Gibson Original Collection Les Paul Standard ’60s
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The Sound of the Rock Revolution
Though the Gibson Les Paul's birthday is in the fifties, it didn't achieve widespread prominence until the 1960s when rock music exploded onto the scene. During this wild-and-crazy decade, players like Keith Richards, Jimmy Page, and Eric Clapton all used Les Pauls to redefine what an electric guitar could do. These early rock stars caused the Les Paul's popularity to surge so mightily that Gibson resurrected it from the dead in 1968 after discontinuing the model entirely in favor of the SG in 1960.
In the ensuing years, many players gravitated towards these sixties-style Les Pauls because of their thinner neck profiles and figured tops, and they have become just as legendary as their fifties forebears. Now, Gibson pays tribute to the guitars that helped Read More...
Specifications:
Brand | Gibson |
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Model | Original Collection Les Paul Standard '60s |
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Finish Color | Iced Tea |
Finish Type | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Weight | 9.37 lbs. |
Top Wood | AA Figured Maple |
Body Wood | Mahogany with No Weight Relief |
Neck Wood | Mahogany |
Neck Shape | Slim Taper |
Neck Dimensions | .810 1st - .910 12th |
Fingerboard | Rosewood |
Fingerboard Radius | 12" |
Inlays | Acrylic Trapezoids |
Scale Length | 24.75" |
Width at Nut | 1.694" |
Nut Material | GraphTech |
Frets | 22 Medium Jumbo |
Pickups | Burstbucker 61R (Neck), Burstbucker 61T (Bridge) |
Controls | 2 Volumes, 2 Tones & 3-Way Toggle Switch (Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors) |
Hardware | Nickel |
Bridge | ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic |
Tailpiece | Aluminum Stopbar |
Tuners | Grover Rotomatics w/Kidney Buttons |
Case | Brown Gibson Hardshell |
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