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Gibson 1957 Les Paul Reissue Goldtop VOS #742046
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Introducing: Your dream instrument from Gibson
All the info to help you decide
The Gibson Les Paul is an electric guitar with a solid body that was first sold by cult manufacturer Gibson in 1952. The guitar was designed by factory manager John Huis and his team with the help and support of guitarist Les Paul. Les Paul had previously experimented for a long time with the design of a solid body guitar without acoustic sound production, and his first designs were repeatedly rejected by Gibson. But after Leo Fender had successfully launched the first solid-body electric guitars from industrial production in the early 1950s, Gibson wanted to try the same thing. The first Les Pauls were offered in 1952 with a gold finish and two P-90 pickups. The Gibson Custom Shop got inspired by these guitars and is now presenting a very special Custom Shop one-off, which is based on a Les Paul Goldtop from the 1950s.
The Gibson 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue VOS is a classic single cut-style electric guitar with a mahogany body an a maple top. Mahogany was already used in the original Les Paul guitars and provides the basis for the perfect vintage sound. The mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard features a Chunky '57 "C" profile and a classic flat fretboard radius of 12”. The guitar is equipped with a classic H-H pickup combination of a Gibson Custombucker on the bridge and a Gibson Custombucker on the neck. Other features include Gibson Vintage Deluxe machine heads with white Knobs, golden reflector knobs, a Tune-O-Matic Bridge with Stop Tailpiece and a cream pickguard.
This model is finished in a beautiful Goldtop colour. The thin nitrocellulose lacquer finish ensures that the wood can vibrate particularly well and that the lacquer finish ages more beautifully. The VOS, or Vintage Originals Specs guitar looks as if it is brand new, but was bought in the 1950s or 60s. The instrument is made to vintage specifications, but has no signs of wear, faded finish, chipped hardware or other signs of age. This type of (non-) aging is perfect for you if you want everything that characterises the Gibson guitars of yesteryear, but want every scratch and dent to come from your own experience and hands.
The Gibson 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue VOS comes with a certificate of authenticity in a luxurious original Gibson Custom Shop case, which you can use to transport your new dream guitar safely and protect it from external influences.
- Strings: 6 string
- Country of origin: USA
- Strings thickness ex factory: .010 - .046
- Technology: Solid Body
- Body shape: Single Cut
- Body Material: Mahogany
- Top: Maple
- Binding: 1-lagig Royalite
- Body finish: Nitrocellulose VOS (Vintage Patina)
- Neck: Mahogany
- Neck Profile: 1950s Chunky D
- Neck finish: Gloss
- Fretboard: Rosewood
- Fretboard radius: 12"
- Fretboard Inlays: Trapezoid inlays
- Nut width: 1.69" (42,85 mm)
- Nut material: Nylon
- Frets: 22
- Fret size: Historic Gibson Narrow/Tall
- Neck construction: Set in neck
- Scale Length: 24,75" (629 mm)
- Pickup Configuration: H-H (2x Humbucker)
- Neck Pickup: Gibson Custombucker Alnico 3
- Bridge Pickup: Gibson Custombucker Alnico 3
- Pickup Selector Switch: 3 way toggle
- Pickup type: passive
- Controls: 2x volume, 2x tone
- Hardware: Nickel
- Tuning Machines: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
- Pickguard: Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
- Pot Caps: Gold Butyrate Top Hats
- Bridge / Tremolo: Tune-O-Matic
- Color/ Finish: Goldtop
- Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Aging: VOS
- Includes: Case & certificate
About Gibson
Die US-amerikanische Gibson Guitar Corporation, gegründet 1902 von Orville Gibson in Kalamazoo, Michigan, wurde zu Beginn bekannt durch die Fertigung von Mandolinen und Banjos. Heutzutage befindet sich der Hauptsitz der Firma in Nashville, Tennessee und Gibson zählt zu den weltweit namhaftesten und renommiertesten Herstellern von E-Gitarren.
Das Modell Les Paul, benannt nach seinem Erschaffer Lester William Polsfuss, ist eine der bekanntesten und meistverkauften E-Gitarrenformen aller Zeiten und begründete die Bauform der Single Cut-Gitarre, die von zahlreichen anderen Herstellern kopiert, übernommen und neuinterpretiert wurde. Die Les Paul wird hauptsächlich für ihren als warm und druckvoll charakterisierten Sound geschätzt. Auch der dafür mitverantwortliche Humbucker-Tonabnehmer, in seiner heute geläufigen Bauweise, wurde von Seth Lover bei Gibson entwickelt.
Anfang der 1960er Jahre erschien mit der Gibson SG eine weitere Solidbody E-Gitarre aus dem Hause Gibson. Zunächst als Nachfolger der Les Paul gedacht, wurde sie, auch dank Angus Young von AC/DC, zu einer weiteren Ikonen der Rock-Geschichte und ist die Grundlage für den Typ der Double Cut-Gitarre.
Mit der Flying V und der Explorer zeichnet sich Gibson für zwei Korpusformen verantwortlich, die zwar zum Zeitpunkt ihres Erscheinens, Ende der 1950er Jahre, ihrer Zeit viel zu weit voraus waren, aber im Laufe der Jahre ebenfalls Legendenstatus erreichten. Bis heute dienen sie auch als Grundlage für eine Vielzahl von Heavygitarren, beispielsweise von Herstellern wie Jackson oder ESP.
Der Gibson Custom Shop fertigt Auftragsarbeiten, hochwertige Einzelstücke und exakte Replikate berühmter Modelle und legendärer Jahrgänge ihrer Instrumente an. Oft werden diese auch einem künstlichen Alterungsprozess, genannt Relicing, unterzogen.
Fast genauso lange wie das Unternehmen existiert, werden auch Akustikgitarren produziert. So zählen die J-45, die Hummingbird, die L-00 und die SJ-200 zu den beliebtesten Westerngitarren der Welt und waren das Instrument der Wahl für Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley oder John Lennon.
Neben den bereits erwähnten Instrumenten könnt ihr bei uns natürlich auch die Plektren, Taschen und Koffer oder Merchandise aus dem Hause Gibson kaufen.
Besonders stolz sind wir, in unserer Frankfurter Filiale einen Gibson Flagship Store zu beheimaten. Dort findet ihr nicht nur eine große Auswahl und exklusive Modelle zum direkt Ausprobieren, sondern profitiert bei der Beratung zur perfekten Gitarre auch vom Fachwissen unserer von Gibson geschulten und zertifizierten Mitarbeiter.
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Remember, it's the only one.
Our Custom Shop instruments are not mass-produced, but true works of art crafted with meticulous handwork. They not only offer outstanding tone and exceptional playability, but are also visually unique collector's items that stand for individuality and exclusivity. This Gibson 1957 Les Paul Reissue Goldtop VOS #742046 is no exception.
With over 40 years of experience and one of the largest selections of Custom Shop instruments in Europe, you can trust that every single piece meets the highest quality standards. At Custom Reserve we place great value on offering you only the finest instruments – hand-selected and perfectly set up, exclusively for you.
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