Comments on: The 1957 Gibson Les Paul Custom Three Pickup VOS Review

By: Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Swing 13-53 Flat Wound Guitar Strings Review | Boles Blues

Sun, 15 May 2011 20:30:24 +0000

[...] and then playing in, these new flat wounds on my Ibanez AF125 and my Les Paul Goldtop and my Les Paul Black Beauty. All three guitars immediately took to the TI Swing flat wounds and the action feels lower and [...]

By: David W. Boles

David W. Boles — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:21:29 +0000

I appreciate the advice, Matt.

Be sure to read this article, too:

http://bolesblues.com/2010/09/10/how-to-salvage-a-5000-gibson-les-paul-custom-black-beauty-guitar-with-a-radical-truss-rod-adjustment/

Let us know what happens with your new guitar! Give us a full review here!

By: matt

matt — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 22:48:19 +0000

hi david
they are a beautiful guitar, and you have something to be forever proud of.
My advice is do the set up yourself, its not hard. its not hard either to adjust the truss rod, but if you are uncertain take it to a pro.
Set ups are very personal, and sometimes only you can say what is good and what isnt. Anyway, wish you the best with it, Im picking one up tomorrow.

By: Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Bebop 12-50 Guitar Strings Review | Boles Blues

Thomastik-Infeld Jazz Bebop 12-50 Guitar Strings Review | Boles Blues — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 23:13:58 +0000

[...] my 1957 Custom VOS Les Paul, the Thomastik-Infeld strings really burst the sound out of that guitar! The guitar slurped in [...]

By: Dunlop Delrin 2.0mm Pick Review | Boles Blues

Dunlop Delrin 2.0mm Pick Review | Boles Blues — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 21:19:16 +0000

[...] and I don’t like the fact that I have a really hard time playing my three pickup Custom Les Paul — there’s a reason most Les Pauls only have two pickups — you need the extra room [...]

By: Small Hands, Thick Neck | Boles Blues

Small Hands, Thick Neck | Boles Blues — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 17:01:14 +0000

[...] I “moved up” to a historic Les Paul Gibson Custom — with a tremendously thick neck — I actually found that guitar was much easier to [...]

By: Peeing On Your New Guitar | Boles Blues

Peeing On Your New Guitar | Boles Blues — Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:23:43 +0000

[...] even used naphtha to “wipe off” the faux “VOS aging” on my ’57 Les Paul because I didn’t appreciate the fakery of the final finish. The naphtha quickly ate away [...]

By: How to Salvage a $5,000 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty Guitar with a Radical Truss Rod Adjustment | Boles Blues

Fri, 10 Sep 2010 18:34:14 +0000

[...] the necessary tweaking of my guitar setup, I would finally face down the basic un-playability of my Gibson Les Paul Custom VOS Black Beauty with three pickups — I hoped — once and for [...]

By: Strings Saga, Part Twenty: Back to Eleven | Boles Blues

Strings Saga, Part Twenty: Back to Eleven | Boles Blues — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:44:16 +0000

[...] I installed the D’Addario EXL115s on my 2008 Gibson Les Paul Standard, my Gilmour Black Strat, my Clapton Custom Strat, and my ’57 Gibson Les Paul Custom VOS Black Beauty with three pickups. [...]

By: The Perfect Blues Guitar Rig | Boles Blues

The Perfect Blues Guitar Rig | Boles Blues — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:25:42 +0000

[...] The Perfect Blues Guitar Rig Posted on August 23, 2010 by David W. Boles We’re always searching for The Best, The Ultimate — The Perfect Blues Guitar Rig — and today, I’m going to share with you the center, and the chained core, of my most golden Blues playing experience. It all starts and ends with wood: I’m currently loving on my mahogany Les Paul. [...]