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FROM GIBSON:

The Les Paul™ Custom was first introduced in 1953 as an upscale 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 “looked 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, production of the Les Paul Custom transitioned from Kalamazoo to Nashville, and the Les Paul Custom received various 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 some of the fastest-appreciating guitars on the vintage market.

Now, after 20 years of offering the Les Paul Custom only through Gibson Custom, Gibson is proud to release the Les Paul Custom 70s. It features classic 1970s specs, including a mahogany body with a three-piece maple top. The bound headstock is also adorned with mother-of-pearl in the form of the famous Custom Split Diamond mother-of-pearl headstock inlay, which originated with the Gibson Super 400 and has become synonymous with the Les Paul Custom.  Even the smallest details have been recreated, including Posi-Lok™ strap locks, a 5-ply pickguard, and 70s-era-approved Witch Hat control knobs. The electronics are also era-appropriate, with a pair of Calibrated T-Type humbuckers™ with individual volume and tone controls that are hand-wired to Orange Drop® capacitors.  

SPECIFICATIONS:

Gold Hardware

Headstock Overlay with Gibson Logo and Custom Split Diamond Inlay in Mother-of-Pearl

Grover Rotomatic Tuners with Keystone Buttons

1.7” Graph Tech Nut

'70s Profile Maple Neck with Volute and 24 3/4” Scale Length

Neck Thickness .80" at First Fret and .96" at Twelfth Fret

Bound Ebony Fingerboard with Mother-of-Pearl Block Inlays and 12" Radius

22 Medium Jumbo Frets

Calibrated T-Type Pickups Hand-Wired with Orange Drop Capacitors

Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic Bridge and Aluminum Stop Bar Tailpiece

Black Witch Hat Control Knobs with Gold Inserts

3-Piece Maple Cap on Mahogany Body in Black Gloss Nitro Finish

Weight 9 lb 4 oz

Hard Shell Case

Serial Number 223250224