"The 2019 Gibson Les Paul Classic marries early-'60s visual swagger with modern, multi-functional tonal performance. Cloaked in the timeless Goldtop finish, it features a traditional tonewood construction of a solid mahogany back paired with a plain maple top, utilizing Gibson’s 9-hole traditional weight relief to balance long-gig comfort with historic sustain. The fast, comfortable mahogany neck features a SlimTaper profile and a bound rosewood fingerboard that has been precision Plek’d for perfect fret leveling and action right out of the box.
Tonally, this powerhouse is driven by an uncovered set of Burstbucker '61R and '61T zebra humbuckers. These open-coil PAF-style pickups deliver an extra injection of punch, midrange muscle, and sweet highs.
What looks like a vintage layout is actually a highly modified tonal matrix: all four control knobs are push-pull switches. The dual volume pots activate independent coil-tapping for crisp single-coil tones, while the tone pots activate phase reversal (giving you that hollow, Peter Green-inspired 'out-of-phase' honk) and a pure bypass circuit that routes the bridge pickup directly to the jack, bypassing the volume and tone networks for maximum raw output and bite."
Technical Specifications
Body
Top Material: Plain Maple
Back Material: Mahogany
Weight Relief: 9-Hole Traditional Weight Relief
Binding: Cream (Single-ply)
Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Color: Goldtop (Gold Top)
SKU: LPCS19GTNH1
Neck & Fingerboard
Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Profile: SlimTaper™
Scale Length: 24.75" (628.65 mm)
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 12" (304.8 mm)
Number of Frets: 22
Frets: Medium Jumbo (Plek'd Treatment)
Nut Material: Tektoid (Self-lubricating graphite)
Nut Width: 1.695" (43.05 mm)
End-of-Board Width: 2.26" (57.4 mm)
Inlays: Acrylic Trapezoids
Neck Binding Style: Traditional, Rolled over frets
Electronics
Neck Pickup: Burstbucker 61R (Zebra Open-Coil, Alnico V)
Bridge Pickup: Burstbucker 61T (Zebra Open-Coil, Alnico V)
Controls: 4 Push/Pull Pots (Internal PCB Assembly):
Neck Volume: Push/Pull for Neck Coil-Tap
Bridge Volume: Push/Pull for Bridge Coil-Tap
Neck Tone: Push/Pull for Phase Reversal (functions in middle position)
Bridge Tone: Push/Pull for Pure Bypass (blows past volume/tone directly to jack)
Switching: 3-Way Toggle Switch
Hardware & Accessories
Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic (No-wire)
Tailpiece: Aluminum Stopbar
Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatics with Kidney Buttons
Pickguard: Cream (Les Paul Shape)
Control Knobs: Gold Top Hats with Silver Reflectors
Switch Tip: Cream
Switch Washer (Poker Chip): Cream
Jack Plate Cover: Nickel
Hardware Plating: Nickel
Strings Gauge: .009, .011, .016, .026, .036, .046
Included Case: Gibson USA Deluxe Hardshell Case (Brown with Red/Pink plush interior)
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