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 Goldtop 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 also features Light Aging by the skilled artisans of the Murphy Lab. The Murphy Lab Light Aged finish treatment, paired with lightly aged hardware, simulates decades of natural play wear, giving it the unique character, vibe, and feel of an original example from the Gibson Golden Era.
Features
- A painstaking re-creation of a bygone icon
- Historically accurate dark body and neck backing
- Murphy Lab Light Aging re-creates the dings, checking, and patina of decades of casual wear
- Satisfying Chunky “C” neck profile
- No-wire ABR-1 bridge plus lightweight aluminum stopbar are a recipe for resonant tone and solid intonation
- Unpotted Custombucker Alnico III pickups deliver vintage PAF-like tone
- Hide-glued mahogany neck delivers exceptional sustain and response
- Aged cellulose nitrate trapezoid fingerboard inlays
- Period-accurate gold paint, replica parts, and hot hide glue construction
- Thin, vintage-correct, nitrocellulose-lacquer finish
Specs
Type | Solid Body |
Colour | Goldtop Darkback |
Orientation | Right Handed |
Number of Strings | 6 |
Body Shape | Les Paul |
Top Material | 2-Piece Plain Maple, Hide Glue Fit |
Body Material | 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany |
Body Finish | Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck Material | Solid Mahogany |
Neck Shape | 50s Rounded Medium C |
Fretboard Material | Indian Rosewood |
Number of Frets | 22 |
Fret Size | Historic Gibson Narrow/Tall |
Fretboard Inlays | Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid |
Fretboard Radius | 304.8 mm / 12 in |
Nut Material | Nylon |
Nut Width | 42.85 mm / 1.687 in |
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 |
Control Knobs | Butyrate Gold Top Hats |
Bridge | ABR-1 |
Tailpiece | Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar |
Tuners | Kluson Single Line, Single Ring |
Hardware Finish | Nickel; Murphy Lab Light Aged |
Strings | .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046 |
Case/ Bag | Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch Case |
Accessories | Certificate of Authenticity, Mounted Custom Shop Switch Plate Medallion; Reissue Switch Backplate in Case |