2025 Gibson Les Paul Axcess Standard Custom Shop Flame Top with Floyd Rose ~ DC Rust

Somewhere in Nashville, a perfectly reasonable meeting probably started with, “Let’s build a classy Les Paul.” About thirty minutes later someone yelled, “Forget reasonable… put a Floyd Rose on it!”

The result is sitting right here.

This is Gibson’s version of a sports car that accidentally wandered into a black-tie gala wearing racing slicks. From across the room it looks elegant and refined. Plug it into a high-gain amp, touch the tremolo bar once, and suddenly everyone remembers why security was hired.

The handpicked AAA flame maple top finished in DC Rust Gloss Nitro looks less like paint and more like Mother Nature spent a few million years designing the grain before Gibson politely borrowed it. The dark mineral streaking gives every inch of this top personality. No two are alike, and honestly… if they were, this one would probably complain.

Then there’s the Floyd Rose.

Traditional Les Paul fans may clutch their pearls.

Meanwhile, the rest of us are over here dive-bombing into next Tuesday while still enjoying unmistakable Gibson tone from the 496R and 498T humbuckers.

It’s refined enough for jazz.
It’s aggressive enough for metal.
It’s versatile enough to make your other guitars wonder if they’re about to be listed on Marketplace.

Specs:

• Model: Les Paul Axcess Standard Custom Shop
• Color: DC Rust Gloss Nitro
• Top: Handpicked AAA Flame Maple
• Body: Solid Mahogany
• Neck: Mahogany
• Neck Profile: LP Axcess Custom
• Neck Construction: Set Neck
• Fingerboard: Rosewood, with Binding
• Fingerboard Radius: 12″
• Inlays: Cellulose Trapezoids
• Scale Length: 24.75″
• Frets: 22
• Nut Width: 1.687″
• Nut: Floyd Rose R3
• Bridge: Floyd Rose Tremolo
• Tuners: Grover Kidney
• Pickups: Gibson 496R (Neck), 498T (Bridge) Humbuckers
• Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-Way Switch
• Strings: Gibson .010–.046
• Weight: 7.8 LBS
• Serial #: CS50XXXX

Condition:

She was born on May 29th, 2025 and has never been owned by an end-user. She remains brand new, completely unplayed, and in flawless mint condition. There isn’t a scratch, ding, swirl, pick mark, buckle rash, fingerprint, mysterious “I have no idea how that happened” mark, or anything else to disclose. She is exactly what you’d expect from a brand-new Gibson Custom Shop instrument.

Included are the original Gibson Custom Shop hard shell case, Certificate of Authenticity, and all of the original case candy.

Whoever brings this baby home is going to be completely STOKED!!

LET’S GOOOO!! 🎸🔥