Gibson Les Paul Custom 1969 vs Ibanez Iceman Electric Guitar
The Gibson Les Paul Custom 1969 and the Ibanez Iceman Electric Guitar are both electric guitars sharing mid-forward, transparent, dynamic. The Gibson Les Paul Custom 1969 leans tight and sustaining. The Ibanez Iceman Electric Guitar leans bright. Current prices: $1901.79 vs $694.26.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.47% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Alternative Rock
- Rock
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Derived from overlapping tonal signals across both listings.- mid-forward
- transparent
- dynamic
Gibson Les Paul Custom 1969
Gibson · electric guitar
Ibanez Iceman Electric Guitar
Unknown brand · electric guitar
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$1901.79via Reverb
$694.26via Reverb
John Frusciante acquired this 1969 Gibson Les Paul Custom, fitted with two uncovered PAF-style humbuckers, around mid-2004 as a practical alternative to his SG, whose factory tremolo system his guitar technician Dave Lee found unreliable and impractical for touring. He used it to record Readymade on Stadium Arcadium and to add overdubs on Make You Feel Better, then continued using it live during the Roll On The Red tour starting in June 2004. As a late-60s Les Paul Custom it carries the model's mahogany body, multi-ply binding, and ebony fingerboard, giving Frusciante a heavier, more sustain-focused alternative to the brighter Stratocasters most associated with his main recorded tone.
The Ibanez Iceman, launched in 1975, was one of the first original body shapes from a Japanese maker rather than a copy — an asymmetric outline with a long lower horn and a sharply cut treble side. Paul Stanley played one through Kiss's peak years, and the shape has been reissued repeatedly since, usually with humbuckers and a set neck.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Classic Rock
- Hard Rock
- Punk
- Punk Rock
- Jazz
- Blues
- Metal
- tight
- sustaining
- bright