The Gibson Custom Shop ’56 Les Paul Goldtop VOS is a faithful tribute to one of the most revered electric guitars in history, capturing the sound, feel, and aesthetic that defined the golden era of Gibson craftsmanship. Built with a carved plain maple top attached using traditional hot hide glue, this instrument delivers exceptional resonance, clarity, and harmonic depth. The iconic Goldtop finish, lightly aged with Gibson’s Vintage Original Spec (VOS) treatment, gives the guitar a broken-in look and feel that recalls a well-preserved mid-’50s original, complete with subtle sheen and vintage-correct patina.

At its core, the guitar features a solid, non-weight-relieved mahogany body that provides a warm, rich tonal foundation with outstanding sustain. The one-piece mahogany neck is carved into an updated ’58 profile, offering a substantial yet comfortable grip that balances vintage authenticity with modern playability. Set at Gibson’s classic 24.75" scale length, the neck promotes a smooth, responsive feel ideal for expressive bends and dynamic phrasing. The rosewood fingerboard, also attached with hot hide glue, enhances tonal transfer and warmth, while a 12" radius and 22 frets allow for effortless chord work and fluid lead playing. Cellulose trapezoid inlays and hand-filed, rolled fingerboard binding complete the authentic vintage feel.

Tone is where this ’56 Goldtop truly shines. Equipped with two Gibson Custom Shop P-90 pickups, the guitar delivers everything from woody, articulate cleans to snarling, midrange-rich overdrive. These pickups are highly touch-sensitive, responding beautifully to picking dynamics and volume adjustments. The traditional control layout—two volume knobs, two tone knobs, and a 3-way toggle switch—provides intuitive control and a wide tonal palette, making this guitar equally at home in blues, rock, jazz, and roots-based music.

Nickel hardware reinforces the period-correct look and feel, including the classic ABR-1 bridge and lightweight aluminum stopbar tailpiece, which contribute to the guitar’s lively response and sustain. Kluson “Deluxe” tuners ensure stable tuning while maintaining vintage accuracy. The inclusion of True Historic parts and plastics further elevates this model, delivering unmatched attention to detail in everything from materials to dimensions and texture.

The Gibson Custom Shop ’56 Les Paul Goldtop VOS comes housed in a Historic brown/pink lacquered Gibson Custom hardshell case, completing the full vintage experience. Meticulously crafted and deeply rooted in tradition, this guitar is more than a reissue—it’s a powerful, inspiring instrument that embodies the soul, tone, and legacy of a true Les Paul classic.

Other specifications include:

• Top Wood Carved Plain Maple attached with Hot Hide Glue
• Body Wood Solid Non-Weight Relieved Mahogany
• Neck Wood 1-Piece Mahogany Neck
• Neck Shape Updated '58 Neck Profile
• Fingerboard Rosewood attached with Hot Hide Glue
• Fingerboard Radius 12"
• Inlays Cellulose Trapezoids
• Scale Length 24.75"
• Width at Nut 1 11/16"
• Frets 22
• Binding Single-Ply Cream on Top and Hand filed rolled Fingerboard Binding
• Pickups 2 Custom Shop P-90
• Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone and 3-way Toggleswitch
• Hardware Nickel
• Bridge ABR-1
• Tailpiece Lightweight Aluminum Stopbar
• Tuners Kluson "Deluxe"
• Unique Features True Historic Parts and Plastics
• Case Historic Brown/Pink Lacquered Gibson Custom Hardshell
• Small finish imperfection on side of headstock
• LPR56VODGNH1
• 8 lbs 6 oz
• #65550

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