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Product Description
In the mid-50s a sunburst finish was not an available option on a Gibson Les Paul. There were only two color choices – ebony and gold. So many guitar players started stripping the gold off the top of their early-mid-50s Gibson Les Paul guitars and have them refinished to emulate the desirable Sunburst Les Pauls. Now thanks to the Gibson Custom Shop you can get the same fantastic 1955 electric guitar "Refin" in a gorgeous Sunrise Tea Burst finish. It also introduces a comfortable and resonant neck shape, the Soft Shoulder '55 Neck Profile. And of course, all the great Gibson Les Paul tone and playability has also been faithfully recreated. Design The Fender Custom Shop "Refinished" 1955 Les Paul precisely follows the body lines and dimensions of the original '55 Les Paul Standard, with a gently arched carved top and rounded lower bout, and combines the classic tonewood combination of mahogany back and carved maple top. The '55 Les Paul body's back is cut from a single piece of solid, high-grade, lightweight clear mahogany, and capped with a two-piece top of figured maple that is carved into a period-correct "dish", or arch. Tonal Characteristics The "Refinished" 1955 Gibson Les Paul features the clarity, definition and treble bite generated from a maple top, and excellent depth and richness of a mahogany body. This is one of the most revered wood combinations of all time, and truly offers a "best of both worlds" design in the way that mahogany and maple tonally complement each other. P-90 single-coil pickup The P-90 was the standard pickup on all Gibson guitars in the late 1940s and into the 1950s and because of its crisp, bright tone it has experienced resurgence in popularity with many of today's modern rockers. This classic Gibson pickup deliver sizzling, slightly gritty midrange roar. You'll find that the high output and biting treble of the 1955 Les Paul P-90s have more nuanced harmonic coloring than the typical single-coil pickup. Soft Shoulder '55 Neck P
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- Guitar Body Style: single-cutaway Gibson Les Paul Top: carved figured maple Back: mahogany Binding: single-ply cream Body type: Solid body Guitar Case: hardshell Neck Neck profile: Soft Shoulder '55 neck profile Neck joint: mortise & tenon Fingerboard: rosewood Inlays: trapezoid Headstock Inlay: mother-of-pearl Logo: period-correct Gibson logo with "Les Paul model" silkscreened in gold Truss rod cover: vintage truss rod cover Tuners Model: Kluson vintage tulips Tuning ratio: 12:1 Bridge Type: Tu