Description
As the flagship model from Gibson Custom, the Les Paul Custom lives up to the high standards set by its 1950s archetype while evolving to a level of tone and performance more suited to today’s musical demands.
Key Features
- Arctic Blast Gloss – This finish blends sophistication with an element of mystery. The white binding of the body frames the gloss finish nicely too!
- Gibson 490R & 498T Pickups – These humbuckers are the higher output versions of the acclaimed Gibson Humbuckers, offering pure power behind your playing with pure clarity.
- Included Hardcase – Protect the Les Paul Modern in style with the included Gibson hardcase.
Modern Appointments
This Les Paul Modern is equipped with the crisp, edgy voice of a matched 490/498 humbucker set, a solid Ebony fingerboard, a long neck tenon for maximum sustain and a two-piece Maple top over a solid Mahogany body which adds the perfect amount of sonic bite to everything from jazz to hard rock. It sounds as good as it looks, and it looks as good as it sounds!
Gibson 490R & 498T Pickups
This pickup set combines the 490R and the 498T. The 490R has the traditional characteristics of the original Patent Applied For pickups but with two key modifications. First, a four-conductor wiring scheme allows the 490s to be connected to any push/pull knob, which lets players split the coils and increase versatility. Gibson also introduced wax potting, which does away with any air space, minimizing microphonic feedback. The 490R is a humbucker with the tonal characteristics of an original Patent Applied For, with a slight increase in upper midrange response.
Specifications
- Body: Mahogany
- Arched top: Maple
- Neck: Mahogany
- Fingerboard: Ebony
- Fingerboard inlays: Mother-of-Pearl block
- Split diamond block fingerboard inlays
- Scale: 628 mm
- Long neck tenon
- 5-Ply binding
- 22 frets
- Pickup: 1 x 490R Humbucker (neck) and 1 498T Humbucker (bridge)
- Tune-O-Matic bridge and stoptail
- Colour: Arctic Blast Gloss
- Includes case
- Made in USA
