SPOTLIGHT: Gibson Gary Moore Les Paul Standard Tribute

In tribute to blues rock legend Gary Moore, Gibson has created a Les Paul Guitar that encompasses all the distinct and classic Les Paul traits as well as is decked to Moore's preferred specifications.

Main Features

• Mahogany body with figured grade-AA maple top
• Mahogany neck with rounded ’50s profile
• Granadillo fingerboard with acrylic trapezoid inlays
• BurstBucker Pro pickups in the neck and bridge positions
• Orange Drop tone capacitors
• TonePros™ Kluson green-key tuners with 16:1 ratio

From his scorching playing with Skid Row and Thin Lizzy to his incendiary solo work, Gary Moore produced some of the most powerful guitar performances known to stage and studio from the mid ’70s right up until his untimely death in 2011. Throughout his career, Moore virtually defined high-octane blues-rock, coining a signature tone that thousands have sought to emulate. Across three decades of playing, his weapon of choice remained the mighty Les Paul, one of which was the legendary ’59 Burst originally owned by Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green.

Many details are reminiscent of the famed “Peter Green Les Paul,” formerly played by Gary Moore and now owned by collector Melvyn Franks. From its highly flamed maple top with Lemonburst finish, to its traditional Les Paul Model headstock with signature truss-rod cover, to its mismatched amber and gold top-hat knobs, the Gary Moore Les Paul Standard offers uncompromising looks. Plug in and fire up its BurstBucker Pro humbucking pickups via Orange Drop tone caps, all anchored with a quality TonePros™ hardware, and it rips it up with a tone fit to carry the name, Gary Moore.

Body and Neck

The Gary Moore Les Paul Standard is rooted in Les Paul tradition, with a top carved from figured Grade-AA maple, and a back crafted from Grade-A mahogany.  A classic combination, maple as a top adds crispness to the mahogany, but the lows and low-mids of the mahogany still being apparent.  This gives the guitar the well-known 'smoothness' in sonic profile that Les Pauls are known for.

To better show of the luscious nitrocellulose Lemonburst finish, the body carries no binding or pickguard. It is strategically weight-relieved to render this a superbly comfortable guitar. The neck is made from quarter-sawn Grade-A mahogany and carved to a rounded ’50s profile that measures 0.818” at the 1st fret and 0.963” at the 12th. It is topped with an unbound Granadillo fingerboard with 22 medium-jumbo frets and traditional acrylic trapezoid inlays.

Pickups and Electronics

Gibson paid just as much attention to the Gary Moore Les Paul Standard Tribute's electronics as they did to its aesthetics. Beginning with Orange Drop capacitors, every part of its internal signal path is designed to give you absolutely dead-on '59 Les Paul tone. Of course, it's next to impossible to find genuine '50s PAFs (even for Gibson). Instead, the Gary Moore Les Paul Standard Tribute sports a pair of Gibson's BurstBucker Pro humbuckers with historically unmatched bobbin windings.

Hardware and Appointments

A TonePros™ Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece with locking mounting hardware partner with TonePros™ Kluson green-key tuners to comprise a first-class hardware set.

Cases and Extras

Wrap it up in a vintage-brown Gibson hardshell case with Gary Moore signature, owner’s manual, adjustment literature, and Gibson USA’s Limited Lifetime Warranty, and it’s a fitting tribute to the man himself.

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June 2013: Top Picks From the Latest Releases

For the past couple of months, the music industry has been inundated with an outstanding array of gear.   We have chosen 10 of these products as our 'top picks.'  If you want to know why we picked them and what makes these releases truly unique and innovative, then keep on reading.

