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Gibson Gibson LP Traditional 1960 Zebra - Satin Gold
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Although it vanished from the Gibson catalog after 1960, the classic single-cutaway Les Paul Standard came roaring back in the mid-to-late 60s to establish itself as the most powerful electric guitar in rock. Eric Clapton has long raved about the slim, fast 1960-profile neck on his stolen Beano Burst, and everyone from Mike Bloomfield to Jimmy Page to Jeff Beck also picked up a Les Paul Standard to lay down rock foundations that have never been shaken. Along with enjoying the unparalleled playability of the instrument, these players often removed the covers on their PAF humbucking pickups to seek out a slightly sharper high-end responseand when they did so, they were hoping to discover the ultimate badge of cool in a 1958-60 Burst: the zebra-coil pickup. To celebrate the age when the Les Paul first took the throne as the king of rock, Gibson USA introduces the Les Paul Traditional 1960 Zebra Coils. With all of the classic appointments of the most desirable 1960 Standards, it takes you straight to the heart of the golden age of rock.
Great tonewoods are always the first step in crafting a great Gibson, and the Les Paul Traditional 1960 Zebra Coils is no exception. A carved Grade-A maple top is glued to a weight-relieved Grade-A mahogany body, and treated to a genuine nitrocellulose lacquer finish in Satin Goldtop. A one-piece, quarter-sawn, Grade-A mahogany neck is carved to an authentic 60-style profile with depths of .800 at the 1st fret and .875 at the 12th, and capped with a baked maple fingerboard with 22 medium-jumbo frets and Gibsons beloved 12 radius for easy, choke-free bending. Topped off with a 17-degree back-angled headstock for optimum pressure in the slots of the guitars PLEK-cut Corian nutkey components of the Les Pauls superior resonance and sustainit all adds up to a singing, toneful instrument.
The Les Paul Traditional 1960 Zebra Coils roars to life with all the depth, richness and clarity of a great PAF-loaded Burst. A 57 Classic in the neck position with exposed zebra-coil bobbins offers sweet, warm vocal tones, and a slightly hotter 57 Classic Plus in the bridgealso featuring zebra-coilsgives you gutsy crunch and soaring lead tones. These acclaimed humbuckers are made with genuine Alnico V magnets and wound with 42 AWG wire, just like the legendary PAFs of the early 60s, and offer a blend of depth and clarity that few pickups can match today. Tonal solidity and sustain are further ensured by a Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece, while a set of vintage-look Tone Pros Kluson-style tuners with pearloid buttons take the traditional look right over the top. Further classic appointments include acrylic trapezoid fingerboard inlays, vintage cream neck and body binding and pickguard, a mother-of-pearl Gibson headstock logo and silkscreened gold Les Paul Model, and gold top-hat knobs.
Each guitar comes protected in a plush-lined hardshell case with black exterior, and includes owner's manual and adjustment literature.
