The "affordable" Greeny - a full overview and demo.

[@AudiomoMusic]

*There was a brief corruption of the video around **1:23** - **1:28** where the plug in corrupted during render that has been edited and should be gone shortly. The weight of the guitar was 8lbs 5 oz.*

[@doe53]

You got a nice light one. For me, weight is a consideration with LPs because they vary so dramatically.

[@JBM_71]

Look forward to the comparisons. I much prefer the aged satin finish to a brand new gloss looking finish. And I think it's an advantage that it will age more quickly, yet naturally, giving the owner their own unique guitar that represents them and has their own story.

[@barrymiller2272]

What a great...informative video! So good my friend, i am now $3,000 lighter in the pocket. Just got mine yesterday and it sounds exactly like the one reviewed. So sick of people beefing on Gibson's. I now have 8 Les Paul's and plan to stack them to the ceiling! This particular one is a special beast, out of the box nearly perfect...and yes, these neck's are killer. Thanks for the review...great playing by the way...

[@AudiomoMusic]

Barry for whatever reason this was in the “held for review” section of my youtube and im just now seeing it and im sorry avout that. i agree with you, I am genuinely sick of hearing about how crappy Gibsons are. Most people say oh the paint isn’t perfect, binding, or whatever but at the end of the day when you plug one into a good amp they are some of the best guitars to this day and I love them.

[@barrymiller2272]

@@AudiomoMusic i love you're channel my friend! Thanks..

[@5150show]

Just ordered one

[@IanNorsworthy]

what. a. guitar. It's just born to rock and love the side it brings out in your playing - unique versus some of the sides other instruments bring out (which are also great of course) which makes it a welcome and I'd imagine inspiring addition to the rig! hope you're doing well mate!

[@AudiomoMusic]

It makes me feel like a kid again, just throwing gain on completely unnecessarily and having the time of my life hahha

[@IanNorsworthy]

@@AudiomoMusic haha oh man that is the best feeling!

[@donbishop6994]

​@@AudiomoMusic a ludicrous amount of gain for absolutely no reason is always a great time. 😎

[@andreasbrunetti]

Great review man!! Thanks

[@AudiomoMusic]

Thanks for watching!

[@ludlow555]

You can get the pickups back in phase in the middle position by adjusting either volume knob.

[@teafortwo7984]

I like your review of this guitar. I like you have play in different style with different kind of tone. This is, to my point of view, the best reviwe of this guitar. It is what you could expect from this guitar. Thank you!

[@AudiomoMusic]

I'm happy you enjoyed the way I did it, appreciate the support

[@johnlerro997]

Minor correction; the 'imperfection' you mention on the binding around the horn is actually the maple cap showing. It's to be expected and not an imperfection at all!

[@AudiomoMusic]

That's not what I was trying to show, the actual binding itself was a little sloppy which again isn't a big deal and I didn't spend that much time on but I should have zoomed in or taken a picture to show it clearly as a few people have had the same take away thinking I was talking about the cap haha

[@pe_drinks]

Best review of this guitar.

[@samuelmarquez3757]

Got this on a great deal from Sweatwater (a ding saved me 1k). Despite the savings, I was still on the fence about spending over 2k on it and predisposed to not like it at first. Not love at first sight but now I can’t imagine life without that guitar. An amazing instrument! The sound and feel is perfect out of the box.

[@AudiomoMusic]

Good stuff!

[@rexomatic8667]

Enjoyed this video. I don’t have a Les Paul in my collection, even though my first electric guitar was a made in Japan Les Paul style guitar that I sold to buy an G&L ASAT which I sold to buy a 52 Tele reissue. But I’ve been slowing down guitar acquisitions to catch up playing some of my newer guitars.

[@glennbzt]

I own one and I’ve played years..had an R9 2006 sadly had to sell..but this guitaryr tutelage was spot on ..I love the “honk” on the in between and adjusting vol tone you can really get amazing sounds..blues..love it bridge pup 8.2 is nice..👍🏻

[@AudiomoMusic]

It's such a cool sound, I really dig it!

