Description Product Description A short-scale, versatile Gibson bass with a powerful resonant tone, premium features and stunning looks, the ES-Les Paul Bass 2015 from Gibson Memphis blends timeless Les Paul style with an ES-style construction.Featuring a Les Paul-style single cutaway body with an ES-style semi-hollow construction, the ES-Les Paul Bass 2015 is crafted with 3-ply maple back and sides along with a gorgeous 3-ply maple top. The laminated maple construction gives the ES-Les Paul Bass a crisp, articulate response while its semi-hollow body paired with a set of flatwound strings give this bass a smooth, resonant sound similar to that of an upright bass. The top sports a pair of classic F-holes and comes dressed in a classic '50s-style Gold Top finish to offer a traditional '50s Les Paul vibe. Cream binding graces the top and back for added elegance.The mahogany neck of the ES-Les Paul Bass 2015 is incredibly comfortable and extremely playable thanks to its shorter 30.2 scale length, its rounded C neck carve, and its 12 -radius rosewood fingerboard with rolled binding and low profile frets. Single-ply cream binding and pearloid trapezoid fretboard inlays cater to the unmistakable Les Paul vibe.Fitted with a pair of newly-designed, custom-wound bass humbuckers, the ES-Les Paul Bass 2015 dishes out a massive, full-bodied tone with superb clarity and punch. The pickups on this bass offer amazing versatility, so whether you're playing super-clean smooth jazz or cranking up the distortion for hard rock, the ES-Les Paul Bass is sure to deliver. The pickups are wired through a classic 2 Vol/2 Tone control compliment that employs high-quality Orange Drop capacitors for superior performance.The Gibson ES-Les Paul Bass 2015 comes loaded up with premium nickel-plated hardware, which includes a bass Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece along with a set of Hipshot Ultralite tuners for cutting-edge performance without the weight of bulky mode