Gibson Custom 1957 Les Paul Goldtop 2013 VOS AG

True to all of the original instrument’s features with a rich, deep appearance.




By 1957, Gibson’s evolving Les Paul Model guitar
had already undergone several key modifications that would remain as the
foundation of the iconic version known around the world today as the
Les Paul Standard. But while the addition of the new ABR-1 tune-o-matic
bridge and stopbar tailpiece one year earlier had greatly improved the
overall functionality of the Les Paul, nothing would compare with the
addition of Gibson’s pioneering new PAF humbucker in 1957, the pickup
that truly made the Les Paul a legend.

The 1957 Les Paul Goldtop
Reissue from the Gibson Custom Shop is the closest thing to taking a
time machine more than 55 years back in time to land your own original,
and now for 2013 it features a host of new details to make it the most
accurate recreation of the ’57 Goldtop ever created.

In addition
to its foundation of a solid, lightweight mahogany body with carved
maple top and a glued-in, quarter-sawn mahogany neck with long-tenon
neck joint, the 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue benefits from Gibson
Custom’s 20th Anniversary Specifications, newly adopted for 2013. These
include a one-piece rosewood fingerboard, Kluson™ “Deluxe machine heads,
hot-hide neck glue, a Historic Truss Rod assembly with no tubing,
accurate body and fingerboard binding color, new Custom Buckers created
in the image of the original PAFs, and period-correct Gold top and
mahogany back/neck finish colors, the latter treated to Gibson Custom’s
proprietary VOS process for a gently worn look and feel.

In every
other detail the 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue remains true to its
inspiration, too, including the chunky, rounded ’50s neck profile that
not only feels great in the hand, but transmits added string vibration
from neck to body for enhanced resonance and sustain. The 1957 Les Paul
Goldtop Reissue is also available as a gloss finish and a Darkback
option with a darker mahogany back.

At the direction of legendary
Gibson President Ted McCarty, Gibson engineer Seth Lover began working
on a pickup with hum-cancelling capabilities sometime in 1954, applying
for a U.S. design patent—hence the name “Patent Applied For,” or
“PAF”—on June 22, 1955. By early 1957, the standard double-coil version
of the humbucker pickup had begun to appear on Gibson ES-175s and
ES-350Ts, and eventually on the Les Paul Model Goldtops of the same
year. Gibson Custom’s new Custom Bucker accurately recreates the
original PAFs of the late ’50s, using Alnico III magnets and unequal
turns of 42 AWG wire in each coil for that characteristic PAF “bite.”
These pickups clean up beautifully at the guitar’s volume controls,
while Bumble Bee tone caps assist in that warm, singing “woman tone”
when you roll back the tone controls.

To top it all off, the 1957
Les Paul Goldtop Reissue plays superbly right out of its Custom Shop
hardshell case thanks to a trip through one of Gibson’s state-of-the-art
Plek machines before it leaves the Custom Shop floor.

Every guitar includes a Certificate of Authenticity, an owner’s manual and adjustment literature.



Features

One-piece rosewood fingerboards
Hot hide glue neck fit
Custom Buckers
Kluson Deluxe machine heads
Historic truss rod assembly (no tubing)
Accurate body and fingerboard binding color
Goldtop top and back color change




Go for the gold. Order this beauty today.





1957 Les Paul Goldtop 2013 VOS AG Specifications:


Body
Top: Carved Maple Top
Back: Solid, Non-Weight Relieved Mahogany Back
Binding: Single-ply Cream Binding on Top
Adhesive: Franklin Titebond


Neck
Species: 1-piece Mahogany Neck with Long Neck Tenon
Profil:e Early '50s Rounded
Truss Rod: Historic Truss Rod Assembly (No Tubing)
Joint Angle: 4° (+/- 15 seconds)


Neck Fit
Joint: Mortise & Tenon
Adhesive: Hot Hide Glue
Joint Angle: Tolerance +/- .005"


Fingerboard
Species: One-piece Rosewood
Radius: 12"
Scale Length: 24.75"
Binding: Single-ply Cream
Inlays: Cellulose Trapezoid
Nut/E.O.B: 1.687/2.062


Nut
Material: Nylon
Width: 1.687
Slots: Gibson PLEK System


Headstock
Inlay: Holly Headstock Veneer w/ Pearl logo
Truss Rod Cover: Vintage Black and White
Angle: 17 Degrees


Tuners
Model: Kluson™ Deluxe
Tuning Ratio 12:01
Plating: Nickel


Bridge
Type: ABR-1 bridge
Plating: Nickel


Tailpiece
Type: Lightweight Aluminum Stopbar Tailpiece
Plating: Nickel


Hardware
Knobs: Gold Top Hats with Dial Pointers
Toggle Switch: Washer Cream with Gold Silkscreen
Pickup Mounting Rings: Cream
Control Plate Cover: Black
Strings: .010 - .046
Strap Buttons: Aluminum


Pickups
Neck Position: Custom Bucker
Bridge Position: Custom Bucker


Electronics
Potentiometers: 2 Volume Controls, 2 Tone Controls
Capacitors: Bumblebee
Toggle Switch: Three-Way with Amber Toggle Cap
Output Jack: Traditional ¼"


Finish
Sealer: Nitrocellulose Lacquer


Case
Type: Custom Shop Hardshell










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