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"This contemporary Les Paul may look basic, but it more than delivers on playability and sound": Gibson Les Paul Modern Lite review

Gibson Les Paul Modern Lite.

Gibson Les Paul Modern Lite: What is it?

In a world where the price of electric guitars keeps going up, Gibson has decided to take their beloved Les Paul model and give it a paired-back makeover – drastically reducing its weight and price tag. Replacing the Les Paul Tribute and Les Paul Special Tribute models as Gibson's most affordable offering, the new Les Paul Modern Lite ditches the fiery flame maple top, trade mark binding and mother-of-pearl Gibson logo in favour of a back-to-basics approach that sees its signature singlecut transformed into a lean, mean, riffing machine. 

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