2017 GIBSON LES PAUL PREMIUM-PLUS LTD ED IN TIGER BURST FINISH

The first limited edition of the 2017 Gibson USA Model Year

Only 150 units of this Les Paul Premium Plus will ever be built, making this pinnacle of Gibson U.S.A.'s craftsmanship an instantly collectible guitar. 

The 2017 Les Paul Premium-Plus Ltd Ed at a glance:

  • Premium Grover locking keystone tuners, robust and efficient
  • Rosewood Fingerboard with richer tone, better bends on the high notes

  • Asymmetrical slim-taper neck profile is fast, comfortable and modern

  • Grade-AAAA flamed maple top saluting the finest '50s Bursts

  • Mahogany body with Ultra-Modern Weight Relief

  • PAF style Burstbucker Pro Rhythm & Lead Humbuckers

  • Classic Gibson controls using Gold plated UFO knobs
  • Handwired harness and Orange Drop capacitors

  • Aluminum Tune-o-Matic bridge and stop bar with thumbwheels

  • Classic Gibson hardshell case is stylish and protective

USD 1,000,000

Shipping will be calculated at check out

description

Appointments include a figured AAAA flamed maple top and AAA flamed maple back with a glossy Tiger Burst nitrocellulose finish. Featuring full gold plated hardware from the tuners to the knobs. The one piece rosewood fingerboard is bound with cream binding and inlaid with genuine Mother of Pearl trapezoids. The mahogany neck, with its rounded neck profile, is rolled for unparalleled comfort and playability. With PAF style Burstbucker Pro Rhythm and Burstbucker Pro Lead +, and classic Gibson controls, it is also handwired with Orange Drop capacitors in pure Gibson tradition. Other features include a lightweight aluminum Tune-o-Matic Bridge and aluminum stop bar tailpiece with steel posts for optimum sustain.


Each 2017 Les Paul Premium-Plus comes with a unique, numbered Limited Edition Badge (backplate) and is delivered in a classic Gibson hardshell case with a Gibson premium leather strap, Gibson multi-tool and a polishing cloth.

Specifications

General

Condition

New (open-box/unplayed)

Number of Strings

6

Orientation

Right-handed

Country of Origin

U.S.A.

Year

2017

Limited Edition / Series

# 115 of 150 pieces Worldwide

Weight

8-lbs 7.3-oz

body

Body Type

LP Solidbody

Body Shape

Single-cutaway

Body Material

2-pc Mahogany with 2-pc Matched Grade-AAAA Flamed Maple Top and Back

Body Carve

Front: LP

Back: Flat

Body Binding

Front: 1-ply Crème 

Back: 1-ply Crème

Weight Relief

Ultra-Modern Chambered

Build Materials Used

Franklin Titebond 50 Glue

Body Finish Type

High-gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Color

Front: Tiger Burst

Back & Neck: Tiger Burst

neck

Neck Material

1-pc  Quartersawn Mahogany

Truss Rod

2-way Adjustable LP

Truss Rod Cover

Gold Plated Metallic Bell Style (Blank)

Peghead Particulars

Front: Unbound, Gloss Black, MOP Gibson® Logo and Gold Silkscreen ‘Les Paul Model’


Back: Wood-stamped ‘Made in U.S.A. 2017’ and Serial Number 

Neck Profile

‘60s Rounded ‘C’

Fingerboard Material

Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius

12”

Scale Length

24.75"

No. Frets / Type

22 Medium Jumbo 

Nut Size / Material 

1.695"/ Tektoid

Neck Width

1.716" at 1st fret / 2.094" at 12th fret / 2.260” at E.O.B.

Neck Depth

0.870" at 1st fret / 0.970" at 12th fret

Fingerboard Inlays

Mother of Pearl Trapezoids

Neck Binding

Crème, rolled over Frets

Side Dots

Black

Neck Joint

Mortise and Tenon, Franklin Titebond 50 Glue

hardware

Bridge

Gold Plated, Tune-o-Matic, Aluminum

Tailpiece / Tremolo

Gold Plated, Stop Bar, Aluminum

Tuning Machines

Gold Plated, Grover Locking Keystone, 18:01 Ratio

Pickup Cover / Ring

Gold Plated Cover / Crème Arched Humbucker Mounting Rings & Gold Dressing Rings

Strap Buttons 

Gold Plated Aluminum End Pins

Pickguard

No 

Control Knobs

Gold Plated ‘UFO’ Knobs with Genuine MOP Inserts & no Dial Pointers

Switch 

Gold Plated Tip with no Treble/Rhythm Washer

Output Jack Plate

Gold Plated, Convex, Rim-mounted

Back Plate

Metallic Switch-Cavity Cover, with engraved ‘Gibson Limited Edition 115 of 150’

electronics

Bridge Pickup

Burstbucker Pro Lead +, Alnico V, DCR 8.0k

Middle Pickup

No

Neck Pickup

Burstbucker Pro Rhythm, Alnico V, DCR 7.4k

Active / Passive

Passive

Series / Parallel

Series

Controls

2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-position Pickup Toggle Switch

Vol Potentiometer 

500k

Tone Potentiometer  

500k

Capacitors 

.022uF Orange Drop caps

Harness

Handwired  

Push-pull

No

Piezo

No

Active EQ

No

Kill switch

No

Output Jack

Switchcraft™ 1/4" 2-Conductor Mono

miscellaneous

Case / Gigbag

Gibson® U.S.A. Brown Hardshell Case with Red Interior and lock-hasps 

Strap Locks

No

Strings

Gibson® U.S.A. Brite Wires .010, .011, .016, .026, .036, .047 (Light Gauge)

Tools / Accessories

Gibson® U.S.A. Multi Tool / Polishing Cloth, Premium Strap

Manual / Literature 

Gibson® U.S.A. Owner’s Manual, Warranty Card, Pre-ship Checklist and Baby Photo

C.O.A.

No

Other

Numbered Limited Run Backplate w/extra blank plastic Backplate inside case Pocket

Weight

Is the actual weighed-value in US Standard Units


Disclosure



Some technical Specs may have been extracted from Gibson® U.S.A. and/or internet archives. The words Gibson® / Grover® and the associated designs are registered trademarks of Gibson® Brands, Inc. and the other named entities, if any, respectively

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