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Gibson Les Paul Classic Electric Guitar Heritage Cherry Sunburst
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Description



Features
- Gloss-finished maple top on weight-relieved mahogany body
- 24.75"-scale mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard
- Dual Gibson BurstBucker 61 pickups, coil tap, phase and bypass on push/pull pots
- Nashville-style Tune-O-Matic bridge, Grover tuners
Specs
- Body shape: Single cutaway
- Body type: Solidbody
- Body material: Solid wood
- Top wood: Maple
- Body wood: Weight-relieved mahogany
- Body finish: Gloss
- Orientation: Right handed
- Neck shape: SlimTaper
- Neck wood: Mahogany
- Joint: Set-in
- Scale length: 24.75"
- Truss rod: Standard
- Neck finish: Gloss
- Material: Rosewood
- Radius: 12"
- Fret size: Medium jumbo
- Number of frets: 22
- Inlays: Trapezoid
- Nut width/material: 1.69" (43 mm) Graph Tech
- Configuration: HH
- Neck: BurstBucker 61R Open-coil
- Bridge: BurstBucker 61T Open-coil
- Brand: Gibson
- Active or passive pickups: Passive
- Series or parallel: Parallel
- Special electronics: Push-pull coil tap/Push-pull phase & bypass
- Control layout: Volume 1, volume 2, tone 1, tone 2
- Pickup switch: 3-way
- Coil tap or split: Coil tap
- Bridge type: Fixed
- Bridge design: Tune-O-Matic
- Tailpiece: Stopbar
- Tuning machines: Grover
- Color: Chrome
- Number of strings: 6-string
- Case: Hardshell case
- Country of origin: United States
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Reviews
4.8
54 Reviews
96%
of respondents would recommend this to a friend
Most Liked Positive Review
Pull. That. Trigger.👇👇👇
To start with, I actually got mine from Sweetwater… reason being, it was the ocean green finish which is exclusive to them. Not to mention, they stopped selling/producing a day after I bought one in the last shipment. So there's my excuse for betrayal. Guitar center and Sweetwater are both great. But this guitar is amazing, either/or finish. I'm almost 16 years old, so your average adult hearing me talk about this feels that I'm inexperienced and untrustworthy. But before you decide to take that thought process for a spin, let me just say that I have played many guitars, especially Gibsons. From picking and choosing between the models, and the Les pauls in their category, this one knocks it out of the park for me. 50's are great! Unfortunately, for the great feel and sound the neck profile is quite thick and may come off strong to some players (especially in the beginning.). Moderns are great as well! But personally, they feel almost like a completely different guitar like calling it Les Paul 2.0 compared to Les Paul. A huge thing about the Les Paul, is it's an amazing classic, vintage guitar that has a name for its vintage feel and detail. Les Paul's don't have to be old/old styled, however it's very known that they are famous for their oldie feel and look. Which is why they've lasted so long as a vintage styled guitar. My point that this leads up to, is that this "classic" style Les Paul is the perfect combination of all of it. It doesn't have to be custom to hit a home run. The classic features a 60s neck profile, being thinner like the modern era guitars. But it's burstbuckers (neck and bridge), plus the finish and pick guard + knob layout, makes it looks classic. Just like the title. The Grover tuner machines as well have a modern feel since they are the metal roundheads opposed to the pearloid top hats. These combinations of old and new make this Les Paul not your normal Les Paul. These characteristics make it so young players like myself can feel free and great while using these on modern music as well as old music. It's on the fine line between everything. Not to mention it's plekd treatment (special treatment usually reserved for the custom shop.). This guitar takes old and new to be its own hyper beast. It kills when playing Zeppelin and GnR examples of Les Paul playing, as well as modern playing like dirty honey, mammoth wvh and Greta Van fleet. Don't hesitate. This guitar will change your life.
Most Liked Negative Review
Well Constructed, but frets are too low.
