Gibson Les Paul Special Double Cutaway Electric Guitar - TV Yellow

The Gibson Les Paul™ Special was first introduced in 1955 as an upgraded version of the Les Paul Junior — a stripped-down yet high-quality solidbody electric guitar originally intended as a student model. Like the early Juniors, the first Les Paul Special featured a slab, single-cutaway mahogany body, but it expanded the concept with a second pickup, additional controls, a pickup selector switch, fretboard binding, and a mother-of-pearl headstock logo. While more feature-rich, it preserved the Junior’s simple wraparound bridge, direct attitude, and wide tonal range — a combination quickly embraced not only by beginners but also by countless professional musicians.

In 1958, the model transitioned to a double-cutaway body for improved upper-fret access, and by 1960, Gibson refined the design further with a repositioned neck pickup for better stability and a new SlimTaper™ neck profile that made it faster and more comfortable than ever. Now available at Sadek Music, Gibson proudly returns the Les Paul Special Double Cut to the core lineup, honoring the classic design that shaped generations of music. 

It features a double-cutaway mahogany body that provides exceptional balance on a strap and effortless access across all 22 frets. The mahogany neck sports a comfortable SlimTaper profile topped with a bound rosewood fretboard adorned with acrylic dot inlays and medium jumbo frets. On the headstock, smooth-turning Gibson Vintage Deluxe tuners with white buttons work alongside a Graph Tech® nut to ensure solid tuning stability. The strings anchor to a classic wraparound bridge/tailpiece fitted with two intonation screws and mounted directly to the mahogany body, delivering the resonance, sustain, and tonal punch the Les Paul Special Double Cut is famous for. A pair of Gibson’s iconic P-90 Soapbar pickups — hand-wired with individual volume and tone controls — powers the instrument. 

High-quality Orange Drop® capacitors ensure articulate, expressive tone shaping across genres and playing styles. Available in three timeless finishes — Ebony, Vintage Cherry, and TV Yellow — the Les Paul Special Double Cut also includes a protective hardshell case, making it gig-ready right out of the box. Isn’t it time to play something truly Special? Find yours today at Sadek Music and experience why generations of players continue to praise this legendary guitar.

Specifications

Body

• Shape: Les Paul Double Cut
• Body Material: Mahogany
• Finish: TV Yellow

Neck & Fretboard

• Neck Material: Mahogany
• Neck Profile: 50s Vintage
• Nut Width: 1.695" / 43.05mm
• Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"
• Scale Length: 24.75" / 628.65mm
• Number of Frets: 22
• Nut: Graph Tech
• Inlays: Acrylic Dots

Hardware & Electronics

• Bridge: Wraparound
• Knobs: Black Top Hats
• Tuners: Vintage Deluxe with White Buttons
• Hardware Finish: Nickel
• Neck Pickup: P-90
• Bridge Pickup: P-90
• Controls: 2 Volumes, 2 Tones & 3-Way Toggle Switch (Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors)
• Case: Hardshell