Gibson Les Paul BFG Limited Review

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Overall Rating 3.67

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Features 3.46

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Quality 3.91

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Reliability / Value 3.52

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Gibson Les Paul BFG Limited Specs

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  • Body Shape: LP  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 24-3/4"  
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  • Body Construction: Single cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Body Top Wood: Maple  
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  • Binding: Creme  
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  • Neck Shape: '50s  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Fingerboard Radius: 12.00"  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Offset Dots  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Nut Width: 1.695"  
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  • String Nut: Corian  
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  • Tuners: Grover  
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  • Bridge: Stoptail  
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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Hardware: Black  
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  • Fret Size: Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Burstbucker  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Single Coil  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Neck pickup: P-90 Bridge pickup: Zebra BurstBucker 3

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Les Paul BFG Limited is a fine guitar, considering the fact that a lot more guitar models had been buried with poor grades by guitar players. But then again, there is a significant number of guitars rated better than this one, so one should check to see if Gibson made Les Paul BFG Limited right for them.

Carefully chosen set of features makes Gibson's Les Paul BFG Limited a really good guitar. Some might say that it lacks some of the features, but Les Paul BFG Limited's features still fulfill an average musician's needs. You won't be wrong to go for this axe 'cause it has a wide array of different sounds and a lot of possibilities for tweaking the sound to make it yours. Getting one of Gibson's Les Paul BFG Limited is a way to go.

If you try playing Les Paul BFG Limited after an average guitar, it becomes obvious that this Gibson deserves to be proud of making it sound so beautifully. It delivers great tone when plugged in to most amps and, versatile as it is, it will allow you to find your own tone that you will be proud of as well. Gibson's Les Paul BFG Limited is surely a world class sounding instrument.

Another reliable model from Gibson brings us to a guitar that handles well and plays well. Finish doesn't feel bad at all, and the hardware is good. It stays in tune for most of the time, so if you take the time to adjust the action & pickups the way you want them, you will feel comfortable while playing Les Paul BFG Limited.

This is a solidly built guitar that will play well live and in studio. It does provide a fair amount of confidence, and it can serve well both as a replacement and a first choice guitar for gigs and rehearsals. Gibson feels confident in its Les Paul BFG Limited and it will serve you well in most situations. Durability and reliability are evenly balanced with this instrument.