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1960 Les Paul Standard Tomato Soup Burst Light Aged

SKU:

GU320

$8,199.00

Slim Neck, Fat Vintage Tones

Gibson Custom Shop is the pinnacle of craftsmanship, quality, and sound excellence. Each instrument celebrates Gibson’s legacy through accuracy, authenticity and attention to detail.

1960 was the last year for the original Les Paul™ Standard, nearly identical to a 1959 model except for a few specs. Most notably, it features a fast-playing slim neck profile, beloved by the many famous musicians who played ’60 Bursts including Eric Clapton, Joe Walsh, and Paul McCartney. It also has “reflector” Volume & Tone knobs and wider “double-ring” tuner tips. The Custom Shop 1960 Les Paul Standard Reissue is a clone of the originals from the hide-glue construction to the chemically re-engineered plastic parts. Each one is built with extreme care, rever . . .

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Body Style

Les Paul

Body Shape

Les Paul

Top

2-Piece Figured Maple, Hide Glue Fit

Back

1-Piece Solid Lightweight Mahogany

Binding

1-Ply Royalite

Body Finish

Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Weight Relief

None

Profile

60s SlimTaper™

Scale Length

628.65 mm / 24.75 in

Fingerboard Material

Indian Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius

304.8 mm / 12 in

Fret Count

22

Frets

Authentic Medium-Jumbo

Nut Material

Nylon

Nut Width

42.85 mm / 1.687 in

End Of Board Width

56.89 mm / 2.239 in

Inlays

Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid

Joint

Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit

Finish

Nickel; Murphy Lab Light Aged

Bridge

No-Wire ABR-1

Saddle Material

Nickel-plated Brass

Tailpiece

Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar

Tuning Machines

Kluson Single Line, Double Ring

Pickguard

Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate

Truss Rod

Authentic 1950s No-Tube

Truss Rod Cover

Authentic Stepped 2-Ply

Control Knobs

Gold Butyrate Top Hats with Silver Inserts

Switch Tip

Amber Catalin

Switch washer

Replica Cellulose Acetate Butyrate

Jack Plate Cover

Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate

Control Covers

Black Royalite

Strap Buttons

Aluminum

Mounting Rings

M69 Cellulose Acetate Butyrate

Pickup Covers

Authentic Profile Nickel Silver

Neck Pickup

Custombucker Alnico 3 (Unpotted)

Bridge Pickup

Custombucker Alnico 3 (Unpotted)

Controls

2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors

Pickup Selector

3-Way Switchcraft

Output Jack

1/4″ Switchcraft

Strings Gauge

.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046

Case

Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch Case

Accessories

Certificate of Authenticity, Mounted Custom Shop Switch Plate Medallion; Reissue Switch Backplate in Case

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