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With tone that’s warm and thick, a unique finish that was developed to work under the harsh lighting of early television soundstage and a serious rock-and-roll pedigree, the ’57 Les Paul Special has left a distinctive imprint on music history. A favorite of many players across multiple genres, the guitar’s throaty growl comes from a pair of P90 “soapbox” single-coil pickups. This Gibson Custom Shop reissue brings back, in the minutest details, the look, tone and feel of the original.

The 1957 Les Paul Special Single-Cut Reissue includes a deluxe hardshell case and Certificate of Authenticity.

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Gibson Custom 1957 Les Paul Special Single-Cut Reissue VOS Electric Guitar TV Yellow
Gibson Custom 1957 Les Paul Special Single-Cut Reissue VOS Electric Guitar TV Yellow
Gibson Custom 1957 Les Paul Special Single-Cut Reissue VOS Electric Guitar TV Yellow

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  • VOS Nitro-finished solid mahogany body
  • 24.75”-scale mahogany neck, 22-fret Indian rosewood fingerboard
  • Dual Custom P90 Soapbar single-coil pickups, 3-way switch
  • Vintage-style compensated wraparound bridge, vintage-style tuners
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Body
  • Body Type: Single-cutaway solid body
  • Body wood: 1-piece mahogany
  • Body finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer
Neck
  • Neck shape: Vintage Chunky C
  • Neck wood: Solid mahogany
  • Joint: Set-in
  • Scale length: 24.75"
  • Truss rod: Vintage
  • Neck finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer
Fingerboard
  • Material: Solid rosewood
  • Radius: 12"
  • Fret size: Vintage-style
  • Number of frets: 22
  • Inlays: Pearloid Dot
  • Nut width/material: 1.687" (42.8 mm) nylon
Electronics
  • Configuration: SS
  • Neck: Proprietary Single Coil
  • Bridge: Proprietary Single Coil
  • Control layout: Individual volume individual tone
  • Pickup switch: 3-way
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Fixed bridge
  • Bridge design: Compensated wraparound
  • Tuning machines: Vintage-style
  • Color: Nickel
Other
  • Number of strings: 6 string
  • Case: Hardshell case
  • Orientation: Right handed
  • Country of Origin: United States

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