Historic 1957 Les Paul Custom VOS
With its sonic punch, fluid playability, and classic Black Beauty appointments, the Historic 1957 Les Paul Custom VOS is equal parts elegance and brute strength. With its solid single-piece mahogany body, the Les Paul Custom has a warmth and midrange unlike any maple-topped Les Paul. Fitted with a matched Custom Bucker humbucker set that takes you from mellow jazz tones to full shred with a pinky twist, this majestic beast is ultra-responsive to your touch. Its fast-action neck, smooth-as-silk bound ebony fingerboard, and medium-jumbo frets facilitate the speedy, dexterous fretwork we've heard across prog, fusion, and hard rock genres from guitar virtuosos like Robert Fripp, Al Di Meola, and Zakk Wylde. Gibson Custom Shop luthiers selected premium mahogany for the body, and spec'd a hide-glue-fit long-tenon neck join for greater mass. It's a classic recipe for rich, sustaining, articulate tone that'll slice right through the mix.
A tradition of effortless playability
The Gibson Les Paul Custom is well known for its playability; many guitarists use the word "effortless" to describe it. Soon after its 1954 introduction, players (and Gibson literature) started referring to it as the "Fretless Wonder." It wasn't fretless, of course, but Gibson had fitted the Custom with flat, low-profile frets, which allowed your fingers to fly over the fingerboard. Today's LP Custom is equipped with medium-jumbo frets more suited to contemporary playing styles, but ultra-playability remains a hallmark of this iconic solidbody electric guitar.
Crafted to Vintage Original Spec
VOS stands for "Vintage Original Spec," and is not a product designation Gibson uses lightly. With the Historic 1957 Les Paul Custom VOS, the goal was to re-create the experience of playing a classic golden-era Gibson. From its Kluson Waffleback tuning machines to its replica butyrate Top Hat knobs, Gibson's elite luthiers have handcrafted an instrument that has exceeded our perennially high expectations.
Custom Bucker pickups deliver vintage PAF tone
Gibson Custom paid just as much attention to this guitar's electronics as they did to its aesthetics. Beginning with vintage CTS potentiometers and Bumblebee capacitors, every part of its internal signal path was designed to give you absolutely dead-on 1957 Les Paul Custom tone. Of course, it's next to impossible to find original PAF humbuckers. Instead, the Historic 1957 Les Paul Custom VOS sports a pair of Gibson's Custom Bucker pickups — the most historically accurate PAF replica ever.
Features:
- Accurate reproduction of the legendary 1957 Les Paul Custom
- Every detail meticulously re-created to give you the look, sound, and feel of a vintage classic
- Solid single-piece mahogany body
- Historic medium-chunky mahogany neck
- Hide-glued mahogany neck with extended neck tenon for exceptional sustain and response
- Bound ebony fingerboard with 22 historic medium-jumbo frets
- Period-correct nitrocellulose lacquer finish
- Custom Bucker pickups for authentic vintage PAF tone
- 500K CTS pots, handwired harness, Bumblebee capacitors, and Switchcraft pickup selector
- Authentic details include vintage-style Kluson Waffleback tuners and pearl block inlays
- Includes hard case and Custom Shop certificate of authenticity