Gibson个性店
Gibson是第一个创办制造它常规产品线之外的产品的个性店的主要吉他制造商。个性店出产的吉他有着更专业的手工制造。材料更是精挑细选。例如,Gibson USA最近收到了200,000平方英尺的桃花心木。在这之中,只有14,000平方英尺(7%)被作为生产这些型号的材料。在这些被Gibson UAS接受的桃花心木里面,Gibson个性店更是挑剔,只选择最高质量的桃花心木。
VOS 再版(VOS Reissues)
为了准确满足收藏者和其他Les Paul追捧者的要求,Gibson个性店在2005年发布了VOS系列再版。Vintage Original Spec系列乐器采用了特殊的硝纤涂饰处理,使之产生了稍微破旧的古朴吉他的光泽。仔细的手工制作加强了舒适度及手感。每一个VOS型号都有着单板桃花心木背板;历史重演的长颈榫;周期校正的琴颈弧度、硬件(如绿色卷弦器)、和电子器件如CTS罐装和大黄蜂电容。
签名型号
通常,应有著名艺术家精华和要求而生产的吉他被成为“签名”型号。Gibson个性店从1995年的Jimmy Page Les Paul开始,迎合不同著名吉他手的需求生产了很多签名Les Paul吉他。最新的签名Les Paul包括Zakk Wylde签名Les Paul——公牛之眼(Bull’s Eye),和Billie Joe Armstrong签名Les Paul Junior。
Epiphone Les Pauls
几乎每一个Gibson Les Paul都有一个在琴头上冠以Epiphone之名的“堂弟”。Epiphone因其建立人Epaminodas Stathopoulo (“Epi”)而得名。在1930年代得时候,Epiphone饰Gibson的竞争者,这两家公司在拱形吉他和拾音器领域并行。1957年,Gibson收购了Epiphone。在高质量的顶尖贝司之外,Epiphone线上著名的吉他还包括The Beatles使用的Casino。Les Paul制作实体电吉他的早期努力构成了Epiphone吉他。
Gibson和Epiphone LesPaul之间的区别:
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产地:Gibson产于美国,Epiphone产于美国之外。
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漆饰:Gibson运用薄硝化纤维漆——超薄,超轻(需要数周完成)。允许木料呼吸,随时间而变细。为音色考虑的最佳漆饰。
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Epiphone采用聚亚安酯漆,更加实用一些,只需数天就能完成,不太依靠手工,而且更加持久耐用。
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材料:Gibson采用高质量材料,如南美的桃花心木。Epiphone采用便宜一些的材料,或者组合凯木和桃花心木做琴身。
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音色:Epiphone Les Paul音色更深沉一些——更多中频和低频——而Gibson Les Paul整体音色更清亮一些。
价位
现在我们知道了不同的Les Paul家族和特性,我们可以将他们分成几个大概的价位来看,从基本的、入门型吉他到性能能齐全的吉他。
例如:
·低价位:Epiphone Les Paul Junior 或 Epiphone LP Special
·中价位:从Epiphone Les Paul Custom 到 Gibson Classic 或 Studio
·高端: Gibson LP Standard
·收藏级:VOS型号,如Les Paul Custom VOS、Les Paul Standard VOS
演奏Les Paul的著名吉他手 (不完整列表)
翻译自www.musiciansfriend.com
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/document?doc_id=101611&g=home
这个列表由相片、采访、艺术家网站等地方采编而来,包括一些吉他演奏家通常被认为不会演奏Les Paul吉他,但却被看到有演奏Les Paul (如Chuck Berry、Jimi Hendirx)。
Jan Akkerman - Custom
Devon Allman - Custom VOS, Goldtop
Duane Allman - Sunburst, Goldtop
Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) - Junior
Martin Barre (Jethro Tull) - Standard Sunburst
Jeff Beck - Standard Sunburst
Fran Beecher (Bill Haley and His Comets) - Custom
Ariel Bender (Mott the Hoople) - Junior
Chuck Berry - Custom
Dickey Betts (Allman Bros.) - ’59 Standard Sunburst, ’57 Goldtop
Mike Bloomfield - Goldtop and Standard Sunburst
Marc Bolan (T.Rex) - Standard Sunburst
Kix Brooks (Brooks and Dunn) - Standard
Buckethead - Custom
Bumblefoot (Guns N’ Roses)
Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac) - Custom
Chester Burnett “Howlin’ Wolf” - Goldtop
Toy Caldwell (Marshall Tucker) - Standard
Vivian Campbell (Def Leppard) - Standard
Chris Chasse (Rise Again) - Standard
Graham Coxon (Blur) - Custom
Charlie Daniels - ’58 Standard
Eric Clapton - Standard Sunburst, ’61 SG-style, Custom
Steve Clark (Def Leppard) - Standard
Bill Connors (Return to Forever) - Custom
Sheryl Crow - Special
Dave Davies (The Kinks) - Custom, Goldtop
Al Di Meola - Custom
Rick Derringer (Johnny Winter And, Edgar Winter Group) - Goldtop
Andy Dunlop (Travis) - Deluxe
Elliot Easton (Cars) - Goldtop
David “The Edge” Evans (U2) - Custom, Goldtop
Don Felder (Eagles) - Standard
John Fogerty - Custom, Goldtop, Standard
Peter Frampton - Custom “Black Beauty”
Ace Frehley (Kiss) - Custom
Robert Fripp (King Crimson) - Custom Black Beauty
John Frusciante (Red Hot Chili Peppers) - ’69 Custom
Noel Gallagher (Oasis) - Standard
Jerry Garcia (The Grateful Dead) - Goldtop
Billy Gibbons (Z.Z. Top) - ’59 Sunburst
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) - ’56 Goldtop w/Bigsby
