Gibson Les Paul Custom 70s Reissue Electric Guitar – Wine Red

Vintage Vibe, Timeless Power – The Gibson Les Paul Custom 70s Reissue Electric Guitar in Wine Red

Originally launched in 1953 as a more refined take on the classic Les Paul, the Custom model was bornfrom Les Pauls own visionhe wanted a sleek, black guitar that exuded elegance, like a tuxedo. Thesingle cutaway version was retired in 1961 in favor of a double-cutaway design, which would later evolveinto the SG Custom. It wasnt until 1968 that the original silhouette made its comeback. In the 1970s,production shifted from Kalamazoo to Nashville, bringing with it a series of updates, including a threepiece maple top replacing the all-mahogany body, and the addition of a maple neck. These 70s-era

Les Paul Customs have since become some of the most sought-after vintage guitars on the market.Now, for the first time in two decades, Gibson is proud to reintroduce the Les Paul Custom 70s. Thismodel faithfully captures the spirit of the era, featuring a mahogany body with a three-piece maple top, 5-ply top binding, and 3-ply back binding. The maple neck sports a 70s-style profile with a volute and ispaired with a bound ebony fretboard, 22 medium jumbo frets, and mother-of-pearl block inlays. Theheadstock, also bound, showcases the iconic Custom Split Diamond inlayan elegant detail first seen onthe Gibson Super 400.

Gold hardware completes the vintage aesthetic, including an aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge,Stop Bar tailpiece, and Grover Rotomatic tuners with Keystone buttons for dependable tuning.Authentic touches abound, from Posi-Lok strap locks and a 5-ply pickguard to Witch Hat knobs true tothe decade. Under the hood, a pair of Calibrated T-Type humbuckers delivers era-accurate tone, withhand-wired electronics and Orange Drop capacitors ensuring rich, expressive sound.Available in four stunning gloss nitrocellulose finishesEbony, Tobacco Burst, Wine Red, andButtercream Topeach Les Paul Custom 70s comes housed in a protective hardshell case, ready for theroad or the studio.

The Les Paul Custom is backand its ready to make history all over again.

SPECIFICATIONS

Body

• Shape: Les Paul
• Material: Mahogany
• Top: Maple
• Binding: Multi-ply Top, Back, and Headstock; Single Ply Fretboard

Neck

• Neck: Maple
• Neck Profile: 70s, With Volute
• Nut Width: 1.695 / 43.053 mm
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Scale Length: 24.75 / 628.65 mm
• Number of Frets: 22
• Nut: Graph Tech
• Inlay: Mother of Pearl Block

Hardware

• Hardware: Gold
• Bridge: Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic
• Tailpiece: Aluminum Stop Bar
• Tuners: Grover Rotomatic with Keystone Button

Electronics

• Neck Pickup: Calibrated T-Type Neck
• Bridge Pickup: Calibrated T-Type Bridge
• Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone; Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors

Miscellaneous

• Case: Hardshell

Manufacturer:Gibson
Model:LPCU700WRGH1
SKU:I808470-N-1-WHXD
UPC: 711106164137

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