Gibson 1957 Les Paul Goldtop VOS Review

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Overall Rating 4.55

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Features 4.51

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Quality 4.54

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Reliability / Value 4.42

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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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  • 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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  • Neck Shape: Rounded  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Fingerboard Radius: 12.00"  
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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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  • Nut Width: 1.6875" (1-11/16")  
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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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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Burstbucker  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • BurstBucker 1 and 2 pickups

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

Gibson's 1957 Les Paul Goldtop VOS 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 VOS handles well with many kinds of different music genres, and is easy to get used to.

Ready to play out of the box, Gibson's 1957 Les Paul Goldtop 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 put great deal of time and effort to produce such a good-looking guitar that is behaving well, as 1957 Les Paul Goldtop VOS does.

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