Gibson Electric Les Paul Standard 60s Figured Top Honey Amber Original
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Essential Information About the Gibson Custom Color Les Paul Standard 60s Figured Top Guitar
- 60s Les Paul Spirit: vintage look, fast SlimTaper neck, and "old school" feel true to Gibson's golden age.
- Premium woods: mahogany body and AA figured maple top for precise attack and rich harmonic complexity.
- 60s Burstbucker Alnico 5 pickups: lively PAF tone, dynamic and expressive, ideal from blues to hard rock.
- Custom Color translucent nitro finish: high-end aesthetics showcasing the figured top.
A 60s Standard Celebrating Gibson's DNA
The Les Paul Standard 60s Figured Top follows the tradition of early 60s Les Pauls: a timeless design, luthiery crafted for resonance, and electronics with a strong character. This "Figured Top" version adds a AA figured maple top under a translucent nitrocellulose finish in a custom color, delivering a visual presence as striking as its sonic signature.
For Whom and Which Styles?
This electric guitar is aimed at the intermediate to expert player seeking a responsive Les Paul with a thin, fast neck. It excels in blues, rock, classic rock, hard rock, and singing leads, while remaining nuanced enough for rich rhythms and cleaner tones, provided you adjust volume and tone controls.
The Sound
The mahogany body + maple top duo is the quintessential Les Paul recipe: mahogany brings density, full lows, and sustain, while maple adds definition, attack, and a sharper presence in the upper spectrum. The 60s Burstbucker pickups (with Alnico 5 magnets) deliver a modern vintage tone: solid low mids, clear highs, and excellent pick attack response. The wiring with audio taper potentiometers and Orange Drop capacitors provides a smooth, usable control sweep, ideal for shaping gain, cleaning up the sound at lower volumes, and refining brightness without losing body.
Recommended Compatible Accessories
A hard case is included, perfect for protecting the instrument during transport and storage, while keeping tuning and hardware safe from shocks.
Technical specifications
| Body shape | Les Paul |
| Body material | mahogany |
| Top | AA figured maple |
| Binding | single-ply on top and neck |
| Neck material | mahogany |
| Profile | Slim Taper |
| Nut width | 1.69" / 43.05 mm |
| Fingerboard material | Indian rosewood |
| Scale length | 24.75" / 628.65 mm |
| Number of frets | 22 |
| Nut | Graph Tech |
| Inlays | acrylic trapezoids |
| Bridge | ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic |
| Tailpiece | aluminum stopbar |
| Tuners | Grover Rotomatic with Kidney buttons |
| Plating | nickel |
| Neck pickup | 60s Burstbucker |
| Bridge pickup | 60s Burstbucker |
| Controls | 2 volumes, 2 tones; hand-wired with Orange Drop capacitors |
| Case | hard case included |
Questions frequently asked
What music styles suit this Les Paul Standard 60s?
Thanks to the mahogany body and maple top duo, this guitar is designed for blues, rock, classic rock, and hard rock. The 60s Burstbucker Alnico 5 pickups provide solid low mids and a defined attack for singing leads.
Is the Slim Taper neck of the Gibson Electric Les Paul Standard 60s Figured Top Honey Amber thin?
The Slim Taper profile is combined with a Graph Tech nut of 43.05 mm, a scale length of 628.65 mm, and 22 frets.
What sound do the 60s Burstbucker pickups offer?
Both 60s Burstbucker pickups use Alnico 5 magnets. Their tone blends present low mids with clear highs. Hand wiring, audio taper pots, and Orange Drop capacitors allow gradual volume and tone adjustment.
Is a case included?
A hard case is supplied with the instrument.
What finish and woods make up the top?
The top is crafted from AA figured maple and features a translucent nitrocellulose Honey Amber finish. Single-ply binding is on the top and neck.