(In no particular order)
 

1. Roland V-Combo VR 09 Keyboard

 Why it rocks:

• Professional keyboard with instant-access operation for performing musicians
• Light and mobile; battery or AC power
• Pro-quality acoustic and electric pianos, including grand piano with 88-note stereo multi-sampling
• SuperNATURAL-powered Virtual Tone Wheel organ with nine harmonic bars, plus newly developed transistor-type ‘60s organ tone
• Wide range of synth tones, from vintage classics to modern essentials

2. Fender Japan FSR Strat and Bass

Why the Strat Rocks:

• Alder Body
• One Piece Maple C Neck
• Japan ST Single "Vintage" Pickups
• Only 252 available in North America

Why the Bass Rocks: 

• Alder Body
• Vintage Size Frets
• Japan "JG" Vintage Pickups
• Original Wiring
• Only 90 Available For All of North America  

3.  TC-Helicon Harmony Singer

 Why It Rocks:

• All-in-one, compact pedal featuring Vocal Harmony, Tone and Reverb
• Up to two harmony voices guided automatically by the guitar via the In/Thru connection
• Adaptive Tone “sweetens” overall vocal quality
• 3 high-quality Reverb styles with adjustable level

4.  Yamaha DGX650 Keyboard

Why It Rocks: 

• CF Sampling for pure concert grand piano tone
• Big box speakers for powerful and dynamic sound
• Smart Chord function automatically detects the appropriate chord
• Easy-to-read score and lyric display
• USB and Aux-In Ports

 5.  Fender Classic Series With High Gloss Nitro Lacquer

Why It Rocks:

• Features: '60s Strat; '50s Strat; '60s Jazz Bass; '50s Tele; '50s Precision Bass
• Coated with Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Vintage Style Pickups
• Era Specific Neck Profiles, Fingerboard Radii and Fret Sizes
• Authentically styled tuners, controls and other specific features of '50s and '60s

6.  Yamaha DTX-502 Electronic Drums

Why It Rocks:

• Similar kit configurations to their proven DTX500 series 
• Improved sound quality, expressive playability and user-friendly functionality
• Textured cellular silicone snare head 
• All-new TP70 tom pads

7.  Gibson Les Paul Custom Lite Electric Guitar Ebony

Why It Rocks:

• Thinline, weight-relieved version of the classic Les Paul Custom
• Thinner, lighter body is incredibly comfortable to play over long gigs
• 490R and 498T humbucking pickups serve up classic LP tone
• Coil-split switch lets you access single-coil tones too
• Quartersawn mahogany neck is more rigid than plain-sawn necks, for more sustain and durability
• Bound rosewood fretboard feels and plays smooth
• Chunkier '50s-style neck profile satisfies Les Paul purists 

 8.  Roland FR-8X V-Accordions

Why It Rocks:

• Flagship V-Accordion, filled with many enhancements requested by pro accordionists
• Newly developed Dynamic Bellows Behavior technology emulates the true bellows response of an acoustic accordion in every register
• Simple and convenient onboard battery charging with an AC adapter
• A large selection of accordion sounds from around the world, plus 180 orchestra and percussion sounds and world-class Virtual Tone Wheel organs
• Four powerful multi-effects engines (MFX), with dedicated MFX for Accordion, Orchestra 1, Orchestra 2, and Orchestra Chord sections
• Available in Black and Red Finishes; also in Piano and Button Type

9.  TC Electronic Ditto Looper

Why It Rocks:

• The guitar player's looper - made for guitarists by guitarists 
• Dirt simple looping - and nothing but looping 
• True bypass and Analog-Dry-Through  5 minutes of looping 
• Undo / Redo function 
• Unlimited overdubs  
• 24 bit uncompressed high qualityaudio
• Ultra-small footprint

 10.  Electro-Voice ZLX Passive Loudspeaker

Why It Rocks:

• 15" woofer for extended low-frequency response and 1.5" high-frequency titanium compression driver
• 44 Hz – 20 kHz frequency range
• 250 W continuous and 1000 W peak power handling
• 96 dB SPL sensitivity; 126 dB max SPL

 Bonus Feature: Deal of the Day!

L.A. Music has recently introduced a new 'Deal of the Day' program.  Check back often for your chance to get a discount on amazing products.

