On my first-ever visit to the G&L factory in Fullerton, California, they shocked me by sending me home with this Comanche in shoreline gold (more on that color in a minute). I fell in love with Leo Fender's Z-coil pickups…

I get asked about this guitar a LOT. It's a 2015 Gibson ES-Les Paul in Cobra Burst finish, bought used (in mint condition) as an extremely cool gift from my friend KC Porter. Some people are like 'Why a semi-hollow…