The Gibson USA Les Paul Standard 60s Faded in Vintage Bourbon Burst brings the early-’60s Les Paul formula into a stripped-back satin finish that lets the figured maple top do the work. An AA figured maple top, non-weight-relieved mahogany body, and Vintage Bourbon Burst satin nitrocellulose finish give it a broken-in look without artificial aging.

The solid mahogany body uses traditional Les Paul construction with no weight relief, topped with AA figured maple and framed by single-ply cream binding. The thinner satin nitrocellulose finish gives the Faded model a distinctly different presentation from the gloss Les Paul Standard while retaining the core construction.

A mahogany neck uses Gibson’s SlimTaper profile with a 24.75" scale length. The bound rosewood fingerboard features a 12" radius, 22 medium jumbo frets, acrylic trapezoid inlays, and a Graph Tech nut.

A pair of 60s Burstbucker humbuckers with Alnico 5 magnets handles the electronics. They’re connected to two volume and two tone controls, hand-wired with Orange Drop capacitors and operated through a traditional three-way toggle switch.

An ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge, aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece, Grover Rotomatic tuners with Kidney buttons, nickel hardware, and gold Top Hat knobs with silver reflectors complete the early-’60s-inspired specification. A Gibson hardshell case is included.

Highlights

• AA figured maple top in Vintage Bourbon Burst
• Satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish
• Non-weight-relieved mahogany body
• SlimTaper mahogany neck
• 60s Burstbucker Alnico 5 humbuckers

Specifications

Body

• Body Shape: Les Paul
• Body Material: Mahogany
• Top: AA Figured Maple
• Weight Relief: None
• Binding: Single-Ply Cream, Top and Fingerboard
• Finish: Vintage Bourbon Burst
• Finish Type: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck

• Neck Material: Mahogany
• Neck Profile: SlimTaper
• Scale Length: 24.75"
• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"
• Number of Frets: 22
• Frets: Medium Jumbo
• Fingerboard Inlays: Acrylic Trapezoid
• Nut Material: Graph Tech
• Nut Width: 1.7"

Hardware

• Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
• Tailpiece: Aluminum Stop Bar
• Tuners: Grover Rotomatic with Kidney Buttons
• Hardware Finish: Nickel
• Control Knobs: Gold Top Hat with Silver Reflectors and Dial Pointers
• Pickguard: Cream

Electronics

• Neck Pickup: 60s Burstbucker, Alnico 5
• Bridge Pickup: 60s Burstbucker, Alnico 5
• Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone
• Wiring: Hand-Wired with Orange Drop Capacitors
• Pickup Selector: 3-Way Toggle

Miscellaneous

• Strings: .010-.046
• Case: Gibson Hardshell Case
• Accessories: Gibson Accessory Kit

Why Buy from Tone Shop Guitars?

At Tone Shop Guitars, we specialize in hand-selected premium and Custom Shop instruments built for serious players and collectors. Every guitar we bring in is chosen for feel, resonance, visual character, and musical usefulness—not just specs on paper. When you buy from Tone Shop, you’re getting an instrument we genuinely believe in.