With the Gibson 60th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Standard VOS V2 Tomato Soup Burst , the Gibson Custom Shop celebrates the diamond anniversary of the 1960 Les Paul, marking the end of the legendary "Burst" era. An authentic reproduction of an electric guitar from the second third of the production year, the Gibson 60th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Standard VOS V2 features the slimmer "Authentic '60 Slim C" neck profile, "Reflector Knobs" with silver inlays and Kluson "Single Line/Double Ring" tuners. Here naturally the classic construction with one-piece mahogany body, flamed maple top and set mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard is used, while Gibson Custom Bucker promises the authentic vintage tone. A 60th-Anniversary-Medaillon as a cover for the switch compartment makes the Gibson 60th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Standard VOS V2 Tomato Soup Burst furthermore a real collector's item.
The Gibson 60th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Standard VOS V2 Tomato Soup Burst is an authentic replica of a 1960 Les Paul and conveys a real vintage feeling in sound and look.The neck of the Gibson 60th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul is glued with Long-Neck-Tenon and Hide-Glue. A 60th Anniversary medallion serves as a cover for the switch cavity.Authentic in construction and feelThe construction of the Gibson 60th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Standard VOS V2 Tomato Soup Burst follows naturally the historical specifications. Accordingly, the electric guitar features a one-piece mahogany body supporting the bookmatched maple top and a glued mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard . While the use of the long neck foot and hard hide-glues for all wood joints promises a lively sound with long sustain, the slimmer " Authentic '60 Slim C" neck profile offers comfortable playing characteristics. furthermore, the VOS nitrocellulose finish with vintage patina conveys the look and feel of a perfectly played-in original.
Gibson Custom Bucker with Alnico III magnets and a hand-wired circuit with Paper-in-Oil caps and "-Top Hat Knobs"- delivers authentic vintage tones with authentic PAF character.Gibson Custom Bucker for the pure Vintage SoundAs pickup for the Gibson 60th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Standard VOS V2 Tomato Soup Burst the Gibson Custom Shop chooses two Gibson Custom Bucker pickups . Equipped with Alnico III magnets , the humbuckers prove to be authentic replicas of the legendary PAF humbuckers of the "'Burst" era and deliver an absolutely unadulterated vintage sound. Vocal mids, punchy basses and a silky treble spectrum combine with the pickups' lively dynamics to create the perfect foundation for classic blues and rock sounds. For precise adjustment of the tone furthermore the hand-wired 3-way circuit with historically correct oil-paper capacitors is ready, whose high-quality CTS potentiometers bear the typical "Reflector Knobs" with silver inlays.
On the headstock of the Gibson 60th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Standard VOS V2, Kluson "-Single Band/Double Ring"- tuners guarantee precise tuning.Gibson 60th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul with historically correct hardware.A historically accurate hardware selection completes the Gibson 60th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Standard VOS V2. While the classic combination of aluminum stopbar and ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge devised by Ted McCarty guarantees optimum adjustment of intonation and string action, the strings at the headstock are fed via a nylon saddle to the Kluson Deluxe tuners, which feature "Single Band" lettering on the case and "Double Ring" wings in the first third of the production year. A metal 60th Anniversary medallion as a cover for the switch cavity completes the Gibson 60th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Standard VOS V2 Tomato Soup Burst.
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