Gibson Les Paul Standard Double Trouble: Even More Vintage!
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Gibson takes it to the next level with the new Les Paul Standard Double Trouble models. The faded finish and pickup looks push these Standard 50s and 60s models further into vintage territory.
Gibson Les Paul Standard Double Trouble: Standard 50s Model With Slimmer Neck
For the Les Paul Standard 50s Double Trouble model, Gibson uses the same slim 50s vintage mahogany neck as the Standard 50s model. It also comes with a mahogany body with an AA flamed maple top and cream-colored binding around the body and fingerboard. Hardware includes an ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge, an aluminum Stop Bar, and Vintage Deluxe tuners with keystone buttons.
22 frets, 24.75-inch scale length, acrylic trapezoid inlays – you know them, you love them, that’s how it should be. Gibson has opted for calibrated Burstbucker pickups, a Burstbucker 1 in the neck position and a Burstbucker 2 at the bridge, both with Alnico 2 magnets, both handcrafted at the Gibson Pickup Shop. One of the key differences in the Double Trouble series is the look of the pickups: Double Classic white bobbins.
Special feature number two of the Les Paul Standard Double Trouble series: their vintage finish. Gibson describes it as slightly aged, “faded”. The 50s Standard models are available in two classic LP colors: Vintage Cherry Sunburst and Vintage Tobacco Burst. Both models are available at Thomann for €2,899 each. A hardshell case is included.
Standard 60s Double Trouble With A SlimTaper Neck
If you’re a bit more on the “paw-y” side when it comes to chord picking or soloing (like me), this model from the Les Paul Standard Double Trouble series might be more interesting for you: the Les Paul Standard 60s Double Trouble. In terms of looks and wood, these two models are very similar to the 50s LPs: mahogany body with AA figured maple top, Vintage Tobacco Burst, and Vintage Cherry Sunburst colors – an ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge is also included.
The tuners are Grover Rotomatic tuners, and the neck profile is different: the classic SlimTaper profile as known from Les Pauls of the 1960s. All Double Trouble models also come with a rosewood fingerboard. The 60s models have two different Burstbuckers: a Burstbucker 61R at the neck and a Burstbucker 61T at the bridge. At Thomann, each guitar costs 2,899 euros, including a hardshell case.
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