Gibson Les Paul Custom 70s Buttercream Top

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 TM 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. The body is bound with 5-ply top binding and 3-ply back binding. The maple neck has a 70s profile and a volute and is topped with a bound ebony fretboard with 22 medium jumbo frets and mother-of-pearl block inlays. The bound headstock is also adorned with mother-of-pearl in the form of the famous Custom Split Diamond headstock inlay, which originated with the Gibson Super 400 and has become synonymous with the Les Paul Custom. The Les Paul Custom 70s features gold hardware, including an aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge, an aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece, and smooth-turning Grover® Rotomatic® with Keystone button tuners for reliable tuning stability. Even the smallest details have been recreated, including Posi-Lok™ strap locks, a 5-ply pickguard, and 70s-era-approved Witch Hat control knobs. The electronics are also era-appropriate, with a pair of Calibrated T-Type humbuckers ™M with individual volume and tone controls that are hand-wired to Orange Drop® capacitors. The Les Paul Custom 70s is available in four gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finishes, including Ebony, Tobacco Burst, Wine Red, and even a version with a beautiful Buttercream Top, and each comes packed In a hardshell case for protection when it's in storage and traveling. The wait is over-The Les Paul Custom has returned to the Gibson USA lineup and is ready to rock your world!

Specifications

Body

Binding: Multi-ply Top, Back, and Headstock; Single-ply Fretboard
Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Material: Mahogany
Shape/Style: Les Paul
Top: Maple

Neck
Fingerboard: Ebony
Radius: 304.8 mm / 12.0 in
Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
Inlays: Mother of Pearl Block
Joint: Glued In, Set Neck
Material: Maple
Nut: Graph Tech, 43.05 mm / 1.7 in
Profile: 70s, with Volute
Scale Length: 628.65 mm / 24.75 in

Electronics

Pickups: Calibrated T-Type (Bridge & Neck)
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors
Output Jack: 1/4"
Selector: 3-way Toggle

Hardware

Bridge: Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece: Aluminum Stop Bar
Tuners: Grover Rotomatic with Keystone Button (Gold)
Truss Rod: Adjustable
Control Knobs: Black Witch Hat with Gold Insert
Mounting Rings: Black
Pickguard: 5-ply Black
Pickup Covers: Gold
Jack Plate Cover: Gold
Strap Buttons: 2 × Posi-Lok
Switch Tip: Cream
Switchwasher: Black with Gold Text
Hardware Finish: Gold

Miscellaneous

Case: Hardshell
Headstock Inlay: Gibson Logo & Custom Split Diamond (Mother of Pearl)
Strings: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Accessories: Gibson Accessory Kit