Rare 1983 Gibson Les Paul Challenger III | Mothership Gear

Gibson Les Paul Challenger III | Mothership Gear

For the 50th episode of Mothership Gear, we have the Gibson with a Fender Stratocaster set up. Meet the rare 1983 Gibson Les Paul Challenger III. Loren James of Loren's Emporium handed Hanz Ives an odd guitar to demo: it's a Gibson that sounds more like a strat. Loren details how he found it, what he had to do to make it not purple, with flames, and a Bible prominently featured on the body, and why he loves it so much.

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00:00 The Single Coil Thing Coming Out of a Gibson
00:10 The Quacky Sound Demo of a Gibson Les Paul Challenger III
01:00 We Have a Weird Guitar
01:15 Riffs We Play to Test Guitars
01:48 This Can Not Be: Gibson Challenger III
02:30 Smokers Yellow, Wizard, Dragons, and Mushrooms
03:30 Groovey DJ
04:00 The $1200 OfferUp: Second Chance
04:20 Is Rare Always a Good Thing?
04:44 10 Years of Searching
05:00 The Purple Challenger III
06:00 Bravo Custom Guitars in Whittier
06:40 Beginner Intermediate: Bolt On Neck for $600
07:30 Gibson Neck Scale Length
08:00 The Early 80s Gibson Factories

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