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Gibson Custom Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured Maple Top - Cobra Burst VOS Demo

Solidbody Electric Guitar with Mahogany Body, Maple Top, Mahogany Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and Two Humbucking Pickups - Cobra Burst
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There is a finish chip on the body's back at the edge of the control cavity and an indentation on the treble side of the neck at the 4th fret. The neck tone knob is cracked as well. There are other scratches on various parts of the instrument that do not show up well in our Guitar Gallery images.

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Golden Age Style Meets Custom Shop Performance

What if you took the sought-after style and features of Gibson's "student-level" double cuts of the '50s and '60s and rebuilt them into a premium Custom Shop instrument? You might end up with something that resembles the Gibson Custom Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured Top. Choice electronics — Custombucker Alnico III PAF pickups fed into high-grade CTS pots — equip this guitar for classic blues to red-blooded rock 'n' roll. Tastefully aged nickel hardware adorn a beautifully figured maple-capped bound mahogany body and rosewood-clad Slim Taper mahogany neck in this one-of-a-kind double cut, made all the more irresistible by a paper-thin VOS aged nitrocellulose finish. Top Hat knobs, kidney-style Grover tuners, and an ABR-1 Tune-o-matic bridge give the Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured Top flair and performance in all the right places.

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Inspired by Les Paul Juniors and Specials from 1959–1960

The Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured Top draws inspiration from two double-cut Les Paul models straight out of Gibson's Golden Age: the Les Paul Junior and Les Paul Special. The double cutaway design is equal parts form and function, allowing thumb-over and thumb-behind players alike to access higher frets without encumbrance well beyond the neck joint. Paired with a speedy 1960s Slim Taper mahogany neck, the Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured Top is one axe you don't want to miss out on.

Custombucker pickups deliver timeless PAF tone

When it comes to capturing that classic Gibson tone, nothing beats the sound of its very own painstaking Custombucker PAF ("Patent Applied For" — Seth Lover's original 1950s humbucker design) re-creations. For classic country to modern high-gain, you'll love the tight low end, complex midrange, and sweet highs you'll be able to coax out of these pickups. We at Sweetwater have played many PAF-style humbuckers over the years, so take it from us: the Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured Top's Custombucker pickups are some of the most historically accurate PAF copies available today. Premium 500K CTS tone and volume pots complete the circuit.

Custom Shop features and appointments

Great sound and playability aren't all you'll find aboard the Gibson Custom Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured Top. From stem to stern, this guitar is decked out in Gibson luxury. Premium features and appointments include historic hide-glued neck and fingerboard joints, high-performance Grover tuners, and a modern Les Paul-style ABR-1 Tune-o-matic bridge and stop tail.

Gibson Custom Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured Top Electric Guitar Features:

  • Vintage style meets modern Custom Shop performance
  • A marriage of Les Paul Juniors and Specials from 1959–1960
  • Iconic double cutaway design yields thumb and finger access to high frets
  • Custombucker Alnico III PAF pickups embody the classic Seth Lover sound
  • Timeless Gibson tonewoods: a figured maple top on a rich mahogany body
  • Mahogany 1960 Slim Taper neck is speedy and comfortable
  • Beautifully bound neck and body
  • Paper-thin VOS nitrocellulose lacquer finish
  • Premium features and appointments include CTS tone and volume pots, high-performance kidney tuners, and an ABR-1 Tune-o-matic bridge

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Tech Specs

  • General
  • Number of Strings 6
  • Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
  • Body
  • Body Type Solidbody
  • Body Shape Les Paul Special
  • Body Material Mahogany
  • Top Material 2-piiece Fugured Maple
  • Body Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • Color Cobra Burst
  • Neck
  • Neck Material Mahogany
  • Neck Shape 1960 Slim Taper
  • Neck Joint Set Neck
  • Radius 12"
  • Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood
  • Fingerboard Inlay White Dots
  • Number of Frets 22, Medium Jumbo
  • Scale Length 24.75"
  • Nut Width 1.687"
  • Nut Material Corian
  • Hardware
  • Bridge/Tailpiece ABR-1 with Stopbar
  • Tuners Grover Kidney
  • Electronics
  • Neck Pickup Custombucker Alnico III Humbucker
  • Bridge Pickup Custombucker Alnico III Humbucker
  • Controls 2 x volume, 2 x tone
  • Switching 3-way toggle pickup switch
  • Miscellaneous
  • Strings Gibson .010-.046
  • Case/Gig Bag Hardshell Case
  • Manufacturer Part Number: LPSPDCFVOCBNH1

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Has real BITE!