[@livewireblanco]

That's not an imperfection in the binding, that's the maple cap showing and is a desirable feature that goes back to the original burst Les Paul's.

[@AudiomoMusic]

I think I'm gonna change the description of this video, I've had maybe 5 comments say that but that was not what I was calling an imperfection - i should have zoomed the camera in to show the extremely sloppy job of the binding itself. had nothing to do with the cap.

[@finishin.my.coffee8780]

Wow, that middle position really lends itself to playing funk!

[@AudiomoMusic]

That's why I like it so much! haha

[@mustuddd]

Awesome video!

[@slashtrio]

You like this more than your wildwood ?

[@AudiomoMusic]

They are two different kinda flavors, I think the Wildwood is the better all around guitar but the feel of the neck on Greeny is just perfect

[@slashtrio]

@@AudiomoMusic that’s cool man. I understand, I actually have a few LPs, in part just due to aesthetics! Several months ago I got a “CME exclusive” LP standard in “dirty lemon” which definitely has a greeny or a slash type vibe. I really like it because it has a more subtle flame top, more of a curly flame. But yea, they all play a little different. I’ll put a link to my dirty lemon below. kzbin.info/www/bejne/l3m9imWOgKeCprMsi=aL6hJNB1CnS-rY-M

[@restofthejunk01]

Great review and a stellar looking guitar. I think, with some people, it's just become fashionable to pick on Gibson, not sure why.? I own only four Gibson's (two Les Paul's, a 50's Standard and a Slash signature Les Paul, A Flying V and a Les Paul Tribute DC) and all of them are impeccable.

[@AudiomoMusic]

I really don't get it. Especially the QC complaints, I've had far more issues with Fender in the last few years than Gibson yet they are just given a pass for whatever reason. I love Gibson guitars.

[@giabgr]

That imperfection in the cutaway area is not just the exposed maple cap? That's intentional and period correct.

[@AudiomoMusic]

That's not what I was trying to show, the actual binding itself was a little sloppy which again isn't a big deal and I didn't spend that much time on but I should have zoomed in or taken a picture to show it clearly as a few people have had the same take away.

[@seanzinger]

I love this Friedman amp. Now I need it. 😂

[@AudiomoMusic]

SEE I GOT YOU

[@sallhame]

At 3:06 how well do you know Gibson Les Pauls? This spesific imperfection i quite common on Les Pauls

[@AudiomoMusic]

Paint bleed dripping off the choppy binding in that spot is a common feature? After I edited the video I wished I had taken a still shot to zoom in, but that's what I was referring to, I can understand you're the second person that didn't see exactly what I was trying to point out and that's on my editings fault.

[@joshpointoh]

That's not at all what it looked like you were pointing out. Your quote was "a little bit of imperfection in that one area" wasn't exactly helpful, so he has to assume, and it looked to me just like it did to him, that you were pointing out a normal LP feature. There is no paint bleed, you were pointing at something a Les Paul expert would have known about and you seem to be trying to act like you were talking about an ACTUAL quality problem that no one can see, and not the actual "imperfection" you thought you saw

[@AudiomoMusic]

@joshpointoh I never claimed to be a Les Paul expert and there is no way for me to go into a Time Machine and zoom in on the guitar to show you exactly what I was talking about. Take care dude

[@5150show]

Just subbed , cheers from New Zealand

[@AudiomoMusic]

Hope you love it, the neck feels awesome on it! Appreciate it!

[@tomguitar1963]

Might need to install the pick guard dude with your aggressive playing great guitar I’m thinking of getting one.

[@AudiomoMusic]

Yep, that's just how I've always played and definitely could use a pickguard haha

[@hughnguyen1772]

I bought my "open box" Les Paul Greeny from Alto Music for a few hundred dollars below MSRP. It is light (under 9 lbs) and as resonant un-plugged as my Custom Shop and Murphy Lab Les Pauls. The finish on my Greeny was a little rough compared to other standard Les Pauls. It is a little sharp around the edges and fretboard but with a little polishing work on the body and fretboard bindings with sand papers, my Greeny is now as round and smooth as my Murphy Lab ones. The only things I don't like about the standard Greeny are the big and bulky Grover tuners. I wish Gibson would install the compact Sperzel tuners as those on the original Greeny and the more expensive Custom Shop Greeny.

