Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Today I compare the first ever Les Paul copy I bought in 1980(a Satellite, with a bolt on neck & a plywwod body) with a 2022 Gibson Les Paul Tribute... the last ever Les Paul I will ever buy. The results aren't entirely what you might expect.
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