I Found An INSANE Les Paul! | 2014 Crimson Division Les Paul Custom Ultima

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Today we finally get to check out a Les Paul Ultima! These were introduced in 1996 as an ultra high-end and flashy Les Paul. For most people, these turn out too gaudy and aren't that well-liked by players for price and flashiness concerns. However, there have been many versions of the Ultima since its introduction and this 2014 is a great example of an extra special "Les Paul Custom Ultima" that fixes the biggest issue I have with Ultimas... they are only fancy on the front and "plain" on the back. This one dials it up to 15 with a flamed maple body and 5 piece neck
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[@Trog]

As far as Ultimas go - this is an excellent one! 🟢My Website: www.troglysguitarshow.com 🔴Reverb: tidd.ly/4aFiyhC 🐕 Private Help Sessions: troglysguitarshow.com/help-appraisals/

[@Zundfolge]

If Liberace was a guitar player...

[@thehark6247]

he would have had a pink one.

[@ripperace]

The fret board is a bit too busy. I appreciate the craftsmanship in the fretboard, and body binding. Just not my dance….

[@chris_2714]

Perfect description 😂

[@dw7704]

He’d have played a custom Zemaitis

[@mertmunson1417]

Hahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!

[@stockholm1752]

Your taste in guitars baffles me. This piece was *made* to be put on display. It belongs in a museum (Any aspiring curators out there?). Think of it this way: in another 20 years it may be impossible to source the natural materials to create such an instrument. Keep it.

[@frankwebster9110]

I always say it . I'm a sucker for quilt. I never knew I would be a sucker for natural quilt. Meaning not tinted. It's something straight from heaven. They could have left the fretboard alone and it still would be a jaw-dropper jaw dropper!

[@DS-nw4eq]

I also suck for quilt

[@pepmasters-999]

Every night or just at the weekends?

[@shawnawesome7770]

Cant blame ya, its absolutely beautiful and i usually hate natural finishes

[@frankwebster9110]

@@DS-nw4eq I don't love it so much that I would compromise my pie hole for a quilt, but you do you boo..

[@yatzyac]

The "Harp" inlay at 2:09 is 125% too much, but I love it

[@davidfmgonzalez]

16:30 Collective Soul - Shine Nice riff choice, this axe really shines!

[@b3pahunter546]

Those tones are exactly what look for in a Les Paul!

[@larryharshmanjr5634]

Love it, the fretboard is a bit too busy for my taste but still a great looking guitar

[@jimmyjames2022]

This 2014 Crimson Custom Ultima is an exquisite example of Gibson skill. Perfect as presented, the gorgeous natural quilt, the sweet abalone purfling, and that Tree of Life fretboard is my favourite of the choices. I'd be expecting this to stay in your collection as a showcase piece, but I see you're offering it for sale. Oh well.

[@Trog]

24hr listing to tempt fate and gather attention for the video. I plan on keeping it as stated but this thing is too beautiful to not share! Haha

[@markvonwisco7369]

That quilt top is amazing. It looks 3D. The abalone everywhere kind of reminds me of a Martin D-45. On another subject, I don't get the richlite hate. I have an acoustic guitar with a richlite fretboard and bridge. At least to my ears, it doesn't adversely affect the tone of the guitar. Richlite seems pretty durable too. The guitar is almost 20 years old, and there's no visible wear on the fretboard. If the guitar is a high end custom order, I can understand wanting to have a real wood fretboard. But if we're talking about a regular working musician's guitar, I don't see richlite being an issue, as long as the guitar sounds like you want it to sound.

[@leviathan_is_me]

17:34 Tried to sneak in "the lick" by slowing it down...caught it.

[@yodatw]

That quilt top snakeskin looking top just POPS. Wow. Thanks for sharing this one. It is stunning!

[@michaelgrannis6361]

Well, IMO, that is one of the best Gibson guitars I have ever seen. My only two changes, no inlay and let the Ebony do its best Ebony thing, and no fret nibs. Thanks for sharing this one!

[@picksalot1]

I'm not usually a fan of "Fancy" looking guitars, but that Les Paul is stunning, and the sound is luxurious. I agree the neck inlay is very busy, but beautiful. Nice Museum quality guitar will surely get many eyes ogling it.