This guitar kicks ***!! I was in love the moment I opened the case, but then it just got better once I plugged it in.
The DC should stand for double crunchy. These PAF styled custom Buckers are pretty darn aggressive. Something else you'll want to know if you're considering a purchase… The VOS treatment applied to these is applied to every single aspect of the guitar, right down to the very last screw and the strings. There is no shine or "new guitar" luster. But that's one of the things I love about it most. By the way… Every single player that walks by it absolutely positively must pick it up and check it out, and every single player digs it. At least that's my experience
by Cobra Kyle from Tone Dojo on
Music background: Love to play!!

YES!!

love this guitar!! its so resonant, warm, and punchy!
couldnt be happier!! shout out to my sales rep Chris Nunley for the sales assist and just being an all around great dude!
by anonymous on

Gibson Custom Les Paul Special Double Cut - Cobra Burst

Much like Mr. Jona T, I bought my guitar (S/N 09697) from Sweetwater as well. I am assuming his is the Cobra Burst as well...probably S/N 09698 which had a beautiful top as Sweetwater had two of them in stock Late March/Early April...he beat me to it (smile). These Special Double Cuts are absolutely wonderful guitars. I've got five other Les Paul guitars but right now I can't stop playing this one as it feels so nice in my hands and sounds great.

So if you are considering one ya better snatch up the one they have in stock right now!!! As always...Sweetwater and their staff (shout out to Mr. Jim Watson) do everything right!!
by Mike W. on

Gibson Custom Les Paul Special Double Cut Figured Maple Top - Cobra Burst VOS

VERY Nice guitar.in fact probably a "little" nicer than i expected. Might take some encouragement to gig with it. i was blessed enough to be able to break my personal rule of buying a guitar priced over $3K to gig with, so i can't look surprised, huh? Okay, so about the guitar. (this is my 4th LP, amongst other models, so i have a pretty good personal basis to compare with)

First, i own a '77 Spec DC, bought it new, so i love the body style already, that one is now family it has been around so long. and the electronics on this one are almost exact as the LP 60th R9 i have. the diff? I was told these PUPs are potted, i haven't verifier that, the R9's custom buckers are not. But honestly i can't really tell diff sonically (this is a bit brighter guitar anyway however, not like my Spec DC w/P90's bright, but brighter than my other two PAF LP's - one w/Cust Buckers, and a standard that had BB's and now its w/Jimmy Wallace PAF's). but everything else, wiring, bumble bees, CTS, etc.... all same.

So in a nutshell, same electronics as the R9, body and neck of a Spec DC, thinner 60's neck, real fast. custom shop build. awesome finish, nice case. feels like a $4k-$5k guitar. And sounds, well, pretty darn sweet. And James M.'s support from Sweetwater is the best! So 4.5 and why not 5 stars? well...

i am not a fan of the VOS 'light aging', i didn't care for it on my anniversary LP either. ( i really hate the Murph Lab stuff, it's like paying up to twice the price for jeans with holes in them) i get it that is kind of nit picky. And I kind of was hoping for a carved top Spec DC like the ones from the late 2000's, but i am very happy with this. Now i just have to convince myself to leave my regular player at home and take this one!

Can't say if this is right for you? but it is a VERY FINE instrument. so if it is your cup of tea, you will be well served.
by Del from Austin, Texas on

Gibson Classic Rock Machine!

I bought this guitar from Sweetwater, it is fantastic. A true beauty from the Gibson Custom line.

I am now torn between this and my les paul. I love the weight of the special. It plays like an older guitar, sounds somewhat vintage as the humbuckers are customized by Gibson for this guitar. All the details from the late 50s and early 60s are there in spades.
by Jona T on
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