 

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New for 2013: Epiphonoe Les Paul Pro Models

Out of all of Les Paul’s many achievements—inventor, guitarist, hit recording artist—Les is most beloved among musicians for his Les Paul Standard, one of the most sought-after guitars in the world. And now, Epiphone has introduced the Limited Edition Les Paul Standard Quilt Top PRO and the Les Paul Standard Plustop PRO.

Epiphone and Les Paul

Epiphone’s history with legendary guitarist and innovator Les Paul dates back to the early 1940s when Les, working nights at the Epiphone factory on 14th Street in New York City, created his prototype solid body electric guitar, “The Log.” Over the next 15 years, Les continued to develop his dream guitar that would “sustain for days”. In the late ’50s, Epiphone’s historic Kalamazoo factory made that dream come true with the Les Paul Standard and its new pickup, the “PAF” humbucker.

Body

mahogany

Top

AAA quilt maple veneer

Neck

mahogany

Scale

24.75”

Fingerboard

rosewood with pearloid trapezoid inlays

Frets

22 medium jumbo

Fretboard Radius

12”

Fingerboard Inlay

pearloid trapezoid

Nut Width

1.68”

Binding

-1-ply cream (body) -1-ply cream (neck)

Neck Pickup

Epiphone ProBucker-2™

Bridge Pickup

Epiphone ProBucker-3™

Bridge

Locking Tune-o-matic™

Tailpiece

StopBar

Controls

-Neck pickup volume with push/pull coil-tapping -Bridge pickup volume with push/pull coil tapping -Neck pickup tone -Bridge pickup tone

Machine Heads

Grover™ 14:1

Color

Faded Cherry Sunburst and Trans Blue

Body

mahogany

Top

AAA flame maple

Neck

hand-set, mahogany

Scale

24.75"

Fingerboard

rosewood

Frets

22 medium jumbo

Fretboard Radius

12"

Fingerboard Inlay

trapezoid

Nut Width

1.68"

Binding

1-ply cream (body) 1-ply cream (neck)

Pickups

ProBucker-2™

Bridge Pickup

ProBucker-3™

Bridge

Locking Tune-o-matic™

Tailpiece

Stopbar

Controls

-Neck pickup volume with push/pull coil-tapping -Bridge pickup volume with push/pull coil tapping -Neck pickup tone -Bridge pickup tone

Machine Heads

Grover™ 14:1

Color

Honeyburst (HB), Heritage Cherry Sunburst (HS), Trans Blue (TL), Vintage Sunburst (VS), Wine Red (WR)

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New Gibson Les Paul Custom Lite Electric Guitar!

Gibson Les Paul Custom Lite Electric Guitar Ebony The Classic Les Paul with a slimmer more comfortable design. The Gibson Les Paul Custom Lite solidbody electric guitar will go easy on your back, thanks to its thinline mahogany body with traditional weight relief. It's designed to bring you the elegance and rich tone of a Les Paul Custom, without the back strain. You'll find everything you expect from a LP like a maple top, set-in mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard, and a roaring pair of humbucking pickups. And with a coil split switch in place of a second tone control, you've got all manner of single-coil tones too in the Gibson Les Paul Custom Lite.

	Features Thinline, weight-relieved version of the classic Les Paul Custom Thinner, lighter body is incredibly comfortable to play over long gigs 490R and 498T humbucking pickups serve up classic LP tone Coil-split switch lets you access single-coil tones too Quartersawn mahogany neck is more rigid than plain-sawn necks, for more sustain and durability Bound rosewood fretboard feels and plays smooth Chunkier '50s-style neck profile satisfies Les Paul purists

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Brand Overview: Gibson Guitars

L.A. Music recently added to inventory, the Gibson Custom Shop 1959 Reissue Les Paul Standard VOS 2013 (pictured above), Gibson VOS '58 Les Paul Plain Top Reissue Worn Cherry and the Gibson 1959 Reissue Les Paul Standard VOS Washed Cherry.  To celebrate this outstanding brand, here is a quick overview of the company:

L.A. Music is very proud to be one of the elite minority of companies to be selected as an Authorized Gibson Retailer. L.A. Music offers the complete line of Gibson products, which are all covered by the Limited Lifetime Warranty available only from Authorized Gibson Retailers.

