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Gibson Custom Shop 1956 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue Ultra Light Aged, Double Gold

Gibson Custom Shop 1956 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue Ultra Light Aged

Pre-orderGibson Custom Shop part LPR56ULDGNH

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$7,399 CAD

Finish: Double Gold

How would you like to pay?

Time of arrival for special orders varies by product.
It can be anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. Want an estimate before you order?

Deposit orders: the balance is due when it arrives. Shop Pay, Apple Pay and Google Pay can't take a deposit. Pre-order FAQ

  • Ordered in for you
  • Set up free
  • Shipped insured from Ottawa
  • Free shipping over $200

Got a question about this one?

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Why Lauzon Music

Guitar people since 1945

Set up your way

Free with online orders

Every instrument crosses Ian Vance's bench before it ships. You choose the strings and the action when you order.

Shipped insured

Free insured shipping in Canada on orders over $200.

Three generations

In the family since 1945, with a player answering your questions before and after you order.

Authorized dealer

Full manufacturer warranty on every new instrument.

Financing

Pay in full and you can spread the cost with PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments, with the exact terms shown at checkout. Financing never changes the price of the guitar. How financing works

Our take

Who this one is for

1956 was the only full year the Les Paul had P-90s with the adjustable ABR-1. A plain maple top hide-glued to one-piece lightweight mahogany. Gibson's Murphy Lab, named for Tom Murphy, who pioneered guitar aging at Gibson, finishes this guitar in aged nitro lacquer and ages its hardware to match.

Ultra Light Aged is the lightest of the Murphy Lab's four aging levels. Two custom soapbar P-90s, 500K CTS pots and paper-in-oil capacitors, a no-wire ABR-1, aluminum stop bar and Kluson single-ring tuners. Double Gold.

SPECIFICATIONS

BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Back: 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany
Binding: Single-ply Royalite
Body Finish: Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Les Paul
Body Styles: Les Paul,Single Cut
Top: 2-Piece Plain Maple, Hide Glue Fit
Weight Relief: None

NECK
End Of Board Width: 56.89mm / 2.24in
Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count: 22
Frets: Historic Gibson Narrow/Tall
Inlays: Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
Joint: Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
Neck Material: Solid Mahogany
Nut Material: Nylon
Nut Width: 42.85mm / 1.69in
Profile: 1950s Chunky D
Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75in

ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custom Soapbar P-90
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
Neck Pickup: Custom Soapbar P-90
Output Jack: 1/4" Switchcraft
Pickup Selector: 3-Way Switchcraft

HARDWARE
Bridge: No-Wire ABR-1
Control Covers: Brown Royalite
Control Knobs: Butyrate Gold Top Hats
Hardware Finish: Nickel; Murphy Lab Light Aged
Jack Plate Cover: Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Pickguard: Replica Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Pickup Covers: Cream Soapbar
Saddle Material: Nickel-plated Brass
Strap Buttons: Aluminum
Switch Tip: Amber Catalin
Switchwasher: Replica Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
Truss Rod: Authentic 1950s No-Tube
Truss Rod Cover: Authentic Stepped 2-Ply
Tuner Plating: Nickel
Tuning Machines: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
Accessories: Certificate of Authenticity, Mounted Custom Shop Switch Plate Medallion; Reissue Switch Backplate in Case
Headstock Inlay: Gibson logo in Mother of Pearl, Les Paul Model silkscreen
Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046

CASE
Case: Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch

Free with online orders

Set up your way

What a setup can cover

Whatever your guitar needs, it gets. None of it is an upcharge.

  • Frets polished
  • Fretboard conditioned
  • Hardware tightened
  • Fresh strings, your choice
  • Truss rod adjusted
  • Action set at the bridge
  • Nut slots detailed
  • Saddles radiused, where they are individual
  • Vibrato springs adjusted
  • Intonation set
  • Pickup height set
  • Electronics checked

Set up by our expert tech

The setup menu you get with your order confirmation

Anything else How you play, a problem you have had with past setups, a request the list does not cover.

Pre-orders

Questions we get

How much do I pay today?

Your choice: the full price, or a 25% deposit. On a deposit, the balance is due when the guitar reaches the shop, before it ships to you.

When will it arrive?

It varies by product, anywhere from two weeks up to several months. After you order, we check with the supplier and email you an ETA. If it changes, we let you know, and you can cancel.

Want an estimate for this model before you order? Ask us in the chat.

Can I cancel?

Yes, any time before the supplier invoices it and ships it to us. We refund what you paid less 3% to cover the card processing fee.

Once it has shipped to us it is a special order and final sale. If it arrives with something wrong, we put that right.

What if the price goes up before it arrives?

You pay the price you ordered at. Once your order is placed we hold that price, even if the supplier raises it before the guitar arrives.

Is the free setup included?

Yes. A pre-order is an online order, so it gets the same free setup: it crosses Ian Vance's bench before it ships, set up the way you choose. The setup menu above shows what that covers.

Do I pay duty or brokerage on a US order?

No. Duty, taxes, brokerage and customs on a US order are handled at our end before the instrument leaves Ottawa. It arrives at your door with nothing to pay.

Orders going anywhere outside Canada and the United States work differently. The shipping and returns policy sets out which is which.

Can I finance it?

Yes, if you are in Canada and paying in full. Pick PayPlan by RBC or Shop Pay Installments as your payment method at checkout. The plan, the rate and the approval sit with the provider, and you see the terms before you agree to anything. You pay a deposit by card or PayPal.

More on Financing.