Saving some of the best from this year's Spring projects for last, we have this beautiful "world-traveler" in need of a new home!

This is a fantastic 2013 Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Standard 1957 Reissue Gold top with a Bigsby tremelo in wonderful condition! This one has been around the world, coming back with me from Japan, and she wasn't a case-queen in her lifetime. The VOS finish from Gibson, and some initial natural wear just give this guitar a great "lived in" feel right away. She's got a couple of modifications described below, and is starting to show a hint of buckle rash wear that is only in the top nitro-layer, and hasn't touched the finish. A couple of her knobs also look visibly cracked, though they still have an amazing grip/hold. As a result of the VOS light relicing that these came with, I'm honestly not sure if these are both original pre-aging, or signs of wear. Regardless, I made sure to capture photos of both and wanted to highlight. I also made sure to get good photos of the VOS finish relicing / patina throughout. No dings, scratches, cracks, or breaks – and comes with the original COA and Custom shop booklet, hanger tags, and the extra plain switch panel back plate.

She is a true 1957 spec - neck has that nice rounded neck profile, and original non-weight relieved body style. And those electronics are all vintage PAF sound, as put out by the Gibson Custom Shop itself! She sounds exactly like you want a guitar like this to sound and she plays amazingly well.

Her truss rod functions great, and we did a full fine-tune set-up, dialing in the nut slots a touch, giving her a bit of truss rod relief and a nice low setup to get her ready to make magic. She has two upgrades that really tell you she was a player. Her bridge has been replaced with a Schaller roller-bridge, and it does a terrific job in making sure she returns to proper tuning after using the tremolo; a huge step-up from the traditional bridge. The original bridge is sadly not available. She also has Schaller strap lock buttons installed, with the original strap buttons included in the case compartment.

Additional guitar specs are below, but please ask any questions you might have:

Body/Neck

• Body: Mahogany with Maple top
• Neck: Mahogany w/ Rosewood fretboard and trapezoid inlays
• Nut Width: 1.695”
• Nut Material: Tektoid (synthetic bone)
• Radius: 12”
• Scale: 24.75”

Electronics

• Pickups: CustomBucker 3 Dual Humbuckers
• Controls: 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone, & 3-way toggle switch

Hardware

• Gibson ABR-1 Bridge
• Bigbsy Tremolo tailpiece
• Gibson Deluxe Tuning Machines

Guitar comes with excellent condition Gibson Lifton Historic Hard Case, original strap buttons, and case candy! Pictured stand not included.