Sunday, November 15, 2009

Gibson Custom Custom Limited Edition 50th Anniversary

Gibson Custom Custom Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Les Paul Goldtop Electric Guitar All-Antique Gold


Gibson Custom Custom Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Les Paul Goldtop Electric Guitar All-Antique Gold


An accurate re-creation of the quintessential Les Paul at its finest.

This Limited Edition Les Paul Custom is crafted to be accurate to '57 specifications including the CTS pots and bumblebee capacitors. It was the first Les Paul to feature humbucking pickups, and this one comes equipped with BurstBuckers. Carved maple top, mahogany back, and one-piece mahogany neck with the '57 profile and the original extended tenon joint. It features multi-ply black and white binding on body, and single-ply binding on the neck, nickel hardware, and an original ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge. For this Anniversary edition, the trademark antique gold finish is on the top, back and neck. Other special features include an engraved gold-plated 50th Anniversary headstock veneer, a gold-plated truss rod cover, and a special 50th Anniversary Custom Shop case. The Custom Shop difference It's all about look, tone and feel.

Only 157 of these 50th Anniversary Goldtops will be built, serialized from 57S 001 through 57S 157.

Gibson Custom Custom Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Les Paul Goldtop Electric Guitar Features:

* Top: carved maple
* Back: mahogany
* Binding: multi-ply black/white on top
* Neck: 1-piece mahogany w/long neck tenon
* Neck profile: 1957 reissue
* Headstock overlay: engraved gold-plated 50th anniversary
* Gold-plated pickguard
* Gold-plated truss-rod cover
* Peghead pitch: 17 degrees
* Neck joint location: 16th fret
* Fingerboard: rosewood
* Scale length: 24-3/4"
* No. of frets: 22
* Nut Width: 1-11/16"
* Inlays: reissue trapezoid
* Hardware: gold
* Tailpiece: lightweight aluminum stopbar
* Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
* Knobs: black top hat
* Tuners: gold Grover
* Pickups: Burstbucker 1 and 2
* Controls: two volume, two tone
* Switch: 3-way toggle
* Finish: Lacquer Antique gold on top, back and neck
* Gibson vintage reissue .010 strings

Gibson Custom Custom Limited Edition 50th Anniversary Les Paul Goldtop Electric Guitar Includes:

* Custom Shop hardshell case and certificate of authenticity

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