The new Gibson Zoot Suit SG guitar is the ultimate for stage style and playability. The word “Zoot” is jazz slang meaning extravagant style to which this guitar encapsulates. At first glance, one might think that the unique coloration of the Zoot Suit guitar is simply a clever paint scheme. Incredibly though, there is no paint used on the guitar.

The Zoot Suit
The body of the Zoot Suit features a brand new body built with multiple birch wood laminate pieces (each one approximately .075” thick), each dyed with a different color then compressed and bonded together to form one solid block of wood. No paint is used. Each body is given two coats of satin nitrocellulose lacquer.

By reorienting the dyed laminates opposite from the body, you can view the pin-stripe color pattern through relief designs that have been machined out of the head veneers, which also allows maximum strength to the overall structure of the neck.

Featuring a brand new body built with multiple birch wood laminate, each laminate piece is dyed with a different color then compressed and bonded together to form one solid block of wood. Two coats of satin lacquer are then applied to provide a smooth finish and also help protect the body from any damage.

Unique
Standard sg features. The features are less in the mechanics thaqnin the body which is unique and gorgeous. Plays well,good action and tone.Im sure it will outlive me. It is a tad heavy if they could fix that with some routing like they did on the les paul.

Specs
Style: Double Cutaway SG
Body: Laminated layers of dyed birch
Neck: Set Mahogany
Neck joint angle: 3 degrees
Scale Length: 24-3/4 in.
Neck Profile: Traditional rounded
Fingerboard: Ebony
Fingerboard Radius: 12 in.
No. Of Frets: 22
Fingerboard Inlays: None
Nut: Corian
Nut Width: 1.69 in.
Neck Pickup: 496R humbucker
Bridge Pickup: 500T Humbucker
Controls: Volume, Tone, 3-Way Toggle Pickup Selector
Knobs: Clear top hat
Hardware: Nickel
Tuners: Grover Rotomatic
Bridge: Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece: Stopbar
Case: Gig bag

Estimate Price: $1,199.00

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The Nighthawk
This lusty guitar, which resembles its larger Les Paul cousin but with more defined curves, has become a cult favorite since it was discontinued in 1999, after only six years in production. The original Nighthawk was conceived of in response to the demand for a more modern silhouette and a multitude of tone options.

Today’s version is still all about a guitarist keeping his options open. With two volume controls, a master tone knob and two heavy-duty pickups, guitarists can experiment with endless sounds. If tone alone weren’t enough to carry this instrument, Gibson luthiers have labored to create an exquisite-looking guitar

It features a gorgeous non-arched AAA maple top on a bound, thin-contoured, single cutaway body and a 22-fret bound rosewood neck on a set mahogany neck. The Limited Run Nighthawk ’09 is loaded with two of Gibson’s most outstanding pickups to produce a rare combination of tones. Widely known as Gibson’s first successful single-coil pickup, the lean and mean P-90 (neck) offers a stellar combination of high output and biting treble response.

Specs
Body Species: Grade A Mahogany
Top: AAA Bookmatched Maple
Body Weight: 4.60 lbs
Finish: High Gloss Translucent Amber
Neck and Headstock Species: Quarter-Sawn Solid Grade-A Mahogany
Neck Profile: ’50s neck profile
Neck Weight: 0.94 lbs
Neck Joint: Mortis and Tenon
Adhesive: Franklin Titebond 50
Fingerboard Species: Grade-A Rosewood
Frets: 22
Inlays: Figured, Swirl Acrylic Dot
Binding: Traditional
Nut Material: Corian (composed of acrylic polymer)

Estimate Price: $1,599.00

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Taking the best from today’s advancements in guitar technology, the Les Paul Piezo has been armed with L.R. Baggs’ best-selling piezo bridge and a pair of the ever popular active EMG 85′s. Top metal guitarists favor this choice in pickups for its crystal-clear soloing capabilities and inexhaustible variety of tones, while the piezo saddles offer the ability to quickly tap realistic acoustic-like tones on stage or in the studio—or to blend magnetic and acoustic outputs for a near-fathomless array of tones.

