Gibson Les Paul Standard Custom Color Series

Grab a Gibson Les Paul Standard in Your Favorite Custom Color from CME!

While the original Les Paul Standard models may have kicked off the Golden Era of electric guitar design, just a few years after the first Goldtop models were released, musical instrument manufacturers began looking for alternative color options to broaden their potential customer base. By the mid-’50s, the car craze was in full swing, and guitar manufacturers like Gibson turned to the automotive industry for new colors to help inspire would-be Les Paul lovers with a wider assortment of custom finish options.

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Gibson Original
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Now, in a throwback to Gibson’s golden years at the height of the car craze, you can choose from six plain top (solid) custom color finishes, plus six figured top (translucent) custom color finishes—all of which will be sold alongside the CME Exclusive Gibson Original Les Paul Standard 50s and Standard 60s color options (Tomato Soup Burst and Dirty Lemon Burst, respectively), in addition to Tobacco Burst, Bourbon Burst, and Unburst options available at CME!

Les Paul 50s Standard Custom Color Editions — Plain Top

  • TOP: Plain Maple
  • NECK PROFILE: 50s Vintage
  • TUNING MACHINES: Vintage Deluxe with Keystone Buttons
  • CONTROL KNOBS: Gold Top Hats with Dial Pointers
  • NECK PICKUP: Burstbucker 1
  • BRIDGE PICKUP: Burstbucker 2
  • AVAILABLE FINISHES: Cardinal Red - Ebony - Inverness Green - Classic White - Pelham Blue - Sparkling Burgundy
Cardinal Red
Ebony
Inverness Green
Classic White
Pelham Blue
Sparkling Burgundy
Ocean Blue
60s Cherry
Blueberry Burst
Translucent Fuscia
Honey Amber
Translucent Oxblood

Les Paul 50s Standard Custom Color Editions — Figured Top

  • TOP: Plain Maple
  • NECK PROFILE: 50s Vintage
  • TUNING MACHINES: Vintage Deluxe with Keystone Buttons
  • CONTROL KNOBS: Gold Top Hats with Dial Pointers
  • NECK PICKUP: Burstbucker 1
  • BRIDGE PICKUP: Burstbucker 2
  • AVAILABLE FINISHES: Ocean Blue - 60s Cherry - Blueberry Burst - Translucent Fuscia - Honey Amber - Translucent Oxblood

Les Paul 60s Standard Custom Color Editions — Plain Top

  • TOP: AA Figured Maple
  • NECK PROFILE: SlimTaper
  • TUNING MACHINES: Grover Rotomatic with Kidney Button
  • CONTROL KNOBS: Gold Top Hat with Silver Reflector & Dial Pointers
  • NECK PICKUP: 60s Burstbucker
  • BRIDGE PICKUP: 60s Burstbucker
  • AVAILABLE FINISHES: Cardinal Red - Ebony - Inverness Green - Classic White - Pelham Blue - Sparkling Burgundy
Cardinal Red
Ebony
Inverness Green
Classic White
Pelham Blue
Sparkling Burgundy
Ocean Blue
60s Cherry
Blueberry Burst
Translucent fuchsia
Honey Amber
Translucent Oxblood

Les Paul 60s Standard Custom Color Editions — Figured Top

  • TOP: AA Figured Maple
  • NECK PROFILE: SlimTaper
  • TUNING MACHINES: Grover Rotomatic with Kidney Button
  • CONTROL KNOBS: Gold Top Hat with Silver Reflector & Dial Pointers
  • NECK PICKUP: 60s Burstbucker
  • BRIDGE PICKUP: 60s Burstbucker
  • AVAILABLE FINISHES: Ocean Blue - 60s Cherry - Blueberry Burst - Translucent Fuscia - Honey Amber - Translucent Oxblood
Gibson Original Les Paul Standard '50s Plain Top Cardinal Red Top Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Original Les Paul Standard '50s Plain Top Cardinal Red Top Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Original Les Paul Standard '50s Plain Top Cardinal Red Top Electric Guitars / Solid Body

Gibson Original Les Paul Standard '50s Plain Top Cardinal Red Top

$ 51,137.00
The new Les Paul Standard 50s Plain Top returns to the classic design that made it relevant, played, and loved — shaping sound across generations and genres of music. It pays tribute to Gibson's Golden Era of innovation and brings authenticity back to life. The Les Paul Standard 50s Plain Top has a solid mahogany body with a plain maple top and a rounded 50s-style mahogany neck with a rosewood fingerboard and trapezoid inlays. It's equipped with an ABR-1, the classic-style Tune-O-Matic™ bridge, an aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece, Vintage Deluxe tuners with Keystone buttons, and aged gold Top Hat knobs. The calibrated Burstbucker™ 1 (neck) and Burstbucker 2 (bridge) pickups are loaded with Alnico 2 magnets, audio taper potentiometers, and Orange Drop™ capacitors. Now available in vivid custom colors, a hardshell case completes the package.
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Gibson Original Les Paul Standard '50s Plain Top Inverness Green Top Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Original Les Paul Standard '50s Plain Top Inverness Green Top Electric Guitars / Solid Body
Gibson Original Les Paul Standard '50s Plain Top Inverness Green Top Electric Guitars / Solid Body

Gibson Original Les Paul Standard '50s Plain Top Inverness Green Top

$ 51,137.00
The new Les Paul Standard 50s Plain Top returns to the classic design that made it relevant, played, and loved — shaping sound across generations and genres of music. It pays tribute to Gibson's Golden Era of innovation and brings authenticity back to life. The Les Paul Standard 50s Plain Top has a solid mahogany body with a plain maple top and a rounded 50s-style mahogany neck with a rosewood fingerboard and trapezoid inlays. It's equipped with an ABR-1, the classic-style Tune-O-Matic™ bridge, an aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece, Vintage Deluxe tuners with Keystone buttons, and aged gold Top Hat knobs. The calibrated Burstbucker™ 1 (neck) and Burstbucker 2 (bridge) pickups are loaded with Alnico 2 magnets, audio taper potentiometers, and Orange Drop™ capacitors. Now available in vivid custom colors, a hardshell case completes the package.
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