Les Paul from the Gibson USA Original Collection, made in the USA
High-gloss nitrocellulose finish in "Honey Amber"
Set-neck construction with 24.75" scale length (628 mm)
Mahogany body without weight relief
AA-quality curly maple top
Glued mahogany neck
22-fret rosewood fingerboard with trapezoid inlays
"Slim Taper" neck profile
One Gibson Burstbucker 61R Alnico V humbucker in neck position
One Gibson Burstbucker 61T Alnico V humbucker in bridge position
Hand-wired circuit with Orange drop capacitors
Gibson ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge
Gibson Stopbar tailpiece from tailpiece
Grover Rotomatic tuners with kidney wings
Includes Gibson USA guitar case
Les Paul guitar in authentic Sixties style
With the Gibson Les Paul Standard '60s Honey Amber, Gibson USA presents an electric guitar as part of the Original Collection that authentically captures the spirit and sound of the innovative singlecut models from the early 1960s. In addition to the mahogany body without weight relief and the obligatory AA curly maple top, the guitar has a slim taper mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard that sits comfortably in the hand. At the guitar amplifier, Gibson Burstbucker 61 pickups deliver typical vintage sounds with authentic PAF character, which can be adjusted via the hand-wired circuit with Orange drop capacitors. Last but not least, the Les Paul Standard '60s Honey Amber from Gibson features Grover Rotomatic tuners and the tried-and-tested ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and aluminium stopbar setup.
Authentic '60s style in look and sound: The Gibson Les Paul Standard '60s Honey Amber comes with a slim taper mahogany neck, curly maple top and Burstbucker 61 Alnico V humbuckers.
In addition to the mahogany body without weight relief, the Les Paul Standard '60s has a glued neck with a "slim taper" profile.
Classic construction for the typical Les Paul sound
The construction of the Les Paul Standard '60s Honey Amber naturally follows the historical guidelines in order to achieve the unadulterated and powerful sound character. Accordingly, Gibson has dispensed with a weight relief in the mahogany body, while the top of curly maple in superior AA quality emphasises the dignified look of the guitar. With the pleasantly slim "sim taper" profile of the sixties, the glued mahogany neck also promises comfortable playing characteristics right up to the high registers of the 22-fret rosewood fingerboard.
Gibson Burstbucker 61 pickups with Alnico V magnets promise lively blues and rock sounds with a vibrant vintage PAF character.
Burstbucker 61 pickups and hand-wired circuitry
Gibson chose two Burstbucker 61 pickups for the Les Paul Standard '60s. Equipped with Alnico V magnets, the humbuckers promise an authentic PAF character with an accentuated mid-range spectrum and airy dynamics, and to elicit harmonically resolved cleans and powerful Overdrive with singing Sustain from the guitar amplifier. n order to be able to precisely adjust the guitar sound, Gibson also relies on the classic, hand-wired 3-way circuit, which provides the popular Orange Drop capacitors for smooth treble roll-offs in addition to separate volume and tone controls for each pickup.
The "Open Book" headstock of the Les Paul Standard '60s carries Grover Rotomatics for stable and precise tuning.
Traditional Vintage-Style hardware
Of course, Gibson completes the Les Paul Standard '60s Honey Amber with the traditional hardware equipment that more than fulfils professional demands on stage and in the recording studio. On the body, the strings are guided from the lightweight aluminium stopbar via the classic ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge, which was developed by legendary Gibson president Ted McCarty to guarantee precise adjustment of intonation and string action. At the headstock in the coveted "Open Book" Style, a GraphTech nut also guides the strings to six Grover Rotomatic tuners, which combine high precision and tuning stability with classic Vintage-Looks.
Manufacturer information
Gibson Guitar Corporation 309 Plus Park Blvd 37217 Nashville, TN USA EU economic operator Gibson Europe B.V. Smallepad 15 3811 MG Amersfoort Netherlands service.europe@gibson.com https://www.gibson.com/de-DE
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I was very pleased by the exemplar that I got from musicstore. I looked everywhere and I couldn’t find any imperfection or mark. I am very pleased with this purchase! I recommend everyone to buy this guitar.
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