Gibson Les Paul Custom 70s Wine Red

Description

Gibson Les Paul Custom 70s Wine Red

The Les Paul™ Custom was first introduced in 1953 as a deluxe version of the Les Paul model. The model was requested by Les Paul himself, who wanted a black version of the Les Paul guitar that would "look like a tuxedo." In 1961, the single-cutaway Les Paul Custom was discontinued in favor of a new double-cutaway model that would later become known as the SG™ Custom, and the original single-cutaway model was reintroduced in 1968. During the 1970s, Les Paul Custom production moved from Kalamazoo to Nashville, and the Les Paul Custom underwent several changes that further refined the model, including a multi-piece maple top that replaced the original all-mahogany body construction, along with a new maple neck.

Today, these 70s-era Les Paul Customs are among the most sought-after guitars on the vintage market. Now, after 20 years of the Les Paul Custom being offered exclusively through Gibson Custom, Gibson is proud to introduce the Les Paul Custom 70s. It features classic 70s specifications, including a mahogany body with a three-piece maple top. The body is bound with 5-ply top binding and 3-ply back binding. The maple neck has a 70s-era profile and a volute and is topped with a bound ebony fretboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and mother-of-pearl block inlays. The bound headstock is also adorned with the famous mother-of-pearl Custom Split Diamond inlay, which originated on the Gibson Super 400 and has become synonymous with the Les Paul Custom.

Specifications

Body

Mahogany

Body Shape

Les Paul

Body Types

Les Paul

Top

Maple

Neck

Fingerboard Material

Ebony

Fingerboard Radius

304.8 mm/12.0 inches

Fret Count

22

Frets

Jumbo

Inlays

Mother-of-Pearl Block

Neck Material

Maple

Nut Material

Nut Width

43.05 mm/1.7 inches

Profile

70s

Scale Length

628.65 mm/24.75 inches

Electronics

Bridge Pickup

Calibrated T-type

Controls

2 Volume, 2 Tone; Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors

Neck Pickup

Calibrated T-type

Output Jack

1/4"

Pickup Selector

3-Way Toggle

Hardware

Bridge

Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic

Control Knobs

Black Witch Hat with Gold Insert

Mounting Rings

Black

Pickguard

Black 5-ply

Pickup Cover

Gold

Strap Buttons

2 - Posi-Lok

Switch Type

Cream

Tailpiece

Aluminum Stop Bar

Truss Rod

Adjustable

Tuner Plating

Gold

Tuning Machines

Grover Rotomatic with Keystone button