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The Gold Standard

Gibson Custom Shop is the pinnacle of craftsmanship, quality, and sound excellence. Each instrument celebrates Gibson's legacy through accuracy, authenticity and attention to detail.

The Gibson Custom Shop 1968 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue is a meticulously-crafted replica of a "first batch" example from 1968, identified by a crown inlay on the face of the headstock. The distinctive look and scarcity of this variation makes it extremely desirable to collectors. Custom Shop has proudly recreated it in exhaustive detail, from the 14-degree headstock angle to the thick cutaway binding to the precise contours and profiles throughout. It offers not only a vintage ownership experience, but a completely inspiring sound and feel with every chord and strum.

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Specifications

Body Specs

Back 1-Piece Solid Mahogany

Binding Single-ply Cream

Body Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Shape Les Paul

Body Styles Les Paul,Single Cut

single-cut

Top 2-Piece Plain Maple

Weight Relief None

Neck Specs

End Of Board Width 56.89mm / 2.24in

Fingerboard Material Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in

Fret Count 22

Frets Medium-Jumbo

Inlays Celluloid Trapezoid

Joint Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit

Neck Material Solid Mahogany

Nut Material Nylon

Nut Width 42.85mm / 1.69in

Profile Medium C

Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in

Electronics Specs

Bridge Pickup Custom Soapbar P90

Controls 2 500K CTS Volume Pots, 2 500K CTS Tone Pots, Hand-Wired Harness with Black Beauty Capacitors

Neck Pickup Custom Soapbar P-90

Output Jack Switchcraft

Pickup Selector 3-Way Switchcraft

Hardware Specs

Bridge ABR-1

Control Covers Brown

Control Knobs Gold Top Hats w/ Silver Reflector Inserts

finish Chrome

Jack Plate Cover Cream

Pickguard 1-Ply Cream

Pickup Covers Cream Soapbar

Strap Buttons Aluminum

Switch Tip Cream

Switchwasher Cream

Tailpiece Stop Bar

Truss Rod 2-way Adjustable

Truss Rod Cover 2-Ply Black/White Les Paul

Tuner Plating Nickel

Tuning Machines Gibson Deluxe Double Line, Double Ring

Misc Specs

Accessories Gibson Custom Switchplate Medallion (w/ Historic Brown Plastic Cover in Case), Certificate of Authenticity Booklet, Historic Reissue Hang Tags

Model: LPSTD68GTCH1

Case Custom Shop Hardshell

Strings Gauge .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046

Gibson Custom 1968 Les Paul Standard Reissue, Gloss, 60s Gold

Gibson Custom 1968 Les Paul Standard Reissue, Gloss, 60s Gold

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The Gold Standard

Gibson Custom Shop is the pinnacle of craftsmanship, quality, and sound excellence. Each instrument celebrates Gibson's legacy through accuracy, authenticity and attention to detail.

The Gibson Custom Shop 1968 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue is a meticulously-crafted replica of a "first batch" example from 1968, identified by a crown inlay on the face of the headstock. The distinctive look and scarcity of this variation makes it extremely desirable to collectors. Custom Shop has proudly recreated it in exhaustive detail, from the 14-degree headstock angle to the thick cutaway binding to the precise contours and profiles throughout. It offers not only a vintage ownership experience, but a completely inspiring sound and feel with every chord and strum.

Read more

Specifications

Body Specs

Back 1-Piece Solid Mahogany

Binding Single-ply Cream

Body Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Shape Les Paul

Body Styles Les Paul,Single Cut

single-cut

Top 2-Piece Plain Maple

Weight Relief None

Neck Specs

End Of Board Width 56.89mm / 2.24in

Fingerboard Material Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in

Fret Count 22

Frets Medium-Jumbo

Inlays Celluloid Trapezoid

Joint Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit

Neck Material Solid Mahogany

Nut Material Nylon

Nut Width 42.85mm / 1.69in

Profile Medium C

Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in

Electronics Specs

Bridge Pickup Custom Soapbar P90

Controls 2 500K CTS Volume Pots, 2 500K CTS Tone Pots, Hand-Wired Harness with Black Beauty Capacitors

Neck Pickup Custom Soapbar P-90

Output Jack Switchcraft

Pickup Selector 3-Way Switchcraft

Hardware Specs

Bridge ABR-1

Control Covers Brown

Control Knobs Gold Top Hats w/ Silver Reflector Inserts

finish Chrome

Jack Plate Cover Cream

Pickguard 1-Ply Cream

Pickup Covers Cream Soapbar

Strap Buttons Aluminum

Switch Tip Cream

Switchwasher Cream

Tailpiece Stop Bar

Truss Rod 2-way Adjustable

Truss Rod Cover 2-Ply Black/White Les Paul

Tuner Plating Nickel

Tuning Machines Gibson Deluxe Double Line, Double Ring

Misc Specs

Accessories Gibson Custom Switchplate Medallion (w/ Historic Brown Plastic Cover in Case), Certificate of Authenticity Booklet, Historic Reissue Hang Tags

Model: LPSTD68GTCH1

Case Custom Shop Hardshell

Strings Gauge .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046