Gibson Custom calls the Les Paul Custom its flagship. Tuxedo appointments over a maple top on a one-piece mahogany back with 9-hole weight relief, a modern medium C neck on a solid ebony board with mother-of-pearl blocks, and a long neck tenon.
A matched 490R and 498T on a hand-wired harness with 500K CTS pots and a Switchcraft toggle, an ABR-1, stop bar, Grover kidney-button tuners and gold hardware. Ebony, and Alpine White at a higher price.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Back: 1-Piece Mahogany
Binding: Multi-ply
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape: Les Paul
Top: Maple
Weight Relief: 9-Hole
NECK
End Of Board Width: 56.89mm / 2.24in
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count: 22
Frets: Medium-Jumbo
Inlays: Mother of Pearl Block
Joint: Long Tenon
Neck Material: Solid Mahogany
Nut Material: Corian
Nut Width: 42.85mm / 1.69in
Profile: Modern Medium C
Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75in
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: 498T
Controls: 2 500K CTS Volume Pots, 2 500K CTS Tone Pots, Hand-Wired Harness, Switchcraft Toggle Switch
Neck Pickup: 490R
Output Jack: 1/4"
Pickup Selector: 3-Way Toggle
HARDWARE
Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Control Knobs: Black Speed Knobs
Hardware Finish: Gold
Mounting Rings: Black
Pickguard: Black Multi-Ply
Pickup Covers: Gold-Plated
Strap Buttons: Brass
Switch Tip: Cream
Switchwasher: Black
Tailpiece: Stop Bar
Truss Rod: Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover: 2-Ply, Engraved Les Paul Custom
Tuner Plating: Gold
Tuning Machines: Grover Kidney
Accessories: Certificate of Authenticity Booklet
Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
CASE
Case: Custom Shop Hardshell