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1957 Les Paul Goldtop Darkback Light Aged

SKU:

GU322

$6,499.00

As Good as Gold

Gibson Custom Shop is the pinnacle of craftsmanship, quality, and sound excellence. Each instrument celebrates Gibson’s legacy through accuracy, authenticity and attention to detail.

The iconic ’57 Goldtop has been the tool of choice for countless guitar heroes. Its elegant gold finish, classic solid mahogany/maple construction and versatile humbucking pickups represent everything one could possibly need in a Les Paul™ model. This authentic recreation exemplifies Gibson Custom Shop’s tireless quest for accuracy to the original year of production, from the woods to the construction to the parts and precise contours throughout. Each Custom Shop Reissue is every bit the instrument and statement piece as the priceless vintage examples, providing an ownership exper . . .

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Body Style

Les Paul

Body Shape

Les Paul

Top

2-Piece Plain Maple, Hide Glue Fit

Back

1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany

Binding

1-Ply Royalite

Body Finish

Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Weight Relief

None

Profile

50s Rounded Medium C

Scale Length

628.65 mm / 24.75 in

Fingerboard Material

Indian Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius

304.8 mm / 12 in

Fret Count

22

Frets

Historic Gibson Narrow/Tall

Nut Material

Nylon

Nut Width

42.85 mm / 1.687 in

End Of Board Width

56.89 mm / 2.239 in

Inlays

Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid

Joint

Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit

Finish

Nickel; Murphy Lab Light Aged

Bridge

ABR-1

Saddle Material

Nickel-plated Brass

Tailpiece

Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar

Tuning Machines

Kluson Single Line, Single Ring

Truss Rod

Authentic 1950s No-Tube

Truss Rod Cover

Authentic Stepped 2-Ply

Control Knobs

Butyrate Gold Top Hats

Switch Tip

Amber Catalin

Switch washer

Replica Cellulose Acetate Butyrate

Jack Plate Cover

Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate

Control Covers

Brown Royalite

Strap Buttons

Aluminum

Mounting Rings

M69 Cellulose Acetate Butyrate

Pickup Covers

Authentic Profile Nickel Silver

Neck Pickup

Custombucker Alnico 3 (Unpotted)

Bridge Pickup

Custombucker Alnico 3 (Unpotted)

Controls

2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors

Pickup Selector

3-Way Switchcraft

Output Jack

1/4″ Switchcraft

Strings Gauge

.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046

Case

Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch Case

Accessories

Certificate of Authenticity, Mounted Custom Shop Switch Plate Medallion; Reissue Switch Backplate in Case

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