Pleased to offer this immaculate Gibson Custom Shop 1957 Les Paul Custom. Made to Vintage Original Spec, this one piece mahogany with its three pickups has everything you want in a black beauty.
Originally released with the birth of the PAF pickup in 1957, Gibson converted to a 3 pickup configuration. With its elegant lines and Ebony/Pearl/Gold aesthetic, the 1957 Les Paul Custom is one of the most iconic electric guitars ever made. Gibson Custom Shop revives every detail of the original "Black Beauty" on this 1957 Les Paul Custom VOS reissue.
Body Material: 1-Piece Solid Mahogany
Binding Style: Multi-ply
Weight Relief: None
Finish: Nitrocellulose VOS (Vintage Patina)
Neck Material: Solid Mahogany
Neck Profile: Chunky C-Shape
Scale Length: 24.75" / 62.865cm
Fingerboard Material: Solid Ebony
Fingerboard Radius: 12" / 304.8mm
Number of Frets: 22
Frets: Historic Medium-Jumbo
Nut Material: Nylon
Nut Width: 1.69" / 42.85mm
End-of-Board Width: 2.24" / 56.89mm
Inlays: 1950s Pattern Mother of Pearl
Bridge: No-Wire ABR-1
Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
Tuners: Kluson Waffleback w/ Pearloid Tips
Pick Guard: Multiply Laminated Acrylic
Truss Rod Cover: Authentic Stepped 2-Ply Les Paul
Custom
Control Knobs: Butyrate Black Top Hats
Switch Tip: Amber Catalin
Switch Washer: Silkscreened Cellulose Acetate
Butyrate
Jack Plate: Multiply Laminated Acrylic
Neck Pickup: Custombucker Alnico III (Unpotted)
Middle Pickup: Custombucker Alnico III (if applicable)
Bridge Pickup: Custombucker Alnico III (Unpotted)
Controls: CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers,
Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
Strings: .010,.013, .017,.026,.036, 046
Case: Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch
Included Accessories: Gibson Custom Switchplate Medallion (w/ Historic Black Plastic Cover in Case), Certificate of Authenticity Booklet, Historic Reissue
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This is a one-owner closet queen, barely played and a sweet Les Paul. Includes case candy, COA and OHSC.