Like That: Rick Beato's Dream Les Paul Special Double Cut
Rick Beato's YouTube channel has become a go-to source for musical knowledge for beginning and experienced musicians alike, and his guitar-related content is lauded for its schooled approach to composition and melody. The Gibson Rick Beato Les Paul Special Double Cut is Rick's dream guitar: a lightweight double-cut mahogany body with a see-through satin finish, an extra-thin mahogany neck, and P-90 single-coil pickups. This solidbody electric guitar also features a sculpted neck heel, a Tune-o-matic bridge with a stopbar tailpiece, vintage-deluxe tuning machines with white buttons, single-ply fretboard binding, and acrylic dot inlays. Rick's signature is reproduced on the guitar's truss rod cover. And per Rick's request, all his proceeds from the Rick Beato Les Paul Special Double Cut will be donated to the Save the Music Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping young musicians reach their full potential through the power of making music.
Lightweight and playable
The Rick Beato Les Paul Special Double Cut was designed with playability in mind. For starters, this solidbody electric guitar's solid mahogany body is thinner than your typical Les Paul Special, and it weighs in at around seven pounds. Its rounded mahogany neck sits somewhere between a '50s and '60s profile, plus its sculpted neck heel enables easy access to the upper frets. The guitarists here at Sweetwater are completely enamored with the Rick Beato Les Paul Special Double Cut's Indian rosewood fingerboard, which facilitates silky-smooth, fleet-fingered maneuvers.
Vibe-infused P-90 pickups
If you're a vintage-tone aficionado, then you'll be hooked the first time you plug the Gibson Rick Beato Les Paul Special Double Cut into your favorite amplifier. This electric guitar's P-90 single-coil pickups deliver everything from open-sounding chime to all-out grind — and everything in between. What's more, the Rick Beato Les Paul Special Double Cut is sonically flexible, thanks to individual volume and tone controls for each pickup.
Beato-approved appointments
The Rick Beato Les Paul Special Double Cut boasts tons of premium appointments. Its Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece provide optimal tone and near-endless sustain; vintage-deluxe tuning machines provide rock-solid tuning stability, with eye-grabbing white buttons thrown in for good measure. The Rick Beato Les Paul Special Double Cut's fingerboard is adorned with head-turning single-ply binding and tasteful acrylic dot inlays. You also get a reproduction of Rick's signature on the guitar's truss rod cover. A see-through satin nitrocellulose finish rounds out this incredible instrument, merging drop-dead looks with an open, alive sound.
Gibson Rick Beato Les Paul Special Double Cut Electric Guitar Features:
- Built to Rick Beato's specifications
- Solid mahogany body is thinner than your typical Les Paul Special's, and it weighs in at around 7 pounds
- Comfortable rounded mahogany neck sits somewhere between a '50s and '60s profile
- Sculpted neck heel enables easy access to the guitar's upper frets
- Indian rosewood fingerboard facilitates silky-smooth, fleet-fingered maneuvers
- P-90 pickups deliver everything from open-sounding chime to all-out grind — and everything in between
- Individual volume and tone controls for each pickup
- Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece provide optimal tone and near-endless sustain
- Vintage-deluxe tuning machines with eye-grabbing white buttons
- Head-turning single-ply binding and tasteful acrylic dot inlays
- Rick's signature is reproduced on the guitar's truss rod cover
- See-through satin nitrocellulose finish supplies drop-dead looks and an open, alive sound
- All of Rick's proceeds will be donated to the Save the Music Foundation
