GIBSON 1954 Les Paul Goldtop Heavy Aged Double Gold #42485
Gibson Custom Shop replica '54 goldtop Les Paul with nitro finish, P-90 pickups and warparound bridge
Electric guitar from GibsonCustom store, made in the USA.
replica of the Les Paul Goldtop from 1954
serial number 42485
Murphy Lab Heavy Aged nitrocellulose finish, Aged nickel hardware
Set-neck construction with 24.75" scale length (628 mm)
Hide-Glue for the wood joints, Royalite binding
One-piece mahogany body with maple top
Glued mahogany neck with Long Neck Tenon (long neck foot)
22-fret rosewood fingerboard with trapeze inlays
"Chunky-C" neck profile
One GibsonCustom Soapbar P-90 single coil pickup with cream cap in neck position
A GibsonCustom Soapbar P-90 single coil pickup with cream cap in bridge position
Hand-wired circuit with paper-in-oil capacitors (paper-in-oil caps)
Switchcraft toggle switch for pickup selection, separate volume and tone pots for each pickup (CTS 500 kOhm audio taper potentiometer)
Gibson wraparound bridge
Kluson single line/single ring machine heads
Lifton Reissue 5-Latch Case and Custom Shop certificate included
Replica of the 1954 Les Paul Standard
With the Gibson 1954 Les Paul Goldtop Heavy AgedDoubleGold #42485 presents the Gibson Custom Shop a replica of the legendary 54 Les Paul with gold top, which after the 52 models laid the foundation for the legendary success of the Singlecut design and wrote blues and rock history in the hands of Freddie King or Jeff Beck. Using the historically authenticated construction method with mahogany neck and body as well as high-quality Custom Soapbar P-90 pickups and attachments, the 1954 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue electric guitar convinces with authentic vintage sounds of the Fifties, while the Heavy Aged nitrocellulose finish conveys the look and feel of a vintage original.
The Gibson 1954 Les Paul Goldtop Heavy Aged Double Gold from the Custom Shop is a reissue of the coveted 1954 original with an authentic aging finish from the Gibson Murphy Lab
The one-piece "Chunky-C" mahogany neck is connected to the body of the '54 Les Paul via a long neck foot and glassy hide-glue.
Authentic Fifties manufacturing methods
In order to get as close as possible to the sound and feel of a vintage original, the Luthiers of the Gibson Custom Shop used traditional Fifties manufacturing methods to build the 1954 Les Paul. matching one-piece mahogany body wears a maple top, while the mahogany neck is set into the body with a long neck foot. Hide-glue with glass hard consistency and a thin nitrocellulose finish guarantee here a lively sound development of the guitar. The beefier"Chunky-C" neck profile also feels rich but comfortable in the hand and promises authentic playing characteristics on the 22-fret rosewood fingerboard.
Gibson Custom P-90 single coils with soapbar caps and hand-wired electrics guarantee authentic vintage sounds for blues and rock.
Custombucker pickups and hand-wired electrics.
The electrical sound transformation of the '54 Les Paul is naturally handled by two GibsonCustom Soapbar P-90 pickups with classic cream-coloured plastic caps. Wound to historic specifications in the Custom store, the single-coil pickups elicit surprisingly fat vintage tones from the guitar amp with a powerful midrange and silky brilliance in the highs that respond agilely to playing style, providing the ideal foundation for the traditional clean and overdrive tones of Blues and rock. A hand-wired electrics with a high-quality Switchcraft Toggle for pickup selection and separate volume and tone pots from CTS for each pickup also allows precise adjustment of the sound, with paper-in -Oil caps promising smooth roll-offs of the treble.
Kluson tuners with a historically correct look keep the 1954 Les Paul Goldtop securely in the correct tuning.
Historically accurate hardware appointments
As an authentic reissue of the '54 Les Paul, the GibsonCustom 1954 Les Paul Goldtop Heavy AgedDouble Gold naturally comes with the classic Gibson wraparound bridge, which contributes significantly to the characterful and lively sound of the electric guitar and has two set screws for adjusting the intonation. On the headstock, Kluson tuners with single row embossing on the body (Single Line) and wings with one ring (Single Ring) also ensure not only the historically correct look but also accurate and robust tuning of the electric guitar.
Features:
Manufacturer:
Gibson
Series:
Gibson Custom Shop
Design:
Les Paul
Body:
Mahogany
Top:
Maple
Binding:
Royalite
Neck:
Mahogany
Neck Construction:
Set-in
Neck Profile:
Chunky C-Shape
Scale in mm:
628
Fretboard:
Rosewood
Fretboard Type:
Fretted
Fretboard Radius in Inches:
12
Number of Frets:
22
Fretboard Inlays:
Trapeze
Nut type:
Nylon
Nut width in mm:
42.9
Pickup:
P90
Manufacturer pickups:
Gibson
Neck Pickup:
Custom Soapbar P90
Middle Pickup:
No
Bridge Pickup:
Custom Soapbar P90
Piezo Pickup:
No
Active pickups:
No
Coil-splitting:
No
Electronic:
Handwired, Paper-in-Oil Caps
Switch:
3-Way
Control:
2x Vol, 2x Tone
Bridge:
Wraparound
Tailpiece:
No
Tuners:
Kluson Single Ring Tulip
Strap Button:
Standard
Hardware:
Nickel
String Gauge:
.010 - .046
Factory Tuning:
Standard E
Country of Origin:
USA
Finish:
Murphy Lab Heavy Aged
Colour:
Double Gold
Number of Strings:
6
Case included:
Yes
Gigbag included:
No
Certificate:
Yes
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