Electric Guitar Review

If you really like to sparkle and shine on stage, or hey…if you just like to look at yourself every chance you get, you might take a look at Gibson’s latest creation – the Les Paul Special New Century.

Yep, just announced at this year’s NAMM, this beauty is expected to offer all the smooth playability and traditional tone you’d expect from a Les Paul, but with a full-frontal mirrored pickguard to damned well guarantee your fans will be blinded by your radiance! ;)

All kidding aside, though, the Les Paul Special New Century looks like another winning combination of muscle, guts, and singular style: besides the mirrored pickguard it sports two Alnico magnet humbucker pickups (490R & 498T,) a solid mahogany body, mirrored dot inlays, and chrome-finished hardware.

The Gibson Les Paul Special New Century Features–

• Mahogany Body
• Mahogany Neck
• Ebony Fretboard With 22 Frets
• Mirrored Dot Inlays
• Mirrored Pickguard
• Dual Alnico Magnet Humbuckers
• Two Volume & Two Tone Controls
• 3-Way Pickup Switching
• Gibson Deluxe Tuners

Oh, and Gibson throws in a black reptile-patterned hard case, to keep your shiny new investment well protected from the screaming masses…