Gibson Celebrates Chinese New Year with Year of the Dog Les Paul
In celebration of the Chinese New Year, which began February 16, Gibson recently unveiled a Custom Year of the Dog Les Paul.
The guitar features Chinese symbols and artwork themed around good fortune and luck, a Crimson Red finish and engraved gold appointments. It has an ultra lightweight solid mahogany body, with a two-piece maple top and a nitrocellulose lacquer finish.
The Year of the Dog Les Paul also has a 24.75" scale length, 22 historic medium-jumbo frets, a 12" fingerboard radius and a solid mahogany neck. It features a plated brass pick guard, an ABR-1 bridge, a gold finish and Kidney Gover tuning machines.
The Year of the Dog Les Paul is available now for $6,699.
For more info, head on over to gibson.com.
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