Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s Plain Cardinal Red Top
Electric guitar with maple top, Burstbucker pickups and ABR-1 Tune-orMatic bridge
Gibson USA Original Collection, made in the USA
Cardinal Red finish
Set-neck construction with 24.75" scale length (628 mm)
Mahogany body without weight relief
Maple top
Glued mahogany neck
22-fret rosewood fingerboard with trapezoid inlays
"Vintage '50s" neck profile
One Gibson Burstbucker 1 in neck position
One Gibson Burstbucker 2 in bridge position
Hand-wired electrics with "Orange Drop" capacitors
Gibson ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge
Gibson Stopbar aluminum tailpiece
Gibson VintageDeluxe tuners with keystone wings
Includes Gibson USA guitar case
Les Paul electric guitar in the style of the fifties
The Gibson Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s Plain Cardinal RedTop embodies the visual and tonal ideals of the 1950s. Accordingly, the electric guitar turns out to be the perfect instrument for Blues and rock. While the traditional construction is based on a mahogany body without weight relief, the obligatory maple top and a pleasantly rounded mahogany neck, Gibson Burstbucker pickups provide top-class sounds with an unmistakable vintage character. Last but not least, the hardware equipment with Tune-O-Matic bridge and VintageDeluxe tuners, which has been tried and tested since the fifties, completes the Gibson Les Paul standard.
Proven features from the 1950s and a chic finish on the maple top make the Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s Plain Cardinal Red a real eye-catcher with a vintage sound.
The round "Vintage '50s" neck and the non-weight-reduced mahogany body of the LP Standard '50s are glued together.
Traditionally built Les Paul
The traditional construction of the Les Paul pays particular attention to an authentic playing feel and a natural vintage sound. Under the Cardinal Red finish, a glued mahogany neck is used in addition to the solid mahogany body without weight relief and the maple top. The pleasantly rounded "Vintage 50s" neck profile creates the best conditions for implementing classic blues and rock playing techniques on the 22-fret rosewood fingerboard.
Gibson Burstbucker 1 and Burstbucker 2 Alnico II humbuckers with PAF genes promise authentic blues and rock sounds with a vintage touch.
Gibson Burstbucker pickups
As the pickup for the Les Paul Standard '50s guitar, Gibson has chosen a set of the popular Burstbucker pickups, which carry the genes of the legendary PAF humbuckers. Equipped with Alnico II magnets and unpaired coils, the pickups elicit airy, light Vintage sounds with a vocal mid-range spectrum and lively dynamics from the guitar amp, whose métier is the classic styles of Blues and rock. The more powerful bridge pickup elicits a harmonic Overdrive with well-dosed assertiveness from the amplifier. The hand-wired circuit with individual volume and tone pots for each pickup and "Orange Drop" capacitors allows precise adjustment of the guitar sound.
Vintage Deluxe tuners with keystone flights keep the Les Paul Standard '50s securely in tune.
Vintage-style hardware
Last but not least, Gibson completes the Les Paul Standard '50s Plain Pelham Blue Top with the hardware equipment that has been established since the Fifties. The lightweight aluminum stopbar guides the strings over the ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge, whose adjustment options guarantee precise intonation and a comfortable string action. At the headstock, the strings run over a Graph Tech nut to the precise vintage Deluxe tuners, which not only keep the electric guitar securely in tune, but also support the historic look with single-ring keystone wings.
Features:
Manufacturer:
Gibson
Series:
Gibson USA
Design:
Les Paul
Body:
Mahogany
Top:
Maple
Binding:
1-ply, Cream
Neck:
Mahogany
Neck Construction:
Set-in
Neck Profile:
Vintage '50s
Scale in mm:
628
Fretboard:
Rosewood
Fretboard Type:
Fretted
Fretboard Radius in Inches:
12
Number of Frets:
22
Fretboard Inlays:
Trapeze
Nut type:
Graph Tech
Nut width in mm:
43
Pickup:
HH
Manufacturer pickups:
Gibson
Neck Pickup:
Burstbucker 1, Alnico II
Middle Pickup:
No
Bridge Pickup:
Burstbucker 2, Alnico II
Coil-splitting:
No
Electronic:
Handwired, Orange Drop
Switch:
3-Way
Control:
2x Vol, 2x Tone
Bridge:
Gibson ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece:
Aluminium Stopbar
Tuners:
Vintage Deluxe Keystone
Strap Button:
Standard
Hardware:
Nickel
String Gauge:
.010 - .046
Factory Tuning:
Standard E
Country of Origin:
USA
Finish:
High-Gloss
Colour:
Cardinal Red
Case included:
Yes
Gigbag included:
No
Certificate:
No
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