The Last Les Paul Custom | 1984 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty 3 Pickup | Review + Demo

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0:05 - Historic Episodes
1:06 - Early Gibson History
2:42 - How Do I Know?
3:55 - Special Features
6:10 - Inside Look / Specs
16:29 - Clean Demo
19:14 - Condition
22:28 - Blacklight
23:52 - Case
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[@notdeadkev.4307]

Man l love your passion for these instruments,and the history which is just as important to me. I'm a Fender guy but I really like what you do keep up the good work

[@daveriley6000]

Are you trying to set the prices.

[@notdeadkev.4307]

@@daveriley6000 set the prices on what ?

[@andrewgarcia3136]

@@notdeadkev.4307 since no one explained it, I will, trogly is a guitar scalper

[@notdeadkev.4307]

@@andrewgarcia3136 More than aware of that but the guy knows his shit and I do enjoy seeing different and unusual models of guitars so I guess what I mean is.....and....????????

[@isexuallyidentifyasanovenm1617]

This is the first review where i was really blown away by the tone of the guitar! that thing sounds incredible!

[@hkguitar1984]

Awestruck.................. Listed less than 3 hours ago and already shows 2 people have this in their carts! Awesome Austin, Thank You for bringing this to us.

[@TheOtteroo]

I used to live near Kalamazoo. When they closed down, I got one of their last black beauty Les Pauls from a factory worker who needed the money. My best friend of 30 years stole it. I still miss that guitar. My friend,...not so much.

[@peepongdingdong9208]

Kick his ass.

[@MarkLloyd1962]

And you still call him 'My Friend'....look out for your enemies.....

[@pleromicpastry5445]

Lemme guess....he was a drug addict.

[@peterdebad1]

Such a beautiful guitar. The look alone is worth the video. Thanks fact that it was the last one made in the original plant is hugely significant. Thanks for sharing this guitar!!

[@caleb7390]

straight up watching this at school! truly a sick guitar!

[@fixitmyself]

Lol. I'm an old guy watching this at work. Things never change hahaha

[@caleb7390]

bikenutt1000 amen !!

[@jamesparks1895]

I'm right in the middle watching this at work. Perhaps it's a guitarist thing . . .

[@michaelworse6034]

Watching this while driving my trolly ... wait , this wasn't me !

[@gdrugg2006]

Wow, this one sounds so clear and bright, not how I'm used to hearing a Les Paul. Love that neck pickup!

[@joker71172]

My holy grail, 3 pu ebony custom. One of your best finds yet Austin.

[@smguitari]

Good God that's one of the best sounding guitars I've ever heard

[@docf.n.t.2310]

If THAT guitar were in MY possession, I guarantee they'd have to pry it from my stone dead fingers ! For Sale ? Not while I'm alive !

[@FloodExterminator]

Screw that, bury me with it!

[@thebestian]

Loved the Peter Frampton bit you did in the demo ;) You can't see a 3 pickup Les Paul without thinking of him!

[@petera.michaelsen4657]

Ian B him and Ace Frehley

[@oldtimetinfoilhatwearer]

And Jimmy Page!

[@superass113]

@@onlyfromadistance7326 Same man, seeing him wail that triple pickup Cherry burst and plain tobacco burst. shit is still wild to me.

[@RoachDoggJr2112]

Lmao I barely know who that guy is. The first and only person I think of when I see a 3 Pickup Les Paul Custom is our Lord and Savior Matt Pike.

[@mrz80]

If a 3 pickup Custom makes you think of Frampton than clearly you feel like I do :D

[@andrewpearce5477]

You're playing has gotten better! Great job!

[@SeanKerns]

I love the three pickup black beauties. I think if I owned one, I'd have to wire it up Mickey Baker style. Gives you control over all three pickups, and can be put back to stock easily, with no other holes.

[@jjdillon2007]

Austin, I don't know if Mark Agnesi is subscribed to your channel, but if he is, Gibson may want this for historical purposes, and you'd probably be able to get more than 12K for it.

