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A Black and Gold Buxom Beuaty from the Gibson Custom Shop, with SLE-101 Plus MXV Pickups!
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Condition: Used, Excellent
SP Luthier Notes: The guitar required an adjustment to the truss rod, nut, and bridge to be brought to a perfect level of playability.
With its elegant lines and Ebony/Pearl/Gold aesthetic, the 1957 Les Paul Custom is easily one of the most iconic and beautiful guitars ever made. It features a body carved out of a single large piece of solid mahogany, unique among Les Paul models. The resulting dark mid-range tone from the body pairs perfectly with its bright-sounding solid Ebony fingerboard. All together, it's the pinnacle of guitar craftsmanship, design and tone. Gibson Custom Shop is proud to revive every last detail of the original "Black Beauty" for this '57 Les Paul Custom Reissue, from the dimensions and contours to the precise inlay patterns to the entire ownership experience.
Today's Gibson electric guitars represent the history as well as the future of the electric guitar. The models whose designs have become classics-the ES-175, ES-335, Flying V, Explorer, Firebird, SGs and Les Pauls-are a testament to Gibson's wide appeal, spanning more than four decades of music styles. Gibson's close relationship with musicians is manifest in endorsement models from King, Atkins and jazz greats Howard Roberts and Herb Ellis, plus new Les Pauls made to the personal specifications of rock stars Jimmy Page and Joe Perry. In 1994, Gibson's Centennial year, the new Nighthawk model won an industry award for design, setting the stage for a second hundred years of Gibson quality and innovation.
Body
Body Type: Solidbody
Body Shape: 1957 Les Paul Custom
Body Material: 1-piece Mahogany
Body Finish: VOS Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Color: Ebony
Neck
Neck Material: Mahogany
Neck Shape: Chunky C
Neck JointSet: Neck
Radius: 12"
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl '50s Pattern
Number of Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
Scale Length: 24.75"
Nut Width: 1.69"
Nut Material: Nylon
Hardware
Bridge/Tailpiece: ABR-1 with Aluminum Stopbar
Tuners: Kluson Waffleback
Pickups: Throbak SLE-101 Plus MXV. Original Pickups Inluded in case.
Weight: 9lbs, 4oz