Meet the 2014 Gibson Les Paul Traditional: An Updated Iconic Guitar

The 2014 Gibson Les Paul Traditional is a vintage-styled guitar, perfect for avid followers of the vintage Les Paul line. According to Chorder, “Les Paul Traditional carries on the torch of the 1950s and 1960s LPs into the future with pride and honor of a thoroughbred Les Paul.” It has an all mahogany body with an AA figured maple top with 1959 Tribute humbuckers. The mahogany body is solid, unlike the majority of current Les Paul Standard models, making it a truly unique guitar. This give players the authentic feel of early non-weight relieved Les Paul body,.

The body has a rounded profile reminiscent of the late 1950s. Aside from the AA figured maple top, the fingerboard is bound in rosewood and topped with a GraphTech nut. It also has 22 cryogenically treated frets which gives it higher durability and resistance to corrosion. Around the edges, it features the vintage-styled crème binding. There are many colour variants to choose from, including: Honey Burst, Wine Red, Ocean Blue, Manhattan Midnight, Tobacco Sunburst, and Heritage Cherry Sunburst. Regardless of the color chosen, all of them sport two-piece flamed maple tops with identical patterns and have a gloss finish and hardware that is chrome-plated.

As previously mentioned, the guitar has the 1959 Tribute humbuckers, and these are wired through the four-knob control section and three-way selector switch. These provide the authentic traditional Les Paul experience. It also features a Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece which holds everything in place and provides the superb resonance and sustain that these Gibson beauties are so famous for. To maintain that traditional look, it has TonePros which are vintage tuners. Unlike other 2014 models, it does not have coil-splitting switches nor the decibel boost toggle switches.

All of the features of the 2014 Les Paul Traditional offer a glimpse of the tone and feel of the Les Pauls of the 1950s, from top to bottom, from the looks to the sound. Those who have grown up with the classic should get a sense of nostalgia with this model, while younger players will get a feel of yesteryear's greats. Looking for a 2014 Traditional? Call in at our shop: the store is Rainbow Music Ltd where we have lots of different colours in stock, giving a wide selection to try before you buy!

(Source: Gibson 2014 Les Paul Traditional, Chorder)

24th Mar 2015 Kevin Gardiner

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