Gibson Les Paul Standard '60s Honey Amber

2028.34 GBP*

Description

Sixties style singlecut guitar, set neck, AA-flamed maple top, Burstbucker 61 pickups, vintage-style hardware, case Sixties style Les Paul with flamed maple top, 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...