First decade of production of Les Paul guitars was one of the most lucrative and inspiring. It`s when LP gained it`s world-wide fame as a black-tie guitar and models from this period are the most frequently replicated, reissued and paid tribute to. 1957 Ls Paul Custom 3 Pickup comes with a solid, single cut body made of mahogany back and maple top. Top is made of plain maple, it`s carved, bound in creme and finished in gloss. Ebony is the only color scheme available for this model. Tune-o-matic bridge is paired with Bigsby vibrato tailpiece. Gibson Custom installs three Burstbucker pickups on this one. Mahogany neck is set-in and fit with '50s contour in the back. 22-fret fingerboard is made of ebony.

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Body Shape LP
Body Type Solid Body
Body Wood Mahogany
Bridge Tune-O-Matic
Bridge Pickup Type Burstbucker
Neck Pickup Type Burstbucker
Controls Tone
Controls Volume
Fingerboard Material Ebony
Fret Size Vintage
Fingerboard Inlays Pearl Blocks
Hardware Gold
Neck Joint Set neck
Body Top Wood Mahogany
Neck Shape '50s
Neck Wood Mahogany
Number of Frets 22
Number of Pickups 3
Middle Pickup Type Humbucker
Number of Strings 6
Pickguard Yes
Pickup Switch Type 3-way Pickup Selector
Scale Length 24-3/4"
Nut Width 1.6875" (1-11/16")
Binding Multi-ply
Body Construction Single cutaway
String Nut Corian
Bridge Bigsby
Custom Features: Bumble bee caps. CTS pots. Green tulip tuners. Burstbucker 1 and 2 pickups
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Body Shape
LP
LP
Body Type
Solid Body
Solid Body
Body Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Bridge
Tune-O-Matic
Tune-O-Matic
Bridge Pickup Type
Burstbucker
Humbucker
Neck Pickup Type
Burstbucker
Humbucker
Controls
Tone/Volume
Volume
Fingerboard Material
Ebony
Ebony
Fret Size
Vintage
Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays
Pearl Blocks
Abalone Blocks
Hardware
Gold
Gold
Neck Joint
Set neck
Set neck
Body Top Wood
Mahogany
Maple
Neck Shape
'50s
'57 profile
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Number of Frets
22
22
Number of Pickups
3
2
Middle Pickup Type
Humbucker
Humbucker
Number of Strings
6
6
Pickguard
Yes
No
Pickup Switch Type
3-way Pickup Selector
3-way Pickup Selector
Scale Length
24-3/4"
24-3/4"
Nut Width
1.6875" (1-11/16")
1.6875" (1-11/16")
Binding
Multi-ply
Creme
Body Construction
Single cutaway
Single cutaway
String Nut
Corian
Corian
Bridge
Bigsby
Tune-O-Matic
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