Gibson Historic 1957 Les Paul Custom Black Beauty Electric Guitar with Bigsby (with Case)

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Mahogany body with Mahogany top. 3 BurstBucker humbuckers. Bigsby Vibrato Tailpiece.

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Gibson Historic 1957 Les Paul Custom Black Beauty Electric Guitar with Bigsby (with Case) Product Description

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In 1957, Patent Applied For humbuckers became standard issue on both the Les Paul Model and the Les Paul Custom. To go along with its already upscale appointments, the Les Paul Custom was now available with either two or three of these quiet, powerful new pickups.

All Historic Collection Les Pauls feature a holly head veneer, long neck tenon and non-weight relieved body.

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Technical Description

Body
Top wood: Carved mahogany

Back wood: Solid mahogany

Binding: Multi-ply white/black on top and back

Finish Colors: Ebony

Neck
Neck construction: 1-piece mahogany

Fingerboard wood: 22 fret ebony

Inlays: Pearl block

Binding: Single-ply white

Profile: Rounded

Scale length 24 3/4 in.

Nut width: 1 11/16 in.

Strings: Brite Wires .010 -- .046

Electronics and Hardware
Pickups: BurstBucker 1 (rhythm) and 2 (treble); BurstBucker 1 in middle position on 3 pickup configuration

Other: CTS pots and bumble bee caps

Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way switch

Hardware color: Gold

Bridge: ABR-1

Tailpiece: Bigsby Tremolo

Other: Thin, original-style toggleswitch washer and jackplate

Tuner style: Kidney bean

Collateral
Custom Shop case, certificate of authenticity, custom care kit

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