Gibson Les Paul Modern Lite and Modern Figured
Two new colourful Les Paul ranges launched
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Gibson has released two new USA Les Paul models with ergonomic upgrades and bright colour choices; The Les Paul Modern Lite and the Les Paul Modern Figured.
Les Paul Modern Lite
The Gibson Les Paul Modern Lite is its new, thinner all-mahogany body guitar and is also one of their more affordable ones. This model is fitted with a pair of open-coil 490R and 498T humbuckers.
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SlimTaper
It comes with a mahogany neck, a rosewood fretboard with dot inlays, plus a fast-playing SlimTaper profile neck. This new slimmed-down Les Paul model is available in Gold Mist Satin, Cardinal Red Satin, Rose Gold Satin, Inverness Green Satin, or TV Wheat nitrocellulose satin finishes.
They come in a Gibson soft shell case as standard.
MSRP – USD 1499
Modern Figured
Next up are these new Gibson Les Paul Modern Figured models, which are available in Cobalt Burst, Cherry Burst, and Seafoam Green finishes. Each one has a lightweight mahogany body paired with a AAA flame maple top. Along with an ebony fretboard that has a modern compound radius.
These models also feature the Modern Contoured Heel neck/body joint for better upper fret access.
Modern Switching
They come fitted with a pair of Gibson Burstbucker Pro and Burstbucker Pro + humbucking pickups that have some neat switching options. Four push-pull pots, allow users to switch between Gibson humbucker and single-coil P-90 tones, and they also offer phase switching and a pure bypass.
MSRP – USD 2999
Verdict
It is good to see a splash of colour on the Les Paul and having two price points aimed at different budgets is also welcome. Overall, these are both going to give users a bit of that Gibson tone and that is always welcome.
They will not be for everyone, and traditionalists will probably dislike them. However, I can see them being used by a lot of players.
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