This Les Paul caught my eye, because it already had the features I would have added to one (coil tap and phase flip). The fact that it was weight relieved and Plek'd at the factory were major pluses. When it arrived, it felt strange as soon as I picked it up. I've been using Gibson guitars since the mid 80's, and none of them have felt like this. The frets on this guitar were far, far lower than any other Gibson I own. Using digital calipers, I measured the fret height at about 0.034". To compare, my early 90's Firebird with the original frets measures 0.048", and my early 2000's Junior at 0.050". The spec's say that the frets are "Medium Jumbo". I really hate descriptions like that, because it tells me nothing (and that's Gibson's problem, note Musicians Friend). If you query "Gibson Medium Jumbo Frets", the dimension that comes back is 0.106" x 0.036", which, after leveling, would match what I saw. I realize that fret size is a matter of personal preference. But I've been playing on taller frets pretty much all of my career, and it just felt too foreign for me. One other "surprise" was the height of the nut. Typically you would see about 0.010" to 0.015" over the first fret. This guitar measured almost 0.040". This caused it to play sharp in first position chords. If this was the only problem, I would have had no issue getting that corrected. That all said, it was an extremely well built guitar. The weight relief does make it somewhat lighter, but don't expect it to feel like a 335. The pickups sounded great and I was able to get some cool tones with the split/phase switches. I really wanted to like this guitar, but it was not in the cards for me. I wound up returning it. It's a "not recommended" for me because of the frets. Would love to know if this is the norm or I just got an oddball guitar.
- Jamming34
- Practicing30
- Recording25
- Small Venues19
- Rock Concerts17
- None3
- Craftsmanship1
- Fret Buzz1
- Prices!!!1
- NONE1
- Experienced38
- Professional Musician9
- Novice4
- Good Tone46
- Fun To Play45
- Good Feel45
- Solid Electronics43
- Good Pick Up42
Reviewed by 54 customers
Awesome Gibson Les Paul
submitted10 months ago
byMark
fromKingsport Tennessee
This is one Great Guitar! Plays Great Sounds Great I can't say anything bad. The 60's Neck is best Neck I've ever played. I would recommend this to anyone, go ahead and get if in looking for a Nice Guitar!
Awesome guitar
Verified Buyer
submitteda year ago
byGary
fromIndiana
Submitted as part of a sweepstakes
No issues whatsoever very playable.
My favorite guitar!
submitted2 years ago
byJAL
fromDayton, OH
I now have close to 20 guitars, and have had many more over the years, but this is THE ONE for me. My particular one is heavy, probably close to 10 lbs., but man does it feel great. It was perfectly set up, sounds incredible with a lot of tonal variety, and the neck and fretwork are perfect. Only issue was that the ground wire going to the bridge came from the factory severed in two, so it was quite noisy. A local luthier did an excellent job repairing it and I wouldn't get rid of this one for anything.
My son loves it..
submitted2 years ago
byDimas
fromMassachusetts
I bought this guitar as a Christmas gift for my son. He absolutely loves it. Beautiful guitar I went with the honey burst. It's sounds just as good as it looks.
I would buy this guitar again.
Verified Buyer
submitted2 years ago
byJames
fromWinder GA
Submitted as part of a sweepstakes
I use this guitar mainly at home with friends.
Best Les Paul incarnation ever
submitted2 years ago
byCharles
fromSeattle, WA
Amazing! Love these Burstbucker 61 zebra open-coil pickups! This guitar is so fun to play! I got the Electric Blue finish and it is beautiful. Push/pull pots give you several pickup options. My favorite is all pots pulled. If you are looking for an amazing, beautiful, sexy guitar, buy the Classic.
Q&A
Have a question about this product? Our expert Gear Advisers have the answers.
submitted9 months ago
asked byZeke
fromOcala, Fl
What's the strings gauge?
.010 (high E) .013 (B) .017 (G) .026 (D) .036 (A) .046 (low E)submitted3 years ago
asked byMayo the newbie
fromundisclosed
What's the brand of the strings?
They are Gibson's own.submitted3 years ago
asked byFilippo
fromNyc
Can this guitar be set up with pick ups covers?
It's possible. In a case like this we recommend having a qualified guitar tech look at the guitarsubmitted3 years ago
asked byJeff
fromRochester, NY
Does this guitar have an ebony fretboard to match the guitar body?
No, it's Rosewood. The body is Mahogany.submitted4 years ago
asked bySkyMan5162
fromLynn, Indiana
Is this product "Neck Through?"
It is not a neck through, it's attached via joint.

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