Limited Editions
Limited to a run of 1,000 instruments, the Gibson Limited Edition Les Paul with L.R. Baggs Piezo includes some very disinctive features that you’re sure to love. For starters, it includes an onboard piezo pickup system, which is integrated into the bridge.

This pickup provides an airy, transparent acoustic vibe that sounds amazing — especially when you pair it with this LP’s incredible humbucking electric guitar tones! Both the humbuckers and the L.R. Baggs piezo pickup have dedicated outputs, so you can set up an amazing stereo rig with this guitar.

The Les Paul Piezo is equipped with two of the rock world’s best-loved active pickups, alongside a Gold L.R. Baggs piezo bridge. With EMG 85′s in the neck and bridge position, both with polished stainless steel covers, this pickup package will help you to create the best leads of your life, with outstanding versatility thanks to the piezo electronics.

Specs
* Finish: Gold Top, Nitrocellulose Lacquer
* Limited run of 1,000 instruments
* Body: Mahogany with maple top
* Neck material: Maple
* Fretboard: Rosewood, 12″ radius
* Neck shape: C
* Pickups: 2 x EMG 85 humbuckers; piezo pickup in bridge
* Tuners: Grover
* Hardware: Chrome
* Output: Dual

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The Explorer
The Explorer has been a total declaration of everything rock and roll. Gibson is now proud to introduce the latest chapter in the life of the Explorer – the Tribal Explorer, part of Gibson USA’s 2009 Limited Run Series of guitars. An instrument truly honed for the contemporary rock and roller, the new Tribal Explorer features a solid mahogany body and neck dressed in a custom white finish.

The Tribal Explorer updates the original Explorer’s iconic lines with a sizzling new power train designed to offer the muscle and versatility demanded by the 21st century rocker. A pair of Gibson’s own uncovered ceramic-magnet humbucking pickups—a 496R in the neck and a 500T in the bridge—maximize output and sustain while retaining clarity and string definition.

Through a clean channel, they offer thumping lows and sweet highs; injected into a high-gain amp, however, they really come into their own, yielding eviscerating midrange and sizzling lead tones, with nearly endless sustain when desired. The Tribal Explorer adds an extra dimension to the rock action with a factory mounted Kahler Tremolo system. The ultimate tailpiece for anything from deep divebombing to subtle vibrato effects, the Kahler is partnered by a Corian nut and locking Grover kidney tuners to get it all right back to pitch, however extreme your action. The entire package is rendered with Gibson’s legendary playability, with 22 jumbo frets, and a 24-3/4″ scale length.

Whether you’re a player seeking a professional rock and roll guitar, or a collector in search of that ultimate trophy piece, the new 2009 Limited Run Series Tribal Explorer from Gibson USA is an axe worth grinding. Each 2009 Limited Run Series model is restricted to just 350 guitars, and each comes with a black Gibson hardshell case and a special Limited Run.

Specs
Hardware
Plating Finish: Black Chrome
Bridge: Kahler Tremelo Bridge System
Tuners: Locking Mini-Grovers

Neck
Species: Mahogany
Nut: Black Graphite
Nut Width: Standard Gibson: 1.695″ +/- .050″
Headstock: Gibson Logo
Truss Rod: Gibson Adjustable Truss Rod
Truss Rod Cover: Bell-shaped cover

Fingerboard
Fingerboard Species: Ebony
Inlays: Acrylic Dot
Number of Frets: 22
Scale Length: 24 – 3/4″

Estimate Price: $3,608

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Classic Flying V Format
Since its introduction in 1958, the Flying V has been the ultimate symbol of rock rebellion.

The Tribal V takes the classic Flying V format to the next level, delivering an instrument honed for the contemporary player with all the time-honored features of the original.

On the new Tribal V, however, the body is also set in a Satin White finish with a distinct Tribal art pattern design to accent the guitar’s electronics and traditional lines, making it one of the most eye-catching Vs Gibson USA has ever produced.

