Love Les Pauls but wish they were more comfortable like your favorite Stratocaster? Love Strats and wish you could get into the Gibson 'thing' without sacrificing that familiar feel / body shape? Read on, friend...

Why We Love This

This Transparent Amber Burst SL Deluxe features a 4/5A flame maple top, solid mahogany body, mahogany neck w/a rosewood board, super comfy Standard C carve (.83"-.96"), 12" radius, trapezoid inlays, b3 PAF Mkii humbuckers, TonePros bridge/tailpiece, 24.625" scale, and a 1 11/16" nut.

Gibson players will no doubt recognize these specs as the basic "recipe" for a Les Paul style guitar. For all intents and purposes, this is a Les Paul - but - its quite a bit more comfortable with better balance, a tummy cut, effortless upper fret access, and it weighs in at a LP-worthy 8lbs 13oz!

We're big fans of b3's PAF Mkii humbuckers. They do the "Tele on Steroids" sound really well. Clean tones have a nice dry, midrange along with a sweet and articulate top end response...Simply put? This guitar delivers iconic Les Paul tones with a touch more air and clarity.
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While other builders like Paul Reed Smith have worked from similar concepts - Fender meets Gibson - b3 guitars have a decidedly more vintage feel and tone vs a PRS (makes sense given that Gene was a Master Builder at the Fender Custom Shop and also spent time at Gibson's Custom Shop - he has intimate knowledge of what makes great instruments from those brands tick). If that sounds appealing in any way, snag this beauty - you won't regret it.