[@nathanbraswell7673]

JJ Dillon bump

[@pulaski1]

That just sounds glorious, and today I think your oft-repeated assertion that "the guitar inspires the player" is correct - your playing today is great too!

[@Ct-rq8zy]

I wouldn’t sell that beautiful guitar

[@dcp10200]

I'd keep it and play it, for studio use and playing at home, but I wouldn't let it rot in collect dust in the way a lot of these collector guitars do. The thing was meant to be played

[@spikesparks4615]

But if he don't play it, sell it to someone who will.

[@blackie75]

Sell it to someone who can play it. that thing deserves to be played right.

[@imannonymous7707]

i love what all you guys said...ur right too guitars should be played.... not collected. but i enjoyed the history lesson

[@chantzarcher4807]

I’d not be able to sell the majority of the geetars he teviews.

[@johnm3152]

Fret board inlays installed on a "rough" Monday in Michigan. Looks great after a little tlc. What a find !

[@jonahwizard1]

April 1st "Last Les Paul Custom" Clicks video "Oh, last Custom in the Kalamazoo factory" You may have not been trying, but you fooled me.

[@TheMathewpatel]

Click bait

[@daviddawson1718]

@@TheMathewpatel fuck you, beautiful instrument and a good story

[@scarmyguitar]

Best black guitar of any kind i've evEr seen. Another great vid bro!

[@chrishorton615]

Wes Beatty was my neighbor growing up.

[@AnthonyBurrito1313]

did you ever see that guitar ?

[@chrishorton615]

@@AnthonyBurrito1313 I might've once before he put it in the closet.

[@chrishorton615]

I remember him saying something about it at least. My dad worked with him, but my dad was laid off in 1981 when they let a bunch of employees go.

[@michaelbalance98]

The most beautiful guitar I've ever seen. 😮😮😮😮

[@drewweikum5073]

I was so excited to hear a bit of Focus being played

[@chuckaspegren5528]

with the wrong chords

[@kdrake777]

Austin, you should do voice overs for television.

[@stonephilips9361]

kdrake777 His voice is Chill ;-)

[@MaximizedAction]

He'd do a great Mark Ruffalo voice double

[@CoberBox1]

Didn’t see it mentioned but that plant manager (Jim Deurloo) that signed that letter became one of the owners of Heritage when they took over the Kalamazoo shop and started making their own guitars.

[@PhilipCockram]

Wow what a beauty . Excellent detailed description and I love the history lesson . It sounds awesome . I'm going to ask the boss for raise tomorrow . ha ha ha

[@johnipennie2021]

Of all the great guitars you show so well. That one is my favorite.

[@hankwicklund2182]

I saw Robert Fripp playing a three-pickup black LP in a live recording and I've wanted one ever since.

[@sikitrakix]

35 years and look how little gold has been worn out. That is amazing! It was most likely in a case for a reeeeaallly long time. Beautiful guitar!

[@thechannelforeverything2170]

Man that thing sounds good, love that low output sound

[@metalmig]

This baby and the 68 goldtop reaissue are absolute dream guitars

[@avielkharrat5788]

Hey lady, you've got the love i need! The middle pick-up is simply madness!!! Awesome catch

[@vikingraiders4138]

You are now my go to guy for anything Gibson, you helped me prove my Gibson was real Florentine cutaway pointy! I have tons of so-called experts telling me it was an Ibanez.

[@user-ux2se4hf2m]

It's one of the best sounding guitars I've heard!! Amazing piece of history ...thankyou for sharing👊

[@nocturnalferalguitarist]

Low wide frets are a lost art. I love em and they last and intonate even if you play heavy handed like a blacksmith. Most thorough review ever. Nice!

[@sheancarey106]

That was the ultimate playlist for a LesPaul demo, SUBSCRIBED!

