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ES-Les Paul is a Gibson semi-hollow guitar produced in Memphis Tennessee from 2014 to 2016. It was produced with several different variations including a model with no f holes.

Background

Gibson Les Pauls which are not hollow can weigh 8.1 lb (3.7 kg) – 9.7 lb (4.4 kg), and they have an average of 8.86 lb (4.02 kg). The Gibson guitar company wanted to create a lighter guitar by creating weight relieved guitars beginning in 1987. Creating a hollow body guitar was the culmination of Gibson's efforts to make lighter Les Pauls.

Specifications

The ES-Les Paul was produced in several models, including, Memphis ES-Les Paul Black Beauty (3 pickups). They also produced the guitar in the limited ES-Les Paul with Bigsby and ES-Les Paul VOS and in Goldtop. The guitars came with PAF-style Memphis Historic Spec (MHS) pickups and a rounded C-style neck shape. Most of the ES-Les Pauls came with F holes. The guitar's neck was made of mahogany and the back and sides were laminated maple/poplar with a walnut stain. There is a mahogany block running through the body making the guitar semi-hollow. The guitar is bound with aged-cream pickguard and binding, and it has a black-faced headstock.

Gibson also made a number of ES-Les Pauls without f-holes.

References

1. ^ Vinnicombe, Chris (August 7, 2015). "Gibson Memphis ES-Les Paul Black Beauty & Epiphone Les Paul Standard Florentine Pro Review". Vintage guitar Magazine. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
2. "New@NAMM 2015: Gibson's Six New Hollow and Semihollow Electrics". Guitar Player. Future Publishing Limited. January 14, 2015. Archived from the original on December 3, 2019. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
3. Prown, Pete (June 2015). "ES-Les Paul F-hole with soul". Vintage guitar Magazine. Retrieved November 28, 2022.
4. Burrluck, Dave (September 21, 2016). "Gibson ES-Les Paul Standard review". Music Radar. Retrieved February 4, 2023.

• Gibson Les Paul
• Gibson Les Paul submodels
• Semi-acoustic guitars