Gibson Custom True Historic 1957 Les Paul Custom Black Beauty

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True Historic 1957 Les Paul Custom Black Beauty by Gibson Custom
Vintage Ebony

True Historic segment of the Historic line, started in 1993, contains the closest and most accurate recreations of the historic Gibson models ever seen. In order to achieve the True Historic level, Gibson Custom`s luthiers and engineers had to put in an enormous amount of effort and, basically, relearn their craft. True Historic 1957 Les Paul Custom Black Beauty is one of several True Historic models introduced for 2015. For starters, the one-piece mahogany body is made without a weight relief which is so popular on modern LPs. But, to avoid the unpleasant tendency to hurt player`s shoulders and backs early LPs had, Gibson Custom has opted for intermediately dense pieces of mahogany. Nowadays, with state of the art electronics, amps and pickups, super heavy bodies and necks are becoming quite obsolete. Players` spines, rejoice! Also, the two-piece maple top is fit with the historically accurate dish profile and the authentic multi-ply binding. Custom Buckers in the bridge and neck positions now have the True Historic covers, as well as the classic LP controls unit. Neck on Black Beauty is the same as on the original `57 LP Custom. It`s a one-piece neck with the `57 profile in the back and an ebony fingerboard on the top. 22 frets, block inlays, 1-11/16" wide nylon nut and creme binding complete the fingerboard. Kluson`s Waffle Back tuners complete the staggering list of historically accurate features found on this gem. But, this kind of quality and dedication to the perfection costs. A lot. The MSRP for this masterpiece is set at $7,699.


True Historic 1957 Les Paul Custom Black Beauty Full Specs

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Body Shape LP
Body Type Solid Body
Body Construction Single cutaway
One Piece Body Yes
Binding Creme
Carved Top Yes
Body Wood Mahogany
Body Top Wood Maple
Bridge Hardtail
Bridge Top Load
Bridge Tune-O-Matic
Bridge Stoptail
Number of Pickups 2
Bridge Pickup Type Active Humbucker
Neck Pickup Type Active Humbucker
Controls Volume
Controls Tone
Pickup Switch Type 3-way Pickup Selector
Neck Construction 1-piece neck
Neck Wood Mahogany
Neck Shape '57 profile
Neck Joint Glued In
Neck Joint Mortise & Tenon
Fingerboard Material Ebony (Bound)
Number of Frets 22
Fingerboard Inlays Block
Hardware Gold
Number of Strings 6
Pickguard Yes
Tuners Vintage Style
Tuners Waffle Back Tuners
String Nut Nylon
Scale Length 24-3/4"
Nut Width 1.6875" (1-11/16")
Finish Nitrocellulose
Finish Lacquer
Fingerboard Radius 12.00"

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Body Shape
LP
LP
Body Type
Solid Body
Solid Body
Body Construction
Single cutaway
Single cutaway
One Piece Body
Yes
No
Binding
Creme
Creme
Carved Top
Yes
No
Body Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Body Top Wood
Maple
Maple (Flame)
Bridge
Hardtail/Stoptail/Top Load/Tune-O-Matic
Stoptail
Number of Pickups
2
2
Bridge Pickup Type
Active Humbucker
Active Humbucker
Neck Pickup Type
Active Humbucker
Active Humbucker
Controls
Tone/Volume
Tone
Pickup Switch Type
3-way Pickup Selector
3-way Pickup Selector
Neck Construction
1-piece neck
1-piece neck
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Neck Shape
'57 profile
'59 Profile
Neck Joint
Glued In/Mortise & Tenon
Mortise & Tenon
Fingerboard Material
Ebony (Bound)
Rosewood (Bound)
Number of Frets
22
22
Fingerboard Inlays
Block
Trapezoid
Hardware
Gold
Nickel
Number of Strings
6
6
Pickguard
Yes
No
Tuners
Vintage Style/Waffle Back Tuners
Kidney Bean
String Nut
Nylon
Nylon
Scale Length
24-3/4"
24-3/4"
Nut Width
1.6875" (1-11/16")
1.6875" (1-11/16")
Finish
Lacquer/Nitrocellulose
Nitrocellulose
Fingerboard Radius
12.00"
12.00"
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