[@michaelmerritt1722]

I know my 1982 Leos Les Paul came with double thumb wheels on the bridge. So it's probably a good chance it came that way. Thanks for the video!

[@GearZenChannel]

Aaaaaand sold. One day I want a player grade mid 70's fretless wonder. My instructor had one and it played like nothing else.

[@williambroadstreet3353]

The late great Steve 'The Riffmaster' Clark fell i love with Customs in the 'Pyro era'. He had Gibson mod out all his Gibsons. But he had x4 very special Customs for the 88/89 In The Round In Your Face Hysteria' tour. He had triple PAF pick ups, they were all modded with a Kahler termolo, and he has x2 black ones and x2 magnificent creme ones, the best guitar I've seen his creme Custom Kahler Custom. They did it all for him as he and Collen were not 'guitar tech savvy'. A beautiful guitar.

[@somedaysometime]

he’s why a Les Paul is my main guitar. but i don’t know if i’ll ever go for the three humbucker setup. i’d be so open to that kahler tremolo though

[@roymoderatto]

Beautiful! I have a 3 pups '79. Amazing guitars! And the volute protects them from breaks. Perfect players! Go Kalamazoo!!!

[@ericbgordon1575]

Wow, this is one of those best-of-all-possible-worlds models.

[@ethanballard7627]

If I were you trogly, I would hang on to that guitar. You deserve it.

[@georgel2519]

A beauty. Actually a black beauty

[@brettlazor8219]

Been playing guitar for years now but thanks to you I'm now a guitar history nerd. Thanks Trogly!

[@zodiacloveteam]

damn, hell of a polish job

[@stephanskogen3817]

Oh my god, produced the day after I was born! The Black Beauty. I love these videos, going into all the detail you do. And I was surprised when you played Kall of Ktulu (which is from the same year again I suppose).

[@tdszabo]

A 3 pickup Black Beauty is a dream guitar of mine and hearing the Call of Ktulu (one of my favourite songs) played as the demo was mind blowing. Great video, great playing, great guitar!

[@Jet1ranger]

A stunning piece of history. I love this guitar,!

[@MaximizedAction]

I've been notoriously looking for vids about the LPC BB before getting one - hard to find, with the Standard taking center stage. Thanks to you I not only got an unexpected, but entertaining and informative history lesson, but also a pretty good sound demo. Thanks for this awesome video!

[@briano.5746]

That's a keeper kids!!! 🎸 Funny he mentioned the heritage of the factory. It's actually the Heritage Guitar Factory now. PEACE

[@A43music]

Really enjoy your videos. Happens upon them a week or so ago and can stop. Really informative and love seeing you go over so many beautiful guitars in great detail.

[@neslesman6708]

Amazing coverage and quite the eye opener for that era. No long neck tenon and a maple cap. What an opportunity missed for the last Black Beauty.

[@ClarkOVision]

Beautiful guitar. When I see triple pick up customs I think of Steve Clark (RIP). His were custom ordered in the mid 80's. Lovely video. I'm a new subscriber. 👍

[@stecozz4907]

The split diamond is the correct term for the headstock logo on customs 😉

[@krhistianlee649]

It is unquestionably beautiful!

[@thegee-tahguy4877]

Hocus Pocus by Focus.... good man!

[@hillmillenia]

That is a real beauty...though I learned years ago when I had a DiMarzio pickup installed in my L6s Gibson electric I hated the 3rd pickup...it gets in the way of my picking and I'm sure it'd be the same with the Les Paul...but to be fair, I just got a 2019 Les Paul Custom shop black beauty from Gibson with only 2 humbuckers...I have once again found love

[@timmotel5804]

Very cool. Beautiful and Wonderful Sound. Thanks from an old drummer who loves guitars...

[@stkbkr1]

a magical guitar, it makes your playing sound better.

[@dougbolling4538]

What a awesome guitar , the black beauty . one of the most sot after guitar that i can recall , love the new fact on this guitar and your hard work in showing it and the care for it , thank you .

