Gibson Les Paul Standard Plus Electric Guitar (with Case)

Starting at the neck, the Les Paul Standard now features an enlarged neck tenon for maximum wood contact, and a new asymmetrical neck profile that makes it one of the most comfortable and playable necks ever offered. Locking Grover Rotomatic tuners with an improved gear ratio of 18:1 are also a first for the Les Paul Standard. A new level of sonic clarity is achieved by new, cusom-made, gold-plated potentiometers made by Bourns. The guitar boasts a great lineup of other features, including a carved AA figured maple bound top, Burstbucker Pro pickups and five great sunburst finishes.

If you can handle everything about the Gibson except the price, check this out. Engineers designed this modern classic with the arched top and fast neck of the best Les Pauls. It has an arched, figured curly Maple, carved top in faded sunburst finishes for that great LP look. And like all Les Pauls, features a solid glued neck joint for great sustain and stability. These guitars are built to 100% Gibson specifications.

It’s also one of the first Gibson USA models to utilize the revolutionary Plek system, a computer-controlled setup that carefully measures and dresses each fret, accurately measuring the height between the fingerboard and each string, virtually eliminating string buzz and providing unbeatable playability. A set of Gibson’s Burstbucker Pro humbuckers deliver the powerful punch expected from a Les Paul, faithfully capturing the magic of Gibson’s legendary PAF pickups of the 1950’s. A chambered mahogany body gives the 2008 Standard enhanced resonance, and a plain maple top pays homage to the iconic Les Pauls of the late 1950’s. Other new features include TonePros’ locking Nashville Tune-o-matic and stopbar tailpiece, strap lock buttons, and each one comes with Gibson USA’s standard black snakeskin case.

Technical Info

* Body Species: Mahogany
* Top Species: AA Grade Figured Maple
* Fingerboard Species: Rosewood
* Scale Length: 24 3/4 Inch
* Number of Frets: 22
* Inlays: Trapezoid Pearloid
* Species: Mahogany
* Profile: Asymmetrical
* Peghead Pitch: 17°
* Nut: Molded
* Nut Width: 1.6875 Inches
* Truss Rod Cover: Standard
* Tailpiece: Locking Tone Pros Chrome
* Bridge: Locking Tone Pros Chrome Nashville
* Knobs: Gold Top Hat Knobs
* Tuners: Locking Grover
* Strap Buttons: Dunlop Straplocks
* Jack: Neutrik locking
* Neck Pickup: Burstbucker Pro 1
* Bridge Pickup: Burstbucker Pro 2
* Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, one three way selector switch
* Case Exterior: USA Black Snakeskin
* Plek setup

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Gorgeous curly-Maple top with sunburst finish; chrome hardware.