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Gibson Les Paul Traditional Plus Top (Desert Burst) (No Longer Available)

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany Body, Maple Top, Mahogany Neck, and Two Humbucking Pickups - Desert Burst

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A Great-looking LP with the Modern-classic Tone of a Standard!

The Gibson Les Paul Traditional Plus solidbody electric guitar gives you the construction quality, performance, and great sound offered by the Standard models from the 1980s and '90s. The Les Paul Traditional Plus features a beautiful Plus maple top, non-chambered, weight-relieved mahogany body and a mahogany neck with a comfortable '50s rounded shape. It's loaded with '57 Classic and '57 Classic Plus humbuckers for maximum tone and ample output. Set up and ready to go for maximum playability, the Les Paul Traditional Plus lets you create your own musical history!

Gibson Les Paul Traditional Plus Solidbody Electric Guitar with Plus Top at a Glance:
  • Classic tone, time-tested tonewoods
  • Plek system setup
  • Powerful, punchy pickups

Classic tone, time-tested tonewoods
Taking design and visual cues from the Les Pauls of the '80s, the Les Paul Traditional starts with an un-chambered mahogany body with traditional weight-relief holes for a beefy tone that maintains the resonance of modern Les Pauls. The body is capped with a carved maple top and the hand fitted neck tenon sports the rounded, C-shape profile common on the Les Pauls of the '80s and '90s.

Plek system setup
The Les Paul Traditional is Gibson USA's first model to utilize the revolutionary Plek system - a computer-controlled set-up that carefully measures and dresses each fret, accurately measuring the height between the fingerboard and each string, virtually eliminating string buzz and providing unbeatable playability.

Powerful, punchy pickups
Two of Gibson's best-loved humbuckers - a '57 Classic in the neck position, and a '57 Classic Plus in the bridge - give the Traditional the power, punch, and clarity of Gibson's legendary PAF pickups. Other traditional appointments include vintage-style Gibson speed knobs, classic Kluson-style tuners by TonePros, which offer period-correct looks with a higher tuning ratio, and a chrome Nashville Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar. Each Les Paul Traditional also comes with Gibson USA's standard black snakeskin case.

Gibson Les Paul Traditional Plus Solidbody Electric Guitar with Plus Top Features:
  • Color: Desert Burst
  • Body: Non-chambered, weight-relieved mahogany
  • Top: Maple plus top
  • Neck: Mahogany, '50s rounded style
  • Fingerboard: Rosewood
  • Pickups: '57 Classic Plus (bridge) and 57' Classic (neck)
  • Controls: Two volume, two tone, 3-way pickup selector switch
  • Bridge: Chrome Nashville Tune-0-matic
  • Tailpiece: Chrome stopbar
  • Tuners: TonePros Kluson-style
  • Case - Black snakeskin

The Gibson Les Paul Traditional Plus gives you the great sound and performance of a soulful Standard!
Specification Detail
Manufacturer Part Number LPTD+DBCH1

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Great Guitar

by from
March 3, 2010
Music Background:
I purchased this guitar a while back and it lives up to the name! Sound is great and has a great deep tone to it. The pickups are good and overall produce great sound. I have the desert burst. The... read more [+] finish does scratch easy and shows the fine scratches easy, but do not let that keep you from this great guitar. close [-]

My favorite electric

by William from Reno, NV
March 1, 2010
Music Background:
I just got this guitar and all I can say is WOW!
The tone, the feel, the finish are all top notch. Beautiful warm full tone. Clean or dirty this guitar sounds and plays great! The flame maple t... read more [+]op and burst finish are stunning. This guitar is everything I wanted in a Gibson Les Paul. Special thanks to my rep Ben Porter (ext 1275). close [-]

Best service I've received from ANY store! Without question I will be a life long customer of Sweetwater!


Wyndell, Mckinney, TX
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Gibson Les Paul Traditional Plus Top (Desert Burst)

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