Its mahogany body and neck are dressed in a custom white finish. The body and headstock is then decorated with this Limited Run model’s exclusive Tribal pattern art design, which give the Tribal V the perfect look and feel of personal expression and individuality.

Tribal V updates iconic lines with a sizzling new power train designed to offer the muscle and versatility demanded by the 21st century rocker. A pair of Gibson’s own uncovered ceramic-magnet humbucking pickups — a 496R in the neck and a 500T in the bridge — maximize output and sustain while retaining clarity and string definition.

To top it all off, the Tribal V ups the ante on shred action with a factory mounted Kahler Tremolo system. Whether you’re a player seeking a soaring professional rock instrument or a collector in search of that ultimate trophy piece, the Tribal V fits the bill.

Specs
Hardware
Plating Finish: Black Chrome
Bridge: Kahler Tremelo Bridge System
Tuners: Locking Grover Kidney

Neck
Species: Mahogany
Nut: Black Graphite
Nut Width: Standard Gibson: 1.695″ +/- .050″
Silkscreen: Special Tribal Design
Truss Rod: Gibson Adjustable Truss Rod
Truss Rod Cover: Flying V cover, stamped with Gibson Logo

Fingerboard
Fingerboard Species: Ebony
Inlays: Acrylic dot
Number of Frets: 22
Scale Length: 24 – 3/4″

Estimate Price: $3,608

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Limited Carved Top in Autumn Burst
For the first time on an SG, a hand-carved, highly-figured maple top rises unexpectedly from the traditional – yet still radical – dual-horned mahogany body. A clash of style and attitude! A high-gloss Autumn Burst nitro finish brings out the full depth of the maple’s stunning grain. It also delivers the sonic quality and sustain of Gibson’s legendary Les Pauls. The setting a fresh precedent for style, function and design just like the original SG model did in 1960.

The famed craftsmen at Gibson USA have applied a gently hand-carved arch to an AAA-grade maple cap atop a solid mahogany body, and given it a gloss Autumn Burst nitrocellulose finish to bring out the full depth of its stunning grain.

The SG Carved Top Autumn Burst is also an extremely playable instrument. It has Gibson’s famously fast and comfortable neck, with two extra frets for enhanced upper-neck lead work — a total of 24 jumbo frets — and the traditional 24-3/4″ scale length and 1-11/16″ neck width at the nut.

The SG Carved Top Autumn Burst has all of its predecessor’s performance appeal, and then some. Whether you’re a player looking for a distinctive new stage guitar, or a collector seeking a rare new acquisition, this is a highly desirable release.

Specs
Hardware
Plating Finish: Chrome
Tailpiece: Gibson Stop Bar
Bridge: Gibson Tune-O-Matic
Tuners: Grover Kidney

Neck
Species: Mahogany
Nut: Corian
Nut Width: Standard Gibson: 1.695″ +/- .050″
Headstock Inlay: Mother of Pearl Gibson Logo + Holly
Truss Rod: Gibson Adjustable Truss Rod
Truss Rod Cover: Bell-shaped cover

Fingerboard
Fingerboard Species: Rosewood
Inlays: Figured Acrylic Trapezoid
Number of Frets: 24
Scale Length: 24 – 3/4″

Estimate Price: $4,442

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The first of the 2009 Limited Run Series guitars from Gibson USA
The neck on the Holy Explorer retains the traditional characteristics of the original Explorer neck – 24¾-inch scale, 22 frets, rosewood fingerboard and figured acrylic dot inlays. The Holy Explorer also sports a single volume control perfectly positioned for swells, and two of humbucker pickups.

The Holy Explorer features include six in-line mini Grover tuners, which deliver smooth tuning action and accuracy, Gibson’s traditional stop bar tailpiece and Tune-o-matic bridge, and a customized Limited Run Series certificate of authenticity and Gibson USA hardshell case with a white silkscreened logo. The new Holy Explorer is limited to just 350 guitars.

There’s just a single volume control, positioned for easy pinky-finger volume swells, and a three-way pickup selector — nothing superfluous to get in the way of you and your tone.

The Holy Explorer also retains its ancestor’s distinctive “drooping” headstock with six-in-line tuners, which in this case are Grover Mini tuners. The guitar is also fitted with a 1-11/16″-wide Corian nut and Gibson’s traditional stop bar tailpiece and Tune-o-matic bridge, which keeps everything firmly anchored and ready to wail.

Specs

Hardware
Plating Finish: hrome
Tailpiece: Gibson Stop Bar
Bridge: Gibson Tune-O-Matic
Tuners: Mini Grovers

Neck
Species:  Mahogany
Nut:  Corian
Nut Width:  Standard Gibson: 1.695″ +/- .050″
Headstock Inlay: Gibson Logo
Truss Rod:  Gibson Adjustable Truss Rod
Truss Rod Cover:  Bell-shaped cover

Fingerboard
Fingerboard Species:  Rosewood
Inlays: Acrylic dot
Frets: 22

Estimate Price: $2,300

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About Les Paul from wikipedia:

Lester William Polsfuss (June 9, 1915 – August 12, 2009) known as Les Paul — was an American jazz and country guitarist, songwriter and inventor. He was a pioneer in the development of the solid-body electric guitar which “made the sound of rock and roll possible”. He is credited with many recording innovations, including overdubbing (also known as sound on sound), delay effects such as tape delay, phasing effects, and multitrack recording.

His innovative talents extended into his playing style, including licks, trills, chording sequences, fretting techniques and timing, which set him apart from his contemporaries and inspired many of the guitarists of the present day. He recorded with his wife Mary Ford in the 1950s and they sold millions of records.

Among his many honors, Paul is one of a handful of artists with a permanent, stand-alone exhibit in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He is prominently named by the music museum on its website as an “architect” and a “key inductee” along with Sam Phillips and Alan Freed.

Guitar Builder

Paul’s innovative guitar, “The Log”, built after-hours in the Epiphone guitar factory in 1940, was one of the first solid-body electric guitars. Adolph Rickenbacker had marketed a solid-body guitar in the 1930s and Leo Fender also independently created his own in 1946. Although Paul approached the Gibson Guitar Corporation with his idea of a solid body electric guitar, they showed no interest until Fender began marketing its Esquire and Telecaster models. Gibson designed a guitar incorporating Paul’s suggestions in the early 1950s and presented it to him to try. He was impressed enough to sign a endorsement contract for what became the Gibson “Les Paul” model, originally only in a “gold-top” version (official name: “Les Paul Standard”), and agreed never to be seen playing in public, or be photographed, with anything other than a Gibson guitar.

The arrangement persisted until 1961, when declining sales prompted Gibson to change the design without Paul’s knowledge, creating a much thinner, lighter, and more-aggressive-looking instrument with two cutaway “horns” instead of one. Paul said he first saw the “new” Gibson Les Paul in a music-store window, and disliked it. Although his contract required him to pose with the guitar, he said it was not “his” instrument and asked Gibson to remove his name from the headstock. Others claimed that Paul ended his endorsement contract with Gibson during his divorce to avoid having his wife get his endorsement money. Gibson renamed the guitar “Gibson SG”, which stands for “Solid Guitar”, and it also became one of the company’s best sellers.

The original Gibson Les Paul-guitar design regained popularity when Eric Clapton began playing the instrument a few years later, although he also played an SG and an ES-335. Paul resumed his relationship with Gibson and endorsed the original Gibson Les Paul guitar from that point onwards. His personal Gibson Les Pauls were much modified by him—Paul always used his own self-wound pickups and customized methods of switching between pickups on his guitars[citation needed]. To this day, various models of Gibson Les Paul guitars are used all over the world by both novice and professional guitarists. A less-expensive version of the Gibson Les Paul guitar is also manufactured for Gibson’s lower-priced Epiphone brand.

The Les Paul Studio enhances the solid, proven design of the world’s most famous guitar with a wide choice of finishes, a sleek, no-frills look. The Les Paul Studio is the favorite of guitarists who demand traditional Les Paul performance with a modern attitude.

