Gibson Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Double Cut with Bag
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The meat and muscle of the Les Paul Junior has always come from its solid slab of prime mahogany, a rich, resonant tonewood with a sweet and balanced harmonic content and excellent sustain, and the Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior Double Cut is no different. Gibson USA crafts the guitars mahogany body in the iconic double-cutaway style of the Juniors of the late 50s and early 60s, and dresses it in an eye-catching, high-gloss TV Yellow finish, in genuine nitrocellulose lacquer. A traditional black plastic pickguard is adorned with a custom hot-stamped silver Billie Joe Armstrong Adeline skull logo, a subtle nod that this guitar is something special. The solid-mahogany neck is carved to Billie Joes preferred slim early 60s profile which is fast and extremely comfortable, and topped with a fingerboard of rich brown granadillo, an exotic Central American hardwood with a look, feel and tone similar to rosewood, with extremely good durability. In keeping with the simplicity of the original Juniors, the Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior Double Cut has a simple vintage-style wraparound bridge, a component known for its solidity and sustain-enhancing powers.
With such a great foundation in place, the Billie Joe Armstrong Les Paul Junior Double Cut rams it all home through a great new rendition of Gibsons beloved P-90 single-coil pickup. The H-90 stacked double coil pickup is the result of a close collaboration with Billie Joe. It offers the snarl and punch of a classic, vintage P-90, but with none of the 60-cycle hum that usually plagues traditional single coil pickups. This was accomplished by simply taking two single coils and stacking them on top of each other, resulting in the hum cancellation effect that occurs in a regular humbucker. With a few adjustments, Gibsons engineers were then able to secure the vintage sonic characteristics of the single coil, retaining traditional Alnico V bar magnets and 42 AWG coil wire, making the H-90 another example of Gibsons drive to stay one step ahead. As ever, the pickup is routed through a single volume and tone control.
It all comes protected in a stunning new Gibson USA gigbag with a stylish "leopard skin" plush lining and red external "Shockman" graphic.
Specifications:
Body
Top: Mahogany
Adhesive: Franklin Titebond 50
Neck
Species: Mahogany
Profile: Slim 60s
Truss Rod: Traditional Adjustable
Joint Angle: 5 (+/- 15 seconds)
Adhesive: Franklin Titebond 50
Fingerboard
Species: Granadillo
Frets: 22
Radius: 12"
Scale Length: 24.75"
Nut/E.O.B: 1.695"/2.26"
Inlays: Acrylic Dot
Tuners
Model: White Button
Tuning Ratio: 14:1
Plating: Nickel
Hardware
Knobs: Black Top Hat
Pickguard: Hot-Stamped Silver Billie Joe Armstrong Adeline Skull Logo
Control Plate Cover: Black Plastic
Strings: .010 - .046, Genuine Gibson strings
Strap Buttons: Aluminum
Pickups
Bridge Position: H-90 (Alnico V)
Electronics
Potentiometers: 1 Volume Control 1 Tone Control
Type: 300k Linear Volume, 500k Non-Linear Tone
Coil Wiring: Machine Wound
Output Jack: Traditional 1/4"
Case
Type: Gibson USA Gigbag
Case Exterior: Black with Red Shockman Graphic
Case Interior: Leopard Skin Plush Lining
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