This gorgeous Les Paul Custom from Gibson is based on a mid 1950s model but with some modern updates to make sure that although this guitar looks vintage it is on the cutting edge. The top is elegantly hand carved from maple and then attached to a solid mahogany body like authentic mid '50s Les Pauls but with weight relief holes for added comfort.
The neck position 490R Humbucker closely resembles the sound of the original PAF while the bridge 498T Bridge Humbucker offers slightly hotter more modern tones
Finish is in VOS Classic Vintage White (antiqued to look slightly off white, as though white when bought new 50 years ago!) with gold hardware. This really is a beautiful guitar and whether player or collector once you see it and hold it you will know you made the right choice. A rare chance to own a piece of Gibson history.
Here's what Gibson say about the Les Paul Custom VOS
Today’s Les Paul Custom is based on the model from the mid-1950s, but with several modern appointments. The body is crafted with a hand-carved maple top, which is fitted to a body made from a solid piece of mahogany with strategically routed holes to lessen the weight of the guitar, resulting in a Les Paul with enhanced acoustic qualities and improved resonance. The 24 ¾-inch scale length neck is also made from one solid piece of mahogany then topped by a 22-fret ebony fingerboard outfitted with pearl block inlays and given Gibson’s traditional rounded profile. The pickups are Gibson’s 490R in the neck position, which offers the tonal characteristics of the original PAFs, and the 498T in the bridge position, which swaps the 490R’s Alnico II magnet for an Alnico V, thus making it slightly hotter with emphasis on mid-ranges and highs. Other appointments include Gibson’s legendary Nashville Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece, metal tulip tuners, multi-ply white and black binding on both the top and back, gold hardware and a 1 11/16” nut width.
Specification
- Antique Classic Vintage White Finish
- Carved Maple Top
- Solid Mahogany Body
- Multi-ply Binding
- 1-Piece Mahogany Neck
- Ebony Fretboard
- Traditional Rounded Neck Profile
- 1-11/16” Nut Width
- 22 Frets
- Tulip Tuners
- Gibson 490R Neck Humbucker
- Gibson 498T Bridge Humbucker
- Gold Hardware
- Nashville Tune-o-matic Bridge
- Stopbar Tailpiece
- 24-¾" Scale Length
