1969 Gibson Professional Walnut

Vintage original 1969 Gibson Les Paul Professional in original Walnut finish. Made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA. Features a Walnut finish, Mahogany body and neck, and Rosewood fingerboard. The Les Paul Professional was the second of the instruments Paul himself designed with Gibson following his re-engagement with the company in 1968. While Kalamazoo was most concerned with re-issuing the original 1950's models, an agreement was also struck to more accurately re-create Les Paul's highly personalized and idiosyncratic guitars for sale to guitarists everywhere. The first model offered was the "Personal" which was a close copy of Paul's own Custom guitar-this "Professional" model followed in 1969 with the same advanced electronics package on a slightly less upscale instrument.     It features a "Decade" switch which does not take you to the '70s '80s or '90s - it offers 10 different preset tone modifications, a 3-way tone selector and an in/out of phase switch.  This model was only in prod