Classic Looks, Modern Playability and Tone
This Gibson Custom Les Paul Axcess Standard solidbody electric guitar takes the Les Paul to a new level of playability. With a maple top and weight-relieved mahogany body combined with dual humbucking pickups, you're primed for a thick wall of aggressive, rich tone. While sporting the elegant styling of late '50s-era Les Pauls, this Axcess Standard also boasts a Floyd Rose tremolo, as well as a modern heel-less neck joint for impeccable upper-fret access. Get one in your hands, and it will be hard to deny the appeal and effortless playability of this beautiful instrument.
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Weight-relieved, contoured body provides modern comfort
This Gibson Custom Les Paul Axcess Standard was designed to be played, and played, and played. The Gibson Custom Shop joined its smoothly carved neck joint with a belly scarf, or a ribcage contour. This way, your guitar hugs much closer to your body without that familiar, uncomfortable digging sensation. What's more, the Gibson Custom Shop gave this Les Paul Axcess Standard a slightly thinner body, comprising weight-relieved mahogany with a carved maple top, so the instrument feels refreshingly light whether you're standing, sitting, or just plain rocking out.
Special neck joint for a heel-less feel
The Axcess in the Les Paul Axcess Standard comes from its slight structural alteration — you have even easier access to those upper frets, thanks to the way the neck heel and portions of the back and neck joint have been contoured. As you run your hand up the neck, you'll get that heel-less feel right up to the 22nd fret. Playing lead? You'll have no problem with the Gibson Custom Les Paul Axcess Custom.
Dual humbucking pickups deliver aggressively-hot high output
This Les Paul Axcess Standard features premium Gibson tone, thanks to its exposed-coil 496R and 498T pickups. While perfectly capable of warm vocal-like tones, these hot humbuckers really shine when pumping out fat growls and metallic screams. Plus, a push-pull switch on the treble tone knob lets you coil split for even more tonal diversity.
Floyd Rose tailpiece for bending, twisting, and dive-bombing
The most noticeable addition to this Gibson Custom Les Paul Axcess Standard solidbody electric guitar is its Floyd Rose tailpiece. Ask any guitarist at Sweetwater: adding a Floyd Rose to a typical Les Paul could seriously compromise the guitar's stability if not perfectly installed. That's why the Gibson Custom Shop designed this guitar with the Floyd Rose and added an R4 locking nut. Not only can you add those crazy dive-bombs and subtle vibrato tones to your playing, but you can do so confidently — the R4 promises exceptional tuning stability, so your sound goes right back to pitch.
Gibson Custom Les Paul Axcess Standard Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:
- Weight-relieved contoured body provides modern comfort
- Special neck joint for a heel-less feel
- Dual humbucking pickups offer aggressively hot high output
- Floyd Rose tailpiece for bending, twisting, and dive-bombing
- Grover tuners provide excellent tuning stability
