Gibson Les Paul Tribute In Satin Tobacco Burst

Without question, the original Gibson Les Paul changed the face of music forever, gifting the world with arguably the most palatable guitar sound that ever was, and likely will be. Often regarded as the pinnacle of guitar design, the Les Paul has proven to be an extremely popular guitar whose fan base has and will continue to grow expansively.

Sadly, there's simply just not enough of the originals available to satisfy such a fanatical following, but Gibson have a solution - enter the Les Paul Tribute, a more than worthy, lovingly created homage to the original that is affordable and plentiful. The Tribute does an amazing job of delivering the qualities of the original, from its slick feel to its exquisite tone, whilst adding a few tweaks that provide a little contemporary playability.

The Tribute features a Maple-topped Mahogany body that has been slimmed down using Gibson’s ultra-modern weight relief system, with cavities carefully placed to reduce the weight of the body while retaining full tone and resonance and still feeling substantial in hand. If you ever have the privilege to play both a solid body and a weight-relieved Gibson, you will really notice the weight difference. A classic profile provides the Tribute's Maple neck with a brilliantly smooth and comfortable feel, and a Rosewood fingerboard pimped out with Plek Pro optimised frets means that you will experience one of the best actions on the market. A coating of beautiful satin nitrocellulose lacquer allows this combination of rich tonewoods to breathe and resonate to their maximum potential.

Gibson have gone to town and re-voiced their ‘57 classic pickups to create an as-close-to-accurate original sound as possible. These pickups do a fantastic job of capturing the vintage PAF tones and offer up a massive array of tone-shaping options. A 490R humbucker at the neck bumps the mid and delivers warm, clear and defined tones, while the 490T humbucker sits at the bridge and provides some gritty treble when you need it. These great sounds can be isolated and blended using the vintage-style 3-way pickup selector and independent tone controls.

The Gibson Les Paul Tributes brilliance is completed by a Nashville Tune-o-matic bridge with a stopbar tailpiece and vintage deluxe tuners, all of which provide a high level of tuning stability and brilliant intonation for some brilliant vintage Les Paul sustain. This Tribute is a worthy homage that more than deserves its place in any axe collection.

FEATURES:

• Ultra -modern weight-relieved mahogany body with maple top 
• Maple neck with Rosewood fingerboard
• 2 x 490 humbucking pickups
• Vintage PAF tone
• 3-way pickup selector 
• Bridge and neck tone controls 
• Nashville Tune-o-matic with stopbar tailpiece 
• Plek Pro optimised frets
• Vintage Deluxe tuners