The 2008 Gibson Les Paul Standard, Ebony combines the look of a original Les Paul Standard with modern appointments, making the 2008 Gibson Les Paul Standard the ultimate workhorse Les Paul.
Gibson have hand-carved the figured maple top on a matched chambered mahogany body designed to reduce weight but retain the full tone you've come to expect from a Les Paul Standard guitar. The maple top is surrounded by single-ply antique cream binding and the Les Paul Standard '08 features a locking jack socket to stop accidental un-plugging while you're rocking away. The new Gibson Les Paul Standard also has better tuning stability than previous models as it features locking machineheads.
Another new feature of the 2008 Les Paul Standard is the asymmetrical neck carve, crafted from a single piece of mahogany, making it one of the most comfortable neck shapes offered on any Les Paul. It is slightly 'meatier' on the thumb-side and slimmer on the bottom edge, and feels incredibly comfortable through many modern playing styles. The BurstBucker Pro pickups have high-power Alnico V magnets that deliver an enhanced tone with more bite and brilliance, dialing down to rich and warm vintage tones just as well.
The Gibson 2008 Les Paul Standard, Ebony main features include:
- Chambered Mahogany with Carved Maple Top Body
- Single-ply Antique Cream on Maple Top and Neck Binding
- Rosewood Fingerboard
- Gibson 24 3/4" Scale Length
- 22 Frets
- Trapezoid Fretboard Inlays
- 2x BurstBucker Pro Humbucker Pickups with Alnico V magnets
- Two volume knobs, two tone knobs and a three-way switch
- 1.695" Nut Width
- Chrome Hardware
- Tone Pros Locking Tune-O-Matic Bridge
- Amber Top Hat control knob
- Locking Grover Keystone tuners
- Strung with Brite Wire .010-.046 strings
- Antique Cream Pickguard
- Ebony, Hi-Gloss solid Black Colour
- Nitro-cellulose finish
- Includes fitted Gibson hardshell Case
- Features a Quick-Connect control pocket assembly with a Locking Neutrik Jack
Gibson 2008 Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar, Ebony (code 56490)
6-String Les Paul Electric Guitar, 2008 Model, Maple Top, Burstbucker Pro & Pro 2 Pickups, Asymmetrical Neck Profile, Locking Grover Machineheads, Includes fitted Gibson Hard Case
£1,899.00 (inc vat)