Gibson Les Paul Standard '60s - Unburst
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Les Paul Standard ’60s: Born to Rock
From its carved maple top to its stockpile of premium features, the Gibson Les Paul Standard ’60s is ready to rock. 60s Burstbucker pickups and handwired electronics deliver a massive tone arsenal. And you’ll enjoy effortless playability courtesy of a fast SlimTaper-profile neck and silky-smooth rosewood fingerboard with Plek’d frets. If you’ve been wanting a modern Les Paul with a slinky ’60s feel and premium appointments, Sweetwater has your axe. The Gibson Les Paul Standard ’60s is the guitar you’ve been waiting for.
Burstbucker pickups deliver vintage PAF tone
When it comes to capturing vintage Patent Applied For (PAF) humbucker tone, nothing beats the sound of this Les Paul Standard’s 60s Burstbucker pickups. These magnets — along with period-correct unmatched windings on the bobbins — capture the subtle historical variations in true humbucker tone. Plug into your favorite amp, and experience smooth low-end response, complex midrange crunch, and sweet-sounding highs. These pickups sound great clean or they can be used to push your amp into overdrive for the legendary fat, snarling tone you can only get with a humbucker. Under the hood, the control assembly is handwired with matched potentiometers and Orange Drop capacitors, ensuring that you’ll hear the mellifluous voice of your Les Paul Standard ’60s in all its glory, even when you back down your volume.
SlimTaper neck and Plek’d frets for optimized playability
Comfort and playability were two of Gibson’s primary concerns when they were designing the Les Paul Standard ’60s. You’ll be delighted by how this guitar’s SlimTaper neck profile comfortably fits your hand in just the right way. For your playing pleasure, the rosewood fingerboard is buffed to silky smoothness and bound with rolled edges so that no fret ends impede your dexterity. The frets are dressed to perfection using a Plek Pro machine for optimized playability. Typically reserved for top-dollar custom guitars, this process levels the frets with pinpoint precision, providing you with the most playable fretboard you’re likely to own.
Nitro finish for the look and feel of a classic
Gibson gave the Les Paul Standard ’60s a gorgeous nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Nitro finishes — standard back in the day — are significantly thinner than today’s polyurethane finishes, allowing the guitar to “breathe.” Nitro finishes not only look amazing, but they also enhance the instrument’s tonal qualities. The Les Paul Standard ’60s has the look and feel of a lovingly cared-for classic — one that will only improve with age.
AA-Figured Flamed Maple Top
Mahogany Body
Nitrocellulose Finish in Unburst
Mahogany Neck w/ Rosewood Fingerboard
"Slim Taper" Neck Profile
22x Medium Jumbo Frets
Acrylic Trapezoid Inlays and Logo
Gibson '60's Burstbucker Pickups
ABR-1 Bridge & Stopbar Tailpiece
Grover Rotomatic Tuning Machines
Graphtech Nut
24 3/4" Scale
12" Radius
1.695" Nut Width
9.85 lbs
This guitar is in Excellent-to-Near-Mint condition, showing nearly ZERO signs of play wear and very careful storage. This guitar has one noticeable flaw on the face of the headstock, which appears to be an impression of a headstock tuner or capo. This package includes the original hard case and all case candy as shown in photographs. Should you require more photos of this instrument, please reach out to us via Reverb or directly at the shop.
USED
$2,799
Les Paul Standard ’60s: Born to Rock
From its carved maple top to its stockpile of premium features, the Gibson Les Paul Standard ’60s is ready to rock. 60s Burstbucker pickups and handwired electronics deliver a massive tone arsenal. And you’ll enjoy effortless playability courtesy of a fast SlimTaper-profile neck and silky-smooth rosewood fingerboard with Plek’d frets. If you’ve been wanting a modern Les Paul with a slinky ’60s feel and premium appointments, Sweetwater has your axe. The Gibson Les Paul Standard ’60s is the guitar you’ve been waiting for.
Burstbucker pickups deliver vintage PAF tone
When it comes to capturing vintage Patent Applied For (PAF) humbucker tone, nothing beats the sound of this Les Paul Standard’s 60s Burstbucker pickups. These magnets — along with period-correct unmatched windings on the bobbins — capture the subtle historical variations in true humbucker tone. Plug into your favorite amp, and experience smooth low-end response, complex midrange crunch, and sweet-sounding highs. These pickups sound great clean or they can be used to push your amp into overdrive for the legendary fat, snarling tone you can only get with a humbucker. Under the hood, the control assembly is handwired with matched potentiometers and Orange Drop capacitors, ensuring that you’ll hear the mellifluous voice of your Les Paul Standard ’60s in all its glory, even when you back down your volume.
SlimTaper neck and Plek’d frets for optimized playability
Comfort and playability were two of Gibson’s primary concerns when they were designing the Les Paul Standard ’60s. You’ll be delighted by how this guitar’s SlimTaper neck profile comfortably fits your hand in just the right way. For your playing pleasure, the rosewood fingerboard is buffed to silky smoothness and bound with rolled edges so that no fret ends impede your dexterity. The frets are dressed to perfection using a Plek Pro machine for optimized playability. Typically reserved for top-dollar custom guitars, this process levels the frets with pinpoint precision, providing you with the most playable fretboard you’re likely to own.
Nitro finish for the look and feel of a classic
Gibson gave the Les Paul Standard ’60s a gorgeous nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Nitro finishes — standard back in the day — are significantly thinner than today’s polyurethane finishes, allowing the guitar to “breathe.” Nitro finishes not only look amazing, but they also enhance the instrument’s tonal qualities. The Les Paul Standard ’60s has the look and feel of a lovingly cared-for classic — one that will only improve with age.
AA-Figured Flamed Maple Top
Mahogany Body
Nitrocellulose Finish in Unburst
Mahogany Neck w/ Rosewood Fingerboard
"Slim Taper" Neck Profile
22x Medium Jumbo Frets
Acrylic Trapezoid Inlays and Logo
Gibson '60's Burstbucker Pickups
ABR-1 Bridge & Stopbar Tailpiece
Grover Rotomatic Tuning Machines
Graphtech Nut
24 3/4" Scale
12" Radius
1.695" Nut Width
9.85 lbs
This guitar is in Excellent-to-Near-Mint condition, showing nearly ZERO signs of play wear and very careful storage. This guitar has one noticeable flaw on the face of the headstock, which appears to be an impression of a headstock tuner or capo. This package includes the original hard case and all case candy as shown in photographs. Should you require more photos of this instrument, please reach out to us via Reverb or directly at the shop.
USED
$2,799