Gibson Custom 1968 Les Paul Custom Flame Top

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1968 Les Paul Custom Flame Top by Gibson Custom
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1968 Les Paul Custom Flame top is a tribute to the late 1960s and Les Paul Custom from that period. In the late 1960s dual humbuckers were a standard feature on the LP models, so were tune-o-matic and stoptail bridge pieces and maple tops. This model features them all, and some more. Body is made of mahogany back and flamed maple top. Top panel is carved, bound in creme and finished in high gloss. Bridge section is equipped with the standard tune-o-matic/stoptail bar combo and in it`s front Gibson installs '57 Classic humbuckers with standard set of pots and switches. Neck is made of a single piece of mahogany, it`s set in and equipped with '60s contour. On top of the neck, a 22-fret fingerboard made of ebony is installed.

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Body Shape LP
Body Type Solid Body
Body Wood Mahogany
Bridge ABR-1
Bridge Stoptail
Bridge Pickup Type Humbucker
Neck Pickup Type Humbucker
Controls Volume
Controls Tone
Fingerboard Material Ebony
Fingerboard Inlays Pearl Blocks
Hardware Gold
Neck Joint Mortise & Tenon
Neck Shape Rounded
Neck Wood Mahogany
Neck Construction 1-piece neck
Number of Frets 22
Number of Pickups 2
Number of Strings 6
Pickup Switch Type 3-way Pickup Selector
Body Top Wood Maple
Binding Multi-ply
Scale Length 24-3/4"
Nut Width 1.6875" (1-11/16")
Tuners Kidney Bean
Fret Size Jumbo
String Nut Corian
Body Construction Single cutaway
Carved Top Yes
Custom Features: '57 Classic humbucking pickups
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Body Shape
LP
LP
Body Type
Solid Body
Solid Body
Body Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Bridge
ABR-1/Stoptail
Tune-O-Matic
Bridge Pickup Type
Humbucker
Burstbucker
Neck Pickup Type
Humbucker
Burstbucker
Controls
Tone/Volume
Volume
Fingerboard Material
Ebony
Rosewood
Fingerboard Inlays
Pearl Blocks
Trapezoid
Hardware
Gold
Black Chrome
Neck Joint
Mortise & Tenon
Mortise & Tenon
Neck Shape
Rounded
'50s
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Neck Construction
1-piece neck
1-piece neck
Number of Frets
22
22
Number of Pickups
2
2
Number of Strings
6
6
Pickup Switch Type
3-way Pickup Selector
3-way Pickup Selector
Body Top Wood
Maple
Maple
Binding
Multi-ply
Creme
Scale Length
24-3/4"
24-3/4"
Nut Width
1.6875" (1-11/16")
1.6875" (1-11/16")
Tuners
Kidney Bean
Vintage Style
Fret Size
Jumbo
Jumbo
String Nut
Corian
Corian
Body Construction
Single cutaway
Single cutaway
Carved Top
Yes
No
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