GIBSON LES PAUL 2008 STANDARD (LPSTD) Description
- single cutaway Les Paul-style mahogany body, carved A grade maple or AA grade figured maple (Burst finishes only), cream body binding, set mahogany neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearloid trapezoid inlays, black headstock overlay with pearl Gibson logo, silkscreened Les Paul model, and Standard truss rod cover, three-per-side locking Grover tuners, TonePros tune-o-matic bridge, TonePros stop tailpiece, no pickguard, two covered Burstbucker Pro humbucker pickups, four gold top hat knobs (two v, two tone), three-way pickup switch, Dunlop straplocks, Neutrik locking jack, chrome hardware, available in Chicago Blue, Desert Burst, Ebony, Goldtop with Aged Cherry back and sides, Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Honey Burst, Iced Tea, Light Burst, or Wine Red finish, 24.75 in. scale, black snakeskin case included, mfg. summer 2008-2012.
Updated features of the 2008 Les Paul Standard include an asymmetrical neck profile with an enlarged neck tenon, locking Grover tuners with 18:1 gear ratios, newly designed controls, gold-plated potentiometers by Bourns, TonePros bridge and tailpiece, strap lock buttons, and these guitars are set-up by the Plek system, which is a computer-controlled machine that measures and dresses each fret.