The Les Paul Junior’s very Special younger brother
The Gibson Les Paul™ Junior was first introduced in 1954 as an affordable, high-quality solidbody electric guitar designed for students. Compared to the standard Les Paul models of the era, the Les Paul Junior was stripped down to the essentials, omitting the carved maple top, fretboard and body top binding, second pickup and its controls, and the more ornate decorative features of the standard Les Paul, leaving a slab mahogany body and single pickup-equipped model that could be priced more attractively for beginners. Then, in 1955, to create an intermediate-level guitar that sat between the standard Les Paul model and the Les Paul Junior in the product lineup, Gibson released an enhanced version of the Junior, featuring a second pickup, additional controls, and a bound fretboard, and christened it the Les Paul Special. With its unbound, slab mahogany body, the Les Paul Special is closer to the Junior than to standard Les Paul models in some respects, but it adds a second pickup with separate volume and tone controls, a pickup selector switch, and ups the cosmetic appeal a bit with its bound fretboard and mother-of-pearl Gibson headstock inlay. Like the Les Paul Junior, the Les Paul Special’s relatively simple appearance disguises the wide range of tonal options available from the two Soapbar P-90 pickups and the individual volume and tone controls; by adjusting your picking hand position, as well as varying the settings on the knobs, you can coax an impressive range of very cool tones out of a Special.
Now, Gibson is proud to introduce the Les Paul Special Faded, a guitar designed for today’s players that embraces the spirit of those no-nonsense vintage Les Paul Specials. The Les Paul Special Faded features all of the essential elements that have made the Les Paul Special a favorite of students and professionals for 70 years, including a pair of Soapbar P-90 pickups, a single cutaway slab mahogany body, a mahogany neck with a satisfyingly hand-filling 50s Vintage profile, and a bound rosewood fretboard with simple acrylic dot position marker inlays. The headstock is equipped with smooth-turning Vintage Deluxe tuners and a Graph Tech nut, ensuring stable tuning, and is adorned with the Gibson logo inlaid in mother-of-pearl, along with “Les Paul Special” silkscreened in gold. The strings are anchored at the other end with a wraparound bridge that is bolted directly into the mahogany body, delivering the exceptional sustain and rich tone that the Les Paul Special is famous for. The Les Paul Special Faded is finished in satin nitrocellulose lacquer and comes packed in a soft shell case for easy portability. Get yours today and discover just how Special this legendary model really is.
Highlights
- Mahogany Body
- Mahogany Neck with a 50s Vintage Profile
- Bound Rosewood Fretboard with 22 Medium Jumbo Frets and Acrylic Trapezoid Inlays
- Wraparound bridge
- Gibson Vintage Deluxe Tuners with White Buttons
- Two Soapbar P-90 Pickups Hand-Wired to Individual Volume and Tone Controls and Orange Drop® Tone Capacitors
- Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
- Soft Shell Case Included
Specifications
Body Specs
Body Specs
Binding Single-ply Cream; Fretboard
Body Finish Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material Mahogany
Body Shape Les Paul
Body Styles Les Paul
Neck Specs
Neck Specs
End Of Board Width 57.4mm / 2.26in
Fingerboard Material Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count 22
Frets Medium Jumbo
Inlays Acrylic Dot
Joint Glued In, Set Neck
Neck Material Mahogany
Nut Material Graph Tech
Nut Width 43.05mm / 1.7in
Profile 50s Vintage
Scale Length 62865.0mm / 2475.0in
Electronics Specs
Electronics Specs
Bridge Pickup Soapbar P-90
Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone, Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors
Neck Pickup Soapbar P-90
Output Jack 1/4"
Pickup Selector 3-way Toggle
Hardware Specs
Hardware Specs
Bridge Wraparound
Control Knobs Black Top Hat
finish Nickel
Jack Plate Cover Black
Pickguard Black 5-ply
Pickup Covers Black Soapbar
Strap Buttons 2
Switch Tip Amber
Switchwasher Black
Truss Rod Adjustable
Tuner Plating Nickel
Tuning Machines Vintage Deluxe with White Button
Misc Specs
Misc Specs
Accessories Includes Gibson Accessory Kit
Model: LPSPF25WYNH3
Case Soft Shell
Headstock Inlay Gibson Logo in Mother of Pearl, Les Paul Special in Gold Silkscreen
Strings Gauge .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Gibson Les Paul Special Faded, Satin TV Yellow, Exclusive
