A Classic, Reborn in a Beautiful Faded Finish
The Les Paul™ Standard 50s Faded returns to the classic design that made it relevant, played, and loved – shaping sound across generations and genres of music. It pays tribute to Gibson's Golden Era of innovation and brings authenticity back to life. The Les Paul Standard 50s features a satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish that gives it the look and feel of a long-treasured musical companion. It has a solid mahogany body with no weight relief, as is traditional for Les Paul models, and an AA figured carved maple cap that adds a bit of bite and brightness to the warm tone of the mahogany body, and let's face it–figured maple just looks fantastic. The mahogany neck has a 50s Vintage-style profile with a bit of meat to it and is satisfyingly full in your hands when you play it without being too beefy, and the satin finish helps to keep the playing feel smooth and fast. The neck is capped with a rosewood fretboard that is fitted with 22 smooth-playing medium jumbo frets and adorned with acrylic trapezoid inlays. The 12" fretboard radius makes first position chording and upper fret string bends equally comfortable. The Les Paul Standard 50s Faded is equipped with an ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic™ bridge, an aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece, a Graph Tech® nut, and Vintage Deluxe tuners with Keystone buttons, all of which help contribute to its renown sustain and help to keep the tuning stability rock solid. Both of the pickups have individual volume and tone controls, with gold Top Hat knobs with dial pointers, so you'll always know exactly how you have the control settings dialed up. The Gibson Burstbucker™ 1 (neck) and Burstbucker 2 (bridge) pickups feature nickel covers and are hand-wired to audio taper potentiometers and Orange Drop® capacitors. A hardshell case is included to keep the Les Paul Standard 50s Faded safe and secure when you're not playing it and when you're traveling to and from your next show.
Key Features:
Non-weight relieved mahogany body
AA figured maple top
Mahogany neck with 50s Vintage profile
Rosewood fretboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and acrylic trapezoid inlays
Satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish
Burstbucker 1 and Burstbucker 2 pickups
Hand-wired controls with Orange Drop capacitors
Hardshell case included
Body
Body Style
Les Paul
Body Shape
Les Paul
Body Material
Mahogany
Top
AA Figured Maple
Binding
Single Ply Cream, Top and Fretboard
Body Finish
Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck
Profile
50s Vintage
Scale Length
628.65 mm / 24.75 in
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius
304.8 mm / 12 in
Neck Material
Mahogany
Fret Count
22
Frets
Medium Jumbo
Nut Material
Graph Tech
Nut Width
43.053 mm / 1.695 in
End Of Board Width
57.404 mm / 2.26 in
Inlays
Acrylic Trapezoid
Joint
Glued In, Set Neck
Hardware
Finish
Nickel
Bridge
ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece
Aluminum Stop Bar
Tuning Machines
Vintage Deluxe with Keystone Buttons
Pickguard
Cream (Unmounted)
Truss Rod
Adjustable
Control Knobs
Gold Top Hat with Dial Pointer
Switch Tip
Amber
Switch washer
Cream
Jack Plate Cover
Cream
Strap Buttons
2
Pickup Covers
Nickel
Electronics
Neck Pickup
Burstbucker 1, Nickel Cover
Bridge Pickup
Burstbucker 2, Nickel Cover
Controls
2 Volume, 2 Tone, Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors
Pickup Selector
3-way Toggle
Output Jack
1/4"
Miscellaneous
Strings Gauge
.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Case
Hardshell
Accessories
Includes Gibson Accessory Kit
