UsedLegacy stock
Gibson Les Paul Standard 1996
Guitar description
This incredible Les Paul is a nice example of why people rate these 1990s models so highly. This example in a one owner instrument that was bought new in 1998 from Assembly Music in Bath. It's been kept 100% original and remains in the original case with the warranty inspection tag. It remains in good condition considering it is now almost three decades old. It's been used but loved and cared for and has no damage or repairs. There are scuffs and marks but nothing that negatively affects playing. We've given this a full strip down and set up with fret level and dress and when we fired it up, we realised just what an amazing Les Paul this is. The sustain is incredible and the rich harmonics just sing. It's as close as you’ll get to Custom Shop Quality without buying one.
Guitar specification
| Country of manufacture | USA |
|---|---|
| Fret board radius | 12 |
| Body | Mahogany |
| Candy | Some |
| Case | Original hard case |
| Frets | Originals |
| Neck | Mahogany / Rosewood |
| Neck shape | Les Paul Standard |
| Number of frets | 22 |
| Pickups | Original Gibson 1996 Humbuckers |
Guitar condition
Has been well used and has marks and scrapes appropriate for age. Original frets, plenty of life left, Overall very good and performs amazingly as a guitar.
What did we do?
- Action setup and string-height adjustment
- Cleaned
- Fret dress and polish
- Fret level
- New strings
- Nut lubrication
- Strip-down authenticity check
- Truss-rod adjustment
- New strings — Daddario 10-46
Gallery uses 6 preserved photographs selected in backup filename order from the 50-image backup.
