The Gibson Les Paul Traditional Pro Electric Guitar (Ebony) gives you the to-die-for vintage look and feel of the very first Les Paul Standards. With BurstBucker pickups to replicate the sound of Gibson’s original “Patent Applied For” pickups and three classic finishes to choose from, your friends will swear you just cashed in your life’s savings to afford this gem. With a slim, comfortable ’60s neck, a gorgeous maple top, mahogany body, rosewood fingerboard and luxe details like antique binding and a mother-of-pearl Gibson logo, this guitar is the total package.
The Gibson Les Paul Traditional Pro gets its stunning three-dimensional look courtesy of its “bookmatched” maple top. The guitar’s tight-grained top fits snugly atop a two-piece mahogany body, and top and body are bonded together with ultra-strong Franklin Titebond 50 glue. This wood combination yields not only a gorgeous exterior but also a specific yet versatile tone that many guitarists have come to demand.
To achieve the Les Paul’s desirable “bookmatched” top, a Gibson luthier gathers two pieces of the finest maple, chosen for its grain patterns, and carefully lines them up to achieve the classic center seam look. Once the finishing process is complete the top rim of the guitar is scraped by hand to reveal exquisite antique binding. Beyond the façade, the guitar’s interior is treated to Gibson’s traditional 9 hole relief to give you enhanced tone and a guitar of manageable weight.
The mahogany body of the Les Paul Traditional Pro cranks out tone that is somewhat soft, but extremely well-balanced, with good grind and bite. It has the potential for good depth, with full (though not super-tight) lows, velvety highs and a slightly compressed response. Its maple cap adds snap, sizzle and sustain. And like a number of Gibsons, the Les Paul’s interior has weight relief cavities, which gives you a guitar that is louder acoustically and features increased sustain and resonance.
The Gibson Les Paul Traditional Pro main Features include:
- Finish: Ebony
- Body Style: Non-chambered
- Top: Carved maple
- Back: Mahogany
- Neck: Set mahogany
- Neck Profile: '60s
- Headstock: Angled
- Scale length: 24-3/4"
- Fingerboard: Bound Rosewood
- No. of frets: 22 Alloy Fret Wire
- Nut width: 1.69"
- Inlays: Trapezoid
- Binding: Antique
- Bridge: Tune-O-Matic with stopbar tailpiece
- Tuners: Locking Grover
- Hardware: Chrome
- Bridge pickup: Potted BurstBucker 3 humbucker with coil-splitting
- Neck Pickup: '57 Classic with coil-splitting
- Electronics: 2 volume with push/pull coil-splitting, 2 tone, 3-way toggle pickup selector
- Knobs: Vintage Gibson top hats
- Pickguard: Period-correct
- Case: Hardshell
- Other: Plek Set-up
- Also Includes: Gibson hardshell case
Gibson Les Paul Traditional Pro Electric Guitar, Ebony (code 85363)
6-String Electric Guitar, 60's Neck Profile, Includes Case, Ebony
£1,399.00 (inc vat)