The Gibson Les Paul Standard '60s AAA Flame Top boasts the classic design that's kept this solidbody electric guitar relevant, played, and loved throughout the decades. You won't be able to take your eyes off this Les Paul Standard's AAA flame maple top, and its '60s Burstbucker pickups milk every ounce of tone out of its musically resonant mahogany body. The Les Paul Standard '60s AAA Flame Top's set mahogany neck wields Gibson's time-tested SlimTaper profile, and its Plek'd 12-inch-radius Indian rosewood fingerboard offers playability that's second to none. A Graph Tech nut, ABR-1 Tune-o-matic bridge, aluminum stopbar tailpiece, and Grover Rotomatic tuners with kidney buttons round out this Les Paul Standard's hardware. You also get single-ply body and fingerboard binding, acrylic trapezoid fingerboard inlays, a mother-of-pearl headstock logo, and a spotlight-stealing nitrocellulose lacquer finish. If you've been wanting a modern Les Paul with a slinky '60s feel and premium appointments, Music Experience has your axe. The Gibson Les Paul Standard '60s AAA Flame Top is the one you've been waiting for.

SlimTaper neck and Plek'd frets

Comfort and playability were Gibson's primary concerns when designing the Les Paul Standard '60s AAA Flame Top. You'll be delighted by how this guitar's SlimTaper neck profile comfortably fits your hand just the right way. For your playing pleasure, the rosewood fingerboard is buffed to silky smoothness and bound with rolled edges so that no fret ends impede your dexterity. The frets are dressed to perfection using a Plek Pro machine for optimized playability. Typically reserved for top-dollar custom guitars, this process levels the frets with pinpoint precision, providing you with the most playable fretboard you'll likely own.

Vintage PAF Tone

When it comes to bottling vintage Patent Applied For (PAF) humbucker tone, nothing beats the sound of this Les Paul Standard's '60s Burstbucker pickups. These magnets — along with period-correct unmatched windings on the bobbins — capture the subtle historical variations in true humbucker tone. Plug into your favorite amp and experience smooth low-end response, complex midrange crunch, and sweet-sounding highs. These pickups sound great clean, or they can be used to push your amp into overdrive for the legendary fat, snarling tone you can only get with a humbucker. Under the hood, the control assembly is handwired with audio-taper potentiometers and Orange Drop capacitors, ensuring you'll hear the mellifluous voice of the Les Paul Standard '60s AAA Flame Top in all its glory, even when you back down your volume.

Classic nitrocellulose lacquer finish

Gibson gave the Les Paul Standard '60s AAA Flame Top a gorgeous nitrocellulose lacquer finish. Nitro finishes — standard back in the day — are significantly thinner than today's polyurethane finishes, allowing the guitar to "breathe." Nitro finishes not only look amazing, but they also enhance the instrument's tonal qualities. The Les Paul Standard '60s Flame Top has the look and feel of a lovingly cared-for classic — one that will only improve with age.

What Gibson Says...

The new Les Paul™ Standard returns to the classic design that made it relevant, played, and loved – shaping sound across generations and genres of music. It pays tribute to Gibson's Golden Era of innovation and brings authenticity back to life. The Les Paul Standard '60s has a solid mahogany body with an AAA flame maple top and a SlimTaper™ 60s-style mahogany neck with a rosewood fingerboard and trapezoid inlays. It's equipped with a classic ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic™ bridge, aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece, Grover® Rotomatic® "Kidney" tuners, and gold Top Hat knobs with silver reflectors. The 60s Burstbucker™ pickups are loaded with Alnico 5 magnets and wired to audio taper potentiometers and Orange Drop® capacitors.