The wait is over–the Les Paul Custom is back!

The Les Paul Custom was first introduced in 1953 as an upscale version of the Les Paul model. The model was requested by Les Paul himself, who wanted a black version of the Les Paul guitar that “looked like a tuxedo.” In 1961, the single cutaway Les Paul Custom was discontinued in favor of a new double-cutaway model that would later become known as the SG™ Custom, and the original single cutaway model was reintroduced in 1968. During the 1970s, production of the Les Paul Custom transitioned from Kalamazoo to Nashville, and the Les Paul Custom received various changes that further refined the model, including a multi-piece maple top that replaced the original all-mahogany-body construction along with a new maple neck. Today, these 70s-era Les Paul Customs are some of the fastest-appreciating guitars on the vintage market. Now, after 20 years of offering the Les Paul Custom only through Gibson Custom, Gibson is proud to release the Les Paul Custom 70s. It features classic 1970s specs, including a mahogany body with a three-piece maple top. The body is bound with 5-ply top binding and 3-ply back binding. The maple neck has a 70s profile and a volute and is topped with a bound ebony fretboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and mother-of-pearl block inlays. The bound headstock is also adorned with mother-of-pearl in the form of the famous Custom Split Diamond mother-of-pearl headstock inlay, which originated with the Gibson Super 400 and has become synonymous with the Les Paul Custom. The Les Paul Custom 70s features gold hardware, including an aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge, an aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece, and smooth-turning Grover® Rotomatic® with Keystone button tuners for reliable tuning stability. Even the smallest details have been recreated, including Posi-Lok™ strap locks, a 5-ply pickguard, and 70s-era-approved Witch Hat control knobs. The electronics are also era-appropriate, with a pair of Calibrated T-Type humbuckers™ with individual volume and tone controls that are hand-wired to Orange Drop® capacitors. The Les Paul Custom 70s is available in four gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finishes, including Ebony, Tobacco Burst, Wine Red, and even a version with a beautiful Buttercream Top, and each comes packed in a hardshell case for protection when it’s in storage and traveling. The wait is over–The Les Paul Custom has returned to the Gibson USA lineup and is ready to rock your world!

Highlights

• Mahoniehouten body

• Three-piece plain maple top

• Maple neck with volute and 70s profile

• Ebony fretboard with mother-of-pearl block inlays

• Calibrated T-type pickups

• Gold hardware

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Body

• Binding: Multi-ply Top, Back, and Headstock, Single-ply Fretboard

• Lak Body: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

• Body: Mahogany

• Vorm Body: Les Paul

• Stijl Body: Les Paul

• Bovenkant: Maple

Nek

• Toetsmateriaal: Ebony

• Toetsradius: 304.8mm / 12.0in

• Aantal frets: 22

• Frets: Medium Jumbo

• Inlays: Mother of Pearl Block

• Verbinding: Glued In, Set Neck

• Materiaal Nek: Maple

• Materiaal topkam: Graph Tech

• Breedte topkam: 43.05mm / 1.7in

• Profiel: 70s, With Volute

• Mensuur: 628.65mm / 24.75in

• Elektronica

• Brug pick-up: Calibrated T-Type Bridge

• Bediening: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors

• Nek pickup: Calibrated T-Type Neck

• Output jack: 1/4"

• Pickup-selector: 3-way Toggle

Hardware

• Bruggen: Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic

• Bedieningsknoppen: Black Witch Hat with Gold Insert

• finish: Gold

• Jack Plate Cover: Gold

• Montageringen: Black

• Slagplaten: 5-ply Black

• Pick-up Covers: Gold

• Strapbuttons: 2 - Posi-Lok

• Switch Tip: Cream

• Switchwasher: Black with Gold Text

• Staartstukken: Aluminum Stop Bar

• Truss Rod: Adjustable

• Afwerking mechanieken: Gold

• Stemmechanieken: Grover Rotomatic with Keystone Button

Diversen

• Accessoires: Includes Gibson Accessory Kit

• Model: LPCU700BCGH1

• Koffer: Hardshell

• Headstock Inlay: Gibson Logo and Custom Split Diamond Inlay in Mother of Pearl

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

Delivery Time

We do our very best to deliver your order as quickly as possible. Orders placed on working days before 3:00 PM are usually shipped the same day. All guitars are carefully inspected and, if necessary, adjusted before shipping. Every package is packed with care and attention, and Guitarking reuses packaging materials to contribute to a better world.

The listed prices do not include shipping costs. Shipping costs within the Netherlands are:

Shipping Costs

€4.95 for orders that fit through the mailbox (these do not always include a tracking code)
€7.95 for orders under €75 (you will receive a tracking code by email)
Free for orders over €75 (you will receive a tracking code by email)

Delivery is carried out by the postal service or parcel courier. In general, delivery within the Netherlands takes place on the next working day between 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee the exact delivery time.

Returns

You have the right to cancel your order up to 14 days after receiving it, without giving any reason. After cancellation, you have another 14 days to return the product. You will then receive a full refund of the order amount, including shipping costs. Only the costs for returning the item are at your own expense.

If you make use of this right of withdrawal, the product must be returned to Guitarking with all supplied accessories and if reasonably possible in its original condition and packaging.

To exercise this right, you can complete the withdrawal form or contact us via wilma@guitarking.nl. We will refund the due amount within 14 days after your return has been registered.

Even though we always do our very best to help you as well as possible, it may still happen that you are not completely satisfied. If that’s the case, we would really appreciate it if you let us know first by sending an email to wilma@guitarking.nl. We’re happy to think along with you and will do everything we can to find a suitable solution together. 

If this does not lead to a solution, you can submit your dispute for mediation via WebwinkelKeur: https://www.webwinkelkeur.nl/kennisbank/consumenten/geschil