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Limited Run Les Paul Custom Sparkle Electric Guitar

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Overview

Limited-production with a metal flake sparkle finish and abalone inlay.

Gibson Custom Shop has created small batches of sparkle-finish guitars in the past, but never before have the finishes so perfectly matched the inlay colors like in this limited-edition Les Paul Custom Abalone Sparkle se­ries. All the gleaming, vibrant colors of Abalone come alive through these five coordinated metal flake finishes. Under the hood, all the classic Les Paul tone and Custom Shop construction you expect is present, making it every bit the pro-level instrument as it is a museum-caliber statement piece.

Features

  • Weight-relieved Mahogany body, maple top, 5 metal flake finishes
  • Set-in mahogany long-tenon neck, Richlite fingerboard, abalone block inlays
  • Gibson 490R and 498T humbucking pickups, 3-way switch, 500k CTS pots
  • Tune-o-matic bridge, stopbar tailpiece, Grover kidney tuners, gold hardware

The beauty of the Les Paul Custom is legendary - add in a sparkle finish and abalone inlay, and you have a museum piece. Order now.

Specs

Limited Run Les Paul Custom Sparkle Electric Guitar Specifications:

Body
  • Body shape: Single cutaway
  • Body type: Solid body
  • Body material: Weight relieved
  • Top wood: 2-piece Maple
  • Body wood: Mahogany
  • Body finish: Gloss
  • Orientation: Right handed
Neck
  • Neck shape: C medium
  • Neck wood: Maple
  • Joint: Set-in
  • Scale length: 24.75 in.
  • Truss rod: Standard
  • Neck finish: Gloss
Fretboard
  • Material: Richlite
  • Radius: 12 in.
  • Fret size: Standard
  • Number of frets: 22
  • Inlays: Abalone
  • Nut width: 1.687 in. (42.8 mm)
Pickups
  • Configuration: HH
  • Neck: 490R
  • Middle:
  • Bridge: 498T
  • Brand: Gibson
  • Active or passive pickups: Passive
  • Series or parallel:
  • Piezo: No
  • Active EQ: No
  • Special electronics: 2 500K CTS Volume Pots, 2 500K CTS Tone Pots, Hand-Wired Harness, Switchcraft Toggle Switch
Controls
  • Control layout: Volume 1, volume 2, tone 1, tone 2
  • Pickup switch: 3-way
  • Coil tap or split: n/a
  • Kill switch: No
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Fixed
  • Bridge design: Tune-o-matic
  • Tailpiece: Stopbar
  • Tuning machines: Grover kidney
  • Color: Gold
Other
  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Special features: Limited production
  • Case: Hardshell case
  • Accessories:
  • Country of origin: United States
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