The Gibson Dark Knight Les Paul emerges from the shadows for Black Friday

The Gibson Dark Knight Les Paul emerges from the shadows for Black Friday
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Holy humbuckers, Batman! Gibson has announced a limited edition Black Friday guitar deal, which they're calling the Les Paul Dark Knight.

Debuting at Guitar Center, the Dark Knight features a stunning translucent Smoke-Black satin finish on a figured quilted maple top.

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The mahogany body has modern-style weight relief and pickups are Gibson ’57 Classic and Classic Plus humbuckers. There's split-coil and phase options on both pickups for tonal versatility. 

The Dark Knight also features a Nashville-style tune-o-matic bridge and locking Grover tuners.

It's a stunning contemporary singlecut but calling it a Black Friday bargain is a bit of a stretch. It’s available now for $2,999 at Guitar Center.

Gibson Les Paul Dark Knight: $2,999 at Guitar Center
$2,999 at Guitar Center

Gibson Les Paul Dark Knight: $2,999 at Guitar Center
This stealthy special-edition Les Paul features a stunning Smoke-Black satin-finished quilted maple top, weight-relieved body and ’57 Classic and Classic Plus humbuckers, with coil-split and phase options.

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Rob Laing
Reviews Editor, GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars

Rob is the Reviews Editor for GuitarWorld.com and MusicRadar guitars, so spends most of his waking hours (and beyond) thinking about and trying the latest gear while making sure our reviews team is giving you thorough and honest tests of it. He's worked for guitar mags and sites as a writer and editor for nearly 20 years but still winces at the thought of restringing anything with a Floyd Rose.