The Gibson Les Paul Special is the players guitar, the crème de la crème, the mother of all guitars. The fantastic sound, the playability and the sheer joy the Les Paul gives is worth every penny you will spend to own one.
If you are looking for classic Les Paul looks and a humbucker sound, it is hard to go wrong with the incredibly affordable Special II. There really hasn’t been a Les Paul deal like this in a long time. Features include a Mahogany neck, a Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, volume and tone control, and chrome hardware.
Epiphone Les Paul Special II Electric Guitar
If you are looking for classic Les Paul looks and a humbucker sound, it is hard to go wrong with the incredibly affordable Special II. There really hasn’t been a Les Paul deal like this in a long time. Features include a Mahogany neck, a Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, volume and tone control, and chrome hardware.
Technical Info
- Pickups: 2 Open Coil AlNiCo V Humbuckers
- Hardware: Chrome
- Scale: 24.75 in.
- Nut Width: 1.68 in.
- Neck Joint: Bolt
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Fingerboard: Rosewood/Dot
- Binding: None
- Body Material: Basswood
Whatever your music style a Gibson Les Special will a outlast anything that even remotely thinks it is competition! Paul McCartney, Jimmy Page Eric Clapton, Gary Moore, Slash, Green Day’s Billy Joe Armstrong and a whole host of other guitar greats know a good thing so you are in good company.
This Custom Shop Historic Series re-creation duplicates the original at its finest. This is the single-cutaway version (there was also a 1960s double-cutaway) with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays and nickel hardware.
The Gibson Les Paul Special features a solid mahogany body and neck, 2 P-90 pickups, wraparound tailpiece and 2 volume and 2 tone controls with 3-way switching.
- Solid mahogany single cutaway body and neck
- 2 P-90 pickups
- Wraparound tailpiece
- 2 volume and 2 tone controls with 3-way switching
- 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays
- Nickel hardware
- Includes hardshell case
All Historic Collection Les Pauls feature a Holly Head Veneer, Long Neck Tenon and Non-Weight Relieved Bodies! Sounds awesome and plays even better. It also has a thicker neck than most but really feels right!
The SG Custom replaced the single cutaway Les Paul Custom in 1961. With three “Patent Applied For” humbuckers, gold hardware, multiple binding, and an ebony fretboard to go along with the new thinline body, the SG Custom maintained the standard of elegance set by the original Les Paul Custom.
Now part of Gibson’s proprietary new Vintage Original Spec series — the next step in their journey toward perfection.
If you occasionally hang out with your guitar then the price and weight of the Les Paul may not appeal to you. On the other hand, if you are seriously into your music and want your notes to sustain, on an instrument crafted for comfort and playability, then this is the guitar you want. An investment quality axe that you’ll love to play.
This guitar is solid as a ROCK ITSELF!
Looking for a used Gibson Les Special ? You may get lucky at the auction, I have in the past!
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