One of the most prominent and to some players unbearable feature of the Les Paul Special models was and is the slab mahogany body (much like slab alder body of a Telecaster), made with no top wood covers or veneers. Les Paul Special Maple Top subverts the Special`s most prominent feature with style and charm, infusing a new and fresh vibe into an old model. It costs pretty acceptable $3,499 and offers one of the coolest and finest specs lists ever found on a Special LP. Dark Cherry (w/nickel hardware, black plastics) is the only available color option. Key construction features include a solid and flat mahogany body base, flat (2-piece) maple top, solid mahogany neck, 22-fret fingerboard made of rosewood, Gibson Custom`s P-90 soapbar pickups, and Kluson Deluxe tuners.

Les Paul Special Maple Top Full Specs

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Body Shape LP
Body Type Solid Body
Body Construction Single cutaway
Binding None
Body Wood Mahogany
Body Top Wood Maple
Pickguard Yes
Neck Wood Mahogany
Neck Shape C-shaped neck
Neck Joint Set neck
Neck Joint Glued In
Fingerboard Material Rosewood
Number of Frets 22
Fret Size Medium Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays Dot
String Nut Nylon
Nut Width 1.6875" (1-11/16")
Fingerboard Radius 12.00"
Number of Pickups 2
Bridge Pickup Type P-90
Controls Volume
Controls Tuner
Pickup Switch Type 3-way Pickup Selector
Bridge ABR-1
Bridge Stoptail
Hardware Nickel
Number of Strings 6
Tuners Kluson
Scale Length 24-3/4"
Finish Nitrocellulose
Finish Lacquer
Custom Features: Pickups: Custom P90 Soapbar pickups. Controls: 2x 500K CTS volume pots, 2x 500K CTS tone pots, hand-wired harness, Switchcraft toggle pickup switch.

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Body Shape
LP
LP
Body Type
Solid Body
Solid Body
Body Construction
Single cutaway
Single cutaway
Binding
None
Multi-ply
Body Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Body Top Wood
Maple
Maple
Pickguard
Yes
No
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Neck Shape
C-shaped neck
C-shaped neck
Neck Joint
Glued In/Set neck
Glued In
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
Richlite (Black)
Number of Frets
22
22
Fret Size
Medium Jumbo
Medium Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays
Dot
Block
String Nut
Nylon
Corian
Nut Width
1.6875" (1-11/16")
1.6875" (1-11/16")
Fingerboard Radius
12.00"
12.00"
Number of Pickups
2
2
Bridge Pickup Type
P-90
Humbucker
Controls
Tuner/Volume
Tone
Pickup Switch Type
3-way Pickup Selector
3-way Pickup Selector
Bridge
ABR-1/Stoptail
Stoptail
Hardware
Nickel
Gold
Number of Strings
6
6
Tuners
Kluson
Grover
Scale Length
24-3/4"
24-3/4"
Finish
Lacquer/Nitrocellulose
Nitrocellulose
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