GIBSON Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured Top Cobra Burst #02561
Custom Shop electric guitar with flamed maple top, custombucker pickups and vintage-style hardware
Electric guitar from GibsonCustom store, made in USA
Serial number 02561
Combines design elements of the 59 Les Paul Standard and the 60 Les Paul Special
VOS nitrocellulose finish in "Cobra Burst" with vintage patina, Aged nickel hardware
Set-neck construction with 24.75" scale length (628 mm)
Mahogany body
Two-piece curly maple top
Glued mahogany neck with long neck heel (Long Neck Tenon)
22-fret Indian rosewood fretboard with Dot inlays
"'60s SlimTaper" neck profile
One Gibson Custombucker with Alnico III magnets in neck position
One Gibson Custombucker with Alnico III magnets in bridge position
Hand-wired circuit with Switchcraft switch and separate volume and tone controls for each pickup (CTS 500 kOhm potentiometer)
Gibson ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge
Gibson stopbar aluminum tailpiece
Grover Rotomatic tuners with Kidney wings
Included Gibson Custom Shop Guitar case and certificate
Custom Shop guitar with design elements of the '59 Les Paul Standard and the '60 Les Paul Special.
With the Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured Top Cobra Burst the Gibson Custom Shop sends a successful electric guitar into the race, which combines classic design elements of the coveted "'59 'Burst" Les Pauls with the agile handling of the popular LP Special Student Guitar from the beginning of the sixties. While a figured maple top provides dignified Vintage-Looks, a "slim taper" neck and doublecut styling promise top-notch playing characteristics. Gibson Custombuckers with Alnico III magnets also elicit authentic PAF tones for tradition-conscious blues and rock sounds. Last but not least, functional Vintage-StyleHardware in the form of Grover Rotomatic tuners and the Ted McCarty-invented pairing of ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece completes the Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured Top Cobra Burst electric guitar.
The Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured Top Cobra Burst combines design elements of the most popular vintage Gibsons to create a successful blues and rock guitar.
The comfortable mahogany neck in the "'60s SlimTaper" profile is glued to the body of the Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured via a long neck foot.
Proven manufacturing methods and agile handling
For the construction of the Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured the Gibson Custom Shop uses the proven manufacturing methods of the Fifties to achieve a lively sound with a distinct vintage character. The two Cutaways mahogany body carries a two-piece figured maple top with fine grain, while the mahogany neck is glued to the sustain-enhancing long neck base, known among burst enthusiasts as Long Neck Tenon. The slim "'60s SlimTaper" neck profile also promises buttery smooth playing characteristics all the way to the highest registers of the 22-fret Indian rosewood fingerboard.
Two Gibson Custombuckers with Alnico III magnets elicit authentic vintage sounds between blues and rock from the guitar amp.
Custombucker pickups with hand-wired circuitry.
As pickup for the Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured chooses the Gibson Custom Shop naturally chooses a pair of the popular Custombuckers. Featuring Alnico III magnets and non-waxed coils, the pickups evoke the sonic character of the legendary PAF humbuckers at the guitar amplifier, and achieve traditional blues and rock sounds with warm singing midrange and lively dynamics. A hand-wired circuit with high-quality components in the form of a Switchcraft toggle switch and separate volume and tone pots from CTS for each of the pickups also allows precise adjustment of the timbre.
Classic Grover Rotomatic tuners guarantee accurate and stable tuning of the Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured Top electric guitar.
Vintage style hardware
Of course the Luthiers of the Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured Top Cobra Burst with indestructible vintage-style attachments. A lightweight aluminum stopbar tailpiece guides the strings over the ABR-1Tune-O-Matic bridge invented by Ted McCarty, the legendary Gibson president of the Fifties and Sixties, whose precise adjustments guarantee accurate intonation and string action. On the headstock in classic "open book style" Grover Rotomatic tuners also ensure an accurate and robust tuning of the electric guitar.
Features:
Manufacturer:
Gibson
Series:
Gibson Custom Shop
Design:
Les Paul Special Double Cut
Body:
Mahogany
Top:
Flamed Maple
Binding:
3-ply, W/B/W
Neck:
Mahogany
Neck Construction:
Long Neck Tenon, set
Neck Profile:
'60s Slim Taper
Scale in mm:
628
Fretboard:
Rosewood
Fretboard Type:
Fretted
Fretboard Radius in Inches:
12
Number of Frets:
22
Fret Format:
Authentic Medium Jumbo
Fretboard Inlays:
Dot
Nut type:
Corian
Nut width in mm:
42.9
Pickup:
HH
Manufacturer pickups:
Gibson
Neck Pickup:
Custombucker
Middle Pickup:
No
Bridge Pickup:
Custombucker
Piezo Pickup:
No
Active pickups:
No
Coil-splitting:
No
Electronic:
Handwired
Switch:
3-Way
Control:
2x Vol, 2x Tone
Bridge:
Gibson ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece:
Aluminium Stopbar
Tuners:
Grover Rotomatic
Strap Button:
Standard
Hardware:
Aged Nickel
String Gauge:
.010 - .046
Factory Tuning:
Standard E
Country of Origin:
USA
Finish:
Nitrocellulose VOS
Colour:
Cobra Burst
Number of Strings:
6
Case included:
Yes
Gigbag included:
No
Certificate:
Yes
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