Up for sale, a 1996 Gibson Les Paul Special in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Offering the same tonal platform as a '50s Special, this Gibson features an ABR-1 Tune-o-Matic bridge for more accurate intonation and a pair of P-100 pickups. These pickups offer plenty of classic P-90 growl, presence, and midrange power, channeling the natural warmth of the mahogany body and neck, and the second coil ensures hum-free performance. The guitar weighs 9lbs 1oz, benefitting from a professional setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action and accurate intonation.
Neck Specs:
-Wood: Mahogany
-Shape: Slender 60s-style C, measuring .790” 1st fret, .860” 12th fret
-Fretboard: Rosewood, dot inlay
-Frets: Medium jumbo, faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-3
-Scale Length: 24 3/4”
-Nut: 1 11/16”
-Tuners: Grover Mini Rotomatics
-Serialization: Eight digit stamp translates to ‘96
Body Specs:
-Wood: Mahogany
-Pickups: P-100 x2, neck meters 7.5k ohms, bridge meters 11.1k
-Harness: Untouched solder, full-size pots
-Hardware: ABR-1 bridge, stopbar (nickel-plated)
-Plastics: Bonnet knobs, four-ply pickguard
Cosmetic wear on the gloss Wine Red nitro lacquer is limited to pick scuffing around the knobs, faint buckle rash central to the back, and a few minor dings on the body as a whole. The neck profile retains its smooth gloss, with a few shallow marks along the bass-side shoulder, and there is prominent lacquer checking on the headstock face.
The original brown tolex hardshell case is included.