Orville Review: Les Paul Custom

History: Orville is made by Gibson Japan.

Purchase: I was going to buy this Gibson Les Paul Custom from a local guitar shop, and i was going to be paying about $3000 for it. Luckily, I recently found this guitar on eBay and took a chance on it for $515... and i am so glad that i did.

What I Like About This Orville Les Paul Custom: I was so surprised when i got this guitar. I was expecting something closer to the quality of an Epiphone, but the Orville ended up being every bit as good as the Gibson LP I was going to buy. In fact, this particular Orville i think even has more style than Gibson, because it has open-coil white pickups, which not only make it uniquely striking, but also they're also alot hotter and more expressive than the 490R/498T's that the Gibson features. I have to say, i'm used to playing Strats and Teles, so i thought that the transition between the two necks would be hard, but this neck plays so so smooth, and its every bit as fast as any Fender neck.

What I Do NOT Like About The Orville Les Paul Custom: The only thing i don't like about my Orville oddly enough happens to be one of the things i really like about it, and thats how hot the pickups are. If you turn your amp up loud enough to be heard over a drum set, its got some pretty mean feedback when you're not playing.

Orville Les Paul Custom Quality Rating: The quality of this guitar is exquisite. As I sad earlier, its every bit as good as a Gibson. There was obviously amazing quality control at Orville while it was still in production. Everything on this guitar is just flat out beautiful.

Review Summary: What an amazing guitar this Orville ended up being. If you can find one on eBay, or anywhere else, BUY IT, or else someone else will end up with a beautiful piece of guitar.

Rating of this Orville product: 5

This Orville Les Paul Custom Electric Guitars Review Submitted By: Andrew B

Review Date: 2005-03-16