These capacitors, introduced in the 60s, heralded the guitar capacitors of the modern era-stability, resistance to temperature variation, minimum microphonics, and other desirable characteristics. But what does “traditional” mean in Les Paul Traditional, exactly? Here are the specifics. This first article is about the Les Paul Traditional guitars, and what elements make it “traditional.”)Īlthough Gibson is known for both classic guitars and high-tech guitars, the most traditional guitar of the 2017 models is the Les Paul Traditional guitar from the T series of guitars-it’s designed specifically to retain those elements of the classic Gibson USA guitars of yesteryear. So, rather than “review” them in the traditional sense, we thought it would be helpful to analyze what the differences are so the HC community would have an idea of what goes on “under the hood” with not just these guitars, but guitars in general. But luckily, we were able to hold on to them and in the process, found out there are considerable differences among them. (Editor’s note: Harmony Central’s offices are located about 300 feet away from the Gibson USA factory, so when the 2017 guitars were introduced, we just had to check them out. To quote Talking Heads, "same as it ever was".but why? What Makes a Les Paul Traditional Guitar “Traditional”?
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