For decades, Gibson has been recognized as one of the most renowned guitar builders in the world. We are truly honored to be selected by Gibson to bring their world-class instruments to you.

Buy with confidence 100% authentic Gibson products from L.A. Music - Canada's Largest Gibson Authorized Internet Retailer.

Orville Gibson, a restaurant clerk in Kalamazoo, MI, began making mandolins and guitars in his home workshop in 1894. The Gibson company (official name: The Gibson Mandolin-Guitar Co., Ltd.) was organized by a group of Kalamazoo businessmen in 1902. The company initially focused on producing only mandolins but were able to maintain a leadership role in the music industry prompting prompting a name change to Gibson, Inc., in 1923 and the guitar line release in the 1930s.

A manufacturing facility was opened in Nashville in 1974, and instruments were made in Kalamazoo and Nashville until 1984.

Gibson is the only company to establish industry-standard models in every major fretted instrument style: acoustic guitar (flat top and arch top), electric guitar (hollow body, semi-hollow body and solid body), electric bass, banjo and mandolin.

Gibson's best known signature lines are the Les Paul electric solid body (introduced in 1952), the Chet Atkins solidbody acoustic (introduced 1982), the B.B. King Lucille electric semi-hollow body (introduced 1980) and the Earl Scruggs banjo (introduced 1984).

The Gibson Les Paul represents the most successful endorsement agreement in the history of musical instruments. Gibson has made over 100 different variations of Les Paul models. The body shape is a registered trademark and is recognized around the world as an icon for rock and roll music.

Gibson has always had a close relationship with musicians at the top of their game. Besides Les Paul, famous Gibson players include B. B. King, Chet Atkins, and jazz artists such as Howard Roberts and Herb Ellis. Not to mention famous Les Paul guitar players like Jimmy Page and Joe Perry as well as Angus Young, famous for his Gibson SG guitar.

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New 2013 Gibson USA Guitars

To Honour Les Paul, Gibson USA has reinvented their 2013 product line up.

The 2013 models that got a complete make over were the models that "adorned his name - the Les Paul and the SG."

SHOP NOW to be the first to play one of Gibson's newly designed guitars.

Gibson USA is celebrating 2013 as the Year of Les Paul, and there’s no better tribute than a guitar dedicated to the man himself. The Les Paul Signature “T” wraps all of Les Paul’s legendary innovation into a sweet looking and great sounding Les Paul that honors the memory of this legendary guitar’s inventor, while providing an instrument primed for the power and versatility demanded by today’s gigging guitarist. Traditional tonewoods are married to enhanced playing comfort and two of Gibson’s finest PAF-style humbucking pickups, with upgraded switching for bonus single-coil tones. The Grade-AA figured maple top looks great beneath your choice of Translucent Ebony, Alpine White Burst, Wine Red, or Vintage Sunburst finish, all in high-gloss nitrocellulose lacquer. Or select a classic Goldtop finish. To kick it all into the 21st century—and remember, Les Paul was an innovator first and foremost—the Les Paul Signature “T” is also available with optional Min-ETune™ automated “robot” tuning, which can be added to your guitar with no internal modification for a nominal upcharge. The Les Paul Signature “T” is available in a left-handed model, and you can add extra class to this tribute to the man himself by opting for the Les Paul Signature “T” Gold Series, with the elegance of gold-plated hardware.

Main Features:

• Select Mahogany body with carved, solid Grade-AA figured Maple top
• Mahogany neck with a '60s SlimTaper™ profile
• Granadillo fingerboard with trapezoid inlays
• '57 Classic and '57 Classic Plus humbucking pickups in the neck and bridge positions
• Grover™ locking tuners or Mini-Etune™ automated tuners 

Now available at lamusic.ca !

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