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This is the exact guitar you'll receive. This guitar is brand new, but has been on display on our sales floor. May have a few light examples of shop wear such as light marks, scratches, etc. May not ship in original shipping box. This instrument still carries the full manufacturers warranty, and will be thoroughly inspected before shipping.
Weight (SN 221750150) - 9lbs 3.7oz
The Les Paul™ Custom was first introduced in 1953 as an upscale version of the Les Paul model. The model was requested by Les Paul himself, who wanted a black version of the Les Paul guitar that “looked like a tuxedo.” In 1961, the single cutaway Les Paul Custom was discontinued in favor of a new double-cutaway model that would later become known as the SG ™ Custom, and the original single cutaway model was reintroduced in 1968. During the 1970s, production of the Les Paul Custom transitioned from Kalamazoo to Nashville, and the Les Paul Custom received various changes that further refined the model, including a multi-piece maple top that replaced the original all-mahogany-body construction along with a new maple neck. Today, these 70s-era Les Paul Customs are some of the fastest-appreciating guitars on the vintage market.
Now, after 20 years of offering the Les Paul Custom only through Gibson Custom, Gibson is proud to release the Les Paul Custom 70s. It features classic 1970s specs, including a mahogany body with a three-piece maple top. The body is bound with 5-ply top binding and 3-ply back binding. The maple neck has a 70s profile and a volute and is topped with a bound ebony fretboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and mother-of-pearl block inlays. The bound headstock is also adorned with mother-of-pearl in the form of the famous Custom Split Diamond headstock inlay, which originated with the Gibson Super 400 and has become synonymous with the Les Paul Custom.
The Les Paul Custom 70s features gold hardware, including an aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge, an aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece, and smooth-turning Grover® Rotomatic® with Keystone button tuners for reliable tuning stability. Even the smallest details have been recreated, including Posi-Lok™ strap locks, a 5-ply pickguard, and 70s-era-approved Witch Hat control knobs. The electronics are also era-appropriate, with a pair of Calibrated T-Type humbuckers™ with individual volume and tone controls that are hand-wired to Orange Drop® capacitors. The Les Paul Custom 70s comes packed in a hardshell case for protection when it’s in storage and traveling.
The wait is over–The Les Paul Custom has returned to the Gibson USA lineup and is ready to rock your world!
Body
Binding: 5-ply Top Binding and 3-ply Back Binding.
Body Finish: Gloss
Body Material: Mahogany with Maple Top
Body Shape: Les Paul
Body Styles: Les Paul
Neck
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count: 22
Frets: Medium Jumbo
Inlays: Mother Of Pearl Block
Joint: Glued In, Set Neck
Neck Finish: Gloss
Neck Material: Maple
Nut Material: Graph Tech
Nut Width: 43.0mm / 1.69in
Profile: 70s
Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75in
Hardware
Bridge: Nashville Tune-O-Matic
Control Covers: Black
Control Knobs: Black Witch Hat
Finish: Gold
Pickguard: Black 5-ply
Pickup Covers: Gold
Strap Buttons: 2 Posi Lock - Bottom and Below Neck Heel
Switch Tip: Ivory
Switchwasher: Black with Gold Text
Tailpiece: Stop Bar
Truss Rod: Dual Action
Truss Rod Cover: 2-ply Bell
Tuner Plating: Gold
Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatic
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Calibrated T-Type
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone
Neck Pickup: Calibrated T-Type
Output Jack: 1/4"
Pickup Selector: 3-way Toggle
Miscellaneous
Case: Brown Hardshell
Headstock: Les Paul Custom
Headstock Inlay: Mother Of Pearl Split Diamond
Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
