A Chance Encounter | 2020 Gibson Les Paul Custom Bats in Flight Red Review + Demo

[@edwarddreier2958]

“gaudy and weird” and its the most beautiful guitar you’ve ever seen

[@Turboy65]

That red over quilt is INSANE. It even puts PRS on their heels.

[@grahamstuart9164]

That's a ten top Production line guitar at prs.😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@pauljazz818]

I was lucky enough to buy one of those new from GC. I had them send me photos of all the ones they still had, and surprisingly, only one had a great top, which is the one I chose. Yours has a very similar top to mine. It truly is a fantastic playing and sounding guitar. It was crazy expensive, but well worth it. 🦇🦇🦇

[@jorgealberni]

You finally got one!! Sweet! Congrats brother - very cool pickup - especially for Halloween!!🎉

[@hkguitar1984]

7:28 Austin, Gibson doesn't mask/tape the binding, they paint over it and have talented Craftsmen and Craftswomen scrape the binding clean. Please take a tour of Gibson USA so you can see for yourself how a modern Les Paul is built. FYI, Epiphone tapes off the binding, but that is because Epiphone doesn't use a lacquer finish. Applying the finish to a Gibson is an entirely different process than what Epiphone uses.

[@will96317]

Ah yes, the Schecter treatment 😂

[@sailinbob11]

Sounds awesome... Compared to that Jim Beam from last night you can understand the $8000 price tag. It's kind of unfortunate that it's more a collector piece. I've got a beer budget but fine wine taste but, if i owned it ? I'd play the frets off it.

[@danielbreaux1842]

I love Custombuckers!! And the middle is great. You get chimes in clean, and if you dig you get the dirt in overdrive mode!!

[@elvee7851]

Guitar has a huge sound - I like it.

[@beatmasterbossy]

I love that Dark Red quilt

[@c1966m]

one of the best sounding Les Pauls you've documented

[@dorianmode69]

Your playing is great now 👍

[@heavybrett-al4082]

I do love the bats inlay, would be amazing if they did a run in multiple colours (but dark evil like)

[@StanleyBarlowe]

Those inlays!

[@MattSmith-ky9do]

Love 'em!

[@juankuan1298]

That quilt is awesome and that neck.... if you could play the guitar backwards so people could see how amazing that neck is.... they need to put tiny bats in the binding😁

[@glennnortonjr2455]

You played really well today. It's the best i've ever heard to play. Is a rubit more random listen Would show what a good player you are. Nice guitar too. My see what you're saying about the Quilting dyeing.

[@SlimeyGuitarStrings]

The Bats in Flight are my absolute favorite Gibsons I have ever seen. Every once in a while I look around just to see if I could get one if they happened to be for sale and I was willing to part with a kidney or something. (And yes, the purple is the coolest one)

[@jeffbarnard9246]

Yes love this model. I need to get one. My next mission wish it had gold hardware but, chrome will do. Sucks how rare they are I guess I'll have to call in some favors. Unless Trogly wants to sell? I doubt it though. I will have to let you knowif I'm successful great review Trogly thank you. Remember if you get tired of it let me know. See ya

[@chrisderoche1952]

That finish is gorgeous!

[@ethanhitchcock5431]

Now we need a ' Black Cat ' LP Junior !

[@donrepcon7704]

This one really sounds nice. The bridge is really articulate.

[@mjeh1]

I absolutely love everything about this guitar!! It's perfect in every conceivable way!!

[@Kahuna54]

All you need to do is set a spot light on it and it’s perfect!

[@jackieohehir3259]

Looks great....sounds fantastic....that's a keeper!!

[@weecol1141]

Batsh*t crazy! Would love to own the purple version ❤

[@kaymobe]

Very nice guitar with the bats on the head stock

[@dogpd3]

They need to release a model like this

[@slamcrank]

I've seen that red stuff in the nut happen when someone uses "colored stings" -- I bet someone, at some point, put some red colored strings on this thing and they stained the nut grooves. I've actually seen it quite a lot when people use those. (Wouldn't blame Gibson on THAT specific QC issue)

[@homersreluctantodyssey2508]

nice playing trogly, guitar sounds great too

[@jameshughes6049]

Evening Troglodytes!!!

[@07blackdog]

That guitar sounds great!

[@2dazetake]

The firefly bats had better bat fret board inlays,and a bat shadow on the back of the neck, around the custom shop sticker area of a Les Paul.

[@MarkEdward-bl6cr]

That top looks like a ocean of rippling blood crazy might be one of the best guitars you have demoed 🎃🤘

[@ethanhitchcock5431]

Oh good guitar gods that guitar sounds monstrous , love it , great top , cute bats , keep it ! Thanks Trog !

[@markjamesmeli2520]

I like it. Is this finish available as a "standard" option? It should be.

[@kierenmoore3236]

I like those CustomBuckers. Love Dirty Fingers. Not into EMGs, though gold 85 >> silver 81.

[@jerrys4466]

Some great guitar playing man!!

