Gibson Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited Edition

Gibson Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited Edition

The Express features Robot tuning and new Fireball finish in its 400-piece run.

Nashville, TN (May vii, 2010) -- Gibson has unveiled details of the Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited. The guitar features Robot tuning and the Dark Fire's Principal Control Knob that controls the guitar's Hum-Canceling P90H cervix pickup, BurstBucker iii bridge pickup and piezo saddles, and a brand-new Fireball terminate. This is what Gibson has to say nigh the new Les Paul:

Constructed with a Class-AA flamed maple top, Grade-A chambered mahogany back, and one-piece mahogany neck, the Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited offers archetype Les Paul tonewoods, combined with a look that'southward sectional to this run of only 400 guitars.

A unique new Fireball terminate with nighttime 'burst edges graces its pinnacle, while its back, cervix and sides are dressed in a deep Vintage Sunburst with a nighttime crimson centre and dark edges. Like several of Gibson USA'southward models of years past, the Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited's fast, slim '60s profiled neck carries a dark Course-A ebony fingerboard with block inlays, while its headstock wears a chrome truss rod cover and a Les Paul designation. Quite simply, there has never been a Les Paul like it—and once they are gone, there never will exist again.

Body and Terminate
Crafted along the archetype lines of the Les Paul Standard, the Les Paul Standard 2010 Express has a Course-AA maple peak and chambered Form-A mahogany back — a legendary partnership in tonewoods — with Gibson's exclusive Fireball finish on the superlative and Crimson Vintage Sunburst on the back, neck and sides, all in nitrocellulose lacquer.

Neck and Headstock
The Les Paul Standard 2010 Express's neck is constructed from one solid piece of mahogany, cut using the superior quarter-sawn orientation for improved force and resonance, and glued to the torso at the Les Paul's traditional 5° bending (pitch).

A traditional headstock wears the classic Gibson logo, along with the half dozen Robot Tuners™ that comprise the muscle of its Robot tuning capabilities.

Pickups and Electronics
The Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited's straightforward looks belie a most unlimited tonal palette, accessed via its MCK from a P90H neck pickup, and BurstBucker 3 span pickup, and a piezo-saddle bridge.

Routed independently or in myriad combinations, these pickups yield unparalleled sonic versatility, while the convenient control array ensures you can admission them mid-flight without a single hitch in your functioning, even blending in piezo acoustic tones as desired via the rotary potentiometer built into the guitar's toggle pickup selector switch.

Hardware
The Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited'south hardware includes an upgraded set of components designed for maximum tone and role. Although it looks like the traditional Melody-o-matic model introduced in 1954, its bridge carries private piezo-pickup-loaded saddles, and is partnered with a new tailpiece engineered for maximum string-to-trunk coupling.

Topping it all off, six Robot Tuners™ provide the muscle for its Robot automated tuning capabilities. Finally, a pair of locking strap buttons ensure the whole thing stays secure.

All Les Paul Standard 2010 Limited's include an owner's manual, two batteries and an contained charger, and come protected in a Express Edition plush-lined, white, hardshell case with plated emblem. MSRP $6108

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