Rick Beato’s Take On The Les Paul Special, Built To Be Played
This is Rick Beato’s idea of a no-nonsense workhorse: a lighter double cut Les Paul Special that still hits you with that thick mahogany punch and snarling P-90 attitude. It is familiar under the hands, easy on the shoulder, and ready to sit in a track or on a stage without a fight.
The body is slightly thinner at 1.5 inches, so you get less weight and more comfort without losing the solid feel that makes a good LP Special ring. Pair that with a satin nitro finish that lets the wood breathe and you get a guitar that feels broken-in from day one instead of coated in plastic.
Thinner Double Cut Body, Same Les Paul Attitude
The mahogany double cut body gives you that classic Les Paul Special voice with a more open, airy feel. The double cut shape makes upper fret access effortless, so leads, double-stops, and high chord voicings all feel natural instead of cramped.
Gibson and Rick spec’d the body a bit thinner at 1.5 inches, which hits that sweet spot between solid and slinky. It takes some weight off your shoulder for long sets but still feels like a real-deal LP when you dig in. The Sparkling Burgundy Satin finish and cream fingerboard binding pull it all together with a look that pops under stage lights without being flashy for the sake of it.
SlimTaper Neck With Effortless Playability
The mahogany SlimTaper neck is built for players who move around the fretboard. It is slim enough for fast lines and extended chords, but still has enough meat to keep your hand relaxed instead of cramped. Real talk, it just gets out of your way so you can focus on the music.
An Indian rosewood fingerboard with a 12 inch radius and 22 medium jumbo frets means bends are smooth, vibrato feels controlled, and chords stay comfortable across the neck. It is the kind of neck that feels familiar within a few minutes, no adjustment period required.
Dual P-90s: From Chime To Grind
The dual P-90 pickups deliver the classic Les Paul Special tone that players chase: fat mids, clear top end, and a touch of raw grit. Hit the bridge for cutting riffs and punchy rhythm parts, then flip to the neck for thick, singing lines that still stay articulate.
Roll your volume back and the pickups clean up into glassy, detailed tones that love edge-of-breakup amps and light drive pedals. Push a cranked amp and they bark with harmonically rich overdrive that never turns to mush. This is the kind of pickup combo that rewards your touch and makes simple parts sound huge.
Sparkling Burgundy Satin With Rick’s Signature Touch
The Sparkling Burgundy Satin finish was developed with Rick specifically for this model, and it looks as good in person as it does on camera. Satin nitrocellulose means no sticky gloss, just a smooth feel that wears in gracefully over time instead of wearing out.
Rick’s signature on the black truss rod cover is a subtle nod to the collaboration without turning the guitar into a billboard. Black plastic parts, black multi-ply pickguard, and black top hat knobs tie the whole aesthetic together into a modern, purposeful take on a classic design.
Ready For Real-World Work Right Out Of The Case
Tune-O-Matic bridge and stop bar tailpiece keep the feel familiar and the intonation solid, so you are not fighting the guitar when you go up the neck. Vintage Deluxe tuners with white buttons lock in tuning and match the understated vibe.
Every Gibson that comes through our Evansville shop gets the full Player-Perfect setup: seasoned-player intonation, dialed-in action, and a final check with real hands on the strings. Pictures are of the actual guitar, it has been inspected three times, and it ships in its Original Series hardshell case with free 2-3 day shipping and our 14-Day Return Policy backing you up.
Questions about this guitar? Call (888) 794-8482 and talk to a real player on our team. No scripts, just honest conversation about whether this Rick Beato LP Special is the right fit for you.
