Description
Our Take:
We're not sure how many times we've said it, but we'll say it again: a Les Paul with P-90s is a genuine recipe for success - which is, we're assuming, why the Gibson Custom Shop has released this '56 Les Paul Gold Top Reissue in Double Gold VOS. This incredible reissue features all solid woods, two Custom Soapbar P-90s, an adjustable ABR-1 and historically accurate, authentic replica parts and finish - all of which combine to deliver a guitar playing experience that is as incredible now as it was nearly 70 years ago.
Gibson's Take:
1956 was the only full year in which the Les Paul model featured the powerful P-90 pickups 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.
Standard Specifications
General Info
| Brand: | Gibson |
| Model: | 1956 Les Paul Gold Top Custom Shop Reissue |
| Color: | Double Gold VOS |
| Serial: | 62020 |
| Weight: | Call |
| Condition: | New |
Body
| Top Material: | 2-Piece Plain Maple, Hide Glue Fit |
| Body Material: | 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany |
| Finish: | Nitrocellulose VOS (Vintage Patina) |
Neck
| Material: | Solid Mahogany |
| Finish: | Nitrocellulose VOS (Vintage Patina) |
| Fingerboard Material/Radius: | Indian Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit, 22" |
| Frets (Number and Size): | 22, Historic Gibson Narrow/Tall |
| Inlays: | Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid |
| Nut (Material and Width): | Nylon, 1.69" |
| Scale Length: | 24.75" |
| Profile: |
Chunky C-Shape |
Electronics
| Pickups: | 2 x Custom Soapbar P90 |
| Pickup Switching: | 3-Way Switchcraft |
| Controls: | CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors |
Hardware
| Tuning Machines: | Kluson Single Line, Single Ring |
| Bridge: | No-Wire ABR-1 |
| Pickguard: | Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate |
| Control Knobs: | Butyrate Gold Top Hats |
| Hardware Finish: | Nickel |
Accessories
Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch Hardshell Case, Gibson Custom Switchplate Medallion (w/ Historic Brown Plastic Cover in Case), Certificate of Authenticity Booklet, Historic Reissue Hang Tags