Gibson Les Paul
Future Tribute Wine Red

In great condition-just
some slight wear see photos

With hard case non
original

Gibson USA is
celebrating 2013 as the Year of Les Paul, and is blowing it up big with a new
series of decade-dedicated Tribute Les Pauls, each of which honors the artistry
and innovation of inventor and guitarist Les Paul by capturing the essence of a
great Les Paul guitar from one of four different eras. All embody the full
magic of this legendary guitar design, but are stripped down for improved value
and no-nonsense performance. The Les Paul Future Tribute captures the look,
feel, and tone of the guitar world’s most legendary single-cutaway solidbody,
and equips it for the player of the future—making it available today. Primed
for optimum playability and versatility, the Les Paul Future Tribute carries a
pair of “zebra-coil” ’57 Classic™ humbucking pickups for a blend of vintage
warmth and contemporary articulation, along with a superbly comfortable custom
asymmetrical neck profile. Gibson’s acclaimed bridge and tailpiece team up with
futuristic Steinberger™ gearless tuners to ensure smooth playability and
precise tuning and intonation. And, like all Les Paul and SG 2013 Tribute
Series guitars, the Les Paul Future Tribute is available upgraded with
Min-ETune™ automated “Robot” tuners for a nominal upcharge. The Les Paul Future
Tribute looks great in your choice of Vintage Sunburst, Wine Red, Ebony Black,
or Goldtop finish, all in Vintage Gloss nitro-cellulose lacquer.

The Les Paul Future Tribute takes the classic platform of the original Les Paul
Standards forward into the 21st century by starting with the timeless tonewood
combination of a mahogany body with solid carved maple top. When paired, these
woods offer a tonal depth and complexity unmatched by any single-wood
construction, with warmth and richness from the mahogany, and superb clarity
and “snap” from the maple, all of which translates to surprising breadth and
articulation within the guitar’s amplified voice. The mahogany back is
strategically weight relieved using modern weight relief methods to both
lighten your load and improve resonance. A solid mahogany neck is glued into
the body in Gibson’s time-tested tradition, and carved to an ergonomic and
superbly comfortable new asymmetrical profile that fits the natural shape of
the human hand, with depths of .800” at the 1st fret and .875” at the 12th,
making this one of the most playable Les Pauls yet created. It is topped with a
genuine rosewood fingerboard that carries 22 medium-jumbo frets and traditional
trapezoid inlays. In keeping with the stripped-down ethos of this powerful
performer, both body and ’board remain unbound, and there’s no pickguard to
obscure the finish. A PLEK-cut nut made from black Corian™ subtly complements
the knurled chrome knobs and black pickup rings, while enhancing resonance and
sustain. The headstock is silkscreened with a gold Gibson logo and Les Paul
Model.

The Les Paul Future Tribute ensures its sonic versatility and hot looks with a
pair of zebra-coil ’57 Classic humbucking pickups, consisting of a
standard-wound humbucker in the neck position and a slightly over-wound ’57
Classic Plus for hotter lead tones in the bridge position. The ’57 Classics
begin in the image of Gibson’s esteemed PAF humbuckers, with genuine Alnico 2
magnets and 42-AWG enamel-coated wire, but are enhanced with evenly matched
coils for a smooth, singing tone, and wax potting to combat microphonic squeal
at high volume levels. The result is a pickup that is thick, rich, and warm,
yet clear and articulate—perfect for the broad demands of today’s music. The
traditional wiring complement of an independent volume and tone control per
pickup plus a three-way toggle selector switch allows a broad range of sonic
variations. To anchor it all down, Gibson USA loads in a classic Tune-o-Matic
bridge and Stopbar tailpiece, then rams it all into the future with a set of
super-efficient Steinberger™ gearless tuners, a hardware set that partners up
for solid sustain and precision tuning. Put it all together, and the Les Paul
Future Tribute presents the perfect way to celebrate the Les Paul in the 21st
century, wrapping it all into a great guitar that brings the look, feel, and
sound of a classic Les Paul to the hands of the demanding players of today.