| LES PAUL SPECIAL (MFG. 1955-1960) | | - single cutaway mahogany body, 13 in. wide, 17.25 in. long, and 1.875 in. deep, 24.75 in. scale, multi-layer black pickguard, mahogany neck, 16/22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with dot inlay, wrapover stop tailpiece, 3-per-side tuners with plastic buttons, nickel hardware, 2 single coil pickups, 2 volume/2 tone controls, 3-position switch, available in TV (Limed Mahogany, introduced 1955), Cherry, and Cherry Red finish, approx. 7,330 mfg. 1955-1960. |
| Les Paul Special 3/4 (Mfg. 1959) | | - similar to the Les Paul Special, except has a 22.75 in. scale and 15 frets clear of the body, available in Cherry finish, mfg. 1959 only. |
| LES PAUL 55 (SPECIAL SINGLE CUTAWAY REISSUE) | | - single cutaway slab mahogany body, mahogany neck, 23-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays, black headstock overlay with pearl logo and "Les Paul Model" script, three-per-side tuners with plastic keystone buttons, tune-o-matic bridge with stop tailpiece or wraparound combination bridge/tailpiece (early production models only), black pickguard, two black soapbar pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone), three-way pickup switch, available in Limed Mahogany (1977-1981), Sunburst, or Wine Red (1974-77, 1979-1981), mfg. 1974-1981. |
| Les Paul Special Double Cutaway | | - reissue of the double cutaway Les Paul Special, rounded horns, two black soapbar P-90 pickups, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard, 24 3/4 in. scale, mahogany neck, tune-o-matic bridge, dot inlays, metal tuner buttons and chrome hardware, available in Ebony, Cherry (new 1979), Limed Mahogany (new 1979), Tobacco Sunburst, Sunburst, or Wine Red finishes, mfg. 1976-1988. |
| LES PAUL SPECIAL (LPJ2) | | - similar to Les Paul Special, except has tune-o-matic bridge/stop tailpiece, stacked humbucker pickups, nickel hardware, available in Ebony, Heritage Cherry (HC), Tobacco Sunburst (TS), or T.V. Yellow (TV) finishes, mfg. 1989-1998. |
| Les Paul Special Double Cutaway (LPJD) | | - similar to Les Paul Special (LPJ2), except has double cutaway body design instead of single cutaway, available in Heritage Cherry (HC), or TV Yellow (TV) finishes, mfg. 1993-1995. |
| LES PAUL SPECIAL SL (LPJSH) | | - single cutaway solid mahogany body, set-in mahogany neck, 24.75 in.scale, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, tune-o-matic bridge/stop tailpiece, blackface peghead with silkscreened logo, 3-per-side vintage-style tuners, chrome hardware, pearloid pickguard, 2 P-100 stacked humbucker (looks like a black P-90) pickups, 2 volume/2 tone controls, 3-way toggle switch, available in UV-cured Worn Cherry (WC), Worn Ebony (WE, disc.), Worn Yellow (WY, disc.) Ebony (EB, disc.), Emerald (EX, disc.), or Ruby (RX, disc.) finishes, mfg. 1996-99, 2001-06. |
| LES PAUL SPECIAL NEW CENTURY (LPJSHM) | | - single sharp cutaway mahogany body, mahogany neck with ebony fingerboard and mirror dot inlays, 60s style slim taper neck profile, chrome hardware, Alnico magnet humbucker pickups w/o covers, features full body mirror pickguard and truss rod cover, available in Ebony finish, mfg. 2006-07. |
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