Production of the Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s and 60s Double Trouble models is highly limited to only 500 guitars in Vintage Cherry Sunburst and Vintage Tobacco Burst Finish.
As it celebrates over 130 years of music history, Gibson, the iconic global instrument brand, is proud to announce the new, limited edition Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s and 60s Double Trouble guitars have all the highly-coveted features from our Les Paul Standard 50s and 60s models, but with two notable differences. Their gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finishes are slightly faded when compared to the standard versions, and the uncovered Burstbucker™ pickups feature Double Classic White bobbins.
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The Les Paul Standard 50s and 60s Double Trouble guitars are available worldwide at authorised dealers, at the Gibson Garage flagship stores in Nashville and London, and online.
Les Paul Standard 60s
The Les Paul Standard 60s Double Trouble delivers all of the features and performance of our regular Les Paul Standard 60s models but with even more vintage appeal. These limited-run Les Paul models differ from our standard Les Paul Standard 60s models in two respects. First, the Burstbucker 61R and Burstbucker 61T humbucker™ pickups are left uncovered, and each has Double Classic White bobbins and is fitted with the standard Alnico 5 magnets. The second difference is in the finish. The finish colours are “Vintage” variations on our standard nitrocellulose lacquer finishes. Our standard gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finishes represent the finishes on brand-new models from the 1950s, while the full-gloss nitrocellulose lacquer Vintage finishes on the Les Paul Standard 60s Double Trouble models are slightly faded when compared to the standard versions, like the subtly faded light vintage ageing that occurs over several years. The burst patterns vary somewhat from guitar to guitar since each is individually hand-sprayed.
“The Les Paul Standard 50s and 60s Double Trouble guitars are a fun limited run with some really important history behind it, celebrating humbucker bobbin colors seen only in 1959 and 1960 which have become part of the lore of Les Paul Standard models as well as the legend of our humbuckers themselves.”
–Mat Koehler, Vice President of Product
There’s something about a Gibson Les Paul Standard with uncovered pickups that means business. The gloves are off and it’s time to rock ’n’ roll. Now, for the first time, Les Paul Standard 50s and 60s Double Trouble models bring uncovered Burstbucker pickups with Double Classic White bobbins to the table alongside stunning full-gloss Vintage Cherry Sunburst and Vintage Tobacco Burst nitrocellulose lacquer finishes that simulate several years of subtle fading.
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