- Needing to thin the herd. For sale is a Gibson 1968 Les Paul Custom Reissue in classic Ebony. This Custom Shop beauty delivers that legendary Black Beauty look with gold hardware, multi-ply binding, block inlays, and the crisp attack from its maple-topped mahogany body. Equipped with '68 Custom humbuckers for killer PAF-like tone that's punchy, clear, and sustaining. Plays like a dream with the authentic '68 Medium C neck and flawless setup. Comes with hardshell case. 

- The Gibson 1968 Les Paul Custom Reissue (often called the "Black Beauty") is a highly accurate Custom Shop recreation of the iconic model Gibson reintroduced in 1968 after discontinuing the single-cut Les Paul shape in 1961. The original 1968 version marked a key evolution from the 1950s Les Paul Customs: it featured a maple top over a mahogany body for added clarity and bite (instead of all-mahogany), two humbuckers (instead of three) for better picking access, and a 14-degree headstock angle for improved string tension and sustain—changes that became the standard for Les Paul Customs ever since and helped fuel the rock era's tone. This specific model is a premium Gibson Custom Shop reissue built with vintage-correct specs for exceptional historical accuracy, tone, and feel. Key specifications for the Gibson Custom Shop 1968 Les Paul Custom Reissue (typical/current production, gloss ebony finish unless noted otherwise):

• Body: One-piece solid mahogany back with 2-piece carved plain maple top; multi-ply binding; no weight relief

• Finish: Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer 

• Neck: One-piece mahogany; Authentic '68 Medium C profile; set neck with long tenon and hide glue construction

• Fingerboard: Ebony; 12" radius; 22 medium-jumbo frets; multi-ply binding; Genuine Mother-of-Pearl block inlays

• Scale Length: 24.75"

• Nut Width: 1.69"; nylon nut

• Pickups: 2x '68 Custom humbuckers (neck and bridge; designed to evoke classic PAF style tone with clarity and punch)

• Controls: 2 volumes, 2 tones, 3-way toggle switch

• Hardware: Gold; ABR-1 Tune-o-matic bridge; lightweight aluminum stopbar tailpiece; Kluson waffleback tuners

• Other: Multi-ply headstock binding; typically weighs around 9-10 lbs (this example is approximately 9 lbs)