Gibson Warren Haynes Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar, 60s Cherry

Connecting us back to an era of legendary jam bands, we have the Gibson Warren Haynes Les Paul Standard. Warren Haynes, a prolific figure famous for his founding of Gov't Mule and his place in the ranks of Allman Brothers Band guitarists knows his way around a rock guitar. A link to an era of classic rock bygone, Warren Haynes is a testament to such an era's influence. With his signature Les Paul Standard, Haynes pens a testament of rock guitar equal parts retro and modern.

A self-described "Gibson man," Haynes has extensive experience and knowledge of the legendary guitar brand. It's with this expertise that his signature Les Paul Standard comes to form. This experience begins with a single-cutaway mahogany with a plain maple cap. A classic combo of woods, the Warren Haynes Les Paul Standard is decked in a '60s Cherry finish, like his prized 1961 Gibson ES-335. In hand, this combination of mahogany and plain maple makes for a classic body sound and feel.

For a real throwback of a playing experience, this Les Paul Standard features a mahogany neck shaped in a 50s Vintage profile. A chunkier, fuller feel in hand connects for a unique playing experience across the back of the entire neck, the way Haynes prefers his Les Pauls. Match this fuller neck with an Indian rosewood fingerboard lined with twenty-two Medium Jumbo frets and you've got a unique grip in the palm and a familiar feel across the fingers. Acrylic trapezoid inlays appear across this board for a classic visual element.

Where this signature Les Paul truly makes its mark is with its more modern electronics setup. Onboard, the Warren Haynes Les Paul Standard loads in two P-90 DC Soapbar pickups. These single-coils, specifically designed for a hum-free experience, retain the sonic nuances of vintage P-90s for an authentic sound. From here, this Les Paul Standard includes hand-wired Orange Drop capacitors for a rich tone shaping experience. This experience is bolstered by an onboard fifteen dB clean boost switch oriented among the tone and volume knobs. When flipped, this guitar will produce fifteen decibels of clean boost power driven by a quick-access battery compartment on the rear control cover. The guitar will still operate completely should the battery die by switching the boost toggle to the off position.

The Warren Haynes Les Paul Standard ties its experience together with a number of fine hardware specifications. An ABR-1 bridge and aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece land alongside a Graph Tech nut and Vintage Deluxe tuning machines for easy stringing and sturdy intonation across the whole scale. An included Gibson hardshell case comes with this Les Paul Standard for easy travels.

A veritable link to a legendary era for rock guitar, Warren Haynes imparts some real vintage wisdom with this signature Les Paul Standard. Fans of the guitarist or of guitars balancing retro and modern sensibilities need look no further for a reason to make a model like this theirs.