You are looking at a rare and beautiful Gibson Custom Shop 7A quilted Maple 1968 Les Paul Custom in desert Sunset finish. This is one of only a small handful that were built by Gibson USA for a for a major Japanese retailer to celebrate the shop's anniversary year. It is in unplayed as new condition. Nice thick neck and weight comes in at 4.4kg. All pictures are of actual guitar. We believe this was the only 1968 Les Paul Custom ever built in Desert Fade for Ikebe.

Body: Hand Selected AAAAAAA Quilt Maple Top/Solid Mahogany Back

Neck: 1-Piece Mahogany

Fingerboard: Ebony/22frets

Hardware: Gold

Bridge: ABR-1 / Aluminum Stopbar Tailpiece

Machinehead: . Kluson VX-501 Waffle Backs

Pickups: 1968 Custom Humbucker(Rhythm & Treble)

Controls: 2Volume, 2Tone, 3way Toggle


Gas Station Guitars is a UK Ltd company, and we proudly offer a no-questions 14-day refund policy on all instruments.

We have extensive experience shipping guitars safely worldwide, with professional packing methods developed to protect both hardcase and softcase instruments in transit. Every guitar is securely packaged using heavy-duty materials to ensure it arrives exactly as described.

At Gas Station Guitars, each instrument is carefully hand-selected. If a guitar doesn’t impress us in tone, feel, and overall character, it simply doesn’t make it into our inventory. If it’s listed by us, you can be confident it’s something special.

  • All photos shown are of the actual guitar
  • Every instrument is fully inspected and in hand—no drop-shipping
  • Shipped directly from us to you

Please note:

  • This guitar is not available for trades or part exchange
  • We are unable to offer holds or layaways

We ship WORLDWIDE including:

  • United Kingdom
  • European Union
  • United States
  • Canada
  • Australia

Professional service, accurate descriptions, and carefully curated instruments are at the core of everything we do.

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Listeda month ago
ConditionExcellent (Used)
Excellent items are almost entirely free from blemishes and other visual defects and have been played or used with the utmost care.Learn more
Brand
Model
  • Custom Shop Special Order '68 Les Paul Custom Reissue
Finish
  • Desert Sunset
Categories
Year
  • 2026
Made In
  • United States
Neck Construction
  • Set-Neck
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Offset Body
  • Non-Offset Body
Model Family
Model Sub-Family
Body Type
  • Solid Body
Series

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