[@Shiznitt_]

Wow Some beautiful wood used for this one. The L5S headstock inlay would have been a better match with the fretboard tho

[@huangss00]

Gorgeous guitar, I love the way it sounds.

[@aaronpickens6831]

Loved hearing the Collective Soul riff :)

[@markjamesmeli2520]

I don't hate the elaborate binding, and that woodgrain is to die for. Perhaps the complaints were that the binding design and the contour of the body, together, are a little bit - to alotta bit "busy." That neck doesn't help either. BUT I really like the body. Have you been listening to a lot of Clapton lately? Nice playing!

[@johnro6659]

IMO it's one of the best Les Pauls I have ever seen. LOVE the quilt, I prefer it much more than flame. The abalone binding is nice and the inlay work is really done well.

[@faustthehammer8706]

they only thing i heard and seen was "heaven let you're light shine down!" that song fits this guitar.

[@jackmundo4043]

Excellent. Thank you.

[@ArchieOnEarth]

Ibanez’ version of the tree of life inlay was visibly fancier at traditional inlay positions, so the side dots weren’t your only reference points.

[@rickguitar]

Incredible sound!

[@andrewtait6197]

Id swap out the the volume and tones buttons and uncover the pickups. Like you said personal preference.

[@alexanderguestguitars1173]

As a custom builder I've never been keen on quilted maple like the top on that. There's something about quilting which weirds me out somehow. But that one is very, very nice. And I love the abalone binding, and the maple pickup rings. The back is even better! Les Pauls should really be maple necks anyway (IMHO). Because it's a stronger wood than mahogany and would save lots of headstock fractures. But the laminated flamed maple neck is superb. How rare is an entire BODY of flamed maple WITHOUT A CENTRE JOIN! Just one massive chunk of wood THAT wide. WOW! For me the 'tree of life' on the fretboard takes it over the top. And you can see on the headstock the round ends of the triangle abalone recesses in the headstock veneer, but the abalone is pointed. This is due to the routering needed for the inlay. It should have been finished off with a knife/chisel to take the ends of the triangles to a point, not just left round like that. But that aside I'm diggin this one big time!

[@the_nondrive_side]

best part of the video was not seeing the same old strap giving me anxiety.. you know the one.. Grolsch beer come in bottles with little red seals. get yourself a 4 pack

[@frankwebster9110]

Lol

[@johnburns5783]

Stunning guitar, to be honest. Really wants putting in a frame up on a wall 😉😉

[@ousley421]

Fucking Insane, that is Royalty.

[@Icantdrive55]

This one really is a unicorn. An all Maple Les Paul and ultra fancy, love it. I noticed the other one you showed us from Japan isn’t exactly the same, it had the flower pot inlay on the headstock so maybe all of the Crimson Div. are unique one offs even in some small way and not a small run. Thanks for showing us this special Guitar Austin.

[@deanbartone8187]

Wow, that’s very impressive. Looking instrument. I have to say the middle was my favorite tone but that thing rips I would play the piss out of that day and night. Good luck with that one my friend. Congratulations. What a nice piece.

[@alexanderguestguitars1173]

As a custom builder I've never been keen on quilted maple like the top on that. There's something about quilting which weirds me out somehow. But that one is very, very nice. And I love the abalone binding, and the maple pickup rings. For me the 'tree of life' on the fretboard takes it over the top. But that aside I'm diggin this one big time!

[@airmikey8647]

That headstock is perfect, that green and gold tan combo is perfecr

[@straightshowtunelove]

Love the abalone

[@pat5882]

Super clean tones! It’s the maple.

[@jasonbates2687]

That's my perfect Les Paul. Buttercream frosting.

[@madDadMusic]

those extended channels for the custom inlay drove me nuts.

[@alexanderguestguitars1173]

The bright tone is without doubt due to the maple body (and neck) rather than the softer/less dense mahogany. Right up my street! If it's too bright, you can just turn the tone knob down. That is what they're for after all.

[@Photognick521]

Shine is the first music video I can remember watching as a kid

[@user-cm8co5nx4k]

Beautiful piece. Worked best with distortion. Note were distinct. Many clean tones too bright. String resonance great. Wood resonance not so much… maple dense and hard. Light and hard woods, like ash, resonate well. Mahogany for resonance with a maple cap for clarity and sustain is my ideal in this style machine.

