Gibson Les Paul Custom 70s - Wine Red 218150350

The wait is over – the Les Paul Custom is back!

The Les Paul™ Custom was first introduced in 1953 as an upscale version of the Les Paul model. The model was requested by Les Paul himself, who wanted a black version of the Les Paul guitar that “looked like a tuxedo.”

In 1961, the single cutaway Les Paul Custom was discontinued in favor of a new double-cutaway model that would later become known as the SG™ Custom, and the original single cutaway model was reintroduced in 1968.

During the 1970s, production of the Les Paul Custom transitioned from Kalamazoo to Nashville, and the Les Paul Custom received various changes that further refined the model, including a multi-piece maple top that replaced the original all-mahogany body construction along with a new maple neck. Today, these 70s-era Les Paul Customs are some of the fastest-appreciating guitars on the vintage market.

Now, after 20 years of offering the Les Paul Custom only through Gibson Custom, Gibson is proud to release the Les Paul Custom 70s.

It features classic 1970s specs, including a mahogany body with a three-piece maple top, bound ebony fretboard with mother-of-pearl inlays, gold hardware, calibrated T-Type humbuckers, and hand-wired Orange Drop® capacitors. Available finishes include Ebony, Tobacco Burst, Wine Red, and Buttercream Top, each with a hardshell case.

The wait is over – The Les Paul Custom has returned to the Gibson USA lineup and is ready to rock your world!

Highlights

• Mahogany body

• Three-piece plain maple top

• Maple neck with volute and 70s profile

• Ebony fretboard with mother-of-pearl block inlays

• Calibrated T-Type pickups

• Gold hardware

• Gibson hardshell case

Specifications

Body

• Body Material: Mahogany

• Top: Maple

• Body Shape/Style: Les Paul

• Binding: Multi-ply Top, Back, and Headstock; Single-ply Fretboard

• Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck

• Neck Material: Maple

• Profile: 70s with Volute

• Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75"

• Joint: Glued-In, Set Neck

• Fingerboard Material: Ebony

• Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12"

• Fret Count: 22 Medium Jumbo

• Inlays: Mother of Pearl Block

• Nut Material: Graph Tech

• Nut Width: 43.05mm / 1.7"

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Calibrated T-Type Bridge

• Neck Pickup: Calibrated T-Type Neck

• Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone (hand-wired with Orange Drop® capacitors)

• Pickup Selector: 3-way Toggle

• Output Jack: 1/4"

Hardware

• Bridge: Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic

• Tailpiece: Aluminum Stop Bar

• Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatic with Keystone Button

• Tuner Plating: Gold

• Pickguard: 5-ply Black

• Control Knobs: Black Witch Hat with Gold Insert

• Pickup Covers: Gold

• Strap Buttons: 2 – Posi-Lok

• Switch Tip: Cream

• Switchwasher: Black with Gold Text

• Jack Plate Cover: Gold

• Truss Rod: Adjustable

• Finish: Gold hardware throughout

Miscellaneous

• Headstock Inlay: Gibson Logo & Custom Split Diamond (Mother of Pearl)

• Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046

• Case: Hardshell

• Accessories: Gibson Accessory Kit

Weight: 9.55 lbs