Gibson Les Paul Standard 1996 Vintage Burst

Gibson Les Paul Standard 1996Vintage Burst – Up for sale, a 2nd hand 1996 Gibson Les Paul Standard in very good, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. This Les Paul hails from an increasingly highly regarded era of Gibson production known colloquially as the “good wood era,” featuring a pair of 490R/498T humbuckers and a gloss Vintage Sunburst nitro lacquer finish.

Traditional tonewoods include a carved two-piece maple top, mahogany body, and one-piece mahogany neck capped with a bound rosewood fretboard, and this Les Paul Standard weighs 10lbs 6oz, dishing out plenty of natural sustain with a lively, powerful acoustic response. The 490R and 498T humbuckers have a wide tonal palette, with the Alnico II magnets in the neck pickup offering more chime and warmth, while the Alnico V bridge pickup has a cut and snarl that cuts through with classic Gibson roar. This Les Paul Standard has been professionally setup here at Music Machine with 10-46 strings, low action, and spot-on intonation.

Neck Specs:

-Wood: Mahogany
-Shape: 50s-style C, measuring .850” 1st fret, 1.005” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, pearloid flared trapezoid inlays
-Frets: Medium jumbo, faint wear beneath G and B strings on frets 1-3
-Scale Length: 24 3/4”
-Nut: 1 11/16”
-Tuners: Gibson Deluxe double-line
-Serialization: Eight digit serial dates to ’96

Body Specs:

-Wood: Mahogany, Maple
-Pickups: 490R/498T humbuckers
-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2
-Hardware: Nashville bridge, stopbar (chrome-plated)
-Plastics: Gold speed knobs, cream pickguard, pickup rings, switch surround, switch tip