Gibson Custom 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Darkback Reissue

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1957 Les Paul Goldtop Darkback Reissue by Gibson Custom
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1957 Las paul Goldtop Darkback Reissue is a model from the Les Paul series in Gibson`s Custom division. The power of the golden top was and still is so irresistible, that Goldtop became a model on it`s own. This particular one is a reissue of the 1957 Goldtop with dark paint on the back and sides. Body of this model is made of mahogany back and lain maple top, as it was more than 50 years ago. Top is bound in creme binding and finished in high gloss. Pickups on this one are Burstbuckers and they come with a classic controls setup. Bridge section is also a standard one, with a tune-o-matic and stoptail bar. Mahogany neck is set, fit with '50s contour and topped with a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard.


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Binding Creme
Body Construction Single cutaway
Body Shape LP
Body Top Wood Maple
Body Type Solid Body
Body Wood Mahogany
Bridge Tune-O-Matic
Bridge Pickup Type Humbucker
Carved Top Yes
Controls Tone
Controls Volume
Fingerboard Material Rosewood
Finish Gloss
Fret Size Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays Trapezoid
Hardware Nickel
Neck Joint Set neck
Neck Pickup Type Humbucker
Neck Shape '50s
Neck Wood Mahogany
Number of Frets 22
Number of Pickups 2
Number of Strings 6
Pickguard Yes
Pickup Switch Type 3-way Pickup Selector
Scale Length 24-3/4"
String Nut Corian
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Binding
Creme
No
Body Construction
Single cutaway
Single cutaway
Body Shape
LP
LP
Body Top Wood
Maple
No
Body Type
Solid Body
Solid Body
Body Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Bridge
Tune-O-Matic
Top Load
Bridge Pickup Type
Humbucker
Single Coil
Carved Top
Yes
No
Controls
Tone/Volume
Volume
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
Rosewood
Finish
Gloss
Gloss
Fret Size
Jumbo
Classical
Fingerboard Inlays
Trapezoid
Pearl Dot
Hardware
Nickel
Nickel
Neck Joint
Set neck
Set neck
Neck Pickup Type
Humbucker
Single Coil
Neck Shape
'50s
'60s
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Number of Frets
22
22
Number of Pickups
2
2
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"
String Nut
Corian
Corian
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