Gibson - Slash Les Paul Standard
(Appetite Burst)
welcome to the jungle!Gibson and Slash are proud to present the Slash Collection Gibson Les Paul™ Standard. It represents influential Gibson guitars Slash has used during his career, inspiring multiple generations of players around the world.
The Slash Collection of Gibson guitars can be seen live on stage with Slash today. Each Slash Collection Gibson Les Paul Standard features a AAA flamed maple top, a solid mahogany body, and Slash’s personal touches, including a 50s neck profile, Gibson Custom Burstbucker™ Alnico 2 pickups, color-coordinated hardware appointments, hand-wired electronics with Orange Drop® capacitors, and a vintage-style brown hardshell case.
Exclusive to the Slash Collection are Slash’s “Skully” signature drawing on the back of the headstock, Slash’s signature on the truss rod cover, a blank truss rod cover in the case, Slash-approved Ernie Ball® strings, and four Slash Jim Dunlop Tortex® picks. The Slash Les Paul Standard is available in November Burst and Appetite Burst.
at a glance
• Super resonant solid mahogany body
• AAA figured maple top
• Custom Burstbucker Alnico II pickups
• Includes hardshell case
Custom Burstbucker Alnico II Humbuckers
the slash soundIf you're chasing after the sustain, crunch, and midrange punch that define Slash's iconic sound across some of the most important rock albums ever committed to tape, the journey begins with the right pickups. Gibson’s Slash Les Paul Standard is equipped with zebra-coloured Custom Burstbucker Alnico II humbuckers, expertly crafted to replicate the tone of Slash’s famous AFD Derrig Les Paul.
These pickups deliver a warm, balanced output, ideal for genres ranging from classic rock and blues to jazz, the Slash sound. They're crafted with a slightly boosted output to give your playing that signature singing quality. To top it off, the Slash Les Paul Standard features hand-wired electronics with Orange Drop capacitors, delivering authentic vintage tones with remarkable clarity and depth.
Slash | The Slash Collection
Every Guitar Includes Professional Setup
It doesn’t matter what the value of the guitar, if you buy it from us we take extra steps to ensure you are completely satisfied with your instrument. Each guitar goes through a 22 step professional guitar set up process to make sure your new instrument sounds as the manufacturer intended it to play.
This means that your guitar may take an extra day to deliver, just so we can get these checks done. You’ll receive email updates once your guitar is ready for despatch.
We hope you feel it’s worth the extra time and patience we spend on your instrument.
More about our setup Process
The Tech Spec
Features | Specification | Body Type | Solidbody |
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Body Shape | Slash Les Paul Standard |
Body Material | Mahogany |
Body Finish | Gloss |
Colour | Appetite Burst |
Neck Material | Mahogany |
Neck Shape | '50s Vintage |
Neck Joint | Set Neck |
Radius | 12" |
Fingerboard Material | Rosewood |
Fingerboard Inlay | Acrylic Trapezoids |
Number of Frets | 22, Medium Jumbo |
Scale Length | 24.75" |
Nut Width | 1.687" |
Nut Material | GraphTech |
Bridge/Tailpiece | ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic Bridge with Aluminum Stopbar Tailpiece |
Tuners | Vintage Keystone |
Neck Pickup | Custom Burstbucker Alnico II Humbucker |
Bridge Pickup | Custom Burstbucker Alnico II Humbucker |
Controls | 2 x volume, 2 x tone |
Switching | 3-way toggle pickup switch |
Case/Gig Bag | Hardshell Case |