It's not necessarily a downgrade, but disappointing considering the '60s version of the Les Paul Standard adds these back in while maintaining the $2500 price tag. The '50s Standard ships with Gibson stock tuners (which are still quite good), and the Burstbucker 1 and 2 humbuckers instead of the 61R and 61T. For being cheaper than the Standard, it definitely seems to provide some higher-end features that makes us feel really good about saving the $500 and going with the Classic over the '50s Standard. ![]() The Classic, being cheaper, also throws in Grover brand tuners and the 61R and 61T Burstbuckers we mentioned earlier. ![]() With 9-hole weight relief, the Les Paul Classic is a bit lighter than the Standard, which might also account for some of the price difference. That's probably what we're seeing with the Les Paul Standard being more expensive than the Classic, because it's not an issue of pickups, tonewood, electronics, or a Plek'd fretboard, all of which are nearly mirroring each other in the two guitars. ![]() The product description specifically mentions hand-wired electronics for the '50s Standard, but not the classic.Īny time you have work done by hand on a guitar, it tends to significantly run up the price. One of the only things we can surmise is that the Standard series gets more "by-hand" work than the Classic series.
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