Gibson 60s Les Paul Electric Guitar

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the guitar known today as the SG Standard.The Les Paul Standards manufactured in 1960 all 635 of them represented the last attempts by Gibson to modify the guitars existing design in an effort to improve sales numbers that had fallen steadily since 1956. The guitars produced during the first half of 1960 were generally considered to be an extension of the 1959 Les Paul Standard, with the majority having thicker, rounded neck profiles though not as thick as 1958, and many of them experiencing the same fading paint problem with the finish. By mid 1960, however, Gibson had begun manufacturing the Les Paul Standard with a much thinner neck profile, known today as the 60s Slim Taper profile. Body and FinishThe 1960s Standard changed the pigment in its Cherry Sunburst finish to a brighter, fade resistant red, known today in many circles as Tangerine sunburst. The change in pigment, along with Gibsons continued used of bookmatched maple tops with flamed or figured patterns, combined to produce some of the most visually appealing Les Paul Standards of the era.HardwareOf course, the rest of the 1960 Les Paul Standard embodied all of the changes of the previous three years changes that had transformed the guitar into the iconic model that it would eventually become some years later. Among the modifications were Gibsons legendary Patent Applied For humbucking pickups with metal covers, and jumbo sized frets, all of which still adorns todays Les Paul Standard. Also changed were th
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