Gibson Custom Shop 1954 Les Paul Custom Reissue Electric Guitar VOS – Ebony – #45356

The Original “Black Beauty” Reborn – The Gibson Custom Shop 1954 Les Paul Custom Reissue Electric Guitar VOS in Ebony

While some were produced in 1953, 1954 was the first full year for the classy-looking, tuxedo-inspired Gibson Les Paul™ Custom. The Custom was the first guitar to come equipped with the now-legendary ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic™ bridge. Like the earliest Les Paul Customs, this Gibson Custom reissue is equipped with a Staple pickup in the neck position and a Soapbar P-90 pickup in the bridge position, along with gold hardware. It also has a one-piece mahogany body, Kluson® Waffleback® tuners with plastic buttons, CTS® potentiometers, paper in oil capacitors, and comes with a Custom Shop hardshell case and Certificate of Authenticity.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Body Style: Les Paul
• Body Shape: Les Paul
• Body Material: Solid Mahogany
• Binding: Multi-ply
• Body Finish: Nitrocellulose VOS (Vintage Patina)
• Weight Relief: None

Neck

• Profile: 50s Rounded Medium C
• Scale Length: 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
• Fingerboard Material: Ebony
• Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12 in
• Neck Material: Solid Mahogany
• Fret Count: 22
• Frets: Historic Gibson Narrow/Tall
• Nut Material: Nylon
• Nut Width: 42.85 mm / 1.687 in
• End Of Board Width: 52.37 mm / 2.061 in
• Inlays: Custom Block Mother of Pearl
• Joint: Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit

Hardware

• Finish: Gold
• Bridge: ABR-1
• Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar with Long Stud/Anchor
• Tuning Machines: Kluson Waffleback
• Pickguard: Black Multi-Ply
• Truss Rod: Standard
• Truss Rod Cover: True Historic
• Control Knobs: Black Top Hats
• Switch Tip: True Historic Amber
• Switch washer: Black
• Jack Plate Cover: Black Multi-Ply
• Control Covers: Reissue Black
• Strap Buttons: 2 – Brass
• Mounting Rings: Black
• Pickup Covers: Black Soapbar

Electronics

• Neck Pickup: Custom Staple
• Bridge Pickup: Custom Soapbar P-90
• Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
• Pickup Selector: 3-Way Switchcraft
• Output Jack: 1/4″ Switchcraft

Miscellaneous

• Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
• Case: Custom Shop Hardshell
• Accessories: Certificate of Authenticity, Mounted Custom Shop Medallion Switchplate; Extra Switchplate in the Case

Manufacturer: Gibson
Model: LPB54VOEBGH1
SKU: I645336-N-45356-0-WHXE
UPC: 711106434254

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