Gibson Custom Dealer Select 1957 Les Paul Chambered Double Gold Ultra Light Aged w/case 76888

Weight: 7lb 3.6oz
Serial: 76888

This Dealer Select ’57 Goldtop was built with Gibson Custom to capture the feel, response, and character of a great early Les Paul, but with chambered construction that makes it lighter, livelier, and easier to play night after night. It keeps the classic recipe: a two-piece maple top, mahogany body and neck, long-tenon construction, and the unmistakable Double Gold finish. The chambering opens up the midrange and adds an airy resonance without losing the punch and authority players expect from a ’50s-inspired Les Paul.

The neck is a comfortable ’50s Medium C carve with a long tenon for sustain and stability, paired with an Indian rosewood fingerboard, historic narrow/tall fretwire, and period-correct trapezoid inlays. The Custombucker pickups give the guitar the warm, articulate, dynamically rich tone you want from a PAF-style set — clear enough for delicate playing, strong enough to push an amp, and responsive in a way only Gibson’s unpotted Alnico III design pulls off. It’s the classic Goldtop voice, just paired with a guitar that feels more alive and less burdensome than a traditional solid-body build.

Highlights

• Dealer Select spec developed with Tone Shop Guitars
• Chambered construction for improved resonance and reduced weight
• Double Gold finish
• ’50s Medium C neck carve with long tenon
• CustomBucker pickups
• Historic narrow/tall fretwire and period trapezoid inlays
• No-wire ABR-1 bridge and aluminum stopbar
• Includes Gibson Custom hardshell case and COA

Specifications Body

• Construction: Chambered
• Top: Two-piece maple
• Body: Mahogany
• Finish: Double Gold (gloss)

Neck

• Wood: Mahogany
• Profile: ’50s Rounded Medium C
• Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood
• Radius: 12"
• Frets: 22, Historic Narrow/Tall
• Inlays: Cellulose nitrate trapezoid
• Scale Length: 24.75"
• Nut Width: 1.687"
• Neck Joint: Long tenon

Hardware

• Tuners: Kluson
• Bridge: No-wire ABR-1
• Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum
• Knobs: Gold Top Hat
• Hardware Finish: Nickel

Electronics

• Neck Pickup: Alnico 3 Custom Bucker
• Bridge Pickup: Alnico 3 Custom Bucker
• Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone
• Capacitors: Paper-in-oil style
• Switch: Switchcraft 3-Way
• Output Jack: Switchcraft

Miscellaneous

• Case: Gibson Custom Brown/Pink Hardshell
• COA: Included

Why Buy from Tone Shop Guitars?

We partner directly with Gibson Custom to design exclusive Dealer Select runs you won’t find anywhere else. Every guitar is photographed, inspected, and professionally set up before it ever hits the wall or ships out, ensuring you get an instrument you can trust from day one.