The Gibson Buckethead Signature Les Paul is crafted from a two-piece maple top attached with ultra-strong Franklin Titebond 50 glue to a chambered mahogany body. This wood combination, one of the most legendary pairs in the history of the solid and semi-solid electric guitar, yields a “best of both worlds” tonal splendor.
Reflecting Buckethead’s continued departure from the norm, the GIBSON Buckethead Signature Les Paul looks outwardly much like a slightly modified white Les Paul Standard, but had been made with an oversized, chambered body. The chambered mahogany back serves to minimize weight, while also adding tonal nuances to the guitar’s overall sound. Its high-gloss Alpine White finish is complimented with a stunning black and white 5 ply binding.
The Buckethead Signature Les Paul carries a calibrated pair of Gibson’s contemporary-voiced Ceramic series humbucking pickups, featuring a 496R in the neck (rhythm) position, and a hot 500T in the bridge (lead) position. Both are specially made with double-white bobbins to match the look of the guitar, and the bridge pickup is split via a push/pull switch on the Tone knob to achieve a single-coil tone.
From his prolific solo work, to his prominent memberships in the supergroup Praxis and rock legends Guns N’ Roses, Buckethead has displayed one of the most fiery creative personas of our times, and has continually affirmed his stance in the upper echelon of contemporary shredders. Equally attention-grabbing as his incendiary chops, Buckethead’s stage show and visual presence remain unique among the rock field, and his Gibson guitars—a white Les Paul in particular—have always been a big part of that.
With an oversized, chambered Les Paul body, a marker-less ebony fingerboard, and Buckethead’s choice of Gibson’s contemporary ceramic humbucking pickups—complete with modified electronics and “arcade” style kill switches—this is a Les Paul like none to have come before. It’s primed to get you noticed, and designed for utmost performance for the contemporary rock, metal, and shred performer.
The GIBSON Buckethead Signature Les Paul Main Features Include:
- Signature Les Paul inspired by rock guitarist Buckethead (Praxis / Guns N’ Roses)
- Two-piece maple top
- Chambered mahogany body
- One piece of solid mahogany neck
- Gibson’s traditional truss rod
- Custom neck profile .870”
- Nut width 1.715”
- 27" Scale length
- Grade-A ebony fingerboard
- 12-inch radius
- 24 jumbo frets
- No inlays
- 496R Ceramic series humbucking neck pickups
- Hot Ceramic series Bridge 500T pickups
- Single Volume control
- Single Tone control
- Three-way toggle switch
- Two red “arcade” style pushbutton kill switches to mute the output of the guitar, as well as a push/pull switch on the Tone potentiometer to access the bridge pickup’s split-coil feature.
- 1/4” output jack made by Switchcraft
- Chrome-plated locking Grover keystone tuners
- Tune-o-matic bridge
- “Stopbar” tailpiece
- Fitted with genuine Gibson strings, sizes .010 - .046.
- Includes Gibson’s durable black, hardshell case
- High-gloss Alpine White finish
Gibson Buckethead Les Paul Electric Guitar (code 69752)
6-String Les Paul Electric Guitar, Oversized Body, Marker-Less Ebony Fingerboard, Kill-Switch, Alpine White
£1,799.99 (inc vat)