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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 46181) - 9lbs 0.5oz
The Legendary Black Beauty in Its Earliest Form.
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.
While some were produced in 1953, 1954 was the first full year for the classy-looking, tuxedo-inspired Gibson Les Paul™ Custom. The Custom was the first guitar to come equipped with the now-legendary ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic™ bridge. Like the earliest Les Paul Customs, this Gibson Custom reissue is equipped with a Staple pickup in the neck position and a Soapbar P-90 pickup in the bridge position, along with gold hardware. It also has a one-piece mahogany body, Kluson® Waffleback® tuners with plastic buttons, CTS® potentiometers, paper in oil capacitors, and comes with a Custom Shop hardshell case and Certificate of Authenticity.
Body
Binding: Multi-ply
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose VOS (Vintage Patina)
Body Material: Solid Mahogany
Body Shape: Les Paul
Weight Relief: None
Neck
End Of Board Width: 52.37mm / 2.06in
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count: 22
Frets: Historic Medium-Jumbo
Inlays: Block Mother of Pearl
Joint: Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
Neck Material: Solid Mahogany
Nut Material: Nylon
Nut Width: 42.85mm / 1.69in
Profile: 1950s Chunky D
Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75in
Electronics
Bridge Pickup: Custom Soapbar P-90
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
Neck Pickup: Custom Staple
Output Jack: 1/4" Switchcraft
Pickup Selector: 3-Way Switchcraft
Hardware
Bridge: ABR-1
Control Covers: Black
Control Knobs: Black Top Hats
Finish: Gold
Jack Plate Cover: Black Multi-Ply
Mounting Rings: Black
Pickguard: Black Multi-Ply
Pickup Covers: Black Soapbar
Switch Tip: Amber
Switchwasher: Black
Tailpiece: Stop Bar
Truss Rod: Standard
Tuning Machines: Kluson Waffleback
Misc
Accessories: Certificate of Authenticity, Mounted Custom Shop Medallion Switchplate; Extra Switchplate in the Case
Case: Custom Shop Hardshell
Headstock Inlay: Gibson logo and Custom Split Diamond in Mother of Pearl
Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
