The document describes Gibson's Original Les Paul Standard guitar. It summarizes the historically accurate specifications for the guitar's electronics, hardware, neck profiles, finishes and more. Features include Gibson pickups, CTS pots, correct headstock shape, fingerboard binding, and body contours matching vintage 1950s-1960s Les Pauls. The guitar aims to offer the most accurate reproduction of the original Les Paul for a fraction of the cost of vintage models.
The document describes Gibson's Original Les Paul Standard guitar. It summarizes the historically accurate specifications for the guitar's electronics, hardware, neck profiles, finishes and more. Features include Gibson pickups, CTS pots, correct headstock shape, fingerboard binding, and body contours matching vintage 1950s-1960s Les Pauls. The guitar aims to offer the most accurate reproduction of the original Les Paul for a fraction of the cost of vintage models.
The document describes Gibson's Original Les Paul Standard guitar. It summarizes the historically accurate specifications for the guitar's electronics, hardware, neck profiles, finishes and more. Features include Gibson pickups, CTS pots, correct headstock shape, fingerboard binding, and body contours matching vintage 1950s-1960s Les Pauls. The guitar aims to offer the most accurate reproduction of the original Les Paul for a fraction of the cost of vintage models.
The document describes Gibson's Original Les Paul Standard guitar. It summarizes the historically accurate specifications for the guitar's electronics, hardware, neck profiles, finishes and more. Features include Gibson pickups, CTS pots, correct headstock shape, fingerboard binding, and body contours matching vintage 1950s-1960s Les Pauls. The guitar aims to offer the most accurate reproduction of the original Les Paul for a fraction of the cost of vintage models.
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The Original Les Paul Standard.
Inside and Out.
Only available from the Gibson Custom Shop
Inside and Out. What does that really mean? Let’s start with the inside. First off, we use original Gibson pickups. These pickups have Alnico magnets, feature vintage wiring schemes, and full wax potting to eliminate microphonic feedback. Next we use CTS potentiometers (pots) in all of our historic Les Pauls. CTS started making pots for us in the early ‘60s. The pots feature a solid carbon glide that gives you a more accurate taper for better signal response and smoother performance. Add to that the “Bumble Bee” capacitors that we’ve commissioned for the historic line and you have the most accurate reproduction parts available anywhere.
And the outside? The headstock is correctly shaped. We use Holly head veneers as opposed to fiber. Vintage-style push-in bushings accent the machine heads, which are now in a straight line like they used to be. We even changed the truss rod routing to be more historically accurate too.
We offer three distinct neck shapes that are typical of what was available on Les Pauls from 1952-1960. We roll the fingerboard binding like we used to, which makes for a more comfortable feel, and the inlays feature sharp points on the corners and an authentic “swirl” pattern.
The body features historically accurate thin binding, switchwasher, and jackplate. Using the thinner material allows the pieces to form to the contour of the body much better. We also silkscreen “Rhythm” and “Treble” on the switchwasher, just like we used to. And don’t forget the body carve. Despite first impressions, not all carves are alike. The top carve on Historic Les Pauls is flat on top with a shallow dish to reflect the subtle contours.
All in all, these are the most historically accurate Les Pauls ever offered. Now you can own a piece of the magic that has turned early Les Pauls into museum pieces for a fraction of the cost - only from the Gibson Custom Shop.
