{"product_id":"gibson-les-paul-artist-moog-antique-sunburst-1980","title":"Gibson Les Paul Artist Moog Antique Sunburst 1980","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis 1980 Gibson Les Paul Artist is one of the most adventurous guitars Gibson has ever built: a Les Paul with active Moog electronics on board. Finished in a beautiful Antique Sunburst and in excellent, original condition, this is a rare opportunity to own a very special piece of Gibson history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the late seventies, Gibson joined forces with synthesizer pioneer Moog. Their collaboration first appeared in the RD series in 1977, and in 1979 the same active circuitry found its way into the Les Paul Artist. Alongside the Moog-designed electronics, the Artist received luxurious appointments such as an ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlays, a brass nut and the TP-6 fine tuning tailpiece. The model only stayed in production until 1981, which makes it a rare sight today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Artist is in excellent and original condition. The only modification worth mentioning concerns the Schaller tuners: they originally came with crank-style buttons, which have been replaced with regular ones — the tuners themselves are still the original units with the Gibson logo. For a guitar that is 46 years old, it has clearly been well looked after, and it travels in the famous Gibson 'Chainsaw' case.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo humbuckers feed the active Moog circuit, which gives you master volume, bass and treble controls plus three mini switches for expansion, compression and a bright mode. The result is a remarkably versatile palette that ranges from classic Les Paul growl to sounds no passive Les Paul can produce. The 5-piece maple neck with its comfortable C-profile and ebony fingerboard plays smoothly, and at 4.66 kg the guitar has the solid feel you expect from a Les Paul of this era.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis instrument has been carefully inspected for originality, condition and playability, then set up to our Gold Standard by a luthier. We make sure it arrives in your hands exactly as it should: sounding its best, playing effortlessly and ready to be enjoyed from the very first note.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TFOA","offers":[{"title":"80630569","offer_id":53381488542043,"sku":"108844-80630569","price":4799.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/6607\/7019\/files\/GibsonLesPaulArtistMoogSunburst1980-2.jpg?v=1784204577","url":"https:\/\/www.tfoa.eu\/en-int\/products\/gibson-les-paul-artist-moog-antique-sunburst-1980","provider":"TFOA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}