Gibson Custom Shop 1956 Les Paul Goldtop VOS

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1956 was a big year for the Les Paul Goldtop. It was the first year that the Les Paul wore the Tune-O-Matic bridge bridge (aka ABR-1). This bridge design represented a major advance in functionality. It anchored the strings more solidly improving sustain, had adjustable saddles for better intonation, and thumbwheels allowed it to be raised or lowered for preferred action. It was in many ways the first modern Les Paul.

Like all VOS (Vintage Original Spec) series instruments., the 1956 Les Paul Goldtop VOS is handcraftedfor comfort and playability in the Gibson Custom Shop. The construction, neck profile, hardware, and electronics are period accurate, and a special nitro-cellulose finish treatment gives it the patina of a gently-aged vintage guitar. Includes Gibson Custom Shop case and a certificate of authenticity.

Features and Specifications:

• Carved maple top
• Solid, non-weight relieved mahogany back
• Single-ply cream binding
• Thin toggleswitch washer and jackplate
• Antique gold finish
• Nickel hardware
• ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece
• 1-piece mahogany neck with long tenon
• 22-fret rosewood finger board
• Acrylic trapezoid inlays (accurate shape and color)
• Single-ply cream binding
• Early '50s rounded neck profile
• 24-3/4" scale
• 1-11/16 nut width
• Holly headstock veneer
• Vintage tulip tuners
• P-90 single coil pickups
• CTS pots and bumble bee capacitors
• 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way selector
• Includes Custom Shop hardshell case and certificate of authenticity

Price: R.R.P. $5,899.00
Our special price: $3,999.00

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