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Condition: Used, Excellent
SP Luthier Notes: Some of the frets as they arrived were deemed to need only a minor cleanup. A polish was performed on the frets and fingerboard bringing the fretboard to pristine condition! A majority of the other frets showed evidence of play wear. As such, the frets were leveled, recrowned, and polished back to a near mint state. No further work was required.
From Gibson Guitars
1956 was the only full year in which the Les Paul model featured the powerful P-90 pickups and the adjustable ABR-1 bridge setup, a combination that allowed the Les Paul model to intonate, sustain, and thrill like never before. This Gibson Custom Shop '56 Reissue captures the look, feel and searing sound of an original 1956 Les Paul Goldtop in exhaustive detail, featuring all solid woods, vintage-accurate gold paint, authentic replica parts, Historic narrow/tall frets, and hot hide glue construction.
- Model
- Wildwood Spec 1956 Les Paul Standard
- Finish Color
- Gold Top
- Weight
- 8 lbs 10oz
- Top Wood
- Carved Maple Attached with Hot Hide Glue
- Body Wood
- Mahogany
- Neck Wood
- 1-Piece Mahogany Neck
- Neck Shape
- '50s Rounded
- Neck Dimensions
- .910 1st - 1.010 12th
- Fingerboard
- Rosewood Attached with Hot Hide Glue
- Fingerboard Radius
- 12"
- Inlays
- Cellulose Trapezoids
- Scale Length
- 24.75"
- Width at Nut
- 1-11/16"
- Frets
- 22
- Binding
- Single-Ply Cream on Top and Hand-Filed Rolled Fingerboard Binding
- Pickups
- 2 Custom P-90s w/Alnico III Magnets
- Controls
- 2 Volume, 2 Tone and 3-way Toggleswitch
- Hardware
- Nickel
- Bridge
- ABR-1
- Tailpiece
- Lightweight Aluminum Stopbar
- Tuners
- Kluson Deluxe
- Case
- Gibson Custom Hardshell
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
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