Exceptional Guitars

Gibson Custom Shop - 1956 Les Paul Ultra

Description

8.4 lbs


Gibson Custom Shop is the pinnacle of craftsmanship, quality, and sound excellence. Each instrument celebrates Gibson's legacy through accuracy, authenticity and attention to detail.

1956 was the only full year in which the Les Paul™ model featured the powerful P-90 ickups and the adjustable ABR-1 bridge setup, a combination that allowed the Les Paul model to intonate, sustain, and thrill like never before. This Gibson Custom Shop '56 Reissue captures the look, feel, and searing sound of an original 1956 Les Paul Goldtop in exhaustive detail. Featuring all solid woods, vintage- accurate gold paint, authentic replica parts, Historic narrow/tall frets, and hot hide glue construction. It also features Ultra Light Aging by the skilled artisans of the Murphy Lab. The Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged finish treatment, paired with lightly aged hardware, simulates decades of light play wear, giving it the unique character, vibe, and feel of an original example from the Gibson Golden Era.

Details
* Finishes Available: Double Gold
* Back: 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany
* Top: 2-Piece Plain Maple, Hide Glue Fit
* Weight Relief: None
* Binding: 1-Ply Royalite
* Neck: Solid Mahogany
* Profile: Chunky C-Shape
* Nut width: 1.687" / 42.85mm
* Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit
* Scale length: 24.75" / 628.65mm
* Number of frets: 22
* Nut: Nylon
* Inlay: Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
* Bridge: No-Wire ABR-1
* Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
* Knobs: Butyrate Gold Top Hats
* Tuners: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
* Plating: Nickel; Murphy Lab Light Aged
* Neck pickup: Custom Soapbar P-90
* Bridge pickup: Custom Soapbar P-90
* Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
* Case: Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch