1. Home
  2. Guitars
  3. Electric Guitars
  4. Solid Body Electric Guitars

Gibson Custom 1960 Les Paul Special Single Cutaway VOS Electric Guitar

SKU 
#517975000113000
Private Reserve - Call our Guitar Specialists at 800-343-9795 1960 Les Paul Special Single Cutaway VOS Electric Guitar
  • MSRP:
    $3,527.00
  • Your Savings:
    - $1,028.00
  • Standard Shipping:
    FREE
  • Your Price:
    $249900

Order Now! Expected to ship 03-08-2012

Gold Coverage: (What’s This?)

(Most Popular)
+ Add to Wishlist
Gibson Custom

The original classic, with its famous finish and thick-yet-biting tone.

The two-pickup Les Paul Special was introduced in 1955 as an intermediate model, positioned between the low-cost Les Paul Junior and the Les Paul. It was originally available only in a single-cutaway, TV-style limed mahogany finish. A double-cutaway Special and cherry red finish option were introduced in 1959. The 1960 Les Paul Special Single Cutaway is now part of Gibson's Vintage Original Spec series.

Like all VOS (Vintage Original Spec) Series instruments, the 1960 Les Paul Special Single Cutaway VOS is handcrafted for comfort and playability in the Gibson Custom Shop. The construction, neck profile, hardware, and electronics are period accurate, and a special nitrocellulose finish treatment gives it the patina of a gently aged vintage guitar. Includes Gibson Custom Shop case and a certificate of authenticity.

Features

  • Solid mahogany body
  • TV Yellow finish
  • Nickel hardware
  • Lightweight aluminum finish
  • One-piece mahogany neck with long neck tenon
  • 22-fret rosewood fretboard
  • Pearloid dot inlays
  • Single-ply cream neck binding
  • 1959 rounded neck profile
  • 24-3/4" scale length
  • 1-11/16" nut width
  • Holly headstock veneer
  • Button tuners
  • P-90 single-coil pickups
  • CTS pots and bumble bee capacitors
  • Two volume and two tone controls
  • 3-way pickup selector
  • Vintage Reissue .010 strings
  • Includes Custom Shop case, certificate of authenticity

Plug into the Les Paul Special Single Cut and plug straight into the '60s! Order now!

Write a Review Overall Rating Customer Reviews 7 See all 7 customer reviews...

Review

| Review By: SkynardMan | 11 months, 3 weeks ago

0 people out of 0 found this review helpful

Features:
Quality:
Value:
Overall:
This Guitar is just Great its very comfortable to play and has killer Blues sound with the P90's. Keith Richards uses this Guitar recording Beast of Burden. This is a Guitar every musician should have just to unwind and Jamout with at the end of the day.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
Hobbyist, Active Musician
Style of music you play:
Rock, Blues
Where you live:
Alabama

Did you find this review helpful? yes no826187

Amazing...

| Review By: Anonymous User | 3 years, 3 weeks ago

0 people out of 0 found this review helpful

Features:
Quality:
Value:
Overall:
It feels like flayin through a cloud. It sounds like sleeping on a cloud. The wood even feels amazin and looks amazing. Its pefect and nothihn about it seems factory. It really is an amazing instrument.
Do you own the product?:
No
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
4 years
Style of music you play:
Everything/Rock/Metal
Where you live:
Mahanoy City, PA

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1091013

I love it !!

| Review By: Grady Musick | 3 years, 1 month ago

0 people out of 0 found this review helpful

Features:
Quality:
Value:
Overall:
This was one of my "dream" guitars. It's perfect right out of the box and it's an incredible guitar. I play Blues for a living and this guitar is perfect for what I do. Everything about this guitar is absolutely perfect. A lot of people complain about the prices of the VOS guitars but, all you need to do is try one and you'll quickly see that they're in a whole different league than the regular production models.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
24 years full-time pro Musician
Style of music you play:
Blues
Where you live:
unspecified

Did you find this review helpful? yes no833870

Holy Grail Guitar

| Review By: Gamma | 3 years, 8 months ago

0 people out of 0 found this review helpful

Features:
Quality:
Value:
Overall:
I bought this guitar just about a year ago. The key feature for me was the fatter 1959 rounded neck profile; the double cut version has the thinner 60's neck. If the double cut version had the fatter neck I'd buy one of them too. From the day I took her out of the box, she's given me what I need & what I want.  She feels right in my hands and I have zero complaints.   The build is solid, and the fit and finish are first rate. Seriously, this is the first guitar I've owned that didn't need the services of a tech to iron out a bug or two... there were/are no (zero) bugs here.     Look, its been a year, and I still get shivers from her sustain, bite, and growl.. when I roll off the treble and volume she can do jazz-clean like there's no tomorrow.. This one's a keeper for sure.   
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
Playing since 1964
Style of music you play:
Blues, Rock, Country, Jazz
Where you live:
Brooklyn

Did you find this review helpful? yes no824037

Holy Grail Guitar

| Review By: Gamma | 3 years, 8 months ago

0 people out of 0 found this review helpful

Features:
Quality:
Value:
Overall:
I bought this guitar just about a year ago. The key feature for me was the fatter 1959 rounded neck profile; the double cut version has the thinner 60's neck. If the double cut version had the fatter neck I'd buy one of them too. From the day I took her out of the box, she's given me what I need & what I want.  She feels right in my hands and I have zero complaints.   The build is solid, and the fit and finish are first rate. Seriously, this is the first guitar I've owned that didn't need the services of a tech to iron out a bug or two... there were/are no (zero) bugs here.     Look, its been a year, and I still get shivers from her sustain, bite, and growl.. when I roll off the treble and volume she can do jazz-clean like there's no tomorrow.. This one's a keeper for sure.   
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
Playing since 1964
Style of music you play:
Blues, Rock, Country, Jazz
Where you live:
Brooklyn

Did you find this review helpful? yes no993244

See all 7 customer reviews...
You have no items in your cart. 0
Sign Up For Email Alerts.

Receive exclusive offers, updates and more from Musician's Friend.

Login for personalized recommendations.

Forgot Password?

Don't have a Musician's Friend account?

Sign Up Now
Log in to view your lists
Find a list