GuitarMatchup: Guitars Of The Week

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The iconic '57 Goldtop has been the tool of choice for countless guitar heroes. Its elegant gold finish, classic solid mahogany/maple construction, and versatile humbucking pickups represent everything one could possibly need in a Les Paul™ model.

This authentic recreation exemplifies Gibson Custom Shop's tireless quest for accuracy to the original year of production, from the woods to the construction to the parts and precise contours throughout. Each Custom Shop Reissue is every bit the instrument and statement piece as the priceless vintage examples, providing an ownership experience that is endlessly fun.

It features Heavy Aging by the skilled artisans of the Murphy Lab. The Murphy Lab Heavy Aged finish treatment, paired with heavily aged hardware, simulates decades of heavy play wear, giving it the unique character, vibe, and feel of an original example from the Gibson Golden Era.

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The Dean ML Floyd Flame Top looks as aggressive as it sounds. It’s meant to shred, and shred hard! The fretwork and overall construction are extremely precise on this, allowing you to achieve extremely low action for lightning-fast licks up and down the neck. At the same time, the V-shaped neck gives you a decent chunk of wood to hold onto that isn’t paper-thin. It sits perfectly in your left hand as you grip the neck for chords down low or lead lines up top.

The handmade USA DMT Nostalgia neck and Seymour Duncan TB4 bridge pickups are aggressive and can handle any amount of distortion you throw at them. They’re designed to hit your pedals and your amp hard while maintaining clarity and definition. Even with loads of saturation in your sound, you’ll still have the articulation that you need so that each individual note is rung out and heard.

The attention to detail is impeccable throughout the guitar. From the wiring to the finish, every aspect of the guitar is crafted to the highest standards. This is for the rocker that’s looking for a high-end shred-ready high-octane assault weapon to slay your gigs with!

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Guitars in the LTD 1000 Series are designed to offer the tone, feel, looks, and quality that working professional musicians need in an instrument.

This EC-1000 offers an amazing quilted maple top in See Thru Purple Sunburst finish. Ready for pro-level performances in any genre of music, this guitar offers a set-thru three-piece mahogany neck at classic 24.75” scale, along with a mahogany body. Its Macassar ebony fingerboard has ESP flag inlays and 24 extra-jumbo stainless steel frets for excellent longevity and the smoothest string bending experience.

Its sound is powered by a versatile set of a EMG 60TW-R in the neck, with a coil splitting control and the coils reversed so the single coil is closest to the neck, and an aggressive EMG 81 in the bridge position. Other features of this outstanding guitar include multi-ply white binding, black hardware, LTD locking tuners, and a TonePros locking TOM bridge and tailpiece.