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GIBSON CUSTOM [FOR INTERNALUSEONLY] OPTIONS OVERVIEW MADE 2MEASURE M2M ELECTRONICSHARDWARE HARDWARE NECK NECK BODY BODY BASE MODELBASE MODEL MODEL LES PAUL MODEL OPTIONS LES PAUL STANDARD OPTIONS DEXTERITY Left handed Right handed DEXTERITY Left handed Right handed TOP TOP BASE MODEL Plain Figured B AAA Quilt Figured R BODY 1954 LES PAUL STANDARD 1956 LES PAUL STANDARD 1959 LES PAUL STANDARD 1960 LES PAUL STANDARD The sunburst Les Paul Standards By 1956, the promise of Gibson’s first The 1959 Standard Les Paul from Gib- The 1960 Standard Les Paul from Gib- of 1958-’60 may grab most of the solid body guitar model, the Les Paul, son Custom delivers the tone, looks and son Custom delivers the tone, looks and attention, but for plenty of no-nonsense was beginning to emerge and evolve feel of the original ’59, Sunburst Les feel of the original ’60, slim neck Les players out there, the 1954 Les Paul into a new standard in guitars. Today’s Historic Chambered Paul that set the standard. It features Paul. It features hand-crafted beauty, AAAAA Quilt Koa Model “Goldtop” with two soapbar-style 1956 Goldtop features the original’s Non-Weight Relieved hand-crafted beauty, authentic vintage authentic vintage Gibson tone and P-90 pickups and wraparound tailpiece lightweight aluminum tailpiece and Gibson tone and historic appointments historic appointments plus historically embodies raw blues rock and roll more adjustable Tune-O-Matic bridge for plus historically accurate aniline dye, accurate aniline dye, hide glue neck BODY than any other guitar on the planet reliable play, and that throaty, open NECK hide glue neck construction and the construction and the renown sound tone only two P-90’s can deliver. renown sound transference that comes transference that comes with its long with its long neck tenon. The most im- neck tenon. The most important details portant details that made the original that made the original the legend are the legend are artfully revived for a artfully revived for a convincing vintage convincing vintage playing experience playing experience. Historic Chambered Regular spec Custom spec Non-Weight Relieved HARDWARE/ NECK TAILPIECE Nickel Stopbar Gold Stopbar Regular spec Custom spec HARDWARE/ 1957 LES PAUL STANDARD 1958 LES PAUL STANDARD TAILPIECE The 1957 “Goldtop” Les Paul from The 1958 Standard Les Paul from Gibson Gibson Custom delivers the tone, Custom delivers the tone, looks and feel looks and feel of the original ’57 of the original ’58, the first of the Gibson’s Goldtop with hand-crafted beauty and now infamous Sunburst models. It features Nickel Bigsby Gold Bigsby Nickel Stopbar Gold Stopbar historic appointments. From histori- hand-crafted beauty, authentic vintage cally accurate paint formulation, to a Gibson tone and historic appointments hot hide glue set neck, to the renown plus historically accurate aniline dye, hide sound transference that comes with its glue neck construction and the renown long neck tenon, the most important sound transference that comes with its details that made the original a legend long neck tenon. The most important are artfully revived for a convincing details that made the original a legend are vintage playing experience. artfully revived for a convincing vintage Nickel Bigsby Gold Bigsby playing experience. MODEL LES PAUL CUSTOM OPTIONS LES PAUL AXCESS OPTIONS DEXTERITY Left handed Right handed DEXTERITY Left handed Right handed PICKUPS Single Double Triple TOP BASE MODEL TOP Plain Lightly Figured A Figured B Plain Lightly Figured A Figured B LES PAUL CUSTOM LES PAUL AXCESS CUSTOM LES PAUL AXCESS STANDARD The Les Paul Custom guitar lives up to the high standard set by the 1950’s archetype The Les Paul Custom Axcess Floyd from The modern player’s choice is reimagined while evolving to a level of tone and performance optimized to today’s musical demands. Gibson Custom combines the modern with this new limited series of Modern Beneath the layers of its “tuxedo” appointments lies the crisp, edgy voice of a matched playability, light weight and tone of Les Paul Axcess guitars. Featuring the 490/498 humbucker set, a long neck tenon for maximum sustain and a two-piece maple Gibson’s popular Axcess range, dressed up new Apex headstock for added strength, re- AAA Quilt AAAAA Quilt Koa top over a solid mahogany body that adds the perfect amount of bite to everything from in style inspired by the Les Paul Custom designed back contours for added comfort jazz to hard rock. of “fretless wonder” lineage. Drenched in and new exciting colors for impressive AAA Quilt AAAAA Quilt Koa modernized playability and tone features, visual appeal. BODY the Les Paul Axcess Custom lives to BODY serve those who value comfort, speed, and a slightly more aggressive