Up for sale, a 1996 Gibson Custom Shop Historic ‘57 Les Paul Standard Goldtop “R7” in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. This Custom Shop iteration of a ‘57-spec Goldtop was crafted during an increasingly heralded era of Gibson production colloquially known as the “good wood” era, faithfully capturing vintage spec with a gloss Goldtop nitro lacquer finish, “baseball bat” neck profile, and a pair of ‘57 Classic PAF humbuckers.

Traditional tonewoods include a mahogany body, carved maple top, one-piece mahogany neck, and bound rosewood fingerboard, and this Les Paul weighs 9lbs 5oz. The natural acoustic tone offers punch, detail and ample sustain, qualities that translate well via the ‘57 Classic PAF humbuckers. These medium-wind pickups have spongy lows, detailed treble growl, and a midrange scoop that interacts well with higher gain applications. This Custom Shop Historic ‘57 Les Paul Goldtop has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and spot-on intonation.

Neck Specs:

• Wood: Mahogany
• Shape: ‘50s-style C, “baseball bat” heft, measuring .895” 1st fret, 1.010” 12th fret
• Fretboard: Rosewood, pearloid flared trapezoid inlays
• Frets: Medium jumbo, faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-2
• Scale Length: 24 3/4”
• Nut: 1 11/16”
• Tuners: Gibson Deluxe double-line
• Serialization: 7 6-prefix (1957, 1996)

Body Specs:

• Wood: Maple, Mahogany
• Pickups: ‘57 Classic PAF humbucker x2
• Harness: CTS pots date to 14th week of ‘95, “R7” stamp in cavity
• Hardware: ABR-1 bridge, stopbar (nickel-plated)
• Plastics: Cream pickguard and pickup surrounds, gold bonnet knobs, cream switch tip

The gloss Goldtop nitro lacquer finish is dark and saturated, exhibiting subtle vertical checking on top. Cosmetic wear is limited to a small area of shallow buckle rash central to the back and a few minor dings on the top and back at the lower bout. The smooth nitro gloss on the neck profile is flawless.

The original Gibson Custom Art & Historic hardshell case is included.