1959 Les Paul Standard
Materials: Carved figured maple top, solid mahogany back, 1-piece mahogany neck Binding: 1-ply cream on body and neck Hardware: Nickel Bridge/Tailpiece: ABR-1 with lightweight aluminum stopbar tailpiece Pickups: Burstbucker 1 (rhythm), Burstbucker 2 (treble) Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way switch Neck Profile: 1959 Rounded Fingerboard: 22 fret rosewood fingerboard with vintage trapezoid inlays Scale Length/Nut Width: 24 3/4" scale length; 1 11/16" nut width Finishes: Faded Tobacco, Washed Cherry Strings: Vintage Reissue .010 - .046 1952 Les Paul Goldtop 1954 Les Paul Goldtop 1956 Les Paul Goldtop Materials: Carved maple top, solid Materials: Carved maple top, solid Materials: Carved maple top, solid mahogany mahogany back, 1-piece mahogany neck mahogany back, 1-piece mahogany neck back, 1-piece mahogany neck Binding: 1-ply cream on body and neck Binding: 1-ply cream on body and neck Binding: 1-ply cream on body and neck Hardware: Nickel Bridge/Tailpiece: Combination aluminum Hardware: Nickel Bridge/Tailpiece: Trapeze tailpiece wraparound tailpiece/bridge Bridge/Tailpiece: ABR-1 bridge with aluminum Pickups: Two P-90 single coils Pickups: Two P-90 single coils stopbar tailpiece Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way switch Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way switch Pickups: Two P-90 single coils Fingerboard: 22 fret rosewood finger- Hardware: Nickel Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way switch board with vintage trapezoid inlays Fingerboard: 22 fret rosewood finger- Fingerboard: 22 fret rosewood fingerboard Scale Length/Nut Width: 24 3/4" scale board with vintage trapezoid inlays with vintage trapezoid inlays length; 1 11/16" nut width Scale Length/Nut Width: 24 3/4" scale Scale Length/Nut Width: 24 3/4" scale Neck Profile: Early ‘50s Rounded length; 1 11/16" nut width length; 1 11/16" nut width Finishes: Antique Gold Neck Profile: Early ‘50s Rounded Neck Profile: Early ‘50s Rounded Strings: Vintage Reissue .010 - .046 Finishes: Antique Gold Finishes: Antique Gold Strings: Vintage Reissue .010 - .046 Strings: Vintage Reissue .010 - .046
1957 Les Paul Goldtop 1958 Les Paul Standard 1960 Les Paul Standard Materials: Carved maple top, solid Materials: Carved plain maple top, solid Materials: Carved figured maple top, solid mahogany back, 1-piece mahogany neck mahogany back, 1-piece mahogany neck mahogany back, 1-piece mahogany neck Binding: 1-ply cream on body and neck Binding: 1-ply cream on body and neck Binding: 1-ply cream on body and neck Hardware: Nickel Hardware: Nickel Hardware: Nickel Bridge/Tailpiece: ABR-1 bridge with alu- Bridge/Tailpiece: ABR-1 bridge with alu- Bridge/Tailpiece: ABR-1 with aluminum minum stopbar tailpiece minum stopbar tailpiece stopbar tailpiece Pickups: Burstbucker 1 (rhythm), Pickups: Burstbucker 1 (rhythm), Pickups: Burstbucker 1 (rhythm), Burstbucker 2 (treble) Burstbucker 2 (treble) Burstbucker 2 (treble) Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way switch Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way switch Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way switch Fingerboard: 22 fret rosewood finger- Fingerboard: 22 fret rosewood fingerboard Fingerboard: 22 fret rosewood finger- board with vintage trapezoid inlays with vintage trapezoid inlays board with vintage trapezoid inlays Scale Length/Nut Width: 24 3/4" scale Scale Length/Nut Width: 24 3/4" scale Scale Length/Nut Width: 24 3/4" scale length; 1 11/16" nut width length; 1 11/16" nut width length; 1 11/16" nut width Neck Profile: Early ‘50s Rounded Neck Profile: Early ‘50s Rounded Neck Profile: ‘60s Slim Taper Finishes: Antique Gold Finishes: Washed Cherry Finishes: Faded Tobacco, Washed Cherry Strings: Vintage Reissue .010 - .046 Strings: Vintage Reissue .010 - .046 Strings: Vintage Reissue .010 - .046 657 Massman Drive • Nashville, TN 37210 • 615.871.9585 • WWW.GIBSONCUSTOM.COM
