Newest Gibson Les Paul Guitars Now Available at Guitar Center

Guitar Center Announces the Arrival of the 2008 Les Paul Standard and Les Paul Traditional Electric Guitars

Westlake Village, CA (PRWEB) July 23, 2008 -- Guitar Center is now offering four new Les Paul guitar models -- the Les Paul Standard, Les Paul Standard Plus, Les Paul Traditional, and Les Paul Traditional Plus. They incorporate time-honored Gibson Les Paul features along with modern upgrades including precision fretwork performed on Gibson's Plek machines, computer-controlled devices that scan and adjust the instrument's neck to achieve perfect fretwork.

Guitar Center buyer, Phil Rich comments, "The new 2008 Gibson Les Paul guitars are updated to near perfection. The new asymmetrical neck design on the '08' model feels incredibly comfortable and the effect of being Plek'd is astounding. Guitarists who've played the new Les Paul models remark on the impeccable action, playability and tone. These are the best Les Paul Standards in nearly 50 years!"

Having debuted in 1952, the Les Paul Standard was Gibson's first solidbody guitar and helped pave the way for future solidbodies. The latest innovations were released July 1 and are available for preorder. The Gibson 2008 Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar (Gibson 2008 Les Paul Standard Plus Electric Guitar has a hand-carved figured maple top. The necks on both guitars are crafted from a single piece of mahogany functioning as a single unit with the body. Both instruments have two BurstBucker Pro pickups containing Alnico V magnets wound to vintage specs and with wax potting deliver original "Patent Applied For" tone, and a matched chambered mahogany back outlined with single-ply binding. Their asymmetrical shape is lauded as the most comfortable neck offered on a Les Paul Standard Guitar.

The Gibson Les Paul Traditional Electric Guitar (http://www.guitarcenter.com/Gibson-Les-Paul-Traditional-Electric-Guitar-104912233-i1400045.gc) features a mahogany body and set neck, maple top, and a pair of Gibson's '57 Classic humbucker pickups. Its counterpart, the Les Paul Traditional Plus Electric Guitar (http://www.guitarcenter.com/Gibson-Les-Paul-Traditional-Plus-Electric-Guitar-104912340-i1400047.gc) replicates the features of the Traditional but has a figured maple top with five finish options.

To accommodate guitarists' needs, Guitar Center offers a wide selection of guitar accessories including straps, picks, cases, and

http://www.guitarcenter.com/Gibson-Brite-Wires-Light-Electric-Guitar-Strings---3-Pack-102313-i1122891.gc Gibson guitar strings.

About Guitar Center:

Guitar Center, Inc. is the leading United States retailer of guitars, amplifiers, percussion instruments, keyboards, and pro-audio and recording equipment. Their retail store subsidiary presently operates more than 210 Guitar Center stores across the United States. In addition, their Music & Arts division operates more than 95 stores specializing in band instruments for sale and rental, serving teachers, band directors, college professors, and students.

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