[@wadeguidry6675]

OMG!OMG!OMG!!!!. Trogs please keep track of this guitar after you sell it. If I ever come into some money I want it! I absolutey drool over 3 humbucker Les Pauls and all of my guitars are "any color you want as long as its black" This is so cooooooool!

[@ja7941]

Sooooooo amazing just WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW how can you not love this guitar

[@Clarkbait]

I remember thumbing through the musicians friend catalogue as a kid and this was the dream guitar. I didn't even understand what humbuckers were back then. It just looked cool.

[@jamesfarlig3178]

vintage envelope! how does it sound? they made great tone-paper back in the day..

[@zacklance7798]

James Farlig paper made from specifically selected tone wood trees

[@jamesparks1895]

Likely harvested illegally, thanks government!

[@alwaysopen7970]

I can still play a mean comb.

[@yoonalim7]

I like you play the Over The Hills And Far Away lick in middle position, warm and crunchy

[@rockerbob949]

Nailed it! I have the History of Gibson book. You know your stuff without a doubt. Totally awesome info., awesome guitar, awesome history lesson! 🤘🏼

[@judehastings2643]

Where’d you get the book?

[@rockerbob949]

My girlfriend bought it for me when I was working at the Gibson factory in Bozeman, Montana. It’s called Gibson Guitars 100 Years of an American icon

[@massttrshrdrharmonicminor2002]

Wonderful looking, love the idea of 3 humbucker configuration. You can only imagine the history, Almost 100 years. I would still put 3 Dimarzio humbuckers in it.

[@killerdude35]

@18:11. I was made for lovin' that guitar! ;-)

[@roymartin500]

Ha! I thought I recognized that! Thx!

[@wearytraveler3524]

I had a 74 looked just like this one! Got talked into selling it sometime in the early 80's! Damn do I miss that guitar!

[@LyricsAndMelodyFacts]

Thank you so much for this video..the Les Paul Custom Gibson in this video is the 2,740,813rd model that has been made in Kalamazoo Plant Michigan And I have with me the 19th model Kalamazoo Plant Les Paul Custom Gibson Guitar. I love my Les Paul Custom Gibson ..

[@Mephilis78]

lol Dude, I literally went to your channel and searched "Black Beauty" to see if you ever demo'd one of these. I don't consider myself a historian... but I've dreamt of holding one of these for over 20 years now.

[@AlphaAchilles]

I played a Black Beauty when I was in Nashville at their huge Gibson store when I was a junior in high school back in 2008. I had to get them to get it out of the glass case and I was awestruck. I couldn’t believe they let me play it considering I was just a kid. But I was very careful and the guy was really understanding and supported me playing it. I wasn’t that good back then so I kept playing simple man, Scotty doesn’t know and crazy train…😂. My dream guitar ever since! One day guitar…one day…

[@stepvanjoe3469]

Keep it ! Its a piece of history, you will not be able to replace it. Niw try getting the last of every model made in Michigan

[@oldgeezergaming5602]

I own a 2003 les Paul standard and I just got the epiphone bonamassa black beauty I was quite lucky as only 300 made worldwide and it’s an awesome instrument hope you manage to document one trogly

[@tavicotavio]

You should have done an episode reviewing a toy guitar but refering to it as an 1959 burst, putting an actual burst in the thumbnail, talking about how awesome it plays and how surprisingly lightweight it is. the playing demo is from an actual les paul

[@Trog]

I was going to buy a Gibson branded washing machine and tote it as the best clean sounding Gibson

[@joelfortin6634]

Saying hi to the lawyer Morty comment day 17

[@Loki_FPV666]

I've always loved the three pickup Les Paul custom's.

[@avielkharrat5788]

I'm going to give you my thoughts about this guitar, which is worth no more than a personal opinion: don't sell this guitar ! You love it! It's a fantastic piece of history. It's collectible. It's something you'll pass on to your children. I mean, man : the last KM!

