GIBSON 1960 Les Paul Special Double Cut VOS Cherry Red #03057
Les Paul Special Double Cut electric guitar with P-90 Soapbar pickups
Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Special Double Cut Electric Guitar
Serial number: 03057
Made in the USA
Mahogany body
Glued mahogany neck in 1960 slim taper profile
22-fret rosewood fretboard
Two GibsonCustom P-90 single coil pickups with black soapbar caps
Two volume and two tone controls
CTS pots and paper-in-oil capacitors
Gibson wraparound bridge
Kluson strip tuners with white wings
Cherry Red VOS nitrocellulose finish
Included Gibson Custom Shop Guitar case and certificate
Doublecut electric guitar from GibsonCustom Shop
The Gibson 1960 Les Paul Special Double Cut is a successful replica of the iconic guitar model of the early sixties. Designed from a mahogany body with a glued mahogany neck in the historically correct 1960 Slim Taper profile, the double-cut design from the Gibson Custom Shop is handcrafted to offer the look, feel and sound of the famous model and relies on two GibsonCustomP-90 pickups in a soapbar design. Accordingly, the Gibson 1960 Les Paul Special Double Cut delivers powerful and steamy sounds with recognizable vintage character, not least thanks to historically correct paper-in-oil capacitors and hand-finished wiring appropriate for the time. Also, the hardware equipment follows the specifications of the time and is composed of a one-piece wraparoundbridge and Kluson Strip tuners with white wings.
The Gibson Doublecut electric guitar is built in Cherry Red according to VOS (Vintage Old Specs) specifications, making it an exact replica of the original.
Gibson Custom P-90 single coils promise classic blues and rock sounds with lively dynamics.
Features and hardware
The high-quality Hardware of the Gibson 1960 Les Paul Special Double Cut VOS Cherry Red #03057 gives it the ultimate vintage sound and typical Les Paul charm, which comes out, especially through the Custom Soapbar P-90pickups in combination with the hand-wired electronics and classic paper-in-oil caps. Furthermore, this guitar icon is equipped with Kluson Strip tuners, 3-wayswitches, a Gibson wraparound bridge, and one Volume and Tone knob per pickup.
On the headstock of the Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cut, classic Kluson tuners ensure accurate tuning.
Workmanship and finish
The basis of the Les Paul Special Double Cut Cherry Red is the traditional construction with carefully selected mahogany and gluedneck, which promises a powerfulsound and long sustain. The not-too-strong "Rounded" neck profile also promises comfortable playing characteristics over all frets of the rosewood fingerboard, in which dot inlays mark the positions. The electric guitar is rounded off by the carefully applied nitrocellulose lacquer, which makes the Finish shine in Cherry Red.
Features:
Manufacturer:
Gibson
Series:
Gibson Custom Shop
Design:
Les Paul
Body:
Mahogany
Top:
No
Binding:
No
Neck:
Mahogany
Neck Construction:
Set-in
Neck Profile:
1960 Slim Taper
Scale in mm:
628
Fretboard:
Rosewood
Fretboard Type:
Fretted
Fretboard Radius in Inches:
12
Number of Frets:
22
Fret Format:
Medium Jumbo
Fretboard Inlays:
Dot
Nut type:
Nylon
Nut width in mm:
42.9
Width at Last Fret:
56.9
Pickup:
P90, P90
Manufacturer pickups:
Gibson
Neck Pickup:
Custom Soapbar P90
Middle Pickup:
No
Bridge Pickup:
Custom Soapbar P90
Piezo Pickup:
No
Active pickups:
No
Coil-splitting:
No
Electronic:
Handwired, Paper-in-Oil Caps
Switch:
3-Way
Control:
2x Vol, 2x Tone
Bridge:
Gibson Wraparound
Tuners:
Kluson Strip w/ White Button
Strap Button:
Standard
Hardware:
VOS Nickel
String Gauge:
.010 - .046
Factory Tuning:
Standard E
Country of Origin:
USA
Finish:
Nitrocellulose VOS
Colour:
Cherry Red
Number of Strings:
6
Case included:
Yes
Gigbag included:
No
Certificate:
Yes
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