Mary Ford was one of the biggest recording artists of the early fifties, half of the duo with Les Paul and a fine guitarist in her own right. This Les Paul Standard honours her with a Goldtop finish and an ES-295-style cream pickguard with a gold floral design, after the ES-295 that she and Les Paul influenced in 1951.
Underneath it is a solid Les Paul Standard: a maple top on a mahogany body with no weight relief, a SlimTaper neck, a Burstbucker 2 in the neck and a Burstbucker 3 in the bridge, two volumes and two tones hand-wired with Orange Drop capacitors, an ABR-1 bridge and Vintage Deluxe tuners.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Binding: Single-ply; Top and Fretboard
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material: Mahogany
Body Shape: Les Paul
Body Styles: Les Paul
Top: Maple
Weight Relief: None
NECK
End Of Board Width: 57.4mm / 2.26in
Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count: 22
Frets: Medium Jumbo
Inlays: Acrylic Trapezoid
Joint: Glued In, Set Neck
Neck Material: Mahogany
Nut Material: Graph Tech
Nut Width: 43.05mm / 1.7in
Profile: SlimTaper
Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75in
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Burstbucker 3
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors
Neck Pickup: Burstbucker 2
Output Jack: 1/4"
Pickup Selector: 3-way Toggle
HARDWARE
Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Control Knobs: Gold Top Hat with Dial Pointer
Hardware Finish: Nickel
Jack Plate Cover: Cream
Mounting Rings: Cream
Pickguard: ES-295 Style, Cream with Gold Floral Design
Pickup Covers: Nickel
Strap Buttons: 2
Switch Tip: Amber
Switchwasher: Cream
Tailpiece: Aluminum Stop Bar
Truss Rod: Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover: Black 2-ply; Blank
Tuner Plating: Nickel
Tuning Machines: Vintage Deluxe with Keystone Button
Accessories: Gibson Accessory Kit
Headstock Inlay: Gibson Logo in Mother of Pearl, Les Paul Model in Gold Silkscreen
Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
CASE
Case: Hardshell