Exceptional Guitars

GIBSON 57 LP STD RI CANDY APPLE RED VOS

Description

***The only one at Long & McQuade***

Gibson Custom Shop is the pinnacle of craftsmanship, quality and sonic excellence. Each instrument celebrates Gibson's heritage through precision, authenticity and attention to detail.

The iconic '57 Goldtop has been the tool of choice for countless guitarists. Its elegant gold finish, classic solid mahogany/maple construction and versatile humbucking pickups represent everything you could want in a Les Paul. This authentic recreation exemplifies the Gibson Custom Shop's relentless pursuit of original-year accuracy, from woods and construction to precise parts and contours. Each Custom Shop reissue is both the instrument and the centerpiece of priceless vintage examples, providing an endlessly fun ownership experience.

Details
• Table: 2-piece solid maple, Hide Glue
• Body: Mahogany
• Binding style: Royalite 1 ply
• Weight reduction: None
• Finish: Nitrocellulose VOS (Vintage Patina)
• Neck: Solid mahogany
• Handle profile: Thick C-shape
• Ladder length: 24.75" / 62.865 cm
• Fingerboard material: Indian rosewood, Hide Glue
• Fingerboard radius: 12" / 304.8 mm
• Number of frets: 22
• Frets: Historic Gibson narrow/tall
• Nut material: Nylon
• Nut width: 1.687" / 42.85 mm
• Board End Width: 2.24" / 56.89mm
• Inlays: Trapezoid in aged cellulose nitrate
• Hardware finish: Nickel
• Bridge: ABR-1 wireless
• Tail piece: lightweight aluminum stop bar
• Tuners: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
• Pick Guard: Laminated cellulose acetate butyrate
• Reinforcement rod cover: authentic 2-ply stepped
• Control buttons: top hats in gold butyrate
• Switch tip: Amber Catalin
• Switching washer: screen-printed cellulose butyrate acetate
• Jack Plate: laminated cellulose acetate butyrate
• Neck pickup: Custombucker Alnico III (non-potentiometer)
• Bridge pickup: Custombucker Alnico III (non-potentiometer)
• Controls: CTS 500K audio taper potentiometers, paper-in-oil capacitors
• Strings: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
• Case: Lifton Reissue brown/pink with 5 latches
• Included Accessories: Gibson Custom Switch Plate Medallion (with historic brown plastic cover in case), Certificate of Authenticity booklet, Historic Reissue Labels