About the Les Paul Series
No matter where Gibson Les Paul is seen – in the hands of a star performer, silhouetted in a guitar dealer’s ad, or cast in brass and incorporated into the architecture of a restaurant – it is universally recognized as the symbol of rock and roll music. From the basic no-frills guitars to elegant showpieces, the guitars of Les Paul are the standard-bearers of Gibson’s excellence. More Details!

Feature:
The tune-o-matic bridge feels good! Great features are the 2 controls for each pickup!!! 2 volumes, 2 tune, 3 way switch. The tuners are high grade as is the finish. The features on the guitar itself are exactly what one expects when one purchases a Gibson. Nice warranty. Even the case that comes with this guitar is fantastic, sturdy, and very well made-nice on the inside to protect the guitar along with a ‘top sheet’.
The tone and volume knobs are easy to use, the pick-ups are fantastic, and the toggle switch gave you no problems at all. When you buy this guitar, it is no need to change because it is already a A+ in your book.

Quality:
It came with a few small cosmetic blemishes in odd places, like near the strap bolt by the neck. The frets were pretty good. The intonation and almost perfect intonation (like a 9.9 out of 10). It’s pretty good considering the horror stories.

Gibson has been great with quality and is good about fixing any problems. Other than that the materials used, the finish, fit and feel are top notch.

Sound:
The tone of this guitar is classic. That means it will never go out of style and in fact had a large part in inventing the style. It is full and inspiring. Sounds the way a Les Paul should:  great sound, nice, very smooth, warm tone, goes great with each channels (clean and overdrive), can get blues or hell anything out of it like acdc, or some aerosmith and etc. There are guitars out there that sound like this, though they are hard to find.  There is no other way to describe this sound. Perfect for you indie-lock and alternative fans and classic rock. Just add reverb to this thing and it sounds amazing! Playable to jazz and this thing can sound very lovely clean. This thing is meant to rock out.

Value:
You get what you pay for-a great guitar. These guitars have kept their value and you will notice that they go up in value after years. It is a benchmark sort of thing and this represents an excellent investment. Check latest price!

Ease of Use:
Everything is easy to use. All depends on how you play. If you’re a blues bender, you’d love it. But if you want to unleash some shredding fury, look elsewhere. The neck is thick comfartable and you can get around it easily, especially on the high frets, and you find it hard to believe that so many of the world’s greatest shredders actually used it.

Desirability:
Pretty guitar, great sound, feels lighter than the standard which is nice for the shoulder. Give many positive reviews on the looks of the guitar. This is because Gibson is known very well for paying attention to detail on aesthetics.

Overall:
You’ll be happy with this for the rest of your life that you continue to make and play music.

Technical Info:
Manufactured in: Nashville, TN
Top Species: Carved Maple top
Back Species: Mahogany
Neck Species: Mahogany
Profile: ’59 Les Paul Rounded
Peghead Pitch: 17 degrees
Thickness at 1st Fret: 0.818 in.
Thickness at 12th Fret: 0.963 in.
Heel Length: 0.625 in.
Neck Joint Location: 16th fret
Fingerboard Species: Rosewood; Ebony on Classic/Alpine White and Platinum
Scale Length: 24-3/4 in.
Total Length: 18.062 in.
Number of Frets: 22
Nut Width: 1-11/16 in.
Width at 12th Fret: 2.062 in.
Inlays: Pearloid trapezoid, none on Platinum
Hardware Plating Finish: Chrome or Gold ; Brushed Chrome on Platinum
Tailpiece: Stopbar
Bridge: Tune-o-matic
Knobs: Black Speed
Tuners: Green Key
Neck Pickup: 490R Alnico magnet humbucker
Bridge Pickup: 498T Alnico magnet humbucker
Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way switch
Case Interior: Dark Grey Plush with Black Shroud
Case Exterior: Black Reptile Pattern Hardshell
Case Silkscreen: Silver ‘Gibson USA’ logo
Strings: Brite Wires .010-.046
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