version of Gibson’s signature humbucker tone. Axcess Spec Body Weight Relieved Chambered NECK NECK Regular spec Custom spec Regular spec Custom spec HARDWARE/ TAILPIECE HARDWARE/ TAILPIECE Chrome Floyd Gold Floyd Chrome Stopbar Nickel Stopbar Gold Stopbar Nickel Stopbar Chrome Stopbar Gold Stopbar Nickel Bigsby Gold Bigsby MODEL MODERN LES PAUL STANDARD OPTIONS SG STANDARD OPTIONS DEXTERITY Left handed Right handed DEXTERITY Left handed Right handed TOP TOP BASE MODEL Lightly Figured A Figured B AAA Quilt Plain Lightly Figured A Figured B MODERN LES PAUL STANDARD 1961 SG STANDARD SG CUSTOM The Modern Les Paul Standard tastefully improves on an undeniable classic with the The original SG wasn’t named SG at all. The SG Custom retains all the fast-playing, addition of an Apex headstock for improved stability and a fully-chambered body, It was in fact originally dubbed a “Les devilish charm of an SG refreshed with keeping the guitar balanced, resonant and extremely lightweight. And with a long neck Paul” and was intended to revitalize iconic Custom aesthetics. Its two powerful tenon and all solid-wood construction, the sound and feel are everything you expect from AAAAA Quilt Koa the slumping demand for Gibson’s humbuckers are a first, while its slick, AAA Quilt AAAAA Quilt Koa a Gibson Custom instrument. This limited edition run features a rainbow of exciting new more traditional solid body electrics as ebony nitrocellulose finish and multi-ply finish options. players’ tastes turned to lighter weight appointments combine pure rock and roll BODY guitars with slimmer necks. The short with pure class. BODY lived Les Paul endorsement ended when Les proclaimed the guitar as “evil looking” and not to his liking. Chambered Mahogany NECK NECK Regular spec Custom spec Regular spec Custom spec HARDWARE/ HARDWARE/ TAILPIECE TAILPIECE Nickel Stopbar Gold Stopbar Nickel Stopbar Gold Stopbar Nickel Bigsby Gold Bigsby Nickel Bigsby Gold Bigsby Nickel Maestro Gold Maestro MODEL FLYING V OPTIONS EXPLORER OPTIONS DEXTERITY Left handed Right handed DEXTERITY Right handed TOP BODY BASE MODEL Figured B Regular BODY NECK FLYING V CUSTOM FLYING V STANDARD MAHOGANY EXPLORER Flying V Custom adds the classic, Gibson Custom’s Flying V Standard takes Presenting the Explorer Mahogany featuring ‘58-spec construction and appointments refined and upscale Custom looks its design cues from the the late-’50s and bodies made from solid Mahogany, which is sonically very similar to Korina. to one of Gibson’s most legendary “futuristic” design that took the guitar designs. The pointed, unorthodox lines world by surprise. From that starting point, Mahogany Regular spec Custom spec of the “V” have always been magnetiz- we’ve complemented the now iconic Flying ing to the more daring guitar players V design with Les Paul-inspired aesthetics among us - a visual statement with including a two-piece, figured-maple NECK HARDWARE/ uncompromised Gibson tone. This rare top, single-bound body and neck, as well TAILPIECE edition adds a new layer of boldness to as a lightweight, solid mahogany back an already outspoken guitar. tastefully finished in cherry red. The Flying V Standard’s undeniably Gibson tone comes from a matched set of Custom Bucker pickups. Regular spec Custom spec Nickel Stopbar Gold Stopbar HARDWARE/ TAILPIECE Nickel V Gold V MAHOGANY V Presenting the Flying V Mahogany TV series, featuring ‘59-spec construction and appointments and bodies made Nickel Stopbar Gold Stopbar from solid Mahogany, which is sonically very simiar to Korina. MODEL ES-335 OPTIONS CS OPTIONS DEXTERITY Left handed Right handed DEXTERITY Left handed Right handed BODY TOP VENEER BASE MODEL Plain Figured Figured B AAA Quilt AAAAA Quilt NECK 1959 ES-335 1963 ES-335 CS-356 CS-336 FIGURED The ES-335 evolved quickly in its first few The original “dot neck” ES-335 had Classic, Gibson Custom appointments Constructed with carved and cham- years and the 1959 ES-335TD represents already set the guitar world alight for adorn these limited edition CS-356 bered solid woods, the CS-336 sounds the second stage of this seminal guitar. half a decade with its powerful blend of model guitars, each featuring carved as good as it looks with a combination archtop finesse and solidbody power by the and chambered solid woods for the of archtop, Les Paul and semi-hollow- Regular spec Custom spec Koa time the “block neck” came along in 1963, deepest archtop tones in a deceptive body tones. The compact body shape but the first major renovation of the design ES-style package. The compact body is well-balanced and resists feedback marked a major milestone in Gibson HARDWARE/ shape is well-balanced and resists while remaining extremely resonant, NECK history nonetheless. TAILPIECE feedback while remaining extremely amplified by a pair