Classic Les Paul Tone with Vintage '60s Feel
If you've ever wondered what it would be like to play one of those legendary early-'60s Les Pauls without selling a kidney, this is your answer. The Les Paul Standard returns to the classic design that made it relevant, played, and loved – shaping sound across generations and genres of music. This model features a non-weight-relieved solid mahogany body with an AA figured maple top that adds a bit of extra sustain and bite to the warmth and midrange punch of the mahogany. The Bourbon Burst finish shows off that figured maple beautifully, with a gloss nitrocellulose lacquer that ages and breathes like the originals.
The mahogany neck has a fast-playing SlimTaper profile for hours and hours of comfortable play, while the bound Indian rosewood fretboard is outfitted with 22 medium jumbo frets and is adorned with acrylic trapezoid inlays. If you've found some Les Pauls to feel chunky in your hand, the SlimTaper neck profile offers a noticeably slimmer grip than the '50s-style округ neck – comfortable for rhythm work and quick enough for lead runs without sacrificing that classic Les Paul feel.
This is a guitar built for players who want the real deal without compromise: no weight relief, no shortcuts, just solid mahogany and maple doing what they've done best since 1960.
60s Burstbucker Pickups with Hand-Wired Electronics
The two 60s Burstbucker pickups are loaded with Alnico 5 magnets and hand-wired to individual volume and tone controls that feature audio taper potentiometers. The tone controls use Orange Drop capacitors. These pickups aren't trying to be modern high-output monsters – they're designed to capture the slightly uneven, dynamic character of those early Patent Applied For humbuckers that made the Les Paul famous in the hands of players like Clapton, Page, and Bloomfield.
You'll get warm, responsive cleans that clean up beautifully when you roll back your volume, complex midrange crunch that sits perfectly in a mix, and singing sustain when you lean into it. The 3-way pickup selector toggle switch lets you use either pickup individually or combine them, and the individual controls allow you to blend the pickups in any ratio you prefer. The hand-wired assembly with matched potentiometers means your tone stays clear and detailed even when you're riding the volume knob – a critical detail that separates a great Les Paul from an average one.
Premium Hardware and Vintage-Correct Appointments
The Les Paul Standard 60s is equipped with a classic ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge, aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece, Grover Rotomatic tuning machines with Kidney buttons, and gold Top Hat knobs with silver reflectors. A Graph Tech nut also helps keep the tuning nice and solid in partnership with the Grover tuners, ABR-1 bridge, and Stop Bar tailpiece. Every piece of hardware on this guitar serves a purpose, from the reliable Grover tuners that hold pitch through aggressive bends to the ABR-1 bridge that couples the strings to the body for maximum sustain and resonance.
The scale length is 24.75 inches with a nut width of 1.695 inches. The rosewood fingerboard features a 12-inch radius. The bound fingerboard and cream pickguard add those classic visual touches that make a Les Paul instantly recognizable on any stage. This isn't a guitar that tries to reinvent the wheel – it's a thoughtful, well-executed tribute to the instruments that defined rock and roll.
Built in the USA to Original Specifications
Gibson builds these in the USA with the same attention to construction that made the originals legendary. The set neck joint provides excellent sustain and that characteristic Les Paul resonance. The gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish not only looks stunning – it allows the wood to breathe and age naturally over time, developing character and patina as you play it. These guitars are Plek'd at the factory for optimized fret leveling and playability right out of the case.
Whether you're a blues player chasing those creamy woman tone leads, a rock guitarist who needs thick rhythm crunch and soaring solos, or a studio musician who needs a reliable workhorse that sounds right every time, the Les Paul Standard '60s delivers. It's a guitar that feels immediately familiar if you've ever played a great Les Paul, yet it's built with modern consistency and quality control. Comes with a hardshell case to protect your investment.
Product Features:
- Non-weight-relieved solid mahogany body with AA figured maple top
- Mahogany neck with fast-playing SlimTaper '60s profile and set neck construction
- Bound Indian rosewood fingerboard with 12-inch radius and acrylic trapezoid inlays
- 24.75-inch scale length, 22 medium jumbo frets, 1.695-inch Graph Tech nut
- 60s Burstbucker 61R (neck) and 61T (bridge) humbucking pickups with Alnico 5 magnets
- Hand-wired electronics with audio taper potentiometers and Orange Drop capacitors
- ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge with aluminum stopbar tailpiece
- Grover Rotomatic tuners with Kidney buttons, gold Top Hat knobs with silver reflectors
- Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish in Bourbon Burst
- Includes hardshell case
Brand: Gibson
Model: Les Paul Standard '60s Figured Top
SKU: LPS600B8NH1
Condition: New
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