Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s - Tobacco Burst
Returning to the roots of a classic, this Les Paul Standard '50s 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 Alnico II BurstBucker pickups and hand-wired controls. A truly timeless electric that's as satisfying to play today as is was 6 decades ago, it's ready for your musical explorations.
Features
- Nitro-finished, bound, figured maple top on solid mahogany body
- 75"-scale mahogany neck, bound 22-fret rosewood fingerboard
- Dual Gibson BurstBucker Alnico II pickups, hand-wired controls
- ABR-1 tune-o-matic bridge, Vintage Deluxe keystone tuners
Specifications
Body
- Body shape: Single cutaway
- Body type: Solid body
- 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 in.
- Truss rod: Standard
- Neck finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose
Fingerboard
- Material: Rosewood
- Radius: 12 in.
- Fret size: Medium jumbo
- Number of frets: 22
- Inlays: Trapezoid
- Nut width/material 1.69 in. (43 mm) GraphTech
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
Tech Specs
- Body Type: Solidbody
- Body Shape: Les Paul Standard '50s
- Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
- Number of Strings: 6
- Body Material: Mahogany
- Top Material: Maple
- Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Color: Tobacco Burst
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Neck Shape: Vintage 50's
- Radius: 12"
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Inlay: Acrylic Trapezoids
- Number of Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
- Scale Length: 75"
- Nut Width: 695"
- Nut Material: GraphTech
- Bridge/Tailpiece: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic with Stopbar
- Tuners: Vintage Deluxe
- Neck Pickup: Burstbucker 1 Humbucker
- Bridge Pickup: Burstbucker 2 Humbucker
- Controls: 2 x volume, 2 x tone, 3-way togle pickup switch
- Strings: .010-.046
- Case Included: Hardshell Case