All
the sumptuous ingredients that makes the Les Paul name great are in the
2012 Gibson Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar in spades: your choice of
a skillfully carved plain or AAA figured maple top on a mahogany back
perfectly joined to a mahogany neck, Burstbucker Pro pickups each fitted
with coil-split capability, locking tuning machines, and neck and body
binding, this is truly a full-featured, loaded Les Paul and now features
a compound-radius rosewood fretboard. Also, new œmodern weight
relieving is carefully applied inside the mahogany back to provide
outstanding balance while optimizing the sonic capabilities of the
guitar.
Burstbucker Pro Humbuckers
Gibson'
drive to recapture the magic of the original œPatent Applied For
humbucker pickups of the 1950s culminated with the introduction of the
Burstbucker line in the early 1990s. In 2002, Gibson followed up this
innovative accomplishment with yet another breakthrough in pickup
design”the Burstbucker Pro, designed specifically for Les Paul
Standards. The Burstbucker Pro features an Alnico V magnet (instead of
the Alnico II), which offers slightly higher output and allows preamps
to be driven a little harder to achieve a more natural break-up. Like
all Burstbuckers, the Burstbucker Pro has asymmetrical coils”true to the
original PAFs”which supply a more open sound. The Burstbucker Pro Neck
is wound slightly less than the original PAFs, while the Burstbucker Pro
Bridge is slightly overwound for increased output. The Burstbucker Pro
pickups are also wax potted to allow loud volume pressures with minimal
feedback. A high-quality Switchcraft output jack ensures a perfect
connection to your cable allowing the purest signal to leave the guitar.
2 Push/Pull Tone controls
In
addition to controlling tone, one is a phase switch which allows for
new tonal flavors, especially when used in combination with the
coil-splitting feature. The other engages the œPure Bypass circuit
which sends the bridge pickup signal straight to the output jack to
deliver the most direct, pure and dynamic signal possible.
Coil Tapping
The
bridge and neck pickups can each be split via their own push/pull
switch on the volume knob to achieve a single-coil tone. This
coil-tapping function allows you to instantly achieve brighter, snappier
tones from this humbucker-loaded guitar, to replicate the sounds of
other classic guitars equipped with single-coil pickups, and to return
to the Les Paul Standard's thick, warm, powerful, full-humbucking tone
at the push of a knob. Frequency-tuned œFat Tap coil tapping creates a
fatter single coil tone with great output and balance when switching
from dual to single coils. Single coil configurations are specially
designed to be œhum-reducing.
Neck Profile
The
2012 Les Paul Standard is fitted with Gibson' classic ™60s slim-taper
neck profile, which is the more modern, slim-tapered neck most commonly
associated with the Les Paul and SG models of the early 1960s. A
compound radius rosewood fingerboard allows for comfort, speed and
precision at all points up and down the neck. It accommodates lower
string height while achieving unrestricted, smooth, upper-register
string bending.
Locking Grover Tuners
The
2012 Les Paul Standard is outfitted with locking tuners from Grover,
which deliver ease of use through a standard tuner and positive locking
mechanism that securely locks each string in place. Simply insert each
string through the string hole, turn the dial on the bottom of the tuner
to lock the string, and begin tuning. Each string can be tuned to pitch
in less than one complete revolution of the post. These Grover machine
heads feature completely sealed components with an improved 18:1 tuning
ratio.
Gibson Hardshell case included.
Features
- Mahogany body
- Carved AAA flame maple top (plain top on solid colors)
- 24.75" Scale mahogany '60s slim-taper set neck
- Rosewood fretboard with compound radius
- 22 Medium frets
- Trapezoid inlay
- Gibson Burstbucker Pro humbucking neck pickup with coil-tap
- Gibson Burstbucker Pro humbucking bridge pickup with coil-tap
- Individual volume and tone controls
- 2 Push/Pull Tone controls
- 3-Way pickup selector
- Tune-o-matic bridge
- Stopbar tailpiece
- Grover locking keystone tuning machines
- Gibson hardshell case included
- Includes case