Here’s a Gibson Custom Shop Historic Les Paul Custom 3-Pickup with Factory Bigsby from 2000, the whole package: case and all.


It’s a nice rounded C not thick like a ’57, I dare say a tiny bit thicker 59 style of C, it’s not ‘58 thick. “Medium” If that’s sensable. Triple ‘57 Classic Pickups, Bigsby B7 Tailpiece.


The lacquer is chipping at the binding at multiple spots, the back has a good amount of buckle rash, some chips, dinks, wood taken out; nothing major. The gold hardware has multiple spots where it’s turned white and patina’ed. This is a “Very Good” players grade instrument. No breaks, no cracks, nothing to damage the integrity of the guitar. Real play wear and naturally rolled fingerboard edges from 26 years of usage.


The middle pickup is wired like Peter Frampton’s, very versatile middle pickup wiring. The bridge tone knob becomes useless and the rhythm is a master tone for this ”mod”. It‘s really nice.


The Bigsby stays in tune very well when slotted correctly; which is following the curvature of the tuners not the bridge position like this ~~> \\\ ///, obviously not so split in the middle. But that’s optimal position or atleast with my choice Pure Nickel strings.

Selling due to wanting to fund some amp purchases.

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ConditionVery Good (Used)
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Brand
Model
  • Custom Shop Historic Collection 3-Pickup '57 Les Paul Custom Black Beauty Reissue with Bigsby
Finish
  • Ebony
Categories
Year
  • 1993 - 2002
Made In
  • United States
Neck Construction
  • Set-Neck
Pickup Configuration
  • HHH
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Body Shape
  • Single Cutaway
Model Family
Model Sub-Family
Body Type
  • Solid Body
Series
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Tremolo Tailpiece
Fretboard Material
  • Ebony
Color Family
  • Black
Number of Frets
  • 22

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