Gibson / Les Paul Standard / 2008 / Iced Tea / Guitar
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The 2008 Standard experienced a great deal of changes in this year. One of the most interesting features was the asymmetrical neck. Not a 50’s rounded, not a 60’s Slim Taper, but a mixture of both, it being “chunkier” closer to the bass notes. It is very comfortable and hasn’t lost a bit of that classic feel (they have been profiled by hand, if that helps).
Gibson also switched from the 490R/498T to the Burstbucker Pro Alnico V pickups (higher output than the Alnico II), with asymmetrical coils like the legendary PAF, but with a higher gain in the bridge, and less wound in the neck pickup.
Other interesting features include Grover locking tuners, locking neutrik jack, solderless pots (no more worrying about sloppy Gibson joints!) and a Plek adjustment, which is a computerized robot-controlled adjustment that’s supposed to be nearly perfect.
In this case we have a beautiful Iced Tea Les Paul. Mint condition, pickguard uninstalled (no holes)! Only very slight fretwear in the first three frets, still at 90%.
Model: Gibson Les Paul Standard 2008 (LPSTD+ITCH1)
Color: Iced Tea
Year: 2009
Body Type: Solid Body
Scale Length: 24-3/4"
Body Construction: Single cutaway
Body Wood: Mahogany
Body Top Wood: Maple
Weight Relief: Chambered Body (3.7 kgs / 7lbs 15 oz)
Binding: Creme
Carved Top: Yes
Neck Shape: Asymmetrical
Neck Joint: Set neck
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Fingerboard Radius: 12.00"
Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
Fingerboard Inlays: Trapezoid
Number of Frets: 22
Nut Width: 1.695"
String Nut: Corian
Tuners: Grover
Bridge: Stoptail
Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
Hardware: Chrome
Fret Size: Classic
Number of Pickups: 2
Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector
Bridge Pickup Type: Burstbucker
Neck Pickup Type: Burstbucker
Controls: Volume
Controls: Tone
Pickup Bridge: Burstbucker Pro with Alnico V
Pickup Neck: Burstbucker Pro with Alnico V
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