This 1995 Gibson Custom Shop Historic Collection \u201957 Les Paul Custom is an early reissue of the two-pickup Black Beauty from 1957, finished in Ebony with gold hardware.<\/p>\n
Gibson introduced its Historic Collection in 1993, concentrating on recreating the specifications of its classic 1950s instruments. By 1995, these reissues were a distinct part of the Custom Shop range, offering more historically accurate construction than the regular production Les Paul models. The \u201957 Les Paul Custom, designated LPB7, featured a solid mahogany body with a carved mahogany top rather than the maple top found on the regular Les Paul Custom.<\/p>\n
The guitar has a classic mahogany neck, a bound ebony fingerboard with mother-of-pearl block inlays, and the familiar split-diamond headstock inlay. The period specification includes two Gibson \u201957 Classic humbuckers, an ABR-1 Tune-o-matic bridge, stopbar tailpiece and Grover Rotomatic tuners.<\/p>\n
This particular example has seen a lot of gigs and has the cosmetic wear to prove it. There are scratches, dents and finish marks across the body, neck and headstock, with visible buckle wear on the back. The gold hardware has wear tarnishing, and the binding has yellowed with age. It would have originally included a pickguard, but this is not fitted and not included.<\/p>\n
Importantly, there are no breaks, the original frets are 95% there, and the overall impression is just of a well worn rock ‘n roll workhorse. Weight is\u00a04600 g. Includes brown Gibson USA hardshell case which is also worn but works as it should. No paperwork is included.<\/p>\n
SPECIFICATIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n Brand: Gibson This 1995 Gibson Custom Shop Historic Collection \u201957 Les Paul Custom is an early reissue of the two-pickup Black Beauty from 1957, finished in Ebony with gold hardware. Gibson introduced its Historic Collection in 1993, concentrating on recreating the specifications of its classic 1950s instruments. By 1995, these reissues were a distinct part of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":54700,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[202,217],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-54692","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-guitar","product_cat-elektrisk","brand-gibson","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t
\nModel: Custom Shop Historic Collection 1957 Les Paul Custom Reissue (LPB7)
\nYear: 1995
\nCountry of manufacture: USA
\nSeries: Historic Collection
\nBody type: Solidbody, single-cutaway Les Paul
\nBody material: Mahogany
\nTop: Carved mahogany
\nFinish: Ebony
\nFinish type: Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
\nBody binding: Seven-ply front, five-ply back
\nNeck material: One-piece mahogany
\nNeck construction: Set neck with long tenon
\nNeck profile: 1950s-style chunky C
\nScale length: 628.65 mm (24.75″)
\nFingerboard: Ebony
\nFingerboard radius: 304.8 mm (12″)
\nFingerboard binding: Single-ply
\nFingerboard inlays: Mother-of-pearl blocks
\nNumber of frets: 22
\nFret type: Medium jumbo
\nFret condition: Original, approximately 95% remaining
\nNut: Nylon
\nNut width: Approximately 42.9 mm
\nHeadstock: Les Paul Custom with mother-of-pearl Gibson logo and split-diamond inlay
\nHeadstock binding: Five-ply
\nTruss rod cover: Black, engraved Les Paul Custom
\nTuners: Gold Grover Rotomatics
\nNeck pickup: Gibson \u201957 Classic humbucker (factory specification)
\nBridge pickup: Gibson \u201957 Classic humbucker (factory specification)
\nPickup covers: Gold
\nPickup rings: Black
\nControls: 2 volume, 2 tone
\nPickup selector: Three-way toggle switch
\nControl knobs: Black top-hat knobs with numbered inserts
\nBridge: Gold ABR-1 Tune-o-matic
\nTailpiece: Gold stopbar
\nHardware finish: Gold
\nWeight: 4600 g
\nCase: Brown Gibson USA hardshell case, heavily worn but functional<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"