The most desirable Les Paul ever, re-created for player and collector alike, with '59-spec neck, accurate PAF-style pickups, period-correct appointments, and gently faded Burst looks.

2015 Model

• VOS Appointments: Vintage Tone, Looks, and Feel Throughout
• Lightweight Aluminum Tailpiece: Lighter Weight, Vintage Tone
• Custombucker Pickups: 50's Style Tone
• Nitro-Cellulose Finish: Made to Age Gracefully
• One Piece Solid Mahogany Body: Premium Quality and Weight
• Solid Indian Rosewood Fretboard: Finest Quality and Performance

Specifications

Top    
Wood Species:     Figured Maple
Pieces:     2
Binding:     Single Bound, 50's Cream
 
Back
Wood Species:     Mahogany
Pieces:     1
Binding:     None


Weight Relief:     None
Average Weight (body only):     2.953 kg / 6.5 lbs
 
Materials Used
Glue:     Franklin Tite Bond
 
Tonal, Resonant, and/or Technical Effect:     Hand selected backs for lightweight
 
Body Contour
Carve:     1950's Style Les Paul

Neck
Wood Species:     Mahogany
Pieces:     1
 
Details
Truss Rod:     Vintage Style-No Tubing
Profile:     1950's Style Les Paul
Thickness at Fret 1:     2.26 cm / .900 inch
Thickness at Fret 12:     2.54 cm / 1.0 inch
Average Weight:     .453592 kg / 1.25 lbs
 
Peg Head
Type:     50's Profile LP
Inlay:     Pearl
Peg Head Binding:     None
Logo:     "Gibson"
Silkscreen:     "Les Paul"
Headstock Angle:     17 Degrees
Tonal, Resonant, and/or Technical Effect:     Holly Head Veneer
 
Neck Fit
Joint Angle:     4 Degrees
Type:     Mortise and Tenon
Adhesive:     Hide Glue
Gauges Used:
    Pitch and Alignment Gauge
Nut
Style:     6/6
Material:     Nylon
Width:     4.28 cm / 1.687"
Slots:
    E: .13716 cm / 0.054"
A: .10414 cm / 0.041"
D: .04826 cm / 0.019"
G: .0381 cm / 0.015"
B: .03556 cm / 0.014"
e: .03048 cm / 0.012"
 
Fingerboard
Wood Species:     Solid Indian Rosewood
Pieces:     1
 
Fingerboard Details
Radius:     30.38 cm / 12"
Frets:     22
Nut/End of Board:     4.28498 cm / 1.687" @ nut, 5.6896 cm / 2.24" @ end of board
Scale:     62.865 cm / 24.75"
Binding:     Single Bound, 50's Cream
Side Dots (Color):     Tortoise Shell
 
Fingerboard Inlays
Style:     Trapezoid
Material:     Nitrocellulose
Dimensions:     Large: 2.921 cm x 1.7018 cm / 1.150"x .670", Small: 3.937 cm x .6096 cm / 1.550 x .240"
Average Weight:     .340194 kg / .75 lbs

Color Code:     VOWC - Washed Cherry
Surface Texture:     Vintage Original Spec (VOS)
Filler:     Aniline Dye
Sealer:     Nitro Cellulose
Top Coat:     Nitro Cellulose
Scraped:     Hand Scraped Neck and Body