Features:
Grade-A Mahogany body with carved Grade-A Maple top
Thin '60s SlimTaper neck profile
Baked Maple fingerboard with acrylic trapezoid inlays
Exposed zebra-coil '57 Classic in the neck and a slightly hotter '57 Classic Plus in the bridge
Tone Pros keystone tuners with pearloid buttons
Specifications:
Body
Top: Maple
Back: Mahogany
Binding: Cream
Body Type: Traditional Weight Relief
Adhesive: Franklin Titebond 50
Neck
Species: Mahogany
Profile: '60s SlimTaper
Truss Rod: Traditional Adjustable
Joint Angle: 5 (+/- 15 seconds)
Adhesive: Franklin Titebond 50
Fingerboard
Species: Baked Maple
Frets: 22
Radius: 12"
Nut/E.O.B: 1.695"/2.260"
Binding: Cream
Inlays: Figured Acrylic Trapezoid
Tuners
Model: Tone Pros Keystone with Pearloid Buttons
Plating: Chrome
Tuning Ratio: 16:1
Bridge
Type: Tune-O-Matic
Material: Zamak
Plating: Chrome
Hardware
Knobs: Gold Speed Knobs
Toggle Switch Washer: Cream with Gold Imprint
Pickup Mounting Rings: Cream Plastic
Pickguard: Cream HS "1960"
Control Plate Cover: Black Plastic
Strings: .010 - .046, Genuine Gibson strings
Strap Buttons: Aluminum
Pickups
Neck Position: Uncovered, Zebra '57 Classic (Alnico II)
Bridge Position: Uncovered, Zebra '57 Classic Plus (Alnico II)
Electronics
Potentiometers: 2 Volume Controls, 2 Tone Controls
Type: 300k Linear Volume, 500k Non-linear Tone
Coil Wiring: Machine Wound
Toggle Switch: Three-way Switchcraft with Cream Plastic Tip
Output Jack: Traditional 1/4"
Although it vanished from the Gibson catalog after 1960, the classic single-cutaway Les Paul Standard came roaring back in the mid-to-late 60s to establish itself as the most powerful electric guitar in rock. Eric Clapton has long raved about the slim, fast 1960-profile neck on his stolen Beano Burst, and everyone from Mike Bloomfield to Jimmy Page to Jeff Beck also picked up a Les Paul Standard to lay down rock foundations that have never been shaken. Along with enjoying the unparalleled playability of the instrument, these players often removed the covers on their PAF humbucking pickups to seek out a slightly sharper high-end responseand when they did so, they were hoping to discover the ultimate badge of cool in a 1958-60 Burst: the zebra-coil pickup. To celebrate the age when the Les Paul first took the throne as the king of rock, Gibson USA introduces the Les Paul Traditional 1960 Zebra Coils. With all of the classic appointments of the most desirable 1960 Standards, it takes you straight to the heart of the golden age of rock.
Great tonewoods are always the first step in crafting a great Gibson, and the Les Paul Traditional 1960 Zebra Coils is no exception. A carved Grade-A maple top is glued to a weight-relieved Grade-A mahogany body, and treated to a genuine nitrocellulose lacquer finish in Satin Goldtop. A one-piece, quarter-sawn, Grade-A mahogany neck is carved to an authentic 60-style profile with depths of .800 at the 1st fret and .875 at the 12th, and capped with a baked maple fingerboard with 22 medium-jumbo frets and Gibsons beloved 12 radius for easy, choke-free bending. Topped off with a 17-degree back-angled headstock for optimum pressure in the slots of the guitars PLEK-cut Corian nutkey components of the Les Pauls superior resonance and sustainit all adds up to a singing, toneful instrument.
The Les Paul Traditional 1960 Zebra Coils roars to life with all the depth, richness and clarity of a great PAF-loaded Burst. A 57 Classic in the neck position with exposed zebra-coil bobbins offers sweet, warm vocal tones, and a slightly hotter 57 Classic Plus in the bridgealso featuring zebra-coilsgives you gutsy crunch and soaring lead tones. These acclaimed humbuckers are made with genuine Alnico V magnets and wound with 42 AWG wire, just like the legendary PAFs of the early 60s, and offer a blend of depth and clarity that few pickups can match today. Tonal solidity and sustain are further ensured by a Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece, while a set of vintage-look Tone Pros Kluson-style tuners with pearloid buttons take the traditional look right over the top. Further classic appointments include acrylic trapezoid fingerboard inlays, vintage cream neck and body binding and pickguard, a mother-of-pearl Gibson headstock logo and silkscreened gold Les Paul Model, and gold top-hat knobs.
Each guitar comes protected in a plush-lined hardshell case with black exterior, and includes owner's manual and adjustment literature.
