Gibson Billy Gibbons "Pearly Gates" Les Paul Standard in Slow Iced Tea Fade

Gibson proudly introduces the Billy Gibbons “Pearly Gates” Les Paul Standard, a tribute inspired by Billy’s iconic original guitar. Built with a non-weight-relieved mahogany body and topped with AAA figured maple, it delivers the classic Les Paul Standard formula of warmth, punchy midrange, articulate attack, and singing high-end response that has inspired generations of players.

The mahogany neck is shaped to a comfortable 50s Vintage profile, offering the vintage-inspired feel that has helped make original 1959 Les Paul Standards so highly regarded. Its bound rosewood fretboard is fitted with 22 medium jumbo frets, acrylic trapezoid inlays, and a 12 radius, providing a smooth and familiar playing experience whether you're strumming open-position chords or digging into expressive lead lines higher on the neck.

Powering the Billy Gibbons “Pearly Gates” Les Paul Standard is a specially developed set of Billy Gibbons humbucker™ pickups. These pickups feature Alnico 3 magnets in the neck position, Alnico 5 magnets in the bridge position, historic-spec plain enamel wire, and voicing developed to Billy’s exact tonal preferences. Hand-wired with 50s-style circuitry, 500k vintage audio taper potentiometers, and Orange Drop® tone capacitors, the electronics deliver the dynamic response and nuanced control that vintage enthusiasts expect.

The nickel-plated hardware includes a fully adjustable ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and Stop Bar tailpiece. In keeping with Billy’s preferred setup, each guitar is strung at the Nashville craftory with the strings wrapped over the Stop Bar. At the headstock, Historic-style Gibson Deluxe tuners featuring brass posts, press-in bushings, and keystone buttons work alongside a Graph Tech nut to provide dependable tuning stability. Vintage-inspired details extend throughout the instrument, including a blank cream switch washer, a single-ply unbevelled cream pickguard, Historic-correct medium and X-high pickup mounting rings, and gold Top Hat knobs with dial pointers.

The Billy Gibbons “Pearly Gates” Les Paul Standard is finished in a beautifully executed Slow Iced Tea Fade vintage-style burst, featuring a Korina Yellow base and Faded Cherry back and sides. The vintage gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish is identical to that used on Gibson Custom VOS-finished models, giving the guitar a rich, elegant appearance and subtle glow that truly comes alive in person. Each instrument ships in a Gibson hardshell case for secure storage and transport, although players may find it difficult to leave a guitar this inspiring in its case for long.

Body
Shape: Les Paul
Body Material: Mahogany
Back/Sides: Mahogany
Top: AAA Figured Maple

Neck
Neck Material: Mahogany
Profile: 50s Vintage
Fingerboard: Rosewood
Scale Length: 628.7 mm
Number of Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
Nut Material: GraphTech
Inlay: Acrylic Trapezoid

Hardware
Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Knobs: Gold Top Hats with Dial Pointers
Tailpiece: Aluminium Stop Bar
Tuners: Historic-style Gibson Deluxe with brass posts, press-in bushings, and keystone buttons
Plating: Nickel

Electronics
Neck Pickup: Billy Gibbons-spec P. A. F. humbucker, Alnico 3
Bridge Pickup: Billy Gibbons-spec P. A. F. humbucker, Alnico
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone