ES-Les Paul

ES-Les Paul is a Gibson semi-hollow guitar that was produced in Memphis, Tennessee, United States from 2014 to 2016. It was produced with several different variations including a model with no f holes.

Background

Gibson Les Pauls which are not hollow can weigh –, and they have an average of. The Gibson guitar company wanted to create a lighter guitar by creating weight relieved guitars beginning in 1987. Creating a hollow body guitar was the culmination of Gibson's efforts to make lighter Les Pauls.

Specifications

The ES-Les Paul was produced in several models, including, Memphis ES-Les Paul Black Beauty. They also produced the guitar in the limited ES-Les Paul with Bigsby and ES-Les Paul VOS and in Goldtop. The guitars came with PAF-style Memphis Historic Spec pickups and a rounded C-style neck shape. Most of the ES-Les Pauls came with F holes. The guitar's neck was made of mahogany and the back and sides were laminated maple/poplar with a walnut stain. There is a mahogany block running through the body making the guitar semi-hollow. The guitar is bound with aged-cream pickguard and binding, and it has a black-faced headstock.
Gibson also made a number of ES-Les Pauls without f-holes.