[@michaellsjr12]

The satin seems like it's soft and smooth.

[@AudiomoMusic]

It is, it's a really comfortable guitar to play.

[@Haho-aho]

I think Adam Jones signature also has neck pickup other way around so that the middle position is phased out 🤔

[@jasper221176]

Yes! Focus, Hocus-pocus....on a Greeny😎👍

[@belo1971]

I thought we could have Greeny sound in the middle position at every VOL and tone level ? It is true or is there a sweet spot ?Want to do the mod…thanks for your help 🙏😉

[@Cherry_Sunburst]

EXCELLENT.

[@AudiomoMusic]

Many thanks!

[@karol1982r]

You can see the maple cap on the horn...it's not an inperfection

[@AudiomoMusic]

Thats not what I was referring to, I should have zoomed in better with the canera but it is what it is i guess

[@andyglamrock]

I've been meaning to ask you, what's your action height at the 12th generally? Thank you!

[@itguy1560]

Overall a good review. What would have made it better though is to have played demos of some of Peter Green's and Gary Moore's works. It was hard to tell the overall sound of that middle toggle position without having some song as a reference.

[@gyrperegrine]

It’s not a flaw, it’s the maple top.

[@joostvlasschaert2118]

Why is this so hard to understand for people?

[@dansboutique26]

Serious. Their all like that!

[@AudiomoMusic]

I explained it in about 10 other comments, but that was not what I was referring to at all.

[@sublyme2157]

Hocus Pocus was an unexpected surprise :)

[@AudiomoMusic]

One of my all time favorite riffs man. It's just so good!

[@crsstephen72]

Hey Jim, Happy Father's Day

[@AudiomoMusic]

Thanks Chris, it was a really great day here!

[@debhart4302]

The "honky" middle position is not something I'd like on a Gibson. The pickups sound great individually though.

[@AudiomoMusic]

I wasn't convinced until I really played with it through a different amp that's mainly clean focused - the Vox. It's really an interesting sound - i'll do a quick test video with it and the mustang just for references sake but I do get your opinion on it

[@styrenebuilds6851]

👍

[@michaelshepherd1072]

Gibson offers a Greeny-Bucker set for sale now. But I like my USA model at it's price point. Epiphone be damned.

[@AudiomoMusic]

I know a lot of people love Epiphones but for me I'm the same, I don't really care I'm going to pick the Gibson every time.

[@VN9001]

Excellent review sir! The sound of this guitar has really impressed me. The looks, imo, are totally lame. The satin finish mostly hides the triple A top, the blank poker chip is laughable and the lack of any "Greeny" acknowledgement like a COA , a special case or even a name on the truss rod cover is just plain cheapskate on Gibson's part. It looks like a cheap Les Paul Tribute model. Notwithstanding, this will tell you how much I liked the sound of it 'cause I still bought it! 😄

[@AudiomoMusic]

I'm just happy they didn't put kirk hammets name all over the thing, this is a Peter and Gary guitar for me period haha

[@jeremydahm2124]

Once you go satin....

[@RiloRox]

are you german? asking because of the zipper :)

[@AudiomoMusic]

My father lived served in the Army for a while in Germany, so it is a special place to us. Dortmund are a team I've loved watching the last 10-15 years, some of the best scouting in the world and what a supporter base.

[@burrrrrrrrrrrrrrp]

Is 3000 affordable 😕

[@AudiomoMusic]

This is exactly why i put it into quotes, to some yes, to some probably not.

[@charlesbolton8471]

@@AudiomoMusic By comparison to the other versions of this guitar (Standard Cusom Shop $20,000, Limited Edition Custom Shop $50,000, and the Collectors Choice from several years back that now sells in that same price range or higher) it IS definitely affordable. When the time comes that they introduce a $1,500 (or less) Epiphone version that one will become the affordable one. Whatever price they decide to put on it there will still be some people who still can’t afford it, but that won’t change the fact that it is the affordable version.

