Gibson Les Paul Modern Lite Electric Guitar in Pelham Blue (55323)

£999.00

Gibson have this outstanding New Gibson Les Paul Modern Lite Electric Guitar in Pelham Blue (55323) in Guitars department, it’s in stock, and ready to ship with fast, reliable delivery across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. For more details within Guitars, additional Electric Guitars options, full specifications, demos, images, videos, and secure online ordering, read on below. The Les Paul Modern Lite embodies the classic style of the Les Paul™ but with a new, thinner all-mahogany body that is both lighter and well-balanced. The body also features a belly cut on the rear for additional playing comfort. The mahogany neck…

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Gibson have impressed us with this New Gibson Les Paul Modern Lite Electric Guitar in Pelham Blue (55323) in Guitars, it’s in stock, and ready to ship with fast, reliable delivery across the UK, Ireland, and Europe. For more details within Guitars, additional Electric Guitars options, full specifications, demos, images, videos, and secure online ordering, read on below.

The Les Paul Modern Lite embodies the classic style of the Les Paul™ but with a new, thinner all-mahogany body that is both lighter and well-balanced. The body also features a belly cut on the rear for additional playing comfort. The mahogany neck features a rosewood fretboard and fast-playing SlimTaper™ profile. The Les Paul Modern Lite is powered by open-coil 490R and 498T humbucker™ pickups, which provide a wide range of sonic capabilities that are perfect for any style of music. This exclusive version is available in an attention-grabbing TV Pelham Blue satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish and, like the other Les Paul Modern Lite models, also includes a matching headstock, adding to its visual appeal. A soft shell case is also included.

Specifications

Body

  • Body Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • Body Material: Mahogany
  • Body Shape: Les Paul

Neck

  • End Of Board Width: 57.4mm / 2.26in
  • Fingerboard Material: Indian 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: SlimTaper
  • Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75in

Electronics

  • Bridge Pickup: 498T
  • Neck Pickup: 490R
  • Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone
  • Output Jack: 1/4″
  • Pickup Selector: 3-way Toggle

Hardware

  • Bridge: Aluminium Nashville Tune-O-Matic
  • Control Knobs: Black Top Hat
  • Finish: Chrome
  • Jack Plate Cover: Black
  • Pickguard: Black
  • Switch Tip: Black
  • Switchwasher: Black (Not Mounted)
  • Tailpiece: Aluminium Stop Bar
  • Truss Rod: Adjustable
  • Truss Rod Cover: Black Bell
  • Tuning Machines: Grover Mini Rotomatic

Miscellaneous

  • Accessories: Includes Gibson Accessory Kit
  • Model: LPTRM00BMCH1
  • Case: Soft Shell Case
  • Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046

Additional information

Weight 22.5 kg

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Electric guitars use magnetic pickups to convert string vibration into an electrical signal, allowing the sound to be shaped through amplifiers and effects. Key things to understand include body shape, pickup type, neck profile, scale length and bridge design, as these all affect tone, feel and sustain. They are used across almost every modern genre, from clean and expressive to high-gain and aggressive styles, making them one of the most versatile instruments available.

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Guitars cover a wide range of instruments designed to suit different styles, techniques, and sounds, from acoustic and classical models to solid body, semi-hollow, and hollow electric designs. Factors like body shape, scale length, neck profile, string type, and pickups all influence how a guitar feels and responds, making each type suited to different players and musical approaches. Whether used for rhythm, lead, songwriting, or experimentation, guitars are expressive, versatile instruments that form the heart of countless genres and playing styles.

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Solid body electric guitars are built from a solid piece or pieces of wood, giving them excellent sustain, stability, and resistance to feedback at higher volumes. This construction makes them well suited to amplified playing across a wide range of styles, from clean and articulate tones to heavy, high-gain sounds. Their design allows pickups and hardware to play a major role in shaping tone, while the solid body provides a consistent, reliable feel. Solid body electric guitars are valued for their durability, versatility, and ability to perform confidently on stage and in the studio.

The Important stuff

Les Paul — A Les Paul is a solid body electric guitar known for its thick, powerful tone, strong sustain, and classic single-cutaway shape. It is commonly associated with warm, rich sounds and is well suited to rock, blues, jazz, and heavier styles, thanks to its mahogany body, carved top, and typically humbucker-loaded pickups that deliver depth, punch, and smooth overdrive characteristics.. Pelham Blue (55323).

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