Gibson Les Paul Special
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| Gibson Les Paul Special | |
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_details.jpg) 1957 Les Paul Special Singlecut (reissued model by Epiphone) |
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| Manufacturer | Gibson |
| Period | 1957 — 1960 - 1963, 2001, 2008- |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Set |
| Scale | 24.75" |
| Woods | |
| Body | Mahogany |
| Neck | Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Rosewood |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Wraparound |
| Pickup(s) | 2 Single-coil, P-90 |
| Colors available | |
| TV Yellow, White, Cherry Red | |
The Gibson Les Paul Special is a variation of the Gibson Les Paul guitar. It was introduced in 1955 as a model to be an intermediate between the Gibson Les Paul Junior and the more expensive Gibson Les Paul Standard. Like most of Gibsons other budget models, the Special was produced in a TV Yellow finish, which was made by Gibson as a finish that would look good on black and white television. In 1958, the model received a major change when it was introduced as a doublecut model instead of the traditional singlecut.
In 1961, the Les Paul received a drastic change when it was formed into what we know today as the Gibson SG. Once Les Paul's contract had expired later that year, the Les Paul submodels changed with it. In 1968, when the contract was renewed, the original models were rebooted, and Gibson and Gibson Custom Shop now offer a total of four Les Paul special models: two single cut and two double cut.[1]
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1960 Les Paul Special
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Gibson Les Paul Special in Spearmint (1998)
[edit] References
- Achard, Ken (1989). History and Development of the American Guitar. Bold Strummer Ltd. ISBN 9780933224186. http://books.google.com/books?id=jytNSlng8g4C&pg=PA33&dq=%22Gibson+Les+Paul+Special&lr=.
- Hunter, Dave (2006). The Electric Guitar Sourcebook: How to Find the Sounds You Like. Backbeat Books. ISBN 9780879308865. http://books.google.com/books?id=u8qxXFvsqeMC.
