Gibson Guitars, Les Paul to L-5, Twelfth Fret

For over 90 years the Gibson Guitar Company has taken the initiative to create the innovations that write music history. Gibson was the first musical instrument manufacturer to utilize an adjustable truss rod system, install a "stop bar" tailpiece, use enclosed tuners and produce a humbucking pickup!!! The new catalogue is full of new innovations as well as faithful reproductions of time-tested classics.

Les Paul Styles

Les Paul Special

P-100 stacked humbucking pickups
(flat) one piece mahogany body and neck
nickel hardware
bound 22 fret rosewood fingerboard
available in Cherry or "TV" finishes

Les Paul
Special
Double
Cutaway

as above with double cutaway

Les Paul
Jr.
Special

P-100 stacked humbucker pickups
chrome hardware
24 3/4" scale length
rosewood fingerboard w/trapezoid inlay
tunematic bridge and stop tailpiece
Mahogany body and neck

Les Paul Studio

490-R neck and 498-T bridge Alnico magnet humbuckers
carved maple top w/mahogany back and neck
chrome or gold hardware offered
ebony or rosewood unbound fretboard w/22 frets
available in black, wine (or Antique White/gold hrdwr)

Les Paul
DC Studio

'59 slim tapered neck
double cutaway design
carved maple top on mahogany body
24 fret neck
24 3/4" scale length with 1& 11/16" nut width
490R and 498T Alnico magnet pickups

Les Paul Studio Lite

496-R neck and 500-T bridge ceramic magnet humbuckers
carved maple top w/mahogany back (Chromyte insert)
black, chrome or gold hardware
ebony or rosewood unbound fretboard w/22 frets
available in Translucent Blue, Cherry or Vintage burst

Les Paul Standard

490-R neck and 498-T bridge Alnico magnet humbuckers
carved maple top w/mahogany back and neck
chrome hardware
bound body and neck
24 3/4" scale 22 fret rosewood fretboard (1.687"at nut)
available in black, Wine, Vintage, Honey or Cherry burst

Les Paul Standard Left Handed

available in black and Cherry Sunburst

Les Paul
DC
Standard

AAA grade flame top
'59 slim tapered neck
24 fret rosewood fingerboard w/crown inlays
490R and 498T Alnico magnet pickups

Les Paul Classic

496-R neck and 500-T bridge ceramic magnet pickups
bound carved maple top w/mahogany back and neck
chrome or nickel hardware
24 3/4" scale 22 fret rosewood fretboard (1.687"at nut)
1960 slim taper neck shape
bound fretboard w/trapezoid inlays
available in Cherry or Honey Sunburst and Bullion Gold

Les Paul Custom

490-R neck and 498-T bridge Alnico humbuckers
double bound body w/maple top and mahogany back
gold hardware
22 fret ebony fingerboard w/block mother-of-pearl inlays
available in black, Wine, or Antique White

Les Paul Custom Left Handed

as above but only available in black or Antique White

Historic Les Paul Styles

Les Paul Custom "Black Beauty" Alnico PU '54 reissue

'54 "Alnico" neck and P-90 bridge single coil pickups
gold hardware
double bound body w/maple top and mahogany back
bound ebony fingerboard w/block inlay and 22 frets
available with Bigsby or stop tailpieces
available in black only

Les Paul Custom "Black Beauty" '57 reissue

as above with two '57 Classic humbucker pickups

Les Paul Custom "Black Beauty" '57 reissue 3 pickup

as above with three '57 Classic humbucker pickups

Les Paul
'52 Goldtop
Reissue

replica of the first year issue of the Les Paul!
"trapeze" tailpiece/bridge
P-90 pickup's

Les Paul
'54 Goldtop
Reissue

replica of "wrap-around" tailpiece version of Les Paul
P-90 pickups

Les Paul '56 Goldtop Re-issue

two P-90 pickups
nickel hardware
tunematic/stud tailpiece
available in gold only

Les Paul '57 Goldtop Re-issue

two '57 classic humbucking pickups
nickel hardware
tunematic/stud tailpiece
available in gold only

Les Paul
'58 Plaintop
Reissue

replica of the legendary "Burst"!!!
unfigured maple top
PAF style "Classic 57" humbuckers

Les Paul
'58 Figured
Reissue

as above, but with figured "flame" maple top

Les Paul '59 Flametop Re-issue

two '57 Classic humbucking pickups
nickel hardware
highly flamed carved maple top
'59 shaped neck

Les Paul '60 Flametop Re-issue

as above with '60 shaped neck

Les Paul
Jr. '57

single cutaway
single P-90 pickup
available in "TV", burst or cherry finishes

Les Paul
Jr. '57
Double Cut

as above but with double cutaway

Les Paul
Special '60

same as single cutaway Jr, but with 2 P-90 pickups

Les Paul
Special '60
Double Cut

as above, but with double cutaway

SG Styles

SG Special	490-R neck and 490-T bridge Alnico humbuckers chrome hardware ebony or rosewood unbound fingerboard w/dot inlay mahogany body and neck available in black, Ferrari Red and Antique White
SG Standard	490-R neck and 498-T Alnico humbuckers chrome hardware rosewood fingerboard w/trapezoid inlays mahogany body and neck available in black or Cherry
SG Standard Left Handed	as above but left handed
SG '61 Reissue	faithful reproduction of circa 1961 SG model two '57 Classic humbucker pickups mahogany body and neck bound rosewood fingerboard w/trapezoid inlays available in Cherry w/nickel hardware only

Other Solid Body Styles

Explorer Reissue	496-R neck and 500-T bridge humbucking pickups chrome hardware mahogany neck and body available in black, Classic White or Cherry
Flying V Reissue	496-R neck and 500-T ceramic magnet humbuckers chrome hardware 22 fret rosewood fingerboard w/dot inlays mahogany body and neck available in black, Classic White or Cherry
Firebird Reissue	two high output mini humbucking pickups chrome hardware bound fingerboard (24 3/4" scale) w/trapezoid inlays neck thru body design available in Vintage Sunburst only

ES -165
Herb Ellis

single neck 490R humbucking pickup
volume and tone controls
gold hardware
24 3/4" scale length
20 frets
tunematic bridge w/rosewood base and 50's 175 style tailpiece
vintage sunburst finish

BB King
Lucille

490-R neck and 490-T bridge humbucking pickups
2 volume, 2 tone, 3way pu selector, varitone
2 jacks for mono or stereo operation
24 3/4" scale
22 fret ebony fretboard
cherry or ebony finish

Howard Roberts
Fusion II

490-R neck and 490-T bridge pickups
2 volume, 2 tone and 3way pu selector switch
24 3/4" scale
22 fret, ebony/dot fingerboard
tunematic/finger tailpiece
black or burst

ES-335

two '57 classic reissue pickups
2 volume, 2 tone and 3way pu selector
24 3/4" scale
22 fret, rosewood/dot fingerboard
tunematic/stop tailpiece
cherry or vintage sunburst

ES-135

two P-100 stacked humbucking pickups
2 volume, 2 tone and 3way pu selector
24 3/4" scale
22 fret, rosewood/dot fingerboard
tunematic/trapeze tailpiece
cherry, black or vintage sunburst finish

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