great. 👍

[@ulyssestinoco3719]

Cool PRS

[@FeverDreamRemix]

😆

[@paulneeds]

How come the colour changed with the t shirt?

[@nunyabusiness6691]

I think it would look better if they had a special inlay (like Tak's signature or the Gibson diamond inlay) on the headstock instead of his full name going across it in a generic Word 97' script font. it also looks off center

[@joelmahan]

Sounds great with that Marshall 😎

[@JammyGit]

@ 04:20 - I don't usually give 2 shits about fretboard inlays, but my god these inlays are beautiful, and probably the best I've ever taken the time to notice 😆👍

[@frankiedrain9226]

I just wish the pickup selector switch had gone where that 4th tone pot should have been!

[@mboyer68]

Holy cow, there's 67 B'z song tabs in Songsterr!?!? That's the most songs from one artist band whatever that I've ever seen. I only listened to parts of the first 4 and they seem pretty good.

[@leviathan_is_me]

Not surprised to see the better penmanship, lol. That is VERY important in Japanese culture. Look up the pen shops in Japan..it's insane how much a good pen is revered. People are willing to pay BIG $ for a customized pen. They can be as expensive as a professional musical instrument and thought of as a professional instrument.

[@paulmassey4796]

Hi I Know you LOVE this ERA T GIBSON Custom Shop Collector s Choice #12 Henry Juskawicz 1957 LES Paul2014 Gold Top #7 3939 Aged😊

[@Photognick521]

Uploads as soon as I open KZbin, nice!

[@boolranch6755]

real