The Gibson Les Paul BFG Gator is a versatile incarnation of the legendary single-cutaway tone machine with stunning new tricks and sporting a look befitting of the sonic power that this meaty tone monster represents.
The addition of a fun and effective "kill switch" in the usual position of the three-way selector puts plenty of new tricks up the Gibson Les Paul BFG Gator's sleeve, while the inclusion of a pair of pickups that represent the best of Gibson's innovative history provides a surprisingly wide range of sweet and snarling voices.
Wrap it all in a stunning Gator Green nitrocellulose finish complemented by black-plated hardware, a green Gibson logo, and a markerless fingerboard, and you've got a stunning addition to the Les Paul BFG family.
The Les Paul BFG Gator pairs the carved maple top and mahogany body (chambered for improved weight and resonance), while a glued-in mahogany neck with rounded "Studio" profile and a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard ensure optimum playability.
While the BFG is traditionally a no-frills model with minimal adornments, a set of genuine wood control knobs adds an extra touch of class to this guitar and beautifully complements the three-dimensional "gator scales" look of the grain-textured satin finish.
Grover tuners, a Tune-o-matic bridge, a wraparound tailpiece, and a PLEK-cut Corian nut keep it all solid and singing with sustain, and translucent control plates round back let you see what's going on under the hood.
A P-90 in the neck position yields all the biting, edgy, fat single-coil tones that have made this pickup a favorite since the 1940s. In the bridge position, a BurstBucker 3 presents classic PAF-style clarity and depth, with a little extra oomph when you need it, courtesy of slightly overwound coils, which are also wax potted to avoid microphonic squeal at high volume levels.
Both pickups are made with genuine Alnico magnets (Alnico V in the P-90, Alnico II in the BB3), and the pair is routed through a network of independent volume controls, master tone control, three-way toggle switch.
The Gibson Les Paul BFG Gator comes with a padded Gibson gigbag with owner's manual and adjustment literature
Gibson Les Paul BFG Gator features include:
- Mahogany body
- "Gator scale" carved Maple top
- Rounded "Studio" neck profile
- P-90 neck pickup
- Zebra BurstBucker 3 bridge pickup
- "Kill switch" in the three-way selector position
- Black Grover tuners with 14:1 tuning ratio
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Frets: 22
- Radius: 12"
- Nut/E.O.B: 1.695"/2.260"
Gibson Les Paul BFG Gator Electric Guitar (code 83115)
6-String Les Paul Electric Guitar, Single P-90 And BurstBucker 3 Pickups, Kill Switch, Markerless fingerboard, Black Chrome Hardware, Gator Green
£899.00 (inc vat)