Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s Figured Top in Tobacco Burst
Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s Figured Top in Tobacco Burst
Les Paul Standard ’50s: Born to Rock
From its carved maple top to its stockpile of premium features, the Gibson Les Paul Standard ’50s is ready to rock. Burstbucker pickups and handwired electronics deliver a massive tone arsenal. And you’ll enjoy effortless playability, courtesy of a satisfying vintage ’50s profile neck and fast-action rosewood fingerboard. If you’ve been wanting a modern Les Paul with a chunky neck feel and premium appointments, Sweetwater has your axe. The Gibson Les Paul Standard ’50s is the guitar you’ve been waiting for.
Burstbucker Pickups Deliver Vintage PAF Tone
When it comes to capturing that vintage ’50s Patent Applied For (PAF) humbucker tone, nothing beats the sound of this Les Paul Standard’s Burstbucker pickups. Alnico II magnets capture the subtle variations in true humbucker tone, thanks to the period-correct unmatched windings on the bobbins. Plug into your favorite amp, and experience smooth low-end response, complex midrange crunch, and sweet-sounding highs. These pickups sound great clean, or they can be used to push your amp into overdrive for the legendary fat, snarling tone you can only get with a humbucker. Under the hood, the control assembly is handwired with matched potentiometers and Orange Drop capacitors, ensuring that you’ll hear the mellifluous voice of your Les Paul Standard ’50s in all its glory, even when you back down your volume.
Vintage ’50s Neck and Plek’d Frets for Optimized Playability
Comfort and playability were two of Gibson’s primary concerns when they were designing the Les Paul Standard ’50s. You’ll be delighted by how this guitar’s vintage ’50s neck profile comfortably fills your hand in just the right way. For your playing pleasure, the rosewood fingerboard is buffed to silky smoothness and bound with rolled edges so that no fret ends impede your dexterity. The frets are dressed to perfection using a Plek Pro machine for optimized playability. Typically reserved for top-dollar custom guitars, this process levels the frets with pinpoint precision, providing you with the most playable fretboard you’re likely to own.
Nitro Finish for The Look and Feel of a Classic
Gibson gave the Les Paul Standard ’50s a gorgeous nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Nitro finishes — standard back in the day — are significantly thinner than today’s polyurethane finishes, allowing the guitar to “breathe.” Nitro finishes not only look amazing, but they also enhance the instrument’s tonal qualities. The Les Paul Standard ’50s has the look and feel of a lovingly cared-for classic — one that will only improve with age.
Specifications :
BODYBody Style : Les Paul
Body Shape : Les Paul
Body Material : Mahogany
Top : Maple
Body Finish : Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Weight Relief : None
NECK
Profile : 50s Vintage
Scale Length : 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
Fingerboard Material : Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius : 304.8 mm / 12 in
Fret Count : 22
Frets : Medium Jumbo
Nut Material : Graph Tech
Nut Width : 43.05 mm / 1.694 in
End Of Board Width : 57.4 mm / 2.259 in
Inlays : Acrylic Trapezoids
HARDWARE
Finish : Nickel
Bridge : ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece : Aluminum Stop Bar
Tuning Machines : Vintage Deluxe w/ Keystone Buttons
Pickguard : Cream
Control Knobs : Gold Top Hats w/ Pointers
Switch Tip : Amber
Switch washer : Cream
Jack Plate Cover : Cream
ELECTRONICS
Neck Pickup : Burstbucker 1
Bridge Pickup : Burstbucker 2
Controls : 2 Volumes, 2 Tones & Toggle Switch (Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors)
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings Gauge : .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Case : Hard Shell Case
Accessories : Includes Gibson Accessory Kit