Description
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.
NECK
Material Solid Mahogany
Profile Chunky C-Shape
Scale Length 24.75"
Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit
Fingerboard Radius 12"
Number Of Frets 22
Frets Historic Gibson Narrow/Tall
Nut Material Nylon
Nut Width 1.687"
End of Board Width 2.24"
Inlays Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
Joint Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
BODY
Body Shape Les Paul
Top 2-Piece Plain Maple, Hide Glue Fit
Back 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany
Binding 1-Ply Royalite
WeightRelief None
Finish Nitrocellulose VOS (Vintage Patina)
HARDWARE
Bridge No-Wire ABR-1
Saddle Material Nickel-plated Brass
Tailpiece Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
Tuning Machines Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
Pickguard Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
TrussRod Authentic 1950s No-Tube
Truss Rod Cover Authentic Stepped 2-Ply
Control Knobs Butyrate Gold Top Hats
Switch Tip Amber Catalin
Switchwasher Silkscreened Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Jack Plate Cover Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Control Covers Brown Royalite
Strap Buttons Aluminum
Pickup Covers Soapbar Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
ELECTRONICS
Neck Pickup Custom Soapbar P90
Bridge Pickup Custom Soapbar P90
Controls CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
Pickup Selector 3-Way Switchcraft
Output Jack Switchcraft
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Case Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch
Accessories Gibson Custom Switchplate Medallion (w/ Historic Brown Plastic Cover in Case), Certificate of Authenticity Booklet, Historic Reissue Hang Tags
