Gibson USA 2017 Les Paul Standard HP Left Hand, Bourbon Burst Overview
Gibson USA 2017 Les Paul Standard HP Overview by GAK:
The new Les Paul Standard 2017 HP, the new flagship of High Performance, is the most luxurious and groundbreaking Les Paul Standard ever made. A super exclusive AAAA flamed maple top, premium chrome hardware, beautiful nitro finish, and genuine Mother of Pearl inlays deliver the luxury. Extreme performance comes from the prominent use of aluminum, steel, and titanium hardware; an innovative Fast-Access heel and Soloist's neck width and asymmetrical slim-taper profile; and a revolutionary new wiring system that allows over 150 fully reversible sonic options from the PAF-inspired Burstbucker Rhythm Pro and Lead Pro + pickups. Delivered in a Gibson High Performance super premium stamped aluminum case, along with a Gibson premium leather strap, a Gibson multi-tool and a polishing cloth.
- Back: Mahogany
- Top: AAAA flamed maple top
- Weight relief: Ultra-Modern
- Binding: Cream
- Neck: Mahogany
- Neck profile: Asymmetrical slim taper
- Neck width: 1.745"
- Heel: Fast-access
- Fingerboard: Rosewood with compound fingerboard
- Scale length: 24.75"
- Number of frets: 22 polished frets
- Nut: Titanium zero-fret adjustable nut
- Inlay: Mother of Pearl trapezoids
- Binding: Cream
- Binding Style: Frets over binding
- Bridge: Aluminum TOM with titanium saddles and steel locking studs
- Tailpiece: Aluminum Stop Bar with steel locking studs
- Knobs: Chrome knurled top hats
- Tuners: G-Force with improved gears
- Plating: Chrome
- Neck pickup: Burstbucker Rhythm Pro
- Bridge pickup: Burstbucker Lead Pro+
- Controls: 2 volumes, 2 tones, 1 aviation grade toggle switch. 4 push-pull (individual tap/split, phase, and coil selection) and 5 position DIP switch (Neck and Bridge Pickup Tap or Split, Neck and Bridge Vol Treble Bleed control, and Transient Suppression)
- Case: HP aluminum case
