Detail 01
Calibrated Burstbucker 1 and Burstbucker 2 pickups
The guitar uses a matched humbucker pair, with one pickup at each position.
Product detailSKU #1500000404895
GibsonLes Paul Standard '50s Plain Top Electric Guitar Pelham Blue
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Gibson’s Les Paul Standard ’50s Plain Top stays with a traditional single-cut solidbody layout: solid mahogany, maple top, rounded ’50s-style mahogany neck, and a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with trapezoid inlays. The calibrated Burstbucker 1 and Burstbucker 2 humbuckers use Alnico II magnets and run through audio-taper potentiometers with Orange Drop capacitors. An ABR-1 vintage-style bridge, aluminum stopbar tailpiece, and Vintage Deluxe keystone-button tuners complete the hardware. It is a right-handed six-string supplied with a hardshell case.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Players choosing a right-handed, fixed-bridge Les Paul with a rounded ’50s-style neck profile.
- Guitarists who want calibrated neck and bridge humbuckers with individual volume and tone controls.
- Transporting a Les Paul in the included hardshell case.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players; this is a right-handed instrument.
- Players seeking a tremolo or vibrato system; the guitar uses an ABR-1 bridge and aluminum stopbar tailpiece.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Rounded ’50s-style mahogany neck
The neck follows Gibson’s rounded ’50s-style profile.
Detail 03
Individual volume and tone controls
Each of the two pickups has its own volume and tone control.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Confirm that the right-handed orientation and rounded ’50s-style neck profile suit your preference.
- 02The bridge arrangement is fixed, using an ABR-1 bridge and stopbar tailpiece.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01Does it include a case?
Yes. A hardshell case is included.
02What pickups are installed?
It has calibrated Burstbucker 1 and Burstbucker 2 pickups with Alnico II magnets.
03What is the fingerboard material?
The 22-fret fingerboard is rosewood with trapezoid inlays.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
4 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right-handed
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- 6 String
- Scale Length
- 24.75"
7 detailsBody & build
- Fingerboard Material
- Rosewood Number of frets: 22 Inlays: Trapezoid Nut width/material: 1.69"/GraphTech Electronics Configuration: HH Neck: Proprietary Humbucker Bridge: Proprietary Humbucker Control layout: Individual volume, Individual volume, Individual tone, Individual tone Hardware Bridge type: Fixed Bridge Bridge design: Vintage-style Tailpiece: Stopbar Tuning machines: Vintage-style Color: Nickel Other Number of strings: 6 String Case: Hardshell Ccse Orientation: Right-handed
- Bridge Type
- Fixed Bridge
- Color
- Nickel
- Body Material
- Mahogany
- Top Material
- Maple
- Body Type
- Single Cutaway Solid Body
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
4 detailsOther
- Category Source
- detail
- Korena Special
- false
- Tier
- new
- Source Id
- site51500000404895
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