However much you love the classic Les Paul look, feel, and tone, some playing styles just require a longer scale. Whether it's bangin' dropped tunings, liquid-like slide work, or meaty low-string twang, or just a preference for a little more string tension, the Les Paul 25.5" Scale from Gibson Custom nails it all. With a 25.5" scale length, it brings an alternative playing feel, piano-like bass notes, sparkling harmonic clarity, and characteristic "snap" to the table, all within the template of the world's most highly prized solidbody electric guitar.

This meticulously crafted guitar from Gibson Custom hits on all the high points for long-time Les Paul fans. A solid, lightweight, one-piece mahogany body and carved two-piece maple top; glued-in one-piece mahogany neck; classic hardware; and Gibson's impressive and extremely PAF-like Custom Bucker humbucking pickups deliver timeless Les Paul tone, with much more when you want it. All that, and the Les Paul 25.5" Scale is available in the V2 SlimTaper '60 profile neck shape.

Its looks stem from classic Les Paul aesthetics, too, but with a few elegant twists to enhance visual interest. Single-layer reissue cream binding graces the body's top and back, the rosewood fingerboard carries split-parallelogram inlays, a Gibson Custom medallion covers the rear switch access (spare plastic cover included), and it's all dressed in a hand-sprayed nitrocellulose finish. A Certificate of Authenticity keeps it real, and a Gibson Custom Hardshell… read more case keeps it safe.

Features

- Traditional solid lightweight Mahogany body with carved Maple top nails classic Les Paul Tones
- Custom Bucker Pickups are the finest PAF reproductions Gibson Has ever created
- A 25.5 scale length adds snap, shimmer, and piano-like lows to the traditional formula
- Individual volume and tone controls for each pickup join a three-way switch for sonic versatility
- Tune-O-Matic bridge and stop bar partner up for precise intonation and solid sustain. read less