Description
The Les Paul Special returns to the classic design that made it relevant, played and loved shaping sound across generations and genres of music. It pays tribute to Gibson's Golden Era of innovation and brings authenticity back to life. Originally introduced in 1955, the Les Paul Special has been embraced by musicians for over 60 years. It is based on the Les Paul Junior with a slab mahogany body, fat 50s-style mahogany neck, rosewood fingerboard, wraparound bridge, an additional rhythm P-90 pickup, binding on the neck and additional controls for the rhythm pickup and the 3-way toggle switch. Pro set up included.
First introduced in the early 1950s, Gibson's legendary P90 single coil pickup produced a raw powerful tone that helped define the blues and rock and roll in their formative years. Today, the P90's traditional combination of high output and brilliant tone is still considered a favorite among many top musicians. Known by such familiar nicknames as the "Soapbar" and the "Cobalt," the P90 still cuts through any type of music, all while displaying amazing tonal sensitivity for everything from blues and rock to mellow jazz riffs. It's perfect as a vintage replacement, and features vintage, braided two-conductor wiring. It's also fully wax potted to eliminate any chance of unwanted microphonic feedback.
Cosmetic Condition: Superb conditon - very clean & still like new with only some mild surface scratches. The plastic wrap is still over the pickguard.
Neck: Vintage '50s mahogany neck with cream binding & black side dots. 12" radius rosewood fingerboard with acrylic dot inlays. 22 medium jumbo frets are clean with no wear. Gibson Deluxe tuners with white buttons. 1.69" nut width; 24.75" scale length. Neck is straight & truss rod works perfectly.
Body: Single cutaway, solid mahogany body finished in TV Yellow. Wraparound nickel bridge & 5-ply black pickguard. Guitar weighs 7 lbs 0.8 oz.
Electronics: P-90 single coils with black "soap bar" covers & 3-way toggle switch. Dual volume & tone controls with black "top hat" knobs. All electronics are in perfect working condition.
Case: Original hardshell case included along with accessories.
