The Gibson Les Paul Traditional Bigsby Electric Guitar is loaded with an original Bigsby B-70 tailpiece, giving you all the fat, singing tone that the world's leading single-cutaway guitar is known for, plus the added versatility of a vintage-style vibrato unit for expressive lead work and tremulous rhythm playing.
The Gibson Les Paul Traditional with Bigsby is crafted with all the classic ingredients that helped make this model a legend, and it sports killer looks thanks to a stunning high-gloss Ebony Black nitrocellulose finish. A carved maple top contributes clarity and sustain, while a mahogany body adds depth and richness.
Like all Les Paul Traditionals this guitar uses modern weight relief to enhance resonance and reduce weight. A solid one-piece quarter-sawn mahogany neck is glued in with a traditional mortis & tenon joint and is carved to a "Traditional" profile that measures .838" at the 1st fret and .983" at the 12th.
Topped with a Grade-A rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium-jumbo frets, with a 12" radius for each choke-free bending, the neck culminates in a headstock with the preferred 17-degree backward pitch for improved string pressure in the PLEK-cut Corian nut.
The Les Paul Traditional with Bigsby carries two of Gibson USA's most popular humbucking pickups, a 57 Classic in the neck position for sweet, warm vocal tones, and a slightly hotter 57 Classic Plus in the bridge for gutsy crunch and soaring lead tones. These acclaimed units are made with genuine Alnico V magnets and wound with 42 AWG wire, and offer a blend of depth and clarity that few pickups can match today.
A genuine Bigsby B-70 tailpiece has been installed by Gibson USA for the subtle, smooth vibrato action that only this original unit can deliver. The Bigsby is partnered with a Schaller roller bridge—a unit based on Gibson's own Tune-o-matic, but with individual roller saddles—for improved return-to-pitch capabilities when the vibrato is used. The hardware is capped off with a set of quality TonePros Kluson-style tuners.
Gibson Les Paul Traditional Bigsby Main Features:
- Mahogany body with carved Maple top
- Rounded "Traditional" neck profile
- 57 Classic neck pickup and slightly hotter 57 Classic Plus bridge pickup
- Genuine Bigsby B-70 tailpiece
- Schaller roller bridge
- Tone Pro Kluson tuners with pearloid buttons
- Gibson Hardshell Case included
Gibson Les Paul Traditional Bigsby Electric Guitar (code 83119)
6-String Les Paul Electric Guitar, Standard Traditional range, '57 Classic Humbucker Pickups, Bigsby Tailpiece, Chrome Hardware, Ebony
£1,649.00 (inc vat)