57 Les Paul Custom
Elegance and Excellence Embodied
The ’57 “Black Beauty” Les Paul Custom is perhaps the most beautiful guitar ever made, revered both for its
undeniable upscale aesthetic and its versatile sound. The dark, dense Ebony fingerboard produces clarity
and sustain while the single-piece solid Mahogany body adds a warmth and mid-range unlike any other LesPaul. 2018 marks the first time the Historic ’57 Les Paul Custom model includes all “True Historic” plastics
and parts, chemically and structurally re-engineered from vintage examples. Available with two or three pickup
configurations in Gloss or VOS (vintage patina, shown) finishes. Left-handed models available as well.

SpecsSeries

Gibson Custom Historic Collection

Body
Body Style

Les PaulBack

1-Piece Solid Mahogany

Topn/aWeight relief

n/a

Neck
Neck
Neck profile
Nut width

Solid Mahogany, Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
Medium Chunky, .9” depth at nut, 1.0” at 12th fret1.687”, 42.85mm

Fingerboard

Solid Ebony, Hide Glue Fit

Scale length24.75”, 62.865cm

Number of frets

22

NutNylon

Inlay

Pearl Block

HardwareBridge
Tailpiece

ABR-1
Lightweight Aluminum

Knobs

Replica Butyrate Black Top Hats

TunersKluson Waffleback

PlatingGoldElectronics
Neck pickup

Custombucker

Bridge pickup

Custombucker

Controls

2 500K CTS Volume Pots, 2 500K CTS Tone Pots, Hand-Wired
Harness with Bumblebee Capacitors, Switchcraft Toggle Switch

Finish/Quantity
Finishes available

Case
Quantity available
SKU

2-Pickup Ebony VOS (available in Left-Handed),
2-Pickup Ebony Gloss (available in Left-Handed)

Brown/Pink Lacquered 50s Replica Casen/a
LPB57EBGH1, LPB57VOEBGH1, LPB57LEBGH1,LPB57LVOEBGH1

57 Les Paul CustomElegance and Excellence Embodied
The ’57 “Black Beauty” Les Paul Custom is perhaps the most beautiful guitar ever made, revered both for its
undeniable upscale aesthetic and its versatile sound. The dark, dense Ebony fingerboard produces clarity
and sustain while the single-piece solid Mahogany body adds a warmth and mid-range unlike any other LesPaul. 2018 marks the first time the Historic ’57 Les Paul Custom model includes all “True Historic” plastics
and parts, chemically and structurally re-engineered from vintage examples. Available with two or three pickup
configurations in Gloss or VOS (vintage patina, shown) finishes. Left-handed models available as well.

SpecsSeries

Gibson Custom Historic Collection

Body
Body Style

Les PaulBack

1-Piece Solid Mahogany

Topn/aWeight relief

n/a

Neck
Neck
Neck profile
Nut width

Solid Mahogany, Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
Medium Chunky, .9” depth at nut, 1.0” at 12th fret1.687”, 42.85mm

Fingerboard

Solid Ebony, Hide Glue Fit

Scale length24.75”, 62.865cm

Number of frets

22NutNylon

Inlay

Pearl Block

HardwareBridge
Tailpiece

ABR-1
Lightweight AluminumKnobsReplica Butyrate Black Top Hats

TunersKluson Waffleback

PlatingGoldElectronics
Neck pickup

Custombucker

Middle pickup

Custombucker

Bridge pickup

Custombucker

Controls

2 500K CTS Volume Pots, 2 500K CTS Tone Pots, Hand-Wired
Harness with Bumblebee Capacitors, Switchcraft Toggle Switch

Finish/Quantity
Finishes available

Case
Quantity available
SKU

3-Pickup Ebony VOS (available in Left-Handed),
3-Pickup Ebony Gloss (available in Left-Handed)

Brown/Pink Lacquered 50s Replica Casen/a
LPB357EBGH1, LPB357VOEBGH1, LPB357LEBGH1,LPB357LVOEBGH1