One of the Last of the Slab-Bodied "Les Paul" Specials.

1961 Gibson Les Paul Special.

This featherweight guitar weighs just 7.30 lbs. and has a solid mahogany body. One-piece mahogany neck with a fat nut width of just over 1 11/16 inches, a standard Gibson scale length of 24 3/4 inches and  a thin-to-medium profile. Bound Brazilian rosewood fretboard with 22 original jumbo frets and inlaid pearl dot position markers. Headstock with inlaid pearl "Gibson" logo. Two-layer (black over white) plastic, bell-shaped truss-rod cover with two screws. Serial number "5650" impressed in black onto the back of the headstock. Closed-back single-...