Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s Faded Electric Guitar Vintage Honey Burst
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The Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s Faded electric guitar provides players a vintage-inspired instrument with resonant tonewoods and versatile pickups at an affordable price. The mahogany body with maple top produces a balanced, articulate tone perfect for rock and blues. Its pair of Gibson '57 Classic humbucker pickups deliver a range of tones from warm and mellow to hot and crunchy. The Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s Faded is a premium Les Paul for today's guitarist.
Resonant Tonewoods Produce Balanced, Articulate Tone
The Les Paul Standard '50s Faded features a mahogany body with maple top, a combination prized for its balanced and articulate tone. The mahogany body provides warmth and depth, while the maple top adds clarity and definition. Together, these tonewoods produce a resonant tone equally suited for rock, blues and jazz.
Versatile Gibson '57 Classic Humbuckers
This Les Paul comes equipped with a pair of Gibson's popular '57 Classic humbucker pickups. These pickups deliver a range of vintage-inspired tones from warm and mellow to hot and crunchy. The bridge pickup provides thick, meaty tones perfect for rock and roll. The neck pickup offers a warm, rounded tone ideal for blues and jazz. With the three-way toggle switch, players can access each pickup individually or combine them for even more tonal variety.
Vintage-inspired Aesthetic
With its faded cherry sunburst finish, Kluson tuners and vintage truss rod cover, the Les Paul Standard '50s Faded projects a well-worn, vintage vibe. Its mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard provides a comfortable playing experience. Dot inlays and trapezoid binding around the body, neck, and headstock offer classic Les Paul styling. Overall, this Les Paul combines vintage esthetics with modern playability.
Features
- AA figured maple top with a mahogany body
- Mahogany neck in a vintage '50s profile
- Rosewood fingerboard with acrylic trapezoid inlays
- Duo of open-coil double black Burstbucker pickups
Specs
Body
- Body type: Single cutaway
- Top wood: AA figured maple
- Body wood: Mahogany
- Body finish: Satin nitrocellulose lacquer
- Neck shape: Vintage '50s
- Neck wood: Mahogany
- Scale length: 24.75"
- Neck finish: Satin nitrocellulose lacquer
- Material: Rosewood
- Number of frets: 22
- Inlays: Acrylic trapezoid
- Nut width/material: 1.69" (43 mm) Graph Tech
- Configuration: HH
- Neck: Burstbucker 1, Double Black
- Bridge: Burstbucker 2, Double Black
- Control layout: Volume 1, Volume 2, Tone 1, Tone 2
- Special electronics: Hand-wired with Orange Drop capacitors
- Bridge type: Fixed bridge
- Bridge design: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
- Tailpiece: Aluminum stopbar
- Tuning machines: Vintage Deluxe with keystone buttons
- Number of strings: 6 string
- Case: Hardshell case
- Orientation: Right-handed