Blue Burst Les Paul Style Guitar

The Blue Burst Les Paul Style Guitar combines the timeless single-cutaway LP design with an unusual blue-to-natural burst finish and a highly visible figured top. A warm golden centre dominates the body before transitioning through lighter tones into vivid turquoise-blue around the upper edges, creating a distinctive alternative to traditional Les Paul sunburst finishes.

Chrome-covered humbuckers, clear control knobs and chrome bridge hardware keep the appointments relatively understated, allowing the figured top and unusual colour transition to remain the focal point.

For players who like the classic proportions of a Les Paul but want something considerably different from traditional cherry, tobacco or heritage-style finishes, this blue burst model offers a striking modern interpretation.

Blue Burst Figured Top

The standout feature is the guitar's blue burst figured top.

A warm natural/golden colour covers most of the centre and lower portion of the body, leaving the horizontal figuring clearly visible beneath the transparent finish.

Moving towards the upper edges, the natural colour transitions through lighter shades before reaching a vivid turquoise-blue outer burst.

It's an unusual approach to a burst finish and gives the guitar a very different appearance from conventional blue Les Paul-style guitars where blue typically dominates the entire top.

Highly Visible Flame-Style Figuring

The transparent finish allows the flame-style figuring underneath to remain one of the strongest visual elements of the instrument.

Horizontal figuring runs across the top, becoming particularly noticeable through the lighter central section.

Because the centre hasn't been covered by a dark or opaque colour, the natural-looking grain remains clearly visible and gives the top considerably more depth.

Classic Les Paul-Inspired Body

Beneath the unusual finish is the familiar Les Paul-inspired single-cutaway body shape.

The rounded lower bout, carved-top appearance and upper cutaway retain the traditional LP silhouette, while light-coloured binding traces the outside edge of the body.

The combination works particularly well here: the classic shape keeps the guitar recognisable, while the unconventional blue burst gives it its own identity.

Dual Chrome-Covered Humbuckers

Two chrome-covered humbuckers provide the traditional HH pickup arrangement.

Unlike the zebra pickups on the green Les Paul Standard we just worked on, these covered pickups give this model a cleaner and slightly more refined appearance.

The neck and bridge humbuckers can be selected using the three-way toggle positioned on the upper bout, providing the familiar Les Paul-style electronics configuration.

No Pickguard Design

Another noticeable feature is the absence of a pickguard.

Leaving the pickguard off means more of the figured blue-and-natural top remains visible, particularly around the neck pickup and upper section of the body.

For a guitar where the finish is such a major part of the design, this cleaner appearance makes a lot of sense.

Traditional Four-Control Layout

Four controls are positioned in the familiar Les Paul arrangement.

The two-volume and two-tone configuration provides individual adjustment for the neck and bridge pickups, retaining the traditional functionality expected from this style of guitar.

Transparent control knobs complement the finish without obscuring the figured top underneath them.

Tune-o-Matic-Style Bridge & Stopbar

The guitar features a Tune-o-matic-style bridge and stopbar tailpiece finished in chrome.

This keeps the hardware consistent with the chrome-covered pickups and maintains the classic fixed-bridge configuration associated with LP-style guitars.

The relatively neutral chrome finish also avoids competing visually with the unusual blue and golden colouring of the body.

Dark Fingerboard with Trapezoid Inlays

A dark fingerboard provides a strong contrast against the brighter body and features traditional trapezoid-style position inlays.

Light binding runs along the neck edges, continuing the detailed appearance of the body and reinforcing the classic Les Paul-inspired styling.

It's a much more traditional neck treatment than the body colour might initially suggest, helping balance the modern finish with familiar LP design cues.

Natural-Finished Sides

From the angle shown, the sides of the guitar reveal a warm natural wood-style appearance, providing another contrast with the brightly coloured top.

This helps visually separate the figured top from the remainder of the body and gives the instrument an attractive combination of natural and contemporary styling.

A Different Kind of Blue Les Paul

What makes this guitar especially interesting is that it isn't simply a Les Paul-style guitar covered in blue.

The golden natural centre remains the dominant part of the top, with turquoise-blue concentrated around the upper perimeter. Combined with the visible figuring, this creates a much more distinctive finish than a conventional solid blue or blue flame-top model.

It should therefore appeal to players searching for a blue Les Paul while also offering something unusual enough to stand apart from more conventional examples.

Key Features

• Classic Les Paul-inspired single-cutaway design
• Blue burst finish
• Turquoise-blue outer colouring
• Natural/golden centre
• Highly visible figured/flame-style top
• Light-coloured body binding
• Dual chrome-covered humbuckers
• HH pickup configuration
• Three-way pickup selector
• Two volume and two tone controls
• Transparent control knobs
• Chrome Tune-o-matic-style bridge
• Chrome stopbar tailpiece
• No-pickguard design
• Dark fingerboard
• Trapezoid-style position inlays
• Bound fingerboard
• Natural wood-style sides
• Six-string configuration

Why You'll Love It

The Blue Burst Les Paul Style Guitar takes a familiar LP-inspired design and makes the finish the centrepiece.

Its combination of a golden figured centre and vivid turquoise-blue burst edges provides considerably more character than a conventional solid-colour guitar, while chrome-covered humbuckers and transparent controls allow the top to remain visually dominant.

At the same time, the dual-humbucker configuration, four controls, three-way selector and fixed bridge retain the traditional features players expect from a Les Paul-style electric guitar.

For someone searching for a blue Les Paul guitar, blue burst Les Paul or figured-top LP-style guitar, this model has a strong identity of its own.