1956 Les Paul Special, Serial Number 613923
The Les Paul Special was introduced in 1955 as a no-frills, workhorse solidbody with a pair of P-90 pickups and a slab mahogany body finished in limed mahogany—better known as TV Yellow. It quickly found favor with players who valued its punchy tone, stripped-down aesthetics, and rock-solid reliability.
This Gibson Certified Vintage 1956 Les Paul Special is a clean and mostly all-original example, with light nicks and dings throughout, minimal playwear, and light, even checking across the entire instrument. It has been expertly refretted by Gibson Repair and Restoration with medium frets. The original tuners had shrunken buttons and were replaced with a set of aged Kluson® three-on-a-plate tuners; the originals are included in the case. Nice, clean, and totally classic—this is a textbook example of a mid-50s Les Paul Special.
It ships in a new Lifton Historic “Gator Skin” Les Paul hardshell case and includes a Certificate of Authenticity, Letter of Appraisal, and new Limited Lifetime Warranty.
Specifications
Body Specs
Body Specs
Binding Single-ply Fretboard
Body Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material Mahogany
Body Shape Les Paul
Body Styles Les Paul,Special
special
Neck Specs
Neck Specs
Fingerboard Material Brazilian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count 22
Frets Medium; Refretted by Gibson Repair & Restoration
Inlays Celluloid Dot
Joint Glued In, Set Neck
Neck Material Mahogany
Nut Material Nylon
Nut Width 42.88mm / 1.69in
Profile Medium C
Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in
Electronics Specs
Electronics Specs
Bridge Pickup P-90 80k
Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone
Neck Pickup P-90 792k
Output Jack 1/4"
Pickup Selector 3-way Toggle
Hardware Specs
Hardware Specs
Bridge Wraparound
Control Covers Black
Control Knobs Black Top Hat
finish Nickel
Jack Plate Cover 3-ply Black
Pickguard Black 5-Ply
Pickup Covers Black
Plastic Parts Black
Saddle Material Aluminum
Strap Buttons 2 - Aluminum
Switch Tip Amber Catalin
Switchwasher Black
Truss Rod Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover 2-ply Bell
Tuner Plating Nickel
Tuning Machines Reproduction Klusion 3-on-a-Plate White Button; Original Tuners in the Case
Misc Specs
Misc Specs
Accessories Letter of Appraisal, Certificate of Authenticity, and New Limited Lifetime Warranty
Model: GCVP0057
Case New Lifton Historic Gator Skin Hardshell
Headstock Gibson Open Book
Headstock Inlay Gibson Logo in Mother of Pearl
Strings Gauge .010–.046
Gibson Certified Vintage 1956 Gibson Les Paul Special, TV Yellow
Gibson Certified Vintage 1956 Gibson Les Paul Special, TV Yellow
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1956 Les Paul Special, Serial Number 613923
The Les Paul Special was introduced in 1955 as a no-frills, workhorse solidbody with a pair of P-90 pickups and a slab mahogany body finished in limed mahogany—better known as TV Yellow. It quickly found favor with players who valued its punchy tone, stripped-down aesthetics, and rock-solid reliability.
This Gibson Certified Vintage 1956 Les Paul Special is a clean and mostly all-original example, with light nicks and dings throughout, minimal playwear, and light, even checking across the entire instrument. It has been expertly refretted by Gibson Repair and Restoration with medium frets. The original tuners had shrunken buttons and were replaced with a set of aged Kluson® three-on-a-plate tuners; the originals are included in the case. Nice, clean, and totally classic—this is a textbook example of a mid-50s Les Paul Special.
It ships in a new Lifton Historic “Gator Skin” Les Paul hardshell case and includes a Certificate of Authenticity, Letter of Appraisal, and new Limited Lifetime Warranty.
Specifications
Body Specs
Body Specs
Binding Single-ply Fretboard
Body Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material Mahogany
Body Shape Les Paul
Body Styles Les Paul,Special
special
Neck Specs
Neck Specs
Fingerboard Material Brazilian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count 22
Frets Medium; Refretted by Gibson Repair & Restoration
Inlays Celluloid Dot
Joint Glued In, Set Neck
Neck Material Mahogany
Nut Material Nylon
Nut Width 42.88mm / 1.69in
Profile Medium C
Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in
Electronics Specs
Electronics Specs
Bridge Pickup P-90 80k
Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone
Neck Pickup P-90 792k
Output Jack 1/4"
Pickup Selector 3-way Toggle
Hardware Specs
Hardware Specs
Bridge Wraparound
Control Covers Black
Control Knobs Black Top Hat
finish Nickel
Jack Plate Cover 3-ply Black
Pickguard Black 5-Ply
Pickup Covers Black
Plastic Parts Black
Saddle Material Aluminum
Strap Buttons 2 - Aluminum
Switch Tip Amber Catalin
Switchwasher Black
Truss Rod Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover 2-ply Bell
Tuner Plating Nickel
Tuning Machines Reproduction Klusion 3-on-a-Plate White Button; Original Tuners in the Case
Misc Specs
Misc Specs
Accessories Letter of Appraisal, Certificate of Authenticity, and New Limited Lifetime Warranty
Model: GCVP0057
Case New Lifton Historic Gator Skin Hardshell
Headstock Gibson Open Book
Headstock Inlay Gibson Logo in Mother of Pearl
Strings Gauge .010–.046
