What are the best professional-grade Les Paul electric guitars available?

The Gibson Custom Shop 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue recreates the classic late-1950s Les Paul with a mahogany body and neck, figured maple top, historic medium-jumbo frets, and dual Custombucker Alnico 3 humbuckers. Its vintage-accurate construction and components suit professional players, collectors, and guitarists seeking authentic PAF-style Les Paul tone.

This Les Paul Standard '60s Faded features a solid mahogany body with an AA figured maple top, paired with a SlimTaper '60s-style mahogany neck and a rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium jumbo frets. It's fitted with 60s Burstbucker pickups (Alnico 5, hand-wired) and a classic ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge with a Stop Bar tailpiece. It suits professional players who want a classic '60s-style Les Paul feel and tone with a fast-playing, comfortable neck profile.

The Gibson Les Paul Standard 60s in Ocean Blue (LPS600OBNH1) is built with a solid mahogany body and a mahogany SlimTaper neck paired with a rosewood fingerboard. It features 60s Burstbucker pickups with 2 volume, 2 tone, and a 3-way toggle, along with Grover Rotomatic kidney-button tuners and an ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge. It suits players who want a classic Les Paul feel and professional, vintage-leaning humbucker tones.

The Gibson Les Paul Studio Session combines a weight-relieved mahogany body with an AA figured maple cap, mahogany SlimTaper neck, ebony fingerboard, and 22 medium jumbo frets. Its '57 Classic humbuckers, coil tapping, phase switching, and Pure Bypass controls make it well suited to professional players who need classic Les Paul tones and versatile studio or stage sounds.

The Gibson Les Paul Standard 60s Figured Top features a mahogany body with an AA figured maple top, a SlimTaper mahogany neck, and dual 60s Burstbucker humbuckers. It suits professional players seeking vintage-inspired Les Paul tone, premium construction, and reliable stage-ready hardware.

This professional-grade Les Paul features a solid mahogany body, mahogany neck, 22 frets, and dual Gibson Burstbucker humbuckers for powerful, versatile tones. Its shorter 24.75 in scale and SlimTaper neck suit players who want comfortable bending and classic Gibson playability.

The Gibson Les Paul Standard 60s Double Trouble combines a non-weight-relieved mahogany body, AA figured maple top, mahogany SlimTaper neck, and rosewood fingerboard. Its uncovered Double Classic White Burstbucker humbuckers deliver traditional Les Paul tones, while the limited-run vintage finish and hardshell case add collector appeal.

The Gibson Les Paul Custom 70s features a mahogany body, three-piece maple top, maple neck, ebony fingerboard, and two Calibrated T-Type humbuckers. Its 70s-inspired construction and premium hardware suit professional rock, blues, and studio players who want powerful vintage-style Les Paul tones.

This professional-grade Les Paul reissue pairs a mahogany body and one-piece mahogany neck with a maple top, 22 frets, and two Gibson Custombucker Alnico 3 humbuckers. It suits experienced players seeking vintage 1959 Les Paul tone, sustain, styling, and premium hardware, and includes a hardshell case.