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Collections > Custom Liquid --> Explore Gibson & Single-Cut Models: All Gibson Guitars Gibson SG Models Epiphone Les Pauls Pre-Owned Gibson Guitars Guitar Deals Hard Cases & Gig Bags Gibson Les Paul Buyer’s Guide: Standard '50s vs. '60s vs. Classic Choosing a Gibson Les Paul comes down to neck profile feel, pickup output, and weight-relief specifications. Here is how Gibson’s core USA models compare: 1. Les Paul Standard '50s vs. '60s Standard '50s: Solid non-weight-relieved mahogany body with maple top, rounded chunky '50s neck profile, and calibrated BurstBucker 1 & 2 pickups with Orange Drop capacitors for fat vintage PAF warmth. Standard '60s: SlimTaper neck profile for faster fretboard traversal, Grover Rotomatic tuners, and BurstBucker 61R & 61T pickups delivering brighter, modern PAF bite. 2. Les Paul Classic vs. Studio Les Paul Classic: 9-hole traditional weight relief, SlimTaper neck, Zebra 60s BurstBucker pickups, and 4 push-pull pots (coil-tap, phase switching, and pure bypass). Les Paul Studio: Ultra-modern weight relief, satin/gloss nitro finish without body binding, 490R/498T high-output humbuckers—delivering genuine Gibson tone in a streamlined package. 3. Handcrafted Nashville Construction Set-neck construction with deep-set long tenon joints for maximum vibration transfer and harmonic sustain. Hand-sprayed nitrocellulose lacquer finishes that allow the tonewoods to breathe and age gracefully. Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridges and stopbar tailpieces. The Music Street Gibson Setup Promise Gibson guitars feature a 12" radius and 24.75" scale that plays effortlessly when dialed in. Before boxing: Truss rod adjusted for optimal neck relief Nut slots precision-cut for low first-fret action without buzzing Stopbar tailpiece and Tune-O-Matic saddle radius intonated Fretboard conditioned with lemon oil and frets polished Pickup heights balanced for equal volume across switch positions Frequently Asked Questions About Gibson Les Paul Gui