My review of a 1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom in the Silverburst finish. These guitars (Silverburst Customs) weren't greeted by much enthusiasm when they first came out in 1978 but several 90s guitarists (James Iha, Chris Cornell, Adam Jones) discovered them and today they're among the most sought after Les Paul Custom colors. Over time the Silver in them yellows a bit (well the clear coat over it) and they take on a different hue, which is why the old ones look quite a bit different from the new ones Gibson are making today.

This '81 model has a solid mahogany body, a 3 piece maple top, a 3 piece maple neck and an ebony fretboard. For electronics it has 2 Tim Shaw PAF pickups, 300k volume pots and 100k tone pots. For hardware it has a nashville style bridge and Schaller tuners. Early 80s Customs like this one came with low frets, yet somehow bending remains easy and fluid. It weighs a svelte 10.57 lbs.

I'm plugged into a Dirty Girl Heavy Hindenburg, which is a handmade reproduction of the Supro 1624T (thought to be the amp Page used for Zeppelin I). The speaker is a vintage re-coned Rola. I'm controlling it with a Loop-Master ABY pedal which lets me switch or combine the channels. For the lead part I turn on a Moog Minifooger Boost pedal.

I'm recording with the Sennheiser into a Scarlett into Logic Pro. I'm running the amp through a Fryette Power Station to tame the volume.

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