[@JKn1412]

Sounds as good as it looks!

[@MrTwangstaable]

I hope you kept it, tonally it's a beast. All Maple seems to be working on here!

[@richardburkow3792]

That is one of the most stunning guitars I have ever seen.

[@TrumpIsGoingToPrison]

Absolutely GORGEOUS instrument.

[@agcacustoms2852]

Man those guitars really are a beauty, so much flame and quilt and so much extra they remind me of the Ed Roman guitars. Truly beautiful Les Paul’s, definitely a true collector custom shop piece.

[@donhopf]

Give it normal binding, neck and headstock and it’s a beautiful guitar.

[@MarkEdward-bl6cr]

That quilt is soooo awesome sounds pretty darn good to 👏👍🤘

[@theomen826]

2:19 I thought that flame fretboard option was only on the limted run justin hawkins les paul customs. Learn something new everyday!

[@mcfats7652]

You know it's a good top when your new 4k Sony TV can't keep up with it! Will that binding get the deep nicotine amber color that you sometimes see? Sounds amazing, too. Love me some Collective Soul. Super fancy guitar, bud, that's a keeper! Trogly, put this video up on your TV and see if it totally glitches out from all the movement! It's wild. I'm too lazy right now to mess with settings but this rarely happens even on really nice tops. This one must be extra special.

[@LudwigVon]

I would much prefer something like split diamond inlays, That crazy inlay just makes it tacky

[@duanewelsh5611]

As Fee waybill said "She's a Beauty"!

[@Stephen_M.]

Beautiful Guitar!

[@rockinrob2004]

Just a WOW machine! Bright sounding yes, however in a great way clean & distorted! IMO I've always been a sucker for natural & quilt is the cherry for me. I love it! I wouldn't play it a lot ONLY because I'd worry about scratching it. It's a ULTIMATE ULTIMA! Congrats it's sick!

[@Furtheronmusic]

Lovely apart from the fingerboard inlay - too much sadly. Always preferred the ibanez tree of life I liked that how it helped with placement

[@BrentAdams]

Gorgeous Maple used on this....and I love the Abalone inlay on the tops of guitars if done well. (I think the abalone on the back is a little "much". LOL!). The Vine inlay is a little overdone on this example IMHO. They should have only had the Abalone where the fretboard markers would normally be with the rest M.O.P..

[@texasfreedomlover4730]

Not crazy about the tree of life motif, but I’d rock it. The abalone binding is awesome.

[@fabieneldridge3414]

Has caused temporary Blindness ! Beautiful guitar! Absolutely beautiful 😍

[@No_Lucks_Given]

I think i remember aeeing this on reverb. This is like absolute dream level guitar for me.

[@DDE_ADDICT]

That is the very best Gibson I have ever seen. They truly knocked it out of the park. Trogly Museum Grade.

[@ej1_drew]

the waves in the quilt look like i can feel them 😮

[@clarkbabin9799]

I did like the sound of it . I really don't think the fretboard would distract me much.

[@bukwok]

some say richlight material quite expensive, is true? if put regulation aside, rich light not a cost saving material compared to ebony .

[@DogDaze66]

Pretty cool

[@DDE_ADDICT]

Man you have come so far with your playing.

[@mreguest1000]

cool! this looks just like my richwood re-135 tree of life. Great find, I always wondered what it was based on, keep up the good work! 😊

[@raytorvalds3699]

Austin! You said bushings instead of studs! Are you ok?! That is some insane 3d quilt for sure. Holy smokes, that is one of the most beautiful Les Pauls I've ever seen. More like an art/craftsmanship guitar than something I'd play, though. But still amazing. It sounded really good too.

[@glaucosouza1971]

That beauty is somewhat bright (almost too bright) at the bridge but the neck is really juicy . Curious that the top is quilted but the back is flamed.

[@123jkjk123]

Personally, I don't mind the gaudiness, except for the fretboard inlays. Looking down at that there's no telling where you're at.

[@beatmasterbossy]

It's gorgeous. Sure, it's loud. It's 12 generations of grandma's level of quilting. It's pure Hwite maple and all that inlay. But...I love it. It's not ugly.

