GIBSON LES PAUL AXCESS

Gibson was never big on tremolo bridges, their focus was on tune-o-matic/stoptail combo with occasional excursions into Bigsby fields, but modern times require modern solutions

Lowa, IA (prHWY.com) January 3, 2013 - Gibson was never big on tremolo bridges, their focus was on tune-o-matic/stoptail combo with occasional excursions into Bigsby fields, but modern times require modern solutions, so Gibson Custom offers Les Paul Axcess Standard with a tremolo bridge, locking tremolo bridge. It is a Floyd Rose original. Pickups on this model are the same as on the regular Standard, Burstbucker 1 is in the neck and Burstbucker 2 is in the bridge position. Body of this model is made of strategically chambered mahogany back and flamed maple top. Top is carved and bound in creme binding. Ice Tea and Gun Metal Gray are color schemes assigned to this model. Neck is made of mahogany and it features rounded contour in the back. 22-fret fingerboard is made of rosewood.

One of the best guitars to come out of Gibson's famed Custom division in years - a 2008 model Gibson Les Paul Axcess（http://www.alexlifesonlespaul.com） with a stunning Iced Tea finish and a killer flame maple top. Without
question, the Les Paul Axcess is Gibson's most popular guitar today, and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out why! The Les Paul Axcess from Gibson Custom has been dubbed "The ultimate player's guitar with optimum playability, maximum access and unparalleled tone."

This particular Les Paul Axcess comes directly from Gibson Custom, who presented this beautiful work of art to a non-guitar-playing vendor as a gift about one year ago. This awesome instrument has been stored away in its case ever since. Technically, it's a used guitar ... but in reality NO ONE HAS EVER PLAYED IT! Here's your chance to get a brand new Axcess at the price of a used guitar. Online retailers everywhere sell them for $3,499.00 ... why buy one for $3,499.00 when you can have this one - in BRAND NEW condition - for only $2,899.00!!!

Still not convinced? Read on:

"The Gibson Les Paul
Axcess Standard is an electric guitar that carries all the elegant styling,
fluid body lines, and rocking attitude of a classic Les Paul Standard from the
golden era of 1958 to 1960. The Les Paul Axcess reveals a handful of upgrades
upon closer examination--all modifications made in the name of maximum
playability and versatility. The most noticeable addition is the Floyd Rose
tailpiece, a unit optimized for anything from subtle vibrato wobbles to
dramatic, rumbling divebombs. Partnered with an R4 locking nut, it also
guarantees outstanding tuning stability and return-to-pitch accuracy.

While the Axcess guitar sports what looks from the front to be a traditional
Les Paul neck joint, the neck heel and portions of the back and neck joint at
the upper cutaway have been contoured to provide a "heelless" feel
and an unimpeded reach right up to the 22nd fret. No more stretching against
the traditional neck heel to achieve the upper-fret access that your lead style
demands--the Axcess guitar gives you that sought-after Les Paul playability all
the way up the neck, and welcomes you to take it right over the top.

To further enhance playing comfort, this smoothly carved neck joint is joined
by a "belly scarf" (a.k.a. ribcage contour) that allows the body of
the guitar to hug closely to your own body in the playing position without
digging in. Add to these contours the Les Paul Axcess guitar's slightly thinner
body, made from weight-relieved mahogany (with carved maple top), and you've
also got a Les Paul guitar that is refreshingly light, and a pure joy to play
either strapped on or seated.

Beyond all these significant considerations for playing feel, the Les Paul
Axcess Standard is also geared toward optimum tone, as you'd expect from any
Gibson Custom Shop creation. Exposed-coil BurstBucker 1 and BurstBucker 2
pickups in the neck and bridge positions -- the most accurate reproduction
vintage-PAF-style humbucker pickups Gibson has ever offered -- yield
everything from warm, fluid vocal tones to fat, sweet growl. An added push/pull
switch on the treble tone knob provides coil splitting for accurate single-coil
tones. The combination excels at everything from singing classic rock lead
tones, to contemporary crunch, to extremes of twang and jangle. Even the
pure-nickel wound .010 Gibson Vintage Strings the Axcess guitar ships with
contribute toward its rich, textured voice.

Being a product of the Gibson Custom Shop, the Les Paul Axcess is a guitar
built to the highest standards attainable, which include a final set-up and
fret dressing by the computer-controlled PLEK System.

All Les Paul Standard necks receive precision fret dressing and setup with the
Plek system. As the guitar lies in a cradle, a computer-controlled robot arm
moves along the neck measuring each fret's height, the fingerboard radius, even
the bow in the neck. Using that data, the Plek machine adjusts the truss rod,
cuts the nut slots for optimal spacing and height for each string, files each
fret to a hundredth of a millimeter accuracy, and then polishes the frets. In a
fraction of the time it takes a skilled technician, the Plek machine eliminates
buzzing strings and dead spots, producing a neck with flawless intonation and
superb action."

Some specs:

Body Style: Les Paul
Body: Weight-relieved
Mahogany back with belly scarf
Top: Carved maple
Neck: 1-piece set mahogany
Neck profile: Rounded Neck
profile with contoured heel cut
Peghead Pitch: 17 degrees
Neck joint Location: 19th
fret
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale length: 24-3/4"
No. of frets: 22
Nut: R4 locking
Neck inlays: Pearloid
trapezoid
Hardware: Chrome
Bridge: Floyd Rose tremolo
Knobs: Gold
Tuners: Kluson
Neck Pickup: Burstbucker 1
Bridge Pickup: Burstbucker 2
Controls: Two Volume, Two Tone,
(push/pull switch treble pickup tone for coil splitting), 3-Way Toggle
Pickup Selector
Custom
Shop hardshell case and certificate of authenticity
Everything that came with this guitar is here, including the original Gibson Custom hardshell case, certificate of authenticity, original Floyd Rose tremolo bar, inspection certificate, warranty papers, and all case candy.

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