The Gibson Custom Shop Historic '57 Les Paul Custom is an early Historic Collection reissue of Gibson's famous Black Beauty. The custom shop reproduced the traditional all-mahogany construction, ebony fingerboard, elaborate binding, and elegant gold hardware of the original 1957 model.
Specifications:
Body: Solid mahogany, carved top
Finish: Ebony black, nitrocellulose lacquer
Binding: Multi-ply body binding
Neck: Mahogany, set-neck construction. Nut width 1 11/16”
Fingerboard: Ebony
Inlays: Mother-of-pearl block inlays
Scale length: 24.75 inches
Frets: 22 medium.
Headstock: Split-diamond inlay
Pickups: Gibson Burstbuckers
Controls: Two volume, two tone, three-way selector
Bridge: Tune-o-matic / ABR-1 style
Tailpiece: Stopbar
Fingerboard binding: Cream
Hardware: Gold plated
Tuners: Gibson Kluson
Weight: 9 lbs 3 oz
Case: Black Gibson Custom Shop with some wear
Case Candy: All hang tags and custom shop COA
In Excellent to MINT Condition with no wear to the gold plating.
The Gibson Custom Shop Historic '57 Les Paul Custom is an early Historic Collection reissue of Gibson's famous Black Beauty. The custom shop reproduced the traditional all-mahogany construction, ebony fingerboard, elaborate binding, and elegant gold hardware of the original 1957 model.
Specifications:
Body: Solid mahogany, carved top
Finish: Ebony black, nitrocellulose lacquer
Binding: Multi-ply body binding
Neck: Mahogany, set-neck construction. Nut width 1 11/16”
Fingerboard: Ebony
Inlays: Mother-of-pearl block inlays
Scale length: 24.75 inches
Frets: 22 medium.
Headstock: Split-diamond inlay
Pickups: Gibson Burstbuckers
Controls: Two volume, two tone, three-way selector
Bridge: Tune-o-matic / ABR-1 style
Tailpiece: Stopbar
Fingerboard binding: Cream
Hardware: Gold plated
Tuners: Gibson Kluson
Weight: 9 lbs 3 oz
Case: Black Gibson Custom Shop with some wear
Case Candy: All hang tags and custom shop COA
In Excellent to MINT Condition with no wear to the gold plating.