[@texasfreedomlover4730]

Usually I like BB pups okay but in that guitar they’re pretty brutal imho. Nothing that a set of Throbak’s couldn’t solve.

[@bottomkitchen250]

I do like the tree of life inlay, but I'd be confused, at first, if i tried to play it. Haven't heard 'Shine' in a while. Nice.

[@paulketchupwitheverything767]

I do usually like a natural top Les Paul, but that one is too 'cocktail cabinet' for me. I prefer a combination of maple and mahogany for a LP body. Was expecting that one to be above average weight.

[@alexh3153]

It sounds great, always want my guitars on the brighter side, it’s easier to use a tone knob once in a while than be stuck with a muddy guitar

[@scottdavidson6066]

It should have Alnico III Custombuckers!

[@Madakalim]

Id play power chords really fast with metal distortion on that.

[@rudiyantohalim736]

This one is why I love natural finished guitar

[@wolfcrossing5992]

For years I have been sitting on a slab of quilted pillowed maple. Maybe it’s time to find a good luthier… Reminds me of a Rolex Presidente’ or a D45; just too over the top.

[@kimmccracken4676]

Fancy on the outside, Fancy on the inside, what a beautiful piece.

[@TeensierPython]

Love the body wood. Not a fan of the neck pearl stuff

[@mtroyer66]

That top is NOT flame maple but something 1000 times more rare called quilted maple which only comes from some specimens of big leaf maple. That particular piece came from a blank that was probably two to three grand. It is about the finest and rarest example I have ever seen. That is a one in a million piece of wood usually sold to makers of violins selling for 10 times more than that Gibson. The abalone is fancy but let’s get real; the top is ridiculous.

[@sparkeyjames]

How could anyone hate that. It's beautiful.

[@Russell_Optics]

Personally I don't like all the inlays on the fretboard at all, but the body & headstock are gorgeous !

[@scottdavidson6066]

I would have routed it for a middle pickup!

[@silvernuggets1285]

Ultima, Elegant, Supreme. I always felt like they were one ups of each other. Any others?

[@kennethcarlin9629]

I had an Ibanez EW acoustic with that same finish all over

[@_CYB0RG_]

I love the abalone binding

[@stonebrakerstudio8238]

Thank you ❤

[@jfinester]

That thing is unbelievable! Sounds great too. I’ll never be able to afford one, and if I had one it would never leave the house, but wow, that thing is cool!

[@scottmartin356]

Not just a great looking guitar, but looks light and well balanced as you play it

[@hifibrony]

Gorgeous top and inlay work. Sort of an Alembic-style LP.

[@martydibergi5228]

wow looks like lake ripples Beautiful

[@EricClapton1945]

You can send that over to my collection. I will hold on to it for you. ;)

[@sandraspears6389]

That is an awesome guitar. I love it, but it would be a collector for me not a player, except for maybe some special occasions.

[@Nothing-gv8mv]

That was a perfect guitar strap selection :-)

[@darryllandry9904]

I miss the mahogany. Even a nice mahogany neck would add the right warmth. Awesome but kind of cold.

[@mattrockjm]

Yo trogly Lv the all maple les Paul Sounds are the best you have … clear , bright , Perfect for what I do Rock , hard rock , blues Thx bro ..😎 enjoyed it Oho.. 0:02 I have an all flame maple Kramer including the neck , made by Gibson from 2014 …honey burst Strat style 2/ hum/ split coil…JB in the front/ back.. Great sound as well … Similar in tone … Lv that guitar 🎸 😎

[@alexscott7226]

Can someone tell me why the middle reading is “for fun” please

[@Saul_HUDSON]

It's not a guitar only, it's a piece of art !

[@wooferdevlin3571]

Show stomper!! Almost time for Trogly Gallery of fine axes. Like the GuitarMotel. That would be a hoot and a half. Ü ♫

[@TrueEvil702]

The guitar from Thursday's video! 😮

[@peejay6930]

Seems like a case of more being less to me, I'd take any R9 over it personally, but if you're a collector you have to have one, and it is a great example, but too gaudy for me

[@jameshughes6049]

Yes I think it would look so much better with the custom block inlays. I love that top.