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Glimmering Gold and Sparkling P-90 Pickups

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.

1956 was the only full year in which the Les Paul™ model featured the powerful P-90 pickups and the adjustable ABR-1 bridge setup, a combination that allowed the Les Paul model to intonate, sustain, and thrill like never before. This Gibson Custom Shop '56 Reissue captures the look, feel, and searing sound of an original 1956 Les Paul Goldtop in exhaustive detail. Featuring all solid woods, vintage-accurate gold paint, authentic replica parts, Historic narrow/tall frets, and hot hide glue construction. It also features Ultra Light Aging by the skilled artisans of the Murphy Lab. The Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged finish treatment, paired with lightly aged hardware, simulates decades of light play wear, giving it the unique character, vibe, and feel of an original example from the Gibson Golden Era.

Guitar Specifications

Body Specs

Back 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany

Binding Single-ply Royalite

Body Finish Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Shape Les Paul

Body Styles Les Paul,Single Cut

single-cut

Top 2-Piece Plain Maple, Hide Glue Fit

Weight Relief None

Neck Specs

End Of Board Width 56.89mm / 2.24in

Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in

Fret Count 22

Frets Historic Gibson Narrow/Tall

Inlays Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid

Joint Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit

Neck Material Solid Mahogany

Nut Material Nylon

Nut Width 42.85mm / 1.69in

Profile 50s Rounded Medium C

Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in

Electronics Specs

Bridge Pickup Custom Soapbar P-90

Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors

Neck Pickup Custom Soapbar P-90

Output Jack 1/4" Switchcraft

Pickup Selector 3-Way Switchcraft

Hardware Specs

Bridge No-Wire ABR-1

Control Covers Brown Royalite

Control Knobs Butyrate Gold Top Hats

finish Nickel; Murphy Lab Light Aged

Jack Plate Cover Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate

Pickguard Replica Cellulose Acetate Butyrate

Pickup Covers Cream Soapbar

Saddle Material Nickel-plated Brass

Strap Buttons Aluminum

Switch Tip Amber Catalin

Switchwasher Replica Cellulose Acetate Butyrate

Tailpiece Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar

Truss Rod Authentic 1950s No-Tube

Truss Rod Cover Authentic Stepped 2-Ply

Tuner Plating Nickel

Tuning Machines Kluson Single Line, Single Ring

Misc Specs

Accessories Certificate of Authenticity, Mounted Custom Shop Switch Plate Medallion; Reissue Switch Backplate in Case

Model: LPR56ULDGNH1

Case Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch

Headstock Inlay Gibson logo in Mother of Pearl, Les Paul Model silkscreen

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

Gibson Custom 1956 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue, Ultra Light Aged, Double Gold

Gibson Custom 1956 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue, Ultra Light Aged, Double Gold

    Price
    Regular price $5,499
    Finish
    Double Gold
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    Glimmering Gold and Sparkling P-90 Pickups

    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.

    1956 was the only full year in which the Les Paul™ model featured the powerful P-90 pickups and the adjustable ABR-1 bridge setup, a combination that allowed the Les Paul model to intonate, sustain, and thrill like never before. This Gibson Custom Shop '56 Reissue captures the look, feel, and searing sound of an original 1956 Les Paul Goldtop in exhaustive detail. Featuring all solid woods, vintage-accurate gold paint, authentic replica parts, Historic narrow/tall frets, and hot hide glue construction. It also features Ultra Light Aging by the skilled artisans of the Murphy Lab. The Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged finish treatment, paired with lightly aged hardware, simulates decades of light play wear, giving it the unique character, vibe, and feel of an original example from the Gibson Golden Era.

    Guitar Specifications

    Body Specs

    Back 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany

    Binding Single-ply Royalite

    Body Finish Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer

    Body Shape Les Paul

    Body Styles Les Paul,Single Cut

    single-cut

    Top 2-Piece Plain Maple, Hide Glue Fit

    Weight Relief None

    Neck Specs

    End Of Board Width 56.89mm / 2.24in

    Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood

    Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in

    Fret Count 22

    Frets Historic Gibson Narrow/Tall

    Inlays Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid

    Joint Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit

    Neck Material Solid Mahogany

    Nut Material Nylon

    Nut Width 42.85mm / 1.69in

    Profile 50s Rounded Medium C

    Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in

    Electronics Specs

    Bridge Pickup Custom Soapbar P-90

    Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors

    Neck Pickup Custom Soapbar P-90

    Output Jack 1/4" Switchcraft

    Pickup Selector 3-Way Switchcraft

    Hardware Specs

    Bridge No-Wire ABR-1

    Control Covers Brown Royalite

    Control Knobs Butyrate Gold Top Hats

    finish Nickel; Murphy Lab Light Aged

    Jack Plate Cover Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate

    Pickguard Replica Cellulose Acetate Butyrate

    Pickup Covers Cream Soapbar

    Saddle Material Nickel-plated Brass

    Strap Buttons Aluminum

    Switch Tip Amber Catalin

    Switchwasher Replica Cellulose Acetate Butyrate

    Tailpiece Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar

    Truss Rod Authentic 1950s No-Tube

    Truss Rod Cover Authentic Stepped 2-Ply

    Tuner Plating Nickel

    Tuning Machines Kluson Single Line, Single Ring

    Misc Specs

    Accessories Certificate of Authenticity, Mounted Custom Shop Switch Plate Medallion; Reissue Switch Backplate in Case

    Model: LPR56ULDGNH1

    Case Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch

    Headstock Inlay Gibson logo in Mother of Pearl, Les Paul Model silkscreen

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

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