Serial # 223550007
Weight: 9 LBS 14 OZ
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. 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 mother-of-pearl 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™ 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!
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
BindingMulti-ply Top, Back, and Headstock, Single-ply Fretboard
Body FinishGloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body MaterialMahogany
Body ShapeLes Paul
Body StylesLes Paul
TopMaple
Neck
Fingerboard MaterialEbony
Fingerboard Radius304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count22
FretsMedium Jumbo
InlaysMother of Pearl Block
JointGlued In, Set Neck
Neck MaterialMaple
Nut MaterialGraph Tech
Nut Width43.05mm / 1.7in
Profile70s, With Volute
Scale Length628.65mm / 24.75in
Electronics
Bridge PickupCalibrated T-Type Bridge
Controls2 Volume, 2 Tone; Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors
Neck PickupCalibrated T-Type Neck
Output Jack1/4"
Pickup Selector3-way Toggle
Hardware
BridgeAluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic
Control KnobsBlack Witch Hat with Gold Insert
FinishGold
Jack Plate CoverGold
Mounting RingsBlack
Pickguard5-ply Black
Pickup CoversGold
Strap Buttons2 - Posi-Lok
Switch TipCream
SwitchwasherBlack with Gold Text
TailpieceAluminum Stop Bar
Truss RodAdjustable
Tuner PlatingGold
Tuning MachinesGrover Rotomatic with Keystone Button
Misc Specs
AccessoriesIncludes Gibson Accessory Kit
Model: LPCU700EBGH1
CaseHardshell
Headstock InlayGibson Logo and Custom Split Diamond Inlay in Mother of Pearl
Strings Gauge.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046