The Gibson Les Paul™ Special was first introduced in 1955 as an upgraded version of the Les Paul Junior — a stripped-down yet high-quality solidbody electric guitar originally created as a student model in 1954. Like the early Juniors, the original Les Paul Special featured a slab, single-cutaway mahogany body. But Gibson refined the concept by adding a second pickup, additional controls, a pickup selector switch, fretboard binding, and an elegant mother-of-pearl headstock logo. While more feature-rich, it maintained the Junior’s simple wraparound bridge, raw attitude, and broad tonal flexibility — making it an instant hit with both students and professional players.
In 1958, the model evolved into a double-cutaway body for improved upper-fret access, and by 1960, Gibson enhanced stability even further by slightly repositioning the neck pickup and introducing the now-iconic SlimTaper™ neck profile for faster, smoother playability. Now available at Sadek Music, the Les Paul Special Double Cut returns to Gibson’s core lineup, staying true to the classic design that shaped generations of music across countless genres. It features a double-cutaway mahogany body that delivers exceptional balance when worn on a strap and effortless access to the entire fretboard.
The mahogany neck uses the comfortable SlimTaper profile and is topped with a bound rosewood fretboard featuring acrylic dot inlays and 22 medium jumbo frets. On the headstock, precise Gibson Vintage Deluxe tuners with white buttons work together with a Graph Tech® nut to maintain reliable tuning stability. The classic wraparound bridge/tailpiece — bolted directly into the mahogany body — enhances resonance, tone, and sustain, continuing the legacy that the Les Paul Special Double Cut is famous for.
A pair of Gibson’s celebrated P-90 Soapbar pickups drives this instrument’s sonic personality. Each pickup is hand-wired to its own volume and tone control, with industry-standard Orange Drop® capacitors ensuring articulation and clarity across the entire tonal range. Available in three legendary finishes — Ebony, Vintage Cherry, and TV Yellow — the Les Paul Special Double Cut also includes a protective hardshell case, making it ready for the road, studio, or stage. Isn’t it time to play something truly Special? Find yours today at Sadek Music and experience why generations of players continue to praise this iconic guitar.
Highlights
- One-piece, double cutaway solid mahogany body
- Mahogany neck with a SlimTaper profile
- Bound rosewood fretboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and acrylic dot inlays
- Soapbar P-90 pickups
- Hand-wired controls with Orange Drop tone capacitors
Specifications
- Product Name: Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cut, Vintage Cherry
- Product Code: LPSD00VENH1
Body
- Shape: Les Paul Double Cut
- Body Material: Mahogany
- Finish: Vintage Cherry
Neck & Fretboard
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Neck Profile: 50s Vintage
- Nut Width: 1.695" / 43.05mm
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 12"
- Scale Length: 24.75" / 628.65mm
- Number of Frets: 22
- Nut: Graph Tech
- Inlays: Acrylic Dots
Hardware & Electronics
- Bridge: Wraparound
- Knobs: Black Top Hats
- Tuners: Vintage Deluxe with White Buttons
- Hardware Finish: Nickel
- Neck Pickup: P-90
- Bridge Pickup: P-90
- Controls: 2 Volumes, 2 Tones & 3-Way Toggle Switch (Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors)
- Case: Hardshell