[@rodrigovieira9883]

Absolutely one of a kind! great video bro!

[@olecranonrebellion9976]

I have an 82 custom with those same flip out tuners. Kalamazoo. Tim Shaws also.

[@Journey-of-1000-Miles]

I love three pick up customs, especially in black!

[@kowoh]

I’m a strat lover but that is such a beautiful bad ass guitar. I just love the black and gold les Paul’s and great choice in songs some of my favorites.

[@marions.120]

One word, BEAUTIFUL!

[@rickbrown3426]

Before I even see the rest of the video, the passion comes from the guy with the pocket protector that couldn’t turn on a green screen computer keeping track of productivity

[@scottdunn2178]

I didn't know Ned Flanders from The Simpsons was a Gibson expert! Just ribbing you man... I dig your channel. Very informative.

[@notsosure7757]

I personally think these are one of the best looking Lps, but I've never been blown away by the sound. I'm lucky enough to own a pre-historic 1992 trip pick up. Compared to my '89 custom it seems to be lacking behind. But I think it has its own unique tone, maybe the way the mid pick up is out of phase. They're great guitars but I'd be lying if I said I'm not tempted to upgrade the pups.

[@mayurpathak7347]

This is the world's best guitar channel 🤘💓

[@fuzzfizz]

I had a 3 pu les paul many years ago, but I rewired it to standard 2 vol 1 tone wiring with the neck and bridge, and the third pot for middle pickup blend in any position. I thought the middle pickup was useless. Sold it 10 years ago. Now after watching your demo, I was like, wow the middle position (Bridge and middle pickup) is actually sounding great and I don't miss not having the usual neck and bridge middle position sound.

[@SpaTZz9]

Nice nod to Jan Akkerman, thanks Trogly....you rock

[@tonysplace8009]

RIP Kalamazoo

[@joshuapitz4906]

I love gibson.. that les paul is legendary

[@christianstewart9987]

ayyy you threw the call of ktulu in the demo! such an underrated song

[@vidarragnarsson4020]

That has to be one of my favorite episodes what a cool guitar I’m afraid to ask the price🤑

[@joebloggs1444]

I had a 1960 custom just like this when I was in my teens in the 70s. Didn't realise it was so old at the time. After I traded it for a 62 es345 I think it went to Steve Clark from Def Leppard...

[@joebloggs1444]

I have to say, of all the what are now vintage Gibson's I owned back in the 70s n early 80s my 3 pickup black beauty Les Paul Custom was the one with the best tone. Didn't realise it was so old at the time. It's the only one I wish I'd still got,... And I think my old guitar is actually the custom the Gibson Steve Clark tribute guitar is based on as it went from me to him. Didn't know that either back then, but did notice I never saw it again after I traded it back in to the shop...

[@richie9150]

@@joebloggs1444 Steve's 3 pickup customs which he used on the hysteria tour were all custom orders I believe however he did have a black 3 pickup custom with pickup covers on and hardtail bridge which he used for a few photos which may have been yours :)

[@jrgenskogan914]

Hocus pocus by the dutch group Focus at 18.55 Great tune!!

[@facurojas4477]

Haahahaha I loved seeing Trogly playing the I Was Made For Loving You rhythm and intro lead

[@johnhenfrey5936]

Wow what a gorgeous guitar, someone is going to get an important bit of Gibson History.

[@GolddenWaffles]

This is the best sounding Les Paul I have ever heard!!!

[@jimtippens]

WOW Total Historic Beauty.

[@shawngroover9003]

Would You ever do a rock or not show on Carvin, especially their neck thru stuff?

[@kerashlallchander]

This. This is my dream guitar.

[@vernonhoover1387]

Nice peice! The Kalamazoo plant made some of the finest guitars on Gods great earth! This may be one of them.Looks pretty clean and not played much.nice original case(imo) also.great polish job Austin.I really dig this one alot