Why do I prefer playing my Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s over my R9 and R8?

[MetalGOD84]

I have a couple of Gibson Custom shops mostly acquired from Gibson Demo shop which I’m extremely happy about them. I also own a Gibson AJ standard which I bought used for a great price around 2 years ago. I overall prefer the Customs, specially my LPC, but the Standard trades blows in terms of quality, sound and playability. I bet if I covered the headstock it wouldn’t be easy to distinguish between the two.

 

[Dale B]

A good friend of mine has a shit ton of Custom Shops (his dad is a heart doctor), and I've played all of them. He has some great guitars, but I have always liked the regular Standards and Classics more.

 

[HowieJams]

R0 is what I'm looking for, most likely V2
I'm in a small market so it will likely cost me a road trip. They seem priced higher than a few others.

R0 will most likely cost more, they have very nice flame tops on them.

 

[HowieJams]

I have a couple of Gibson Custom shops mostly acquired from Gibson Demo shop which I’m extremely happy about them. I also own a Gibson AJ standard which I bought used for a great price around 2 years ago. I overall prefer the Customs, specially my LPC, but the Standard trades blows in terms of quality, sound and playability. I bet if I covered the headstock it wouldn’t be easy to distinguish between the two.

A great Gibson is a great Gibson whether it is USA or CS

 

[HowieJams]

A good friend of mine has a shit ton of Custom Shops (his dad is a heart doctor), and I've played all of them. He has some great guitars, but I have always liked the regular Standards and Classics more.

I do think the Custom Shops are great guitars, but I also think a lot of us buy them for the prestige of having the best. As a Heart Doctor, I say he has earned that.