[@sixslinger9951]

I would rather have one $3K GIBSON guitar than six $500 guitars any day of the week.

[@charlesbolton8471]

@@sixslinger9951 I would too.

[@matthewbeebe344]

The epiphone is more true to the "Greeny" legacy than this level of gibson. This has the greeny buckers in it ans mix matches knobs the wiring and the neck are not "Greeny" speckled. It's a lame cash grab, they're charging an extra $700 overhear next comparable model.

[@AudiomoMusic]

The epiphone has next to nothing in common with the greens outside of the pickups and color so I’m not sure what you’re referring to

[@greaper5123]

I would agree, listen to both instruments, the epiphone to my ears sounds closer to the original, seems to have the same kinda honk to it, the Gibson has it slightly but the epi seems to pretty much nail it, could it be the long tenon ? The gibo doesn't have it, or 50s wiring, I'm genuinely looking to buy either, as greeny is my all time favourite guitar, but I'm only buying one, and I can't afford the custom shop variants, so which one ? Genuine gibo, or that actual sound from the epi ? I don't know yet, I'm still listening for a good Gibson that gets as close to that sound, but haven't found it yet, It's how it sounds To my ears anyway.

[@matthewbeebe344]

@@AudiomoMusic the Epiphone has the long neck joint and 50s wiring the gibson has neither.

[@AudiomoMusic]

@matthewbeebe344 I can’t get behind a $1500 Chinese laurel epiphone when Crews, Tokai, Seventy Seven, Momose, and even older Orville by Gibsons that are specd more accurately with not only better components but craftsmanship are available for less than the price of a new epi version. That’s used MIJ price territory and to me that’s an absolute no contest.

[@KrispyCoins]

No MetallicA or Metal riffs? I think people interested in this guitar are metal guys no one wants to hear Strat sparkly tones. Nice video

[@AudiomoMusic]

This was both Peter Green then Gary Moores guitar long before Kirk Hammet bought it. I greatly prefer their style of music over anything Kirk has ever done and the internet was already flooded with people playing with excessive gain demoing this.

[@Edward1312]

The majority of purchasers of this guitar are bedroom warriors probably not even semi pro musicians. An outrageous indulgence when you consider what you can buy for a lot less money that will sound and look as good. How can those individuals justify the spend when you consider many of them will have far more important commitments and responsibilities. The guitar is nothing but a gross self-indulgence. Get real you aint never going to sound like Gary Moore or Peter Green what ever your guitar looks like folks even if you are an above average player!

[@AudiomoMusic]

I guess it's a good thing I bought it to make a profit on and succeeded, so this entire rant doesn't really apply to me.

[@deandee8082]

zero greenie about that guitar, just cuz its flamed doesntmena its a greenie, the greenie was a tangerine burst not a lemon burst, good grief, nothing else in common, they are both wooden

[@AudiomoMusic]

well im sorry you dont like it but i didn't design it

[@cherrysunburst1959]

These guitars are the equivalent to the Chibsons. Made in China quality.

[@AudiomoMusic]

I've seen some bad takes in comments over the years of doing this, but this right up there with one of the worst I've ever seen

[@Chance-ry1hq]

I wonder if Gibson is sending the same guitar to all these KZbin idiots to gush over, or do they all get their own.

[@AudiomoMusic]

Relax boomer, I buy my own guitars myself.

[@Chance-ry1hq]

😂well we know that is a lie. Mommy bought it for you didn’t she?

[@AudiomoMusic]

It's actually really easy to make money buying and selling guitars which is how I fund this channel. Maybe instead of trolling youtube you could do something productive yourself, at the very least come up with better insults - my toddler is more creative than this.

[@Chance-ry1hq]

@@AudiomoMusic It’s sad your toddler feels compelled to troll you.

[@AudiomoMusic]

Clearly you have never had a child if you don't understand how children naturally push limits as they grow up. Take it easy big guy, hope whatever is making you so miserable in life gives you a break so you can stop being so bitter.