Features:
Grade-A Mahogany body with carved Grade-A Maple top
Thin '60s SlimTaper neck profile
Baked Maple fingerboard with acrylic trapezoid inlays
Exposed zebra-coil '57 Classic in the neck and a slightly hotter '57 Classic Plus in the bridge
Tone Pros keystone tuners with pearloid buttons
Specifications:
Body
Top: Maple
Back: Mahogany
Binding: Cream
Body Type: Traditional Weight Relief
Adhesive: Franklin Titebond 50
Neck
Species: Mahogany
Profile: '60s SlimTaper
Truss Rod: Traditional Adjustable
Joint Angle: 5 (+/- 15 seconds)
Adhesive: Franklin Titebond 50
Fingerboard
Species: Baked Maple
Frets: 22
Radius: 12"
Nut/E.O.B: 1.695"/2.260"
Binding: Cream
Inlays: Figured Acrylic Trapezoid
Tuners
Model: Tone Pros Keystone with Pearloid Buttons
Plating: Chrome
Tuning Ratio: 16:1
Bridge
Type: Tune-O-Matic
Material: Zamak
Plating: Chrome
Hardware
Knobs: Gold Speed Knobs
Toggle Switch Washer: Cream with Gold Imprint
Pickup Mounting Rings: Cream Plastic
Pickguard: Cream HS "1960"
Control Plate Cover: Black Plastic
Strings: .010 - .046, Genuine Gibson strings
Strap Buttons: Aluminum
Pickups
Neck Position: Uncovered, Zebra '57 Classic (Alnico II)
Bridge Position: Uncovered, Zebra '57 Classic Plus (Alnico II)
Electronics
Potentiometers: 2 Volume Controls, 2 Tone Controls
Type: 300k Linear Volume, 500k Non-linear Tone
Coil Wiring: Machine Wound
Toggle Switch: Three-way Switchcraft with Cream Plastic Tip
Output Jack: Traditional 1/4"
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Gold Top Reissue 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Ottawa, Ontario
32 years ago I sold a '68 Gold Top Deluxe for tuition money. Have been kicking myself ever since. Bought this guitar to close the loop on an old wound and it has done just that. Awesome is about all I can say. Brings back a lot of good memories. Just wish I still had the old girl!
Posted by anonymous on Nov 4, 2012
Great guitar!! 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Edmonton North, Alberta
I purchased this guitar and i am very happy. The neck is perfect and the satin finish all over is awesome. A very easy to play guitar and the 57 pickups are amazing. I play it through a Budda 20 watt V-2 head and a 4x12 budda cab. A solid combination. may sell the rest of the guitars as i am pretty much only playing this now... whoever said that gibson puts out shit is full of shit... i am very picky and this exceeds my expectations. Both pickups sound awesome and clean up nicely when you dial back the volume without loosing that high end sparkle... it stays in tune great as well... had this for a month and i bend the strings alot... may have tuned a couple of times... worth the money for sure.
Posted by wendell on Aug 12, 2012
a real player 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Nanaimo, British Columbia
I hate to admit it, but I like this guitar better than my Les Paul Standard—and bonus, it cost a thousand dollars less. The neck is what sets this one apart for me. It is fast and comfortable with the satin finish. Sound wise it is a little hotter, but clean and clear with a tone of sustain. This guitar is a real player and is now my go to axe. I highly recommend it.
Posted by Andrew on Aug 6, 2012
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Closest Store Winnipeg (Pembina), Manitoba
Just bought this guitar. Awesome feel and tone. Sustain for days. I own a Les Paul Studio Raw Power and SG and this thing rocks!! If you want all the Les Paul tone and quality but for cheaper, this is the guitar!
Posted by Marc on Aug 4, 2012
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Closest Store Saint John, New Brunswick
I have an american standard tele and a 52 hotrod tele. This les paul plugged into my early 7o's fender super reverb sounds great. Thank-you Bill.
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Posted by Eric on Jun 30, 2012
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Closest Store Saskatoon South, Saskatchewan
I was in the market for a new guitar, and definitely wanted a Les Paul. When I picked this up and played it I was enchanted by the neck - it was so comfortable it felt like I could play it forever! Along with the standard of quality that Gibson builds into their products the guitar sounds like a dream. A great tone and a wonderful feel!
Posted by anonymous on May 26, 2012
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| Product | SKU | Qty |
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| Gibson LP Traditional 1960 Zebra - Satin Gold | 369444 |
