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The Les Paul Standard. The name alone is known for innovation and excellence.
The Gibson Les Paul Standard sports a smaller, vintage style headstock and keystone tuner buttons and is available with a fat, rounded '50s style neck or a fast, slim taper '60s style neck. The Les Paul Standard is outfitted with the new BurstBucker Pro pickups with Alnico V magnets producing the most authentic, vintage Les Paul tone of any previous Standard pickups. The sunburst finishes are modern variations of the original cherry sunburst, and the AA-grade figured maple top is more highly flamed than many of the originals. They produce a crisp bite and a seductive airy tone with both pickups on.

The Gibson Les Paul has changed little since its debut in 1952. Except for an updated bridge and humbucking pickups, the Les Paul Standard of today is still the same guitar. The Les Paul has been the driving force behind many changes in popular music.

Technical Info

Body
Top Species: Carved AA maple

Back Species: Mahogany

Binding: Single-ply top

Fingerboard
Fingerboard Species: Rosewood

Scale Length: 24 3/4 in.

Number of Frets: 22

Inlays: Trapezoid

Fingerboard Binding: single-ply

Electronics
Pickups: BurstBucker Pro pickups with Alnico V magnets

Controls: Two volume, two tone, three-way switch

Case
Interior: White Plush

Case Exterior: Black Reptile Pattern Hardshell

Silkscreen: Silver Gibson USA logo

Neck
Species: Mahogany

Profile: '50's Rounded or '60's slim taper

Peghead Pitch: 17 degrees

Nut Width: 1.695 in.

Hardware
Plating Finish: Nickel

Tailpiece: Stopbar

Bridge: Tune-o-matic

Knobs: Gold Top Hat

Tuners: Green Keys

Other
Strings: Brite Wires .010-.046