Gibson Les Paul Special Faded, Satin TV Yellow, Exclusive
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The Les Paul Junior’s very Special younger brother
The Gibson Les Paul™ Junior was first introduced in 1954 as an affordable, high-quality solidbody electric guitar designed for students. Compared to the standard Les Paul models of the era, the Les Paul Junior was stripped down to the essentials, omitting the carved maple top, fretboard and body top binding, second pickup and its controls, and the more ornate decorative features of the standard Les Paul, leaving a slab mahogany body and single pickup-equipped model that could be priced more attractively for beginners. Then, in 1955, to create an intermediate-level guitar that sat between the standard Les Paul model and the Les Paul Junior in the product lineup, Gibson released an enhanced version of the Junior, featuring a second pickup, additional controls, and a bound fretboard, and christened it the Les Paul Special. With its unbound, slab mahogany body, the Les Paul Special is closer to the Junior than to standard Les Paul models in some respects, but it adds a second pickup with separate volume and tone controls, a pickup selector switch, and ups the cosmetic appeal a bit with its bound fretboard and mother-of-pearl Gibson headstock inlay. Like the Les Paul Junior, the Les Paul Special’s relatively simple appearance disguises the wide range of tonal options available from the two Soapbar P-90 pickups and the individual volume and tone controls; by adjusting your picking hand position, as well as varying the settings on the knobs, you can coax an impressive range of very cool tones out of a Special.
Now, Gibson is proud to introduce the Les Paul Special Faded, a guitar designed for today’s players that embraces the spirit of those no-nonsense vintage Les Paul Specials. The Les Paul Special Faded features all of the essential elements that have made the Les Paul Special a favorite of students and professionals for 70 years, including a pair of Soapbar P-90 pickups, a single cutaway slab mahogany body, a mahogany neck with a satisfyingly hand-filling 50s Vintage profile, and a bound rosewood fretboard with simple acrylic dot position marker inlays. The headstock is equipped with smooth-turning Vintage Deluxe tuners and a Graph Tech nut, ensuring stable tuning, and is adorned with the Gibson logo inlaid in mother-of-pearl, along with “Les Paul Special” silkscreened in gold. The strings are anchored at the other end with a wraparound bridge that is bolted directly into the mahogany body, delivering the exceptional sustain and rich tone that the Les Paul Special is famous for. The Les Paul Special Faded is finished in satin nitrocellulose lacquer and comes packed in a soft shell case for easy portability. Get yours today and discover just how Special this legendary model really is.
Highlights
- Mahogany Body
- Mahogany Neck with a 50s Vintage Profile
- Bound Rosewood Fretboard with 22 Medium Jumbo Frets and Acrylic Trapezoid Inlays
- Wraparound bridge
- Gibson Vintage Deluxe Tuners with White Buttons
- Two Soapbar P-90 Pickups Hand-Wired to Individual Volume and Tone Controls and Orange Drop® Tone Capacitors
- Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish
- Soft Shell Case Included
Specifications
Body Specs
Body Specs
Binding Single-ply Cream; Fretboard
Body Finish Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material Mahogany
Body Shape Les Paul
Body Styles Les Paul
Neck Specs
Neck Specs
End Of Board Width 57.4mm / 2.26in
Fingerboard Material Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count 22
Frets Medium Jumbo
Inlays Acrylic Dot
Joint Glued In, Set Neck
Neck Material Mahogany
Nut Material Graph Tech
Nut Width 43.05mm / 1.7in
Profile 50s Vintage
Scale Length 62865.0mm / 2475.0in
Electronics Specs
Electronics Specs
Bridge Pickup Soapbar P-90
Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone, Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors
Neck Pickup Soapbar P-90
Output Jack 1/4"
Pickup Selector 3-way Toggle
Hardware Specs
Hardware Specs
Bridge Wraparound
Control Knobs Black Top Hat
finish Nickel
Jack Plate Cover Black
Pickguard Black 5-ply
Pickup Covers Black Soapbar
Strap Buttons 2
Switch Tip Amber
Switchwasher Black
Truss Rod Adjustable
Tuner Plating Nickel
Tuning Machines Vintage Deluxe with White Button
Misc Specs
Misc Specs
Accessories Includes Gibson Accessory Kit
Model: LPSPF25WYNH3
Case Soft Shell
Headstock Inlay Gibson Logo in Mother of Pearl, Les Paul Special in Gold Silkscreen
Strings Gauge .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
