2012 GIBSON LES PAUL TRADITIONAL IN LIGHT BURST FINISH
A Great-looking Les Paul with Classic Standard Feel and Tone.
The Gibson Les Paul Traditional gives you the construction quality, performance, and great sound offered by the Standard Models from the 1980’s and 1990’s which starts with an un-chambered mahogany body with traditional weight-relief holes for a beefy tone that maintains the resonance of modern Les Pauls.
The 2012 Gibson Les Paul Traditional at a glance:
- Mahogany Body with Maple top; Long sustain with crisp, bright tone
- 1-pc Quartersawn Mahogany Neck and Indian Rosewood Fretboard; Warm, focused and present midrange
- 'Late 50s Rounded' neck profile with Plek system setup on nut & frets
- Gibson '57 Classic Plus in bridge position and '57 Classic in neck position
- Un-chambered traditional weight-relief; for LP Purists who want the traditional solid body resonance and beefy-tones which made the Les Paul famous, yet still comfortable to play
- Original Gibson U.S.A. black ‘snakeskin’ hardshell case included
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Taking cues from the Les Pauls of the 80’s, the Les Paul Traditional starts with an un-chambered mahogany body with traditional weight-relief holes for a beefy tone that maintains the resonance of modern Les Pauls. The body is capped off with a carved maple top and the hand-fitted neck tenon sports the rounded, C shape profile common to the Les Pauls of the 80’s and 90’s.
The 2012 Les Paul Traditional is Gibson USA’s first model to utilize the revolutionary Plek system a computer- controlled set-up that carefully dresses each fret, accurately measuring the height between the fingerboard and each string, virtually eliminating string buzz and providing unbeatable playability.
Two of Gibson’s best-loved humbuckers −a ’57 Classic in the neck position, and a ’57 Classic Plus in the bridge− give the LP Traditional the power, punch, and clarity of Gibson’s legendary PAF pickups. Other traditional appointments include vintage-style Gibson speed knobs, classic TonePros Kluson/Deluxe Tuners which offer period-correct looks with a higher tuning ratio, and a chrome Nashville Tune-o-Matic Bridge and Stopbar Tailpiece.
This guitar came to us from the 1st and only owner, as part of a large collection being downsized. It exhibits minimal playwear and virtually no wear on the frets. The finish is immaculate and on close inspection we find no defects or damage of any sort from end-to-end. There are very faint, polishing swirl marks if held at eye level in the right light angle – and really squinting. This is one seriously clean guitar. All electronics work perfectly as they should. She is currently strung with Elixir .10 - .47’s which still have plenty of life ahead. The action is low, with no fret buzz and the neck is dead-on straight with very little relief. The truss rod looks like it was never used, or needed adjustment. The Les Paul Traditional comes with Gibson USA’s standard black ‘snakeskin’ hardshell case.
We rate this guitar a solid 9.5+ out of 10.
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