Gibson Custom 1957 Les Paul Custom 3 Pickup VOS Review

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Gibson Custom 1957 Les Paul Custom 3 Pickup VOS has been rated by 19 musicians.

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Overall Rating 4

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Features 4.36

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Quality 4.7

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Reliability / Value 1.86

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  • Body Shape: LP  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 24-3/4"  
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  • Body Construction: Single cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Body Top Wood: Maple  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Binding: Creme  
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  • Carved Top: Yes  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: '57 profile  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Ebony  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Abalone Blocks  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Nut Width: 1.6875" (1-11/16")  
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  • String Nut: Corian  
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  • Tuners: Vintage Style  
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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Hardware: Gold  
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  • Fret Size: Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Middle Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Burstbucker 1 and 2 pickups

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Gibson Custom can be really happy with 1957 Les Paul Custom 3 Pickup VOS, because they met the needs of most of musicians: A quality instrument at a fair price. This guitar is not the best in its class, but it will serve you well, and will offer you good experience for the price paid.

This guitar is fitted with all the features you could possibly wish for, for a playing style that goes with this kind of instrument. Carefully chosen features leave no guitar player's desire unfulfilled, which makes Gibson Custom's 1957 Les Paul Custom 3 Pickup VOS an extremely well featured guitar with which you'll be thoroughly pleased. Highest grades for 1957 Les Paul Custom 3 Pickup VOS's features!

You can plug this baby into a toaster and, God knows, maybe it would sound as great as it does with any other amp. Seriously, Gibson Custom made a 1957 Les Paul Custom 3 Pickup VOS, a terrific sounding instrument that deserves all the praise it can get. There is simply no need to change any stock-provided parts built into this axe, as it sounds professional all the way. Gibson Custom's 1957 Les Paul Custom 3 Pickup VOS is a flawlessly sounding instrument.

Ready to play out of the box, Gibson Custom's 1957 Les Paul Custom 3 Pickup VOS is easy to set it up even more precise than usual, thanks to great hardware pieces it has built in. Handling and playing this kind of guitar is a pure joy as it stays in tune 90% of the time, regardless of the level of usage. It feels reliable and it really is, as Gibson Custom put great deal of time and effort to produce such a good-looking guitar that is behaving well, as 1957 Les Paul Custom 3 Pickup VOS does.

If you're happy with Gibson Custom's 1957 Les Paul Custom 3 Pickup VOS overall performance and characteristics, you can consider it to be a replacement guitar for your gigs. Even if used as only guitar 1957 Les Paul Custom 3 Pickup VOS will perform, but don't overrate it and always try and find a backup. It is a solid guitar that will last long and perform well if you treat it right.