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From Our Research Team:

Feels Like a Vintage Les Paul Without the Vintage Price!

The Gibson Les Paul Studio '50s Tribute guitar pays homage to the 1950s Les Paul. This is the era that holds some of the most sought-after Les Pauls ever. The Gibson 490R and 498T pickups will give you the big, bold sound of alnico magnets, the sound you have become accustomed to hearing and wanting from your guitars. You'll find the '50s rounded neck fast and player friendly.

Gibson LTD Les Paul '50s Studio Tribute Electric Guitar at a Glance:

• Two hot humbucking pickups
  
• Select woods for killer tone
  
• Minimalist design

Two hot humbucking pickups
Look, when you're talking about a Les Paul, you're talking about that big, fat, smoky humbucker sound. You've got that nice chunky neck in your left hand, and you're grabbing big power chords and soloing all up and down the fingerboard. So Gibson put two huge-sounding humbucking pickups on this baby, with hot alnico magnets - a 490R in the neck position and a 498T in the bridge position.

Select woods for killer tone
The Les Paul '50s Studio Tribute body woods present a combination of clarity, definition, and treble bite from the maple, and excellent depth and richness from the mahogany, vital elements in the classic Les Paul Standard tone. The chambering adds a further dimension, increasing the complexity of this guitar's tone, while also increasing its acoustic volume.

Minimalist design
Keeping with the feel of the Les Paul Studio, Gibson opted to omit frivolities such as a bound neck and body. The Les Paul Studio '50s Tribute really is more than the sum of its parts: old-school pickups, premium electrical components, minimalist finishing touches, and a worn-in feel all merge to make the Les Paul Studio '50s Tribute a great guitar that any Les Paul enthusiast would love. Gibson is making only a limited number of each finish, so call your Sweetwater Sales Engineer today to secure your very own Les Paul Studio '50s Tribute.

Gibson Les Paul Studio '50s Tribute LTD Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:

• Top: Maple
  
• Back: Mahogany
  
• Body Type: Chambered
  
• Neck Species: Mahogany
  
• Neck Profile: '50s rounded style
  
• Fingerboard: Baked maple
  
• Frets: 22
  
• Radius: 12"
  
• Inlays: Figured acrylic trapezoids
  
• Nut: Corian, 1.695" width
  
• Slots: Gibson PLEK System
  
• Tuners: Vintage tuners
  
• Tuning Ratio: 14:1
  
• Bridge and tailpiece: Nashville Tune-o-matic with stopbar
  
• Knobs: Gold top hat with chrome inserts
  
• Pickguard: Aged Cream
  
• Pickups: Open coil 490R and 498T
  
• 2 Volume controls, 300k linear
  
• 2 Tone controls, 500k non-linear
  
• Toggle switch: 3-way Switchcraft with creme plastic tip
  
• Gig bag included

Vintage vibe and great feel with Gibson's Les Paul Studio '50s Tribute!

Specification Detail Manufacturer Part Number LPST5HTGSCH1