Gibson merges the ES and the Les Paul

Published on 06/11/2014 by Banshee in Avalon, last updated on 06/11/2014

Traditional guitar manufacturer aficionados always ask for new shapes. Gibson listened and innovates by combining two classics.

Gibson Memphis combined a solid-body Les Paul Standard to a semi-hollow ES-335 and introduces today the ES-Les Paul, a semi-hollow guitar with a Les Paul shape.

Specifications:

Laminated maple semi-hollow body
Solid mahogany center block
2 f-holes
Mahogany set neck
Rosewood fingerboard with 12” radius and Trapeze pearl inlays
Cream bindings
Nut width: 1.670”
Les Paul-type headstock
Kluson Single Ring tuners with Tulip buttons and 15:1 ratio
2 MHS (Memphis Historic Spec) Custom Bucker AL3 (neck) and AL5 (bridge) pickups, wounded to reproduce the vintage PAF tone
2 volume and 2 tone knobs, 3-way pickup switch
Ceramic capacitors
ABR bridge and Stop Bar tailpiece
Nickel plated hardware
Nitrocellulose Light Burst or Black Top finishes with Walnut Stained back and sides
Ships with a hardshell and a Gibson Memphis certificate of authenticity