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Specifications

’57 Classic pickups deliver vintage PAF tone

When it comes to capturing that vintage ’50s Patent Applied For (PAF) humbucker tone, nothing beats the sound of this Les Paul Standard’s ’57 Classic pickups. Alnico II magnets capture the subtle variations in true humbucker tone, thanks to the period-correct unmatched windings on the bobbins. Plug into your favorite amp, and experience smooth low-end response, complex midrange crunch, and sweet-sounding highs. These pickups sound great clean or they can be used to push your amp into overdrive for the legendary fat, snarling tone you can only get with a humbucker. Under the hood, the control assembly is handwired with matched potentiometers and Orange Drop capacitors, ensuring you’ll hear the mellifluous voice of your Les Paul Standard ’50s in all its glory, even when you back down your volume.

Vintage ’50s neck and Plek’d frets for optimized playability

Comfort and playability were two of Gibson’s primary concerns when they were designing the Les Paul Standard ’50s. You’ll be delighted at how this guitar’s Vintage ’50 neck profile comfortably fills your hand in just the right way. For your playing pleasure, the rosewood fingerboard is buffed to silky smoothness and bound with rolled edges so no fret ends impede your dexterity. The frets are dressed to perfection using a Plek Pro machine for optimized playability. Typically reserved for top-dollar custom guitars, this process levels the frets with pinpoint precision, providing you with the most playable fretboard you’re likely to own.

Nitro finish, for the look and feel of a classic

Gibson gave the Les Paul Standard ’50s a gorgeous nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Nitro finishes — standard back in the day — are significantly thinner than today’s polyurethane finishes. Nitro finishes not only look amazing; they also enhance the instrument’s tonal qualities. The Les Paul Standard ’50s has the look and feel of a lovingly cared-for classic — one that will only improve with age.

Features:

• Mahogany body, AAA maple top; gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish
• Mahogany neck, Vintage ’50s profile, gloss nitro finish
• Rosewood fingerboard, 12-inch radius, acrylic Trapezoid inlays
• 24.75-inch scale length; 22 medium-jumbo frets
• Bridge pickup: ’57 Classic Humbucker
• Neck pickup: ’57 Classic Humbucker
• Handwired electronics with Orange Drop Capacitors
• 3-way pickup selector; per-pickup Volume and Tone controls
• ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge; Stopbar tailpiece
• 1.695-inch Graph Tech nut (proprietary Gibson formula)
• Vintage Deluxe tuning machines
• Single-action truss rod

BODY 

• Body Type Solidbody 
• Body Shape Les Paul Standard '50s 
• Body Material Mahogany 
• Top Material AAA Flamed Maple 
• Body Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer 
• Color Iced Tea 

NECK 

• Neck Material Mahogany 
• Neck Shape Vintage '50s 
• Neck Joint Set Neck 
• Radius 12" 
• Fingerboard Material Rosewood 
• Fingerboard Inlay Acrylic Trapezoids 
• Number of Frets 22, Medium Jumbo 
• Scale Length 24.75" 
• Nut Width 1.695" 
• Nut Material Graph Tech 

HARDWARE 

• Bridge/Tailpiece ABR-1 Tune-o-Matic with Stopbar Tailpiece 
• Tuners Vintage Deluxe 

ELECTRONICS 

• Neck Pickup '57 Classic Humbucker 
• Bridge Pickup '57 Classic Humbucker 
• Controls 2 x volume, 2 x tone 
• Switching 3-way toggle pickup switch 

MISCELLANEOUS 

• Strings Gibson, .010-.046 
• Case/Gig Bag Hardshell Case 
• Manufacturer Part Number:LPS5SW20ITNH3

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Description

From its carved maple top to its stockpile of premium features, the Exclusive Gibson Les Paul Standard ’50s is born to rock. ’57 Classic pickups and handwired electronics deliver a massive tone arsenal. It all starts with premium tonewoods — a solid mahogany body with a gorgeous AAA maple top, a satisfying mahogany Vintage ’50s profile neck, and a sumptuous rosewood fingerboard with rolled edges and Plek’d frets for effortless playability and fast action. If you’ve been wanting a modern Les Paul with a chunky neck feel and premium appointments, we’ve got your axe. This Gibson Les Paul Standard ’50s is the guitar you’ve been waiting for. This is one of the few that were normally exclusively made for Sweetwater in the USA, but we got one from Gibson Europe !!