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Gibson Les Paul Standard ’50s Figured Top Electric Guitar

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Description

Returning to the roots of a classic, this Les Paul Standard ’50s Figured Top electric guitar oozes authenticity and serves as a reminder of Gibson’s history of innovation. The traditional figured maple on mahogany construction and ’50s neck profile bear a gorgeous nitro lacquer finish for that legendary look. Looking back to the transition that took place in 1957, the guitar boasts calibrated Burstbucker 1 neck and Burstbucker 2 bridge pickups and hand-wired controls. A truly timeless electric that’s as satisfying to play today as it was six decades ago, it’s ready for your musical explorations.

Features

  • Nitro-finished, bound, figured maple top on solid mahogany body
  • 24.75″-scale mahogany neck, bound 22-fret rosewood fingerboard
  • Dual Burstbucker 1 (neck) and Burstbucker 2 (bridge) pickups, hand-wired controls
  • ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge, Vintage Deluxe keystone tuners

Specifications

Body

  • Body shape: Single-cutaway
  • Body type: Solidbody
  • Body material: Solid wood
  • Top wood: Figured maple
  • Body wood: Mahogany
  • Body finish: Gloss nitrocellulose
  • Orientation: Right handed

Neck

  • Neck shape: ’50s Vintage
  • Neck wood: Mahogany
  • Joint: Set-in
  • Scale length: 24.75″
  • Truss rod: Standard
  • Neck finish: Gloss nitrocellulose

Fingerboard

  • Material: Rosewood
  • Radius: 12″
  • Fret size: Medium jumbo
  • Number of frets: 22
  • Inlays: Trapezoid
  • Nut width/material 1.69″ (43 mm) Graph Tech

Pickups

  • Configuration: HH
  • Neck: Burstbucker 1
  • Bridge: Burstbucker 2
  • Brand: Gibson
  • Active or passive pickups: Passive
  • Series or parallel: Parallel

Controls

  • Control layout: Volume 1, volume 2, tone 1, tone 2
  • Pickup switch: 3-way

Hardware

  • Bridge type: Fixed
  • Bridge design: ABR-1
  • Tailpiece: Stopbar
  • Tuning machines: Deluxe vintage
  • Color: Nickel

Other

  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Special features: Hand-wired electronics
  • Case: Hardshell case
  • Country of origin: United States