Gibson: Les Paul Standard 50s and 60s Custom Color Series Available Worldwide on Gibson.com
Above: Gibson Les Paul Standard Custom Color Series in Inverness Green, Classic White and 60s Cherry.
NASHVILLE, TN (August 29, 2023) Gibson--the iconic American-made, and leading instrument brand--has a legacy of making world-class instruments. The world-renowned Gibson Les Paul quality, playability, and sound has arrived in 12, bold new colorways with the Gibson Custom Color Series, now available worldwide on Gibson.com.
The new Gibson Custom Color Series Les Paul™ Standard 50s and 60s are offered in Figured Top and Plain Top and mark a return to the classic design that made them the most relevant, played, and loved guitars in the world–that continue to shape sound across generations and genres of music. These Les Paul models pay tribute to Gibson's Golden Era of innovation.
Above: Gibson Les Paul Standard 60s Figured Top in Honey Amber and Translucent Fuchsia.
Gibson Custom Color Series:
Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s Figured Top
The Les Paul™ Standard 50s Figured Top boasts a solid mahogany body, an AA figured maple top, and a distinctive translucent custom color nitrocellulose lacquer finish that showcases the figured maple top. The mahogany neck has a rounded 50s Vintage profile and a rosewood fingerboard with trapezoid inlays. The Les Paul Standard 50s Figured is equipped with an ABR-1, the classic-style Tune-O-Matic™ bridge, an aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece, Vintage Deluxe tuners with Keystone buttons, and gold Top Hat knobs. The calibrated Burstbucker™ 1 (neck) and Burstbucker 2 (bridge) pickups are loaded with Alnico 2 magnets and wired to audio taper potentiometers and Orange Drop® capacitors. Now available in vivid custom colors including Ocean Blue, 60s Cherry, Blueberry Burst, Translucent Fuchsia, Translucent Oxblood, and Honey Amber; a hardshell case completes the package.
Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s Plain Top
The Les Paul Standard 50s Plain Top has a solid mahogany body with a plain maple top and a mahogany neck with a rounded, 50s Vintage profile with a rosewood fingerboard and trapezoid inlays. It's equipped with an ABR-1, the classic-style Tune-O-Matic™ bridge, an aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece, Vintage Deluxe tuners with Keystone buttons, and gold Top Hat knobs. The calibrated Burstbucker™ 1 (neck) and Burstbucker 2 (bridge) pickups are loaded with Alnico 2 magnets and wired to audio taper potentiometers and Orange Drop™ capacitors. Now available in vivid custom colors including Cardinal Red, Ebony, Inverness Green, Classic White, Pelham Blue, and Sparkling Burgundy; a hardshell case completes the package.
Gibson Les Paul Standard 60s Figured Top
The Les Paul Standard 60s Figured Top has a solid mahogany body with an AA figured maple top visible beneath the new head-turning translucent custom color nitrocellulose lacquer finish. The mahogany neck has a 60s-style SlimTaper™ profile and a rosewood fingerboard with trapezoid inlays. The Les Paul Standard 60s Figured Top is equipped with a classic ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic™ bridge, aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece, Grover® Rotomatic® "Kidney" tuners, and gold Top Hat knobs with silver reflectors. The 60s Burstbucker™ pickups are loaded with Alnico 5 magnets and wired to audio taper potentiometers and Orange Drop® capacitors. Now available in vivid custom colors including Ocean Blue, 60s Cherry, Blueberry Burst, Translucent Fuchsia, Translucent Oxblood, and Honey Amber; a hardshell case is also included.
Gibson Les Paul Standard 60s Plain Top
The Les Paul Standard 60s Plain Top has a solid mahogany body with a plain maple top. The mahogany neck has a 60s-style SlimTaper™ profile and a rosewood fingerboard with trapezoid inlays. It's equipped with a classic ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic™ bridge, aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece, Grover® Rotomatic® "Kidney" tuners, and gold Top Hat knobs with silver reflectors. The 60s Burstbucker™ pickups are loaded with Alnico 5 magnets and wired to audio taper potentiometers and Orange Drop® capacitors. Now available in striking custom colors that are sure to turn heads including Cardinal Red, Ebony, Inverness Green, Classic White, Pelham Blue, and Sparkling Burgundy; a hardshell case is also included.
Above: Gibson Les Paul Standard in Ebony, 60s Cherry, and Honey Amber.
Above: Gibson Les Paul Standard in Cardinal Red, and Blueberry Burst.
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