As Good as Gold

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.

The iconic '57 Gold top has been the tool of choice for countless guitar heroes. Its elegant gold finish, classic solid mahogany/maple construction, and versatile humbucking pickups represent everything one could possibly need in a Les Paul™ model. This authentic recreation exemplifies Gibson Custom Shop's tireless quest for accuracy to the original year of production, from the woods to the construction to the parts and precise contours throughout. Each Custom Shop Reissue is every bit the instrument and statement piece as the priceless vintage examples, providing an ownership experience that is endlessly fun. It features Ultra-Light Aging by the skilled artisans of the Murphy Lab. The Murphy Lab Ultra-Light Aged finish treatment, paired with lightly aged hardware, simulates decades of light play wear, giving it the unique character, vibe, and feel of an original example from the Gibson Golden Era.

• Body Style: Les Paul

• Body Shape: Les Paul

• Top: 2-Piece Plain Maple, Hide Glue Fit

• Back: 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany

• Binding: 1-Ply Royalite

• Body Finish: Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer

• Weight Relief: None

• Profile: 50s Rounded Medium C

• Scale Length: 628.65 mm / 24.75 in

• Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood

• Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12 in

• Fret Count: 22

• Frets: Historic Gibson Narrow/Tall

• Nut Material: Nylon

• Nut Width: 42.85 mm / 1.687 in

• End Of Board Width: 56.89 mm / 2.239 in

• Inlays: Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid

• Joint: Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit

• Finish: Nickel; Murphy Lab Light Aged

• Bridge: No-Wire ABR-1

• Saddle Material: Nickel-plated Brass

• Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar

• Tuning Machines: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring

• Pickguard: Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate

• Truss Rod: Authentic 1950s No-Tube

• Truss Rod Cover: Authentic Stepped 2-Ply

• Control Knobs: Butyrate Gold Top Hats

• Switch Tip: Amber Catalin

• Switch washer: Silkscreened Cellulose Acetate Butyrate

• Jack Plate Cover: Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate

• Control Covers: Brown Royalite

• Strap Buttons: Aluminum

• Mounting Rings: M69 Cellulose Acetate Butyrate

• Pickup Covers: Authentic Profile Nickel Silver

• Neck Pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3 (Unpotted)

• Bridge Pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3 (Unpotted)

• Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors

• Pickup Selector: 3-Way Switchcraft

• Output Jack: 1/4" Switchcraft

• Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046

• Case: Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch

• Accessories: Certificate of Authenticity, Mounted Custom Shop Switch Plate Medallion; Reissue Switch Backplate in Case

• Weight: 4,18 Kg/ 9,215 Lb