This 2023 Gibson Custom Shop '56 Reissue meticulously captures the essence, tactile experience, and blistering tone of an authentic 1956 Les Paul Goldtop. Crafted with premium solid woods, true-to-era gold finish, genuine replica components, Historic narrow/tall frets, and assembled using hot hide glue construction. It further boasts Ultra Light Aging by the masterful hands of the Murphy Lab artisans. The Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged finish treatment, in conjunction with subtly aged hardware, replicates years of gentle play wear, imparting a distinctive character, atmosphere, and playability akin to a genuine relic from the Gibson Golden Era.

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Specification

Body

Top: 2-Piece Plain Maple, Hide Glue Fit

Back: 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany

Binding: 1-Ply Royalite

Weight Relief: None

Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer, Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged

Neck

Material: Solid Mahogany

Profile: Chunky C-Shape

Scale Length: 24.75"

Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit

Fingerboard Radius: 12"

Number of Frets: 22

Frets: Historic Gibson Narrow/Tall

Nut Material: Nylon

Nut Width: 1.687"

Inlays: Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid

Joint: Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit

Hardware

Bridge: No-Wire ABR-1

Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar

Knobs: Butyrate Gold Top Hats

Tuners: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring

Plating: Nickel, Murphy Lab Light Aged

Electronics

Neck Pickup: Custom Soapbar P-90

Bridge Pickup: Custom Soapbar P-90

Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors

Pickup Selector: 3-Way Switchcraft

Output Jack: 1/4" Switchcraft

Miscellaneous

Case: Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch

Accessories: Certificate of Authenticity, Mounted Custom Shop Switch Plate Medallion