Gibson Les Paul Modern Electric Guitar - Graphite Top

Our Take:

Gibson's new Les Paul Modern is proof that they are always looking to the future while remaining true to their roots, utilizing the everlasting template of the Les Paul to create a highly contemporary Gibson playing experience. The Les Paul Modern incorporates tons of features that have recently become favorites of players, such as a lightweight body, a compound radius fingerboard and asymmetrical neck profile, a contoured heel for unparalleled access to the upper frets, and push-pull pots for huge tonal versatility. All of these features are complimented by a gorgeous aesthetic which couples a beautiful gloss finish with the natural mahogany back. 

Gibson's Take:

The new Gibson Les Paul™ Modern incorporates many contemporary updates that players have embraced such as a lighter-weight body and innovative SlimTaper™ neck with an asymmetrical profile. The Modern fingerboard is crafted with genuine ebony and a compound radius for lower, and cleaner action. The neck/body joint features the new Modern contoured heel for effortless access to the highest frets as well as maximum sustain and stability. Hardware upgrades include Grover® locking Rotomatic® tuners, clear top hat knobs, and BurstBucker Pro™ and BurstBucker Pro + pickups. The control assembly features 4 push-pull pots to switch between the Gibson™ humbucker™ and the single-coil P90 sounds, both of which have defined so many genres of music across multiple generations since we invented them, phase switching and pure bypass for functional and versatile sonic variety. The new Gibson Les Paul Modern is here to shape sound for future generations.