GIBSON 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue VOS Double Gold with Dark Back #731737
Singlecut electric guitar with nitrocellulose finish, maple top and custom bucker pickups, including case and certificate
The Gibson 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue VOS DoubleGold with Dark Back at a glance:
With the Gibson 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue VOS DoubleGold with Dark Back, the Gibson Custom Shop presents an authentic reissue of the electric guitar that paved the way for the legendary "'Bursts" of the late 1950s. Accordingly, the electric guitar has a mahogany body with a maple top and a set mahogany neck in the "Chunky C-Shape", with all joints made with hide glue. Two Gibson custom bucker with Alnico III magnets and a hand-wired circuit with historically correct paper-in-oil capacitors furthermore conjure up the authentic vintage PAF sounds for Blues and rock. Last but not least, the Gibson 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue features authentic Kluson Single Line/Single Ring tuners and the typical combination of Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece.
Electric guitar from the GibsonCustom store, made in the USA
Authentic reissue of the 1957 Les Paul, serial number 731737
VOS nitrocellulose finish in "Double Gold" with dark back
Use of hide glue for all wood joints
One-piece mahogany body
Maple top
Glued mahogany neck with long neck heel (Long Neck Tenon)
Indian rosewood fingerboard with trapezoid inlays
"Chunky C-shape" neck profile
Two Gibson Custombucker pickups with Alnico III magnets
Hand-wired circuit with paper-in-oil capacitors (paper-in-oil caps)
Gibson No-Wire ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge
Aluminium stopbar tailpiece
Kluson single line/single ring tuners
Includes Gibson Lifton Reissue 5-Latch Case and certificate
The Gibson 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue VOS Double Gold with Dark Back is built using traditional manufacturing methods and impresses with authentic vintage sounds.
The neck of the Gibson Les Paul 1957 Goldtop Reissue is glued to the body using the authentic "Long Neck Tenon".
Gibson 1957 Les Paul Goldtop in authentic construction
As a faithful recreation of the original Goldtop, the Gibson 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue is naturally built with the authentic woods and manufacturing methods, so that the electric guitar offers a first-class sound and feel. Accordingly, the Gibson Custom Shop uses a one-piece mahogany body with a maple top, while the glued mahogany neck has a long neck foot and a fingerboard made of Indian rosewood. The use of glass-hard hide glue on the relevant wood joints in conjunction with the nitrocellulose finish guarantees optimum sound development. Last but not least, the non-slip "Chunky C-Shape" neck profile offers optimum playing characteristics.
Two Gibson Custombucker Alnico III pickups and a hand-wired circuit with paper-in-oil capacitors deliver authentic vintage PAF sounds.
Gibson custom bucker with hand-wired circuitry
The electric sound conversion of the Gibson 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue VOS DoubleGold with Dark Back is handled by two Gibson custom buckers in the neck and bridge position. Equipped with Alnico III magnets and non-waxed coils, the humbuckers prove to be authentic PAF recreations and deliver a particularly warm vintage sound. Cleanly articulating basses, a broad and vocal mid-range spectrum and brilliant trebles, together with the organic dynamics, support expressive electric guitar playing in both the clean and overdrive channels. Thanks to the authentic oil paper capacitors, the hand-wired circuit allows the sound to be adjusted with particular sensitivity and harmony.
Six Kluson vintage-style tuners with historically correct single-ring wings guarantee stable and precise tuning.
Authentic hardware equipment
A high-quality Hardware in the historically accurate Vintage-Style completes the Gibson 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue. The combination of Gibson ABR-1 No-Wire Tune-O-Matic bridge and aluminium stopbar tailpiece designed by Ted McCarty promises optimum adjustment of intonation and string action. At the headstock, the strings are also guided via the authentic nylon saddle to the Kluson tuners with single-ring wings, which ensure precise and stable Tuning of the electric guitar.
Features:
Manufacturer:
Gibson
Series:
Gibson Custom Shop
Design:
Les Paul
Body:
Mahogany
Top:
Maple
Binding:
Royalite
Neck:
Mahogany
Neck Construction:
Set-in
Neck Profile:
Chunky C-Shape
Scale in mm:
628
Fretboard:
Rosewood
Fretboard Type:
Fretted
Fretboard Radius in Inches:
12
Number of Frets:
22
Fret Format:
Historic Narrow Tall
Fretboard Inlays:
Trapeze
Nut type:
Nylon
Nut width in mm:
42.9
Width at Last Fret:
56.9
Pickup:
HH
Manufacturer pickups:
Gibson
Neck Pickup:
Custom Bucker, Alnico III
Middle Pickup:
No
Bridge Pickup:
Custom Bucker, Alnico III
Piezo Pickup:
No
Active pickups:
No
Coil-splitting:
No
Electronic:
Handwired, Paper-in-Oil Caps
Switch:
3-Way
Control:
2x Vol, 2x Tone
Bridge:
Gibson No Wire ABR-1
Tailpiece:
Aluminium Stopbar
Tuners:
Kluson Single Line/Single Ring
Strap Button:
Standard
Hardware:
Nickel
String Gauge:
.010 - .046
Factory Tuning:
Standard E
Country of Origin:
USA
Finish:
Nitrocellulose VOS
Colour:
Double Gold w/ Dark Back
Number of Strings:
6
Case included:
Yes
Gigbag included:
No
Certificate:
Yes
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