Check out four beautiful and finely crafted Gibson Custom Select electric guitars courtesy of the Gibson Gear Guide
The Gibson Gear Guide is your one-stop shop to hear new Gibson guitars in action, and the channel’s latest series of videos features four incredible Les Pauls from the Gibson Custom Select program. If you’ve ever craved a Les Paul with a one-piece quilt maple top, or a Les Paul SG Standard made from quilt sapele, scroll on, but be warned: your bank balance is in grave danger.
What is the Gibson Custom Select program?
Gibson Custom Select is a series of small-batch, limited run acoustic and electric guitars available exclusively from Gibson.com and the Gibson Garage, showcasing the creativity and craftsmanship of the artisans at our Custom Shop locations in Nashville and Bozeman.
Gibson Custom Select instruments run the gamut from subtle specification tweaks to exclusive new finishes, premium materials, and other unique features. These elements distinguish Gibson Custom Select instruments from their counterparts in the Gibson Custom catalog, offering players an elevated new playing and ownership experience.
Is the Gibson Custom Select program part of the Gibson Custom Shop?
All Gibson Custom Select guitars are designed and handcrafted by the artisans in our Nashville and Bozeman Custom Shop locations. These guitars are unlike any other and can only be found at Gibson.com and in the Gibson Garage.
Below, you’ll discover video and audio evidence of the fine nature of these instruments as Gibson Gear Guide host Dinesh Lekhraj showcases them using a well-matched MESA/Boogie® Fillmore™ 50 tube combo (and if you’re not sure which tube amp is best for you, we explore that question in detail here and here). Now, without further ado, let’s check out the guitars.
1959 Les Paul Standard One-Piece 5A Quilt Maple Top, Double Whiskey Fade
Take a long look at this guitar’s one-piece lightweight mahogany back, two-piece 5A quilt maple top, solid mahogany neck with 50s Rounded Medium C profile, and Indian rosewood fretboard. You’ll hear Custombucker pickups, 50s wiring with CTS® pots, and paper-in-oil caps. Learn more here.
Les Paul Custom One-Piece 5A Quilt Maple Top, Orange Twilight Fade
In the video above, you’ll discover a unique Les Paul Custom with a mahogany body, a one-piece 5A quilt maple top, and a 50s Rounded Medium C profile mahogany neck with a dark ebony fretboard and long neck tenon. Onboard is a matched set of 490R and 498T pickups. Learn more here.
Les Paul Custom Quilt Sapele Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged, Natural
Enjoy the resplendent tones of a mahogany body, a hand-selected quilt sapele top, and a mahogany neck with a dark ebony fretboard featuring a 50s Rounded Medium C profile. The guitar also sports a headstock stinger. With a matched set of 490R and 498T pickups and Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aging, this guitar is poised to deliver the kind of tone and feel that dreams are made of. Learn more here.
1961 Les Paul SG Standard Quilt Sapele Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged, Natural
When is a Les Paul not just a Les Paul, but also an SG? This Custom Historic Reissue Les Paul SG™ has everything you need to rock mightily and stand out from the crowd with a hand-selected, one-piece, highly quilted sapele top, and a SlimTaper mahogany neck with a one-piece dark rosewood fretboard. You’ll hear Custombucker pickups, which prove to be well-suited to the charms of the MESA/Boogie Fillmore 50. This guitar also features a headstock stinger and Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aging. Learn more here.
Explore all the Gibson Custom Select program has to offer, including acoustic guitars.
