In 2008, Gibson introduced an update to the Les Paul Standard which included a newly chambered body, locking tuners and input jack, and a modern asymmetrical neck profile. Gibson also carried on making a more traditional Les Paul Standard model (the Gibson Les Paul Traditional) using the construction and features of the Gibson Les Paul Standard models from the 1980s and 1990s. At its launch in 2008 the Les Paul Traditional featured a carved maple top, non-chambered, weight-relieved mahogany body and a mahogany neck (with the choice of 50's or 60's neck profile). It had ’57 Classic and ’57 Classic Plus humbuckers. These models are immediately identifiable from the "Traditional" on the truss rod cover, but the specifications of the Les Paul Traditional have changed over the years since 2008.
Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2015Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2015 features:The 2015 Gibson Les Paul Traditional was a new variation on the Gibson Les Paul Traditional electric guitar model, The Les Paul Traditional was first introduced in 2008 as a more traditional alternative to the new 2008 Gibson Les Paul Standard. Body material and shapeThe 2015 model has a 2 piece solid mahogany body with no weight relief holes (completely solid body). It has a class A+ flame maple top traditionally used to make these carved top Gibson Les Paul guitars. |
Specifications:
Model | Image | Finish colors | Finish effects | Made in | Number of strings | Scale length |
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Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2015 2014 to 2015 | blue finish, honey finish, purple finish, red finish, tobacco finish | gloss finish, sunburst finish | USA | 6 strings | 24.75 inches scale-length |
Model | Controls shape | Number of control knobs | Pickup selector controls | Tone controls | Volume controls |
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Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2015 2014 to 2015 | Super-grip speed knobs | 4 control knobs | 3-way selector switch | 2 tone controls | 2 volume controls |
Model | Pickups brand and model | Pickups configuration |
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Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2015 2014 to 2015 | Gibson 1959 Tribute pickup(s) | 2 humbucker pickups |
Model | Body back material | Body shape features | Body style | Body top material |
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Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2015 2014 to 2015 | mahogany body back | carved top, single cutaway | Les Paul-style body | maple body top |
Model | Bridge | Hardware color | Tailpiece | Tuners |
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Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2015 2014 to 2015 | Gibson Nashville Tune-o-Matic bridge | nickel hardware | stop tailpiece | Gibson G-Force tuners |
Model | Fingerboard inlay material | Fingerboard material | Fingerboard position markers |
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Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2015 2014 to 2015 | pearloid fingerboard inlays | rosewood fingerboard | trapezoid fingerboard position markers |
Model | Neck material | Neck width | Number of frets | Nut | Tuner layout |
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Gibson Les Paul Traditional 2015 2014 to 2015 | mahogany neck | 1.8 inches wide at nut | 22 fret | Zero Fret nut | three-each-side |