Holy crap, has Gibson gone crazy? It seems like one of the most popular guitars these days is the Gibson Les Paul BFG. This guitar is one of the most unique offering from Gibson in perhaps the company's entire history.
This guitar features: un-sanded top, no binding, no pickup rings, no truss rod cover, no toggle switch rings, no fretboard position indicators (dots on the side only), with wooden knobs that have no numbers. Essentially this guitar is a full blown quality Les Paul that has none of the expensive frills that typically drive up the cost of the guitar.
I played the Gibson Les Paul BFG for the first time a few weeks ago and was incredibly impressed. Aside from looks, there is no difference in sound and playability between this guitar and a high end Les Paul. I think this rough look, while not my style, will appeal to a certain group of individuals for it's unique and unpolished looked specifically.
Bottom line- this is a carved maple-top Les Paul with the traditional mahogany back for under a grand. Pretty cool. Keep in mind that you could definitely add all the the frills and custom pieces to this raw instruments after-market and truly create something distinctive. Basically, Gibson has gone the right way with this product and given players an almost blank canvas with which to create!
Gibson Les Paul BFG Electric Guitar Features:
Unsanded carved maple top
Mahogany back
1950s rounded mahogany neck
Rosewood fingerboard
Scale length: 24-3/4"
Number of frets: 22
Nut width: 1.695"
Inlays: white side dots only
Hardware: gun metal (trans cherry finish) or distressed black chrome (trans black and trans gold finish)
Tailpiece: stopbar (distressed)
Bridge: Tune-o-matic
Knobs: two wooden volumes, one wooden tone
Tuners: Grover (distressed)
Neck pickup: P-90
Bridge pickup: Zebra BurstBucker 3
Controls: 2 volume, 1 tone, 3-way switch
Kill switch toggle
See-through wiring covers in back
Strings: Brite Wires .010-.046
Case: shopworn Les Paul
