In an effort to jump start the steadily declining sales of the Les Paul model, Gibson decided to abandon the solid gold finish that had been used since the guitar made its debut in 1952. Instead, they went to a translucent Cherry Sunburst finish that was popular on most of its hollowbodies and arch-tops. However, they wisely stuck with the combination of a carved, two-piece maple top (which sometimes had a little or a lot of what we today call flame or figure, though the majority actually had rather plain tops) matched to a solid mahogany back. Also, by 1958 all Les Paul Standards and Customs came with two humbucking pickups (or three in the case of the Les Paul Custom “Black Beauty”). Up until 1957, the guitars had P-90s, which were actually single coil pickups, though their size led to them being called “soapbars.” Naturally, those early Les Pauls got gobbled up during the vintage guitar boom of the late 1980s and into the 1990s, so there’s no way you or I could afford one (that’s assuming you could even locate one for sale). So for us, Gibson created the Vintage Original Spec Series, which just happens to include a beautiful reproduction of the 1958 Les Paul Standard “Plain Top.” Folks, this is as close as Gibson has ever come to producing a guitar that might just have popped out of a time machine set to go back to 1958! Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard “Plain Top” Features at a Glance:Historically accurate single cutaway mahogany body in Faded Tobacco Two BurstBucker pickups with three-way selector switchMahogany neck with early 1950s profile and rosewood fingerboardAuthentic Tune-o-matic bridge with stop tailpieceIncludes Custom Shop case and certificate of authenticityHistorically accurate single cutaway mahogany body in Faded TobaccoThere have been a lot of recreations of the original Les Paul guitars over the decades. However, not all of them were dead-on accurate – indeed, few were. The reason is simple: Gibson had stopped building these guitars for quite a wh

Gibson 1958 Les Paul Plain Top VOS Electric Guitar, Faded Tobacco

In an effort to jump start the steadily declining sales of the Les Paul model, Gibson decided to abandon the solid gold finish that had been used since the guitar made its debut in 1952. Instead, they went to a translucent Cherry Sunburst finish that was popular on most of its hollowbodies and arch-tops. However, they wisely stuck with the combination of a carved, two-piece maple top (which sometimes had a little or a lot of what we today call flame or figure, though the majority actually had rather plain tops) matched to a solid mahogany back. Also, by 1958 all Les Paul Standards and Customs came with two humbucking pickups (or three in the case of the Les Paul Custom “Black Beauty”). Up until 1957, the guitars had P-90s, which were actually single coil pickups, though their size led to them being called “soapbars.” Naturally, those early Les Pauls got gobbled up during the vintage guitar boom of the late 1980s and into the 1990s, so there’s no way you or I could afford one (that’s assuming you could even locate one for sale). So for us, Gibson created the Vintage Original Spec Series, which just happens to include a beautiful reproduction of the 1958 Les Paul Standard “Plain Top.” Folks, this is as close as Gibson has ever come to producing a guitar that might just have popped out of a time machine set to go back to 1958! Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard “Plain Top” Features at a Glance:Historically accurate single cutaway mahogany body in Faded Tobacco Two BurstBucker pickups with three-way selector switchMahogany neck with early 1950s profile and rosewood fingerboardAuthentic Tune-o-matic bridge with stop tailpieceIncludes Custom Shop case and certificate of authenticityHistorically accurate single cutaway mahogany body in Faded TobaccoThere have been a lot of recreations of the original Les Paul guitars over the decades. However, not all of them were dead-on accurate – indeed, few were. The reason is simple: Gibson had stopped building these guitars for quite a wh

If the Les Paul is the “King of Solidbody Electric Guitars”, then the Epiphone Les Paul Black Beauty is in His Majesty’s full glory. The appropriately fully-bound Ebony Mahogany body is fitted with a set, Mahogany neck, with Rosewood fretboard brandishing “block” inlay, crowned with “split-diamond” Abalone headstock inlay and is ornamented with Gold hardware, including Grover tuners. The vintage sound of this stunner is provided by a threesome of high-output Alnico Classic Humbucker pickups. Our new Epiphone LockTone™ locking Tune-o-matic bridge and Stop-bar tailpiece gives you additional rich tone and wonderous Les Paul sustain.

Epiphone LP Black Beauty 3 Les Paul Collection Electric Guitar, Ebony

The Gibson Black Beauty Leather Guitar Strap is crafted from ultracomfortable glove-leather. Strap is 2″ wide and features a foil Gibson logo.

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