Glimmering Gold and Sparkling P-90 Pickups

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.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY

Body Styles : Les Paul
Body Shape : Les Paul
Top : 2-Piece Plain Maple, Hide Glue Fit
Back : 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany
Binding : 1-Ply Royalite
Body Finish : Nitrocellulose VOS (Vintage Patina)
Weight Relief : None

NECK

Profile : 50s Rounded Medium C
Scale Length : 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
Fingerboard Material : Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius : 304.8 mm / 12 in
Fret Count : 22
Frets : Historic Gibson Narrow/Tall
Nut Material : Nylon
Nut Width : 42.85 mm / 1.687 in
End Of Board Width : 56.89 mm / 2.239 in
Inlays : Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
Joint : Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit

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
Truss Rod : Authentic 1950s No-Tube
Truss Rod Cover : Authentic Stepped 2-Ply
Control Knobs : Butyrate Gold Top Hats
Switch Tip : Amber Catalin
Switch washer : Silkscreened Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Jack Plate Cover : Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Control Covers : Brown Royalite
Strap Buttons : Aluminum
Pickup Covers : Cream Soapbar

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 Gauge : .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