GIBSON LES PAUL CUSTOM SHOP
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Gibson Custom Shop '57 Les Paul Custom Black Beauty Two Pickups
- Own the instrument that debuted the "Patent Applied For" humbucker!
In 1957, the Les Paul collection entered a new age of sound, featuring a new humbucking pickup that launched the sound heard around the world. This version of the '57 Black Beauty is equipped with 2 BurstBucker pickups for traditional LP tonal options. Other features include a carved mahogany top and solid mahogany body, a one-piece mahogany neck with 22-fret ebony fingerboard, ABR-1 tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece, 24-3/4" scale, 1-11/16" nut width, body/neck/peghead binding, and ebony finish.
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Gibson Custom Shop '57 Custom Les Paul Black Beauty Electric Guitar
- The choice of many star performers!
In 1957, the Les Paul collection entered a new age of sound, featuring a new humbucking pickup that launched the sound heard around the world. Offering tone variations unavailable on any other Les Paul, the '57 Black Beauty is equipped with 3 BurstBucker pickups to offer a unique palette of vintage sound. Other features include a carved mahogany top and solid mahogany body, a one-piece mahogany neck with 22-fret ebony fingerboard, ABR-1 tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece, 24-3/4" scale, 1-11/16" nut width, body/neck/peghead binding, and ebony finish.
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Gibson Custom Shop '57 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue Electric Guitar
- Custom Shop quality in a classic reissue!
It's the quintessential Les Paul at its finest, Custom Shop crafted to be accurate to '57 specifications in every detail including the CTS pots and bumblebee capacitors. It was the first Paul to feature humbucking pickups, and this one comes equipped with BurstBuckers. Carved maple top, mahogany back, and one-piece mahogany neck with the '57 profile and the original extended tenon joint. It features binding on body and neck, nickel hardware, an original ABR-1 tune-o-matic bridge, and the trademark antique gold finish. Includes Gibson Custom Shop hardshell case.
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Gibson Custom Shop 1956 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue Guitar
- A meticulously crafted re-creation of an American icon.
Ted McCarty's tune-o-matic bridge was added to the LP in 1956. That, together with individual saddles and thumbwheels to adjust the bridge height, represented a quantum leap forward in intonation, tone, and sustain. This beautifully crafted reissue is a letter-perfect re-creation of that landmark model.
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Gibson Custom Shop 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Darkback Reissue Guitar
- The creme de la creme of LP designs!
All the glowing vintage beauty of the deep metal-flake gold top with the thick, gorgeous tone of "Patent Applied For" humbuckers the first year they came out. Now called BurstBuckers (a 1 at the neck and a 2 at the bridge), they're joined to the original CTS pots and bumble bee caps for totally authentic tone. Nearly black finish on the mahogany back. Early '50s rounded neck profile provides vintage feel, too.
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Gibson Custom Shop 1957 Les Paul Junior Single Cutaway Electric Guitar
- A sweet and simple classic version of the Les Paul.
The Junior was introduced in 1957 as an economy version of the Les Paul. It featured the same mahogany construction as its more expensive counterpart, but with a flat top and a single pickup. A lot of players preferred its simplicity over the more elaborate Standard and Custom models. This Custom Shop re-creation has fine tone, playing action, and performance. Includes hardshell case.
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Gibson Custom Shop 1958 Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar
- A stunning reissue of the "Holy Grail" of the LP!
The 1958 Les Paul Standard is a Custom Shop re-creation that features a carved plain maple top, solid mahogany back and sides, and single-ply cream binding on the top. The rounded-profile neck is one-piece mahogany with the original-style truss rod. The rosewood fingerboard is finished with 22 frets, vintage trapezoid inlays, and single-ply cream binding. Seriously scorching output is delivered through dual BurstBucker pickups, tone and volume controls, and a 3-way switch. Electronics include the original CTS pots and bumblebee capacitors for a signal path that's truly vintage.
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Gibson Custom Shop 1959 Les Paul Standard Guitar
- The holy grail of guitar collecting!
Every detail of the original is reproduced with obsessive accuracy. Correct 1959 neck profile is rounded and slightly slimmer than the 1952-1958 necks. BurstBucker pickups are exact reproductions of the original "Patent Applied For," pickups that revolutionized electric guitar sound. Even the bumblebee capacitors are re-created in painstaking detail, as are the original formula and thickness lacquer, and the aluminum stop tailpiece. Holly peghead overlay, extended neck tenon and accurate top carving. This version takes authenticity a step further with aged metal hardware and a dulled lacquer finish.
