Electric guitar · solidbody
single-cut; Plain Top
| Body Style | solidbody |
| Top | Plain Maple |
| Body | Mahogany (non-weight-relieved) |
| Neck | Mahogany |
| Fingerboard | Indian Rosewood |
| Neck Pickup | Burstbucker 1 |
| Bridge Pickup | Burstbucker 2 |
| Pickup Switch | 3-way Toggle |
| Controls | 2 Volume, 2 Tone; Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors |
| Construction | Glued In, Set Neck |
| Bridge | ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic |
| Nut Width | 43.05 mm |
Artists documented playing the Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s Plain Top: Ace Frehley, Billy Gibbons, Duane Allman, Gary Moore, Jimmy Page, Joe Bonamassa, Joe Perry, Peter Green, Randy Rhoads, Slash, Zakk Wylde.