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Gibson Custom Shop 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Darkback Reissue VOS

Gibson Custom Shop · #742274
BrandGibson Custom Shop
TypeElectric Guitars
Serial No.742274
PhotographyActual Photos
Part No.LPR57VODBDGNH1
Archive ID43782
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The Story

1957 Les Paul Goldtop Darkback Reissue VOS

Here's a fantastic '57 Les Paul reissue from the Gibson Custom Shop lineup! The guitar has a Goldtop with Darkback finish, adding a dark red stain to the mahogany body. The guitar has a pair of Custombucker pickups, and a VOS finish to add a light patina to the hardware as well as dial the glossiness back a bit.

Includes: Hardshell Case, Certificate of Authenticity, Hang Tags and Paperwork

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The Specifications

As it left The Music Zoo Tech Bench.
  • Solidbody Electric Guitar
  • VOS Goldtop with Darkback Finish
  • Hide Glue-Fit Maple Top with 1-Ply Royalite Binding
  • Chunky “C” Shape Mahogany Neck
  • Rosewood Fretboard with Hide Glue-Fit
  • Historic Gibson Narrow Tall Frets
  • 24-3/4" Scale Length
  • 1-11/16" Nut Width
  • Custombucker Alnico III Pickups
  • CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
  • Kluson Single Line Single Ring Tuners
  • Nylon Nut
  • No-Wire ABR-1 Bridge and Stopbar Tailpiece
  • Nickel Hardware
  • 9 lbs, 1 oz.
  • .930" Neck Profile at 1st Fret
  • 1.030” Neck Profile at 12th Fret

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