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Gibson Custom Shop 1959 Les Paul Standard Guitar
- The most accurate reissue series Gibson's Custom Shop has ever produced!
AA flamed maple top is exactly the kind of wood that went on the Les Pauls in '59. Burstbucker 1 and 2 pickups are precision re-creations of original "Patent Applied For" pickups, right down to the mismatched windings. Original bumblebee capacitors, long-tenon 1959 rounded neck profile, CTS pots, original aluminum stopbar, and tons of other details make it look, sound, and play identically to the original. Mahogany back and neck with rosewood fretboard.
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Gibson Custom Shop 1959 Les Paul Standard with DiMarzios
- A Custom Shop reissue slightly customized.
This the classic '59 Les Paul that introduced "jumbo" frets making the guitar more bendable and appealing to rock and blues guitarists. Certainly many of the greatest have chosen it as their main axe. This is a Custom Shop re-creation of the '59 and it's beautifully crafted. For a custom touch, it has been updated with a pair of cream DiMarzios, which has been one of the more common alterations made by individuals to their Les Pauls over the years. Some feel it further refines an almost perfect instrument. Apart from the DiMarzios, this is full-on Custom Shop reissue and true to the original specs and spirit of the '59.
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Gibson Custom Shop 1960 Les Paul Reissue Guitar
- Bringing back the best thing to happen in 1960.
In 1960, the Les Paul Standard still had the flame maple top, sunburst finish and Burstbucker pickups of its predecessors with an added slim taper neck for a decidedly different feel. This 1960 Reissue captures the essence of the original accurately and in great detail. Includes hardshell case.
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Gibson Custom Shop 1960 Les Paul Special Double Cutaway Electric Guitar
- A historic Custom Shop masterpiece.
In 1960, it offered guitarists all the features that made the Les Paul famous for a moderate price, but it soon became a lean-and-mean favorite in its own right. This custom shop re-creation features a solid mahogany body and neck, 2 P-90 magnetic pickups, nickel hardware, wrap-around tailpiece, multilayered black/white pickguard, and black pickup covers, just like the original.
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Gibson Custom Shop 1960 Les Paul Special Single Cutaway Electric Guitar
- The guitar that fulfilled the guitar dreams of the '60s generation.
The Les Paul Special made the virtues of the Les Paul available to those who couldn't quite afford the Standard or Custom versions. And it had all the essential features: solid mahogany body and neck, 2 P-90 pickups, wraparound tailpiece, and 2 volume and 2 tone controls with 3-way switching. This Custom Shop Historic Series re-creation duplicates the original at its finest. This is the single cutaway version (there was also a 1960s double cutaway) with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays. Nickel hardware.
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Gibson Custom Shop Carved Flame Les Paul
- A whole new meaning for the term "figured top."
Using sophisticated computer imaging technology, Gibson's Custom Shop has created a futuristic 3-dimensional look to complement its vintage Les Paul tone. The chameleon colors shift and change depending upon what angle you view the guitar from, creating a kaleidoscopic effect of constantly changing colors.
Gibson's stunning cosmetics are just the beginning. This is an instrument that has received the complete Custom Shop treatment, with custom-carved maple top, solid mahogany body and neck with rosewood fretboard, classic trapezoid inlays, and single-ply cream binding. A pair of '57 Classic humbuckers dish out trademark tone via dual tone and volume controls and 3-way switching. Lush gold hardware and kidney bean tuners with an ABR-1 bridge wrap up this fantastically flash package. Comes with Custom Shop case, certificate of authenticity, and a Custom Care kit.
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Gibson Custom Shop Custom Les Paul Class 5 Quilt Top
- A top-down eye popper that delivers the ultimate in performance.
This awesome beauty incorporates all the finest Les Paul features. Staggering carved, highly quilted maple top; weight-relieved mahogany back; 1960 slim taper neck profile; and BurstBucker pickups give you the best of the best in looks, comfort, playability, and tone.
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Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar
- Gibson's Les Paul Custom defines style and sophistication in electric guitar design.
Features a one-piece mahogany neck, carved maple top and warm-toned mahogany body. An ebony fingerboard with classic inlay pattern gives it a bright attack. 490R and 498T Gibson humbuckers deliver warm rhythm and hot, solid lead sounds. Also includes a tune-o-matic/stopbar tailpiece and bound body, neck, and head.
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