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Gibson Custom Shop 1957 Les Paul Reissue Double Gold Top Brazilian Rosewood Fingerboard

57 Goldtop Brazilian · #78412
BrandGibson Custom Shop
TypeElectric Guitars
Serial No.78412
PhotographyActual Photos
Part No.LPR57PSL12708B
Archive ID38424
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The Story

1957 Les Paul Reissue Double Gold Top Brazilian Rosewood Fingerboard

This Gibson Custom Shop '57 Les Paul is simply gold - solid double gold! This new offering is a stunning '57 RI with not only a unique "double Gold" top, but a beauty of a Brazilian rosewood fingerboard - so it's the perfect guitar for the player or collector. Built with the utmost attention to detail and True Historic specifications, this guitar boasts a 1 piece mahogany body with 2 piece maple top, VOS finish, a '57 Chunky C mahogany neck with Brazilian fingerboard, Custombucker alnico III magnet humbuckers, True Historic hardware, Kluson tuners, and hide glue construction. If you've been putting off grabbing a Brazilian Gibson, this is your chance!

Includes: Hardshell Case, Certificate of Authenticity, '50s Hang Tags, Paperwork

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The Specifications

As it left The Music Zoo Tech Bench.
  • 9 lbs, 0 oz.
  • Double Gold VOS Finish
  • Hide Glue Construction
  • 2-Piece Maple Top
  • 1-Piece Mahogany Body
  • Single Ply Royalite Binding
  • Mahogany Neck with 57 Chunky C Profile
  • Brazilian Rosewood Fingerboard
  • Mother-Of-Pearl Trapezoid Inlays
  • 24 3/4" Scale Length
  • 12" Radius
  • 1-11/16" Neck Width at Nut
  • 22 Frets
  • .890" Neck Profile at 1st Fret
  • 1.00" Neck Profile at 12th Fret
  • Gibson Custombucker Alnico III Pickups
  • 2 Volume 2 Tone, Hand-wired CTS Pots and Bumblebee caps
  • Three Way Selector Switch
  • Gold Top Hat Knobs
  • True Historic ABR-1 Bridge & Stoptail
  • Kluson Single Ring Single Line Tuners
  • Aged Nickel Hardware

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