Gibson Les Paul BFG Gator Electric Guitar with Gig Bag

Product Description

When Gibson introduced the Les Paul BFG, it won fans the world over, proving itself one of the most versatile incarnations of the legendary single-cutaway tone machine that Gibson has ever concocted. Now the Gibson Les Paul BFG Gator Electric Guitar adds some stunning new tricks, and wraps it up in a look befitting of the sonic power that this meaty tone monster represents. The addition of a fun and effective 'kill switch' in the usual position of the three-way selector puts plenty of new tricks up this Les Paul BFG's sleeve, while the inclusion of a Gibson P-90 and BurstBucker 3 provide a surprisingly wide range of sweet and snarling voices. Wrap it all in a stunning Gator Green nitrocellulose finish complemented by black-plated hardware, a green Gibson logo, and a markerless fingerboard, and you've got a stunning new addition to the Les Paul BFG family!

Bitin' Look

Like every great Les Paul styled Gibson, the Les Paul BFG Gator pairs the carved maple top and mahogany body, chambered for improved weight and resonance, that have helped to make the design legendary since 1952, while a glued-in mahogany neck with rounded 'Studio' profile and a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard ensure optimum playability. While the Les Paul BFG is traditionally a no-frills model with minimal adornments, a set of genuine wood control knobs adds an extra touch of class to BFG Gator guitar and beautifully complements the three-dimensional 'gator scales' look of the grain-textured satin finish. Grover tuners, a Tune-o-matic bridge, a wraparound tailpiece, and a PLEK-cut Corian nut keep this guitar solid and singing with sustain, and translucent control plates round back let you see what's going on under the hood.

Snappin' Electronics

The hot, beating heart of the Les Paul BFG Gator guitar is found in its ingenious combination of two of Gibson's most popular pickups of all time. A P-90 in the neck position yields all the biting, edgy, fat single-coil tones that have made this pickup a favorite since the 1940s. In the bridge position, a BurstBucker 3 presents classic PAF-style clarity and depth, with a little extra oomph when you need it, courtesy of slightly overwound coils, which are also wax potted to avoid microphonic squeal at high volume levels. Both Gibson pickups are made with genuine Alnico magnets (Alnico V in the P-90, Alnico II in the BB3), and the pair is routed through a network of independent volume controls, master tone control, three-way toggle switch. As a fun bonus, there's also a 'kill switch' mounted in the usual upper-bout selector switch position, handy for dramatic stutter and chopper effects.

Wrestle it into a padded Gibson gigbag with owner's manual, adjustment literature, and Gibson's Limited Lifetime Warranty and 24/7/365 Customer Service, and you've got one of the meanest and meatiest guitar packages available the Les Paul BFG Gator, only from Gibson USA.

Features

- Mahogany body with 'gator scale' carved Maple top
- Rounded Studio neck profile
- Gibson P-90 neck pickup and zebra BurstBucker 3 bridge pickup
- Kill switch in the three-way selector position
- Black Grover tuners with 14:1 tuning ratio zZounds is an authorized dealer of Gibson products.

Body

- Top: Maple
- Back: Mahogany
- Body Type: Chambered
- Adhesive: Franklin Titebond 50

Neck

- Species: Mahogany
- Profile: '50s Rounded
- Truss Rod: Traditional Adjustable
- Joint Angle: 5 (+/- 15 seconds)
- Adhesive: Franklin Titebond 50

Neck Fit

- Joint: Mortise and Tenon
- Adhesive: Franklin Titebond 50
- Joint Angle Tolerance: +/- .005 inches

Fingerboard

- Species: Rosewood
- Frets: 22
- Radius: 12 inches
- Nut/E.O.B: 1.695/2.260 inches

Nut

- Material: Corian
- Width: 1.695
- Slots: Gibson PLEK System

Headstock

- Logo: Green Gibson Logo with Green scripted Les Paul Model Silkscreen
- Truss Rod Cover: Black Antique Bell

Tuners

- Model: Black Grover
- Plating: Chrome
- Tuning Ratio: 18:1

Bridge

- Type: Tune-O-Matic
- Material: Zamak
- Plating: Black Chrome

Tailpiece

- Type: Stop Bar
- Material: Zamak
- Plating: Black Chrome

Hardware

- Knobs: Wooden BFG Style
- Control Plate Cover: Clear
- Strap Buttons: Black Aluminum

Pickups

- Neck Position: P-90 (Alnico V)
- Bridge Position: Uncovered Zebra Burstbucker 3 (Alnico II)

Electronics

- Potentiometers: 2 Volume Controls, 1 Tone Control
- Type: 300k Linear Volume, 500k Non-linear Tone
- Coil Wiring: Machine Wound
- Toggle Switch: Three-way Switchcraft in Treble Tone Control Locaton
- Output Jack: Traditional 1/4 inch
- Other: Kill Switch in Three-way Selector Location

Finish

- Sealer: Nitrocellulose
- Surface Texture: High Gloss
- Process: 1-1.5 mils

Case

- Type: Gibson Gigbag
- Case Exterior: Black with White Lettering
- Case Interior: Plush Lining