Les Paul Axcess Standard

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Les Paul Axcess Standard: The 'Ultimate Player’s Guitar'

This is a variation on the Les Paul Neal Schon Model that was limitedly released. I think that model may have just had some cooler electronics.

Check this out: YouTube - Neal Schon and his new Les Paul

Edit: re-watched the video... the Neal Schon is based on a LP Custom and has that wicked awesome sustainer.... If I were more of a shredder/lead player, I'd go for one of these.

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"Adding a Floyd Rose to a Les Paul in the past was always a major headache"

Adding a Floyd to a Les Paul should be a sin!

Yeah.... to a vintage one, but if it came from the factory with one, I'd take it. More useful than putting a Bigsby on a Les Paul.....even if it's just for the better tune-ability. I've had 2 guitars with Floyd Roses on them, and I bet they are still in tune (where ever they are!)....plus the fine tuners are a great feature (surprised more guitars don't have them). I wonder if newer Floyd Roses have the "blocking" mechanism that is on my Steinberger. That would be ideal on this guitar because you could block down the Floyd Rose to do country-ish/pedal steel-ish 2 note bends and not lose tuning.....Granted, this guitar was made to rock (or even shred).

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Also.... it's just listed on Buy Gibson Custom Les Paul Axcess Standard Electric Guitar at Musician's Friend

That much money ($3500) would buy you and awesome new Les Paul (top of the line) with out the Floyd Rose.

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Vintage Guitar (I think) had an article on Brad Gillis of Night Ranger fame. I seem to recall he had a Les Paul that he put a Floyd in... made me cringe. I guess I only like seeing Floyds in Frankenstrats. Not that I'm a big Floyd guy. When I pick up an axe with a wang bar, I start forgetting how to make a chord, and I just start sawing away on the bar.

I played on of these briefly at Guitar Center (Les Paul Axcess). This is a nice solid Les Paul with some cool playability modifications (curved back, and easy access high register).....BUT, a few second's later I played a Custom Shop VOS 60's Les Paul standard, and it was a way better guitar for $500 less. I'm a fan of the 60's neck vs. the thicker 50's necks. Also tried a cool 50's Custom Shop Les Paul with P-90s that I saw Elvis Costello play a few months ago....very unique, but I'm just not a fan of the thicker necks.

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