Gibson Custom 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Darkback Reissue Review

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Overall Rating 4.54

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Features 4.51

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Quality 4.54

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Reliability / Value 4.51

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Gibson Custom 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Darkback Reissue Specs

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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: '50s  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Trapezoid  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • String Nut: Corian  
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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Hardware: Nickel  
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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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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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Gibson Custom is a company that you can count on and be sure that they know their job, and that's building great instruments. Another model from Gibson Custom named 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Darkback Reissue outperforms and outranks sound-wise many other models in its price range. It's well worth the price.

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 Goldtop Darkback Reissue an extremely well featured guitar with which you'll be thoroughly pleased. Highest grades for 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Darkback Reissue's features!

Gibson Custom's 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Darkback Reissue is a guitar that will amaze you with its clean sound and defined tone. Plug it into a decent amp and you will sound great out of the box. Tweak the tone a bit more and you'll be having fun in no time, playing full of inspiration with such a great tone. 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Darkback Reissue handles well with many kinds of different music genres, and is easy to get used to.

Ready to play out of the box, Gibson Custom's 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Darkback Reissue 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 Goldtop Darkback Reissue does.

If you need an instrument that withstands live performances and studio sessions, rehearsals and practicing, you should rest assured that Gibson Custom's 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Darkback Reissue is the right choice. This instrument is definitely built to last and will do so , through fire and flames. Gibson Custom has the knowledge and experience you can rely on, and that kind of experience is well built into 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Darkback Reissue.