The Gibson 1960 Les Paul Standard VOS Electric Guitar, Faded Tobacco is an electric singlecut guitar which follows the VOS (Vintage Original Spec) that make these series of guitars Gibson's next step in their journey towards perfection.
In 1960 Gibson's Les Paul Standard still had the carved flamed maple top, sunburst finish, and "Patent Applied For" pickups of its predecessors, but a slim taper neck was added for a decidedly different feel. These final adjustments failed to save the Standard, however, and after 1960 the single cutaway Les Paul was replaced by the thin-bodied double-cutaway SG.
The Gibson VOS 60 Les Paul Standard captures the original line in its last days of glory. From bumble bee caps and CTS pots to the long neck tenon and gentle VOS aging, it looks, plays, and sounds so real only the geekiest of geeks would be able to tell it from an original.
VOS stands for “Vintage Original Spec”. The finishing process on VOS models has been customised to reflect the way Gibson finished Les Paul guitars back in the '50s. They receive a thinner nitro-cellulose lacquer finish which is applied, sanded, and buffed by hand; in other words, more care is put into the finishing process. This extra care is intended to make VOS guitars look like gently aged and well-cared-for vintage guitars. It also helps the guitars 'breathe' better and therefore to resonate and sustain more freely, making them much better instruments.
Gibson VOS 60 Les Paul Standard features include:
- Carved flamed maple top
- Solid, non-weight relieved mahogany back
- Mahogany neck with long tenon
- 22-fret rosewood fingerboard
- Burstbucker 1 and 2 pickups
- Holly headstock veneer
- 1960s slim taper neck profile
- Acrylic trapezoid inlays
- Vintage Original Spec aging treatment
- Nickel hardware
- Bumblebee caps
- CTS pots
- Green tulip tuners
- 24-3/4" scale
- 1-11/16" nut width
- Faded Tobacco Nitrocellulose finish
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- Gibson hardcase included
Gibson 1960 Les Paul Standard VOS, Faded Tobacco (code 63150)
6-String Les Paul Reissue Guitar, VOS, Custom Shop, Figured Maple Top, BurstBucker Humbucker Pickups, Long Neck Tenon, 60s Slim Taper Neck, Nickel Hardware, Includes Gibson Hard Case, Faded Tobacco
£3,799.00 (inc vat)