[@Halfaloaf599]

Do a Lopez in purple! I LOVE these!!! That acoustic was the shite!

[@MrScott-go6]

Well Troglydude , This IS A REALLY Nice piece!!👍 Well put together , Spec wise!! A Really Great sounding guitar all the way around. PERFECT PICK UPS , TO DO EVERYTHING WITH🤘. NO NEED For Active pick ups (and or cheating to get fake / overpowered highs and lows) tone wise. And there's no gold on it to make it ugly.... A DEFINITE KEEPER!!! Don't sell it , it's a REAL Gem✌️

[@grantcindrich]

I think this is my favorite Batman guitar

[@BretCahill]

Absolutely beautiful!! 😍 I would give my right _____ to own that.

[@scottyvalero3691]

I once had a very vivid dream that I had gotten one of these. Still haunts me how realistic that dream was. Quite disappointed by the backrouted cavity. cheap ceramic disc capacitors? Disappointing. For being $8000 they could’ve put some better quality components in there, especially if it’s a limited run.

[@paulshurmon138]

Thanks for the video.

[@therealxicojorge]

damn I've been looking for an acoustic guitar and those epiphone ones really tickled my fancy

[@iamjezuzchrist]

Good job today, Trogly! Keep it up!

[@jocadamotoca916]

I personally don't like fancy abalone/tree of life guitars, this one and the dragon are not fancy, those are cool, I think they should do a full moon with bat's shadow inside coming out the headstock twords the fretboard

[@joshuataft5541]

The oh bats in flight acustic was the best

[@DE4D4H34D]

it would have been perfect if one of the bats had it head bit off for a little ozzy tribute lol

[@ArgentPure]

Love it! I only buy red guitars!

[@Techead78]

Awesome

[@aquenture]

Absolutely gorgeous

[@Arthagnou]

Im glad it didnt have the gold hardware. that stuff wears out SOOOOOO fast

[@FredPriest-ud6cu]

Bats eat an incredible amount of insects , imagine if they didnt.

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

They would starve to death and that's why some drink blood.

[@evrgreen_69]

Awesome!

[@wolfsguitarden740]

God...Damn!!!!!! Thats one of the dopest LPs I've ever seen.not huge on the bats but every thing else..looks alot like NY prophecy LP just 4k more expensive wit 4 knobs an 2 less frets..😂 so so sick tho..Fkin damn

[@1969Donovan]

The Bat Paul.

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

It looks like a seriously dangerous organism under a microscope.

[@marquitust2874]

Hey trog can you talk about the 1975 lp custom jared james nichols adquired? It has a very interesting story, suited for halloween....

[@Steven-re3tx]

Hello from Alaska.

[@Kahuna54]

Wow, now that’s a bloody great looking LP! But how do these manufacturing flaws make it past the Inspection/QC reviews on such an expensive guitar?

[@shoyub0b]

very spoopy❤

[@marzecmakesmusic]

Do you take your ring off for demos?

[@leviathan_is_me]

I will give Gibson top marks for integrity in this area. If they make a model that is designed to be something special, rare in it's availability they keep it that way. Even if you do the made-to-measure custom order, they will deny it if it's too close to something that someone already made and is limited. They hold true to that.

[@BretCahill]

Do you offer a payment plan?

[@beatmasterbossy]

I love it when they charge just as much for less. I mean "Crimson division" is marketing BS anyway. The custom custom shop where you still can't really get what you want

[@MelsmusicAI]

Wow, if anyone has an extra one of these, I’ll take it.😜

[@rileybrown4740]

That's fuxkin rad. Sell me it.

[@joermnyc]

My daughter was Vampirina for Halloween a few years ago, as she loved the music from the show. We found clothes that looked like what the character wears, and even found bat wing hair clips. We didn't go so far to put blue face paint on her though, but everyone knew who she was supposed to be because of the clothes and the bat wings. "Oh no, not the battys!" 🦇

[@sjlefebvre]

Thanks... now I've got that image of Ozzy, AFTER he bit the head off of the dove...

[@bluephoenix3865]

I want it so much😢❤️😍🥹

[@les-qy9lv]

8,000.... WTF?!

[@myoptik3x103]

Pretty savage.

[@doctoribanez]

Reminds me of an ltd or something. Maybe a shector Pretty insane that it was 8 grand with a chipped fort board and rubbing compound on the headstock

[@grantcindrich]

Yoo

[@hectormutton2542]

✌️

[@grahamstuart9164]

Oh look.... Another everyday production line model PRS 10 top. Nothing special. They've been making those every single day on the common factory floor since they opened........ 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@samizdat113]

A7F? Gross.

[@ragnar-tl4fl]

All over priced nothing but metal and wood

[@Intheflesh79]

Butter 🧈 butter 🧈 butter

[@Gene_Cali]

:)

[@reaver707]

Why on earth would they not put black hardware on this?

[@Dragon_rls]

At $8K in pre-pandemic money, I would have handed it right back to them. Completely unacceptable. Do it right, or don’t do it at all. Shame on you Gibson 🫨