![]() It is just a standard set with an 81 in the bridge and an 85 in the neck. It is just named after him because he has been using them the longest. The Zakk Wylde EMG set isnt anything special. You get ripping tone with the EMG's in this guitar. Because the EMG's need a 9v battery to operate Gibson includes a little compartment on the control cavity plate that lets you change the battery without having to take off the whole plate. You get typical Les Paul upper fret access which is not great but people are use to it by now. They put the guitar into a machine and it uses a set of lasers to level the frets more accurately than any human could. The fretwork is good due to the Plek process Gibson uses. Other than this lack of finish it plays like a normal Les Paul standard. The lack of a sticky glossy finish on the guitar means everything feels super fast and slick. The lack of finish on this guitar means the wood can really breathe. This is a great set for any kind of heavy music. You get the 81 in the bridge and the 85 in the neck position. This set is used by everyone not only Zakk. This guitar has the classic Zakk Wylde set. The guitar is pretty standard apart from the active EMG pickups. The neck is a mahogany set neck with a rosewood fretboard. You get a mahogany body with a maple top. It has no finish and is equipped with a set of screaming active pickups. ![]() The other Raw Power series featured guitars made entirely out of Maple and they all sounded and looked weird. Gibson has a couple of runs of guitars called the Raw Power series. If tone is your first priority, you should try one out. The Les Paul Standard Raw Power is a unique Les Paul, very few out there. I also replaced the pickup trim rings and selector switch w/ black ones. Then I replced the gold tone/volume knobs w/ black ones. I removed the pickgaurd and plastic selector switch trim ring. The guitar was too "blonde" for me from the factory. But after playing it, I realized The Raw Power is all about pure tone. I was expecting a shiny clear coat and was a little disapointed at the look of the raw finish. It has only a thin coat of sealer to protect the wood. The natural tone isn't muffled by anything. I think the key is the lack of paint or laquer, hence the name Raw Power. I compared it to my friend's 84 LP standard w/ emg's and the Raw power sounded better. I tune to D and I like a real cruchy, heavy tone. The postage rate is for mainland UK, the Highlands/Ireland may well be more.Paid $1450 at Guitar. Cash on collection is the preferred option, I don't wish to pay Paypal fees: if you're going to use Paypal, please contact me before bidding. ![]() I don't mind bidders with low feedback, I've had to start again myself, but I'd politely request that if you do have less than 10 feedback could you please drop me an email first. I wouldn't mess anyone else around, so I'd prefer it if people didn't mess me around either. I'd rather not post this, but for £20 I'll travel upto 50 miles from Birmingham (or Oxford ) on a major motorway to hand it over in person. If the 'buy it now' is used I'll include a Gibson hard case that's worth £150 on its own. The natural Raw Power's sell for around £800 so a 'buy it now' of £650 is more than reasonable. Products/Electric-Guitars/Les-Paul/Gibson-USA/Les-Paul-Studio-Raw-Power.aspx I'm also selling my Warmoth strat and Simon & Patrick electro-acoustic in other auctions. The only reason for sale is that I'm a strat player, I can't really get on with the twin humbucker setup on a Les Paul, so, this is for sale. It has been setup by Spares & Repairs at a cost of £70, which included fret dress, strings, intonation, action etc, etc. This Les Paul is brand new, I bought it but I've never played it other than the 5 minutes I noodled in the shop.
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