Very very nice sounding, playing and looking 2008 Gibson Les Paul Standard in Black/Ebony finish. The guitar is loaded with Burst Bucker pickups and sounds killer, has a really nice chime and punch to it. Not over mid range nasaly like a full on PAF, I guess maybe more of a scooped feel to it. Sounds amazing with anything from high gain to punching cleans. Guitar has a few very very minor scuffs and 1 spot where there is a tiny ding, it is pictured. Action is set up perfectly with .09 to .042 nickle Ernie Ball Slinkys. This Les Paul has been well well cared for and not trashed you cant go wrong if your looking for a nice Standard that will do what you ask it to do.  Guitar ships with its original Gibson hard case. All three versions of Gibson’s Burstbuckers are time machines, set to the classic-tone era of the late ’50s and ’60s. Why so many variations? Back in the good old days, before advances in technology and engineering allowed guitar building to adhere to strict, reproducible standards, the human factor created differences in pickup windings, coil dipping and magnet characteristics. And these Burstbuckers cover the waterfront of the varied tonal characteristics of the first generation of P.A.F.s that made the original production runs of Sunburst Gibson Les Paul Standard guitars hammers of the six-string gods. The key is really in the windings. In the late 1950s, Gibson’s winding machines lacked an automatic shut-off, so the company’s pickup makers stopped the machines after the counters reached approximately 50,000 turns on each bobbin. When the two coils on a pickup have a different number of turns, that variation creates different degrees of sonic bite. In comparison, the coils of Gibson’s ’57 Classic pickups all have the exact same number of windings. So while all Burstbuckers feature vintage-style Alnico II magnets and no wax potting on their coils, the subtlety comes in the windings. The Burstbucker 1 has slightly underwound coils, giving them a “medium” level of vintage output, which makes them great in both the neck and bridge positions. In contrast, the Burstbucker 2 is wound closer to the Gibson ’57 Classic pickup, with a slightly hotter output good for both positions. And the Burstbucker 3 is the big dog of the pack. They are slightly overwound for a hotter output level that’s also good for the neck or bridge, or both – perfectly walking a tightrope between vintage tone and historic sizzle. All three come with