Gibson Electric Les Paul Standard 50s Faded Vintage Tobacco Burst Original

The Essentials to Know About the Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s Faded Vintage Tobacco Burst Guitar

• Authentic vintage look: satin nitrocellulose "faded" finish for fast playability and a well-worn aesthetic.


• 50s Les Paul recipe: solid mahogany body with sculpted AA figured maple top for a balance of warmth, attack, and definition.


• Big sustain and stable tuning: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge, aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece, and Vintage Deluxe tuners.


• Highly musical Gibson electronics: Burstbucker 1 (neck) and Burstbucker 2 (bridge), hand-wired, 2 volumes and 2 tones.

A Les Paul that pays tribute to Gibson's golden age

This Les Paul Standard 50s Faded follows in the footsteps of iconic models that have marked decades of recordings and stages. It embraces the fundamentals of the "50s" Les Paul with a decidedly organic approach: a satin nitrocellulose finish that enhances resonance and provides the feel of a well-played guitar, while preserving the sonic and aesthetic DNA of the model.

For whom, and for which styles?

With its Vintage 50s profile neck, this electric guitar is primarily aimed at intermediate to advanced guitarists seeking a substantial feel and an expressive instrument. Its character is perfectly suited to blues, classic rock, hard rock, pop, and more modern sounds when pushing the amp, while remaining very comfortable for dynamic playing with a pick or fingers.

The sound

The combination of a solid mahogany body and a sculpted AA figured maple top delivers the expected character of a 50s Les Paul: rich low-mids, generous sustain, and a more precise attack thanks to the maple. The Burstbucker 1 (neck) and Burstbucker 2 (bridge) humbuckers offer a palette ranging from warm, singing tones to tight, articulate crunches. Hand-wiring and the 2 volumes and 2 tones controls allow fine grain shaping, cleaning up via the potentiometer, and switching from thick lead to punchy rhythm through the 3-position selector switch.

Technical specifications

Body shape	Les Paul	Width at neck heel	2.26" / 57.404 mm
Body material	mahogany	Inlays	acrylic trapezoid
Top	AA figured maple	Finish	nickel
Binding	single-ply cream, top and fingerboard	Bridge	ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Body finish	satin nitrocellulose lacquer	Tailpiece	aluminum Stop Bar
Profile	Vintage 50s	Tuners	Vintage Deluxe with Keystone buttons
Construction	glued, set neck	Pickguard	cream (not mounted)
Neck material	mahogany	Truss Rod	adjustable
Scale length	24.75" / 628.65 mm	Control knobs	gold Top Hat with pointer
Fingerboard	rosewood	Selector tip	amber
Radius	12" / 304.8 mm	Selector washer	cream
Number of frets	22	Jack plate cover	cream
Fret type	Medium Jumbo	Strap buttons	2
Nut	Graph Tech	Pickup covers	nickel
Nut width	1.695" / 43.053 mm