Ray Gomez (Stanley Clarke) - Standard
Stone Gossard (Pearl Jam) - Standard
Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac) - ’59 Standard Sunburst
Steve Hackett (Genesis) - Goldtop
Kirk Hammett (Metallica) - ’68 Custom “Black Beauty”
George Harrison - Plain top Standard
Warren Haynes (Allman Bros, Gov’t Mule) - Standard, Les Paul 12-string
Jimi Hendrix - Custom
James Hetfield (Metallica) - Custom
Noel Hogan (The Cranberries) - Custom
James Honeyman-Scott (The Pretenders) - Standard
John Lee Hooker - Goldtop
Steve Hunter (Lou Reed, Alice Cooper) - Special
Davey Johnstone (Elton John) - Custom
Adam Jones (Tool) - Custom
Billy Jones (The Outlaws) - Custom
Brian Jones (The Rolling Stones) - Goldtop
Mick Jones (The Clash) - Junior, Custom
Mick Jones (Foreigner) - Custom, ’61 SG-style
Steve Jones (Sex Pistols) - Custom, Special, Sunburst
Terry Kath (Chicago) - Les Paul Recording
Freddie King - Goldtop
Danny Kirwan (Fleetwood Mac) - Custom
Mark Knopfler (Dire Straits) LP seen in “Money for Nothing” video
Paul Kossoff (Free) - Standard Sunburst
Allen Lanier (Blue Oyster Cult) - Standard
Albert Lee - Custom
Frank Lero (My Chemical Romance) - Epiphone Standard
Alex Lifeson (Rush) - Standard, Custom
Kerry Livgren (Kansas) - ’69 Deluxe
Thin Lizzy (Scott Gorham - Deluxe; Brian Robertson - Deluxe; Gary Moore - Standard; Snowy White - Goldtop; John Sykes - Custom)
Steve Lukather (Toto, sessions) - Standard Sunburst
Harvey Mandel (Canned Heat)
Paul McCartney - Standard Sunburst, Goldtop (both left-handed)
John McLaughlin - Custom
Mike McCready (Pearl Jam) - Standard
Henry McCullough (Joe Cocker, Wings) - Goldtop
Bob Marley - Special
Sonny Mayo (Amen) - Custom
Steve Miller - Goldtop, Standard
Ronnie Montrose - Standard
Rick Nielsen (Cheap Trick) - Standard, Goldtop
Jimmy Page - ’58 and ’59 Standard Sunburst
Les Paul - a bunch of ’em, but especially the Les Paul Recording
Carl Perkins - Goldtop
Joe Perry (Aerosmith) - Standard Sunburst
Vicki Peterson (The Bangles) - Custom
Rod Price (Foghat) - Custom
Mick Ralphs (Mott the Hoople, Bad Company) - Junior
Amy Ray (Indigo Girls) - Standard
Randy Rhoads - Custom
Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones) - Standard, Custom, Special double-cutaway
Gary Richrath (R.E.O. Speedwagon) - Standard, Goldtop, Custom
Donald “Buck Dharma” Roeser (Blue Oyster Cult) - Standard
Mick Ronson (David Bowie) - Custom
Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd) - ’59 Custom
Todd Rundgren - ’61 SG/Les Paul
Carlos Santana - Special
Joey Santiago (The Pixies) - Custom
Joe Satriani - Standard
Boz Scaggs - Goldtop
Tom Scholz (Boston) - Goldtop
Neal Schon (Santana, Journey) - Standard
Kenny Wayne Shepherd - Standard
Slash (Guns N’ Roses) - Standard Sunburst
Earl Slick (David Bowie) - Custom
Steve Stevens (Billy Idol) - Standard
Steve Stills - Custom with Bigsby
Joe Strummer (The Clash) - Junior
Hubert Sumlin - Goldtop
Mick Taylor (The Rolling Stones) - Standard Sunburst
Johnny Thunders (New York Dolls) - Junior
Pat Travers - Special
Pete Townshend (The Who) - Deluxe
Ted Turner (Wishbone Ash) - Junior
Joe Walsh (James Gang, Eagles) - Standard Sunburst
Muddy Waters - Goldtop
Jeff Watson (Night Ranger) - ’56 Goldtop
Leslie West (Mountain) - Junior
Whitesnake (Adrian Vandenberg; Mick Moody; Bernie Marsden; Mel Galley)
Brad Whitford (Aerosmith) - Standard Sunburst
Nancy Wilson (Heart) - Epiphone Les Paul Ultra
Johnny Winter - Goldtop
Ron Wood (Faces, The Rolling Stones) - Custom
Link Wray - Goldtop
Zakk Wylde - Special
Neil Young - ’56 Goldtop painted black
Frank Zappa - Goldtop