Gibson USA 2016 Les Paul Premium Birdseye Limited, Honeyburst Overview
Gibson Product Overview
So what we have here is a top of the line USA 16 Les Paul! First thing you notice is stunning the 'torrefied' or 'roasted' Birdseye Maple top. The process of gently heating the wood to lower the moisture content has the extra effect of making the grain 'pop' out as you can see here! The back is top-grade Mahogany with modern weight relief. The neck is Mahogany with a rounded '50s profile whilst the fingerboard is a thick slab of Ironwood- a beautiful, very hard timber. There's genuine Mother-of-Pearl inlays and a slippy Tektoid nut which, with the aid of the locking Grover kidney tuners, aids tuning stability.
Hardware on the body includes a regular Tune-O-Matic bridge but with the addition of Titanium saddles. You can't go wrong with the Alnico II '57 Classic and slightly hotter Classic Plus humbuckers- they provide classic LP tone! Fitted brown hardshell case included.
- Tuners: Grover Locking Kidney tuners
- Nut: Tektoid nut
- Fingerboard: Thick Ironwood
- Inlays: Mother-of-pearl trapezoid
- Top: Torrefied Birdseye Maple
- Body and Neck: Top graded solid Mahogany
- Pickups: '57 Classic and '57 Classic Plus humbuckers
- Electronics: Hand-wired
- Binding: Cream body and neck binding
- Carrying Case: Classic Gibson brown hardshell case
- Specifications
- Top: 2-Piece Torrefied Birdseye Maple
- Back: 2-Piece Mahogany
- Binding: Cream
- Weight Relief: Modern
- Body Contour: Enhanced
- Body Colour: Honey Burst
- Body Finish: Hi Gloss
- Bridge: Tune-O-Matic with Titanium Saddles
- Tailpiece: Stopbar
- Neck: 1-Piece Mahogany
- Fingerboard: 1-Piece Ironwood
- Scale Length: 24.75'' / 62.865cm
- Radius: 12'' / 30.38cm
- Number of Frets: 22
- Truss Rod: Les Paul
- Profile: '50s
- Fingerboard Inlays: Mother-Of-Pearl Trapezoid
- Side Dots: Black
- Binding: Cream
- Nut Material: Tektoid
- Nut Width: 1.695'' / 4.3053cm
- Headstock: SP1-B
- Headstock Inlay: Mother-Of-Pearl
- Bridge Pickup: 57 Classic Plus Lead (Alnico II)
- Neck Pickup: 57 Classic (Alnico II)
- Controls: Lead Volume, Lead Tone, Rhythm Volume, Rhythm Tone
- Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle Switch
- Tuning Machines: Grover Locking Kidney
- Hardware Finish: Chrome
- Output Jack: 1/4'' Mono with Dual Tip Contact
- Strap Buttons: Aluminium
- Pickguard: Les Paul
- Truss Rod Cover: Blank Black/White Bell
- Control Knobs: Amber Top Hats
- Included Case: Hard Shell Brown
