The Gibson Les Paul Custom is a higher end variation of the Gibson Les Paul guitar. It was developed in 1953 after Gibson introduced the Les Paul model in 1952.
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History
The Gibson Les Paul was introduced in 1952, and was originally made with a mahogany body and 1 "thick maple hat, a mahogany neck with a rosewood fret board and two P-90 pickups.The guitar was only available in gold settlement.19 1953, a more luxurious version was introduced , most likely on a special request by Les Paul himself, because he wanted a more luxurious and classy guitar.He asked for a black guitar because he wanted to "look like a tuxedo." Beauty, guitar has a mahogany and neck body, ebony fret board, and mother of the inlay of the inlay pearl block on the fret board.The "Split Diamond" inlay on the headstock is taken from the engraving archtop Super 400, which is the highlight of the Gibson Line, the pickup is the P-90 in the bridge position and the new Alnico V pickup, designed by Seth Lover, in the neck position, the frets are low and flat, compared to the usual jumbo fret found on the other, Les Paul customs, and the guitar is immediately given my nickna "The Fretless Wonder". 1954 Les Paul Custom also saw the introduction of the new Gibson bridge, ABR-1. The new custom is also shipped with a different casing from the Standard, using black and gold casing instead of the brown and pink case which is a top-of-the-line case for the Les Paul Standard model. This becomes the case until Custom is replaced and terminated (although similar black cases are used with Custom LP/SG models).
In mid 1957, Gibson began to equip Les Paul Custom with a new PAF (Patent Applied For) pickup designed by Seth Lover. Most Customs have three PAFs, though there are a small number that have a traditional two-pickup configuration. In 1958, Gibson had replaced the Kluson tuner with Grover Rotomatics. This configuration was left until the guitar was discontinued in 1960, replaced by a new double cutaway model, the Les Paul model. There is a small amount of 1961 Les Paul Customs made with a single cutaway body before the transition to a newly styled SG body is completed.
Les Paul Custom remained a double cutaway model until 1963, when Les Paul's support with Gibson ended, and the guitar was later renamed Custom SG.
In 1968, Gibson reintroduced Les Paul Custom as two pickup models. The headstock angle is changed from 17 degrees to 14, wider headstock and maple top (instead of mahogany construction 1953-1961). In 1969, Norlin got a Gibson, and Les Paul Custom saw many changes between 1969 and 2004. The mahogany neck was replaced with a three-piece maple neck in 1975 (though some mahogany still made) with this change lasting until about 1982, and the mahogany body the solid was replaced with a "pancake" body in late 1969, where a small maple strip was between two thicker mahogany pieces. This will last until 1977. In 1970, the US-made "Artificial" stamp was added to the back of the headstock, and a volute was added to help strengthen the headstock.
In 1974, Gibson released the 20th anniversary of Les Paul Custom in a sunburst of white, black, cherry and sunburst finished honey (at least four colors were made) with "20th Anniversary" engraved on the inlay of the 15th fret block. In 1976, the Nashville bridge just started replacing ABR-1. In 1977, the pancake body was replaced by a dense traditional mahogany body, though the top was still maple, like the neck. It was around this time that the current serial number system appeared as well. In 1975 Gibson started making a number of Customs with maple fingerboards, not the typical ebony (this was stopped by the early 1980s). From 1979 to 1982 (83?) Gibson made a limited edition of 75 custom LP worldwide in Silverburst colors with 2 "Tim shaw Burstbuckers". In 1981, volute was removed. In 1984, Gibson closed the Kalamazoo plant, and all production was moved to Nashville. In 1986, Norlin sold Gibson to a group of investors led by Henry Juszkiewicz.
Les Paul Custom specifications in the late 1980s:
- Smaller headers
- Mahogany neck
- Mahogany body
- Top Maple
- Ebony fingerboard
- Gold hardware
- 2 pickup humbucking
- The Nashville Bridge
- Standard Gibson frets, compared to wide and flat frets
Gibson has been using the 490R/498T pickup in Custom since the 1990s, and this is still a standard specification on the Custom model.
- Special production year
The Gibson guitar in 2000-2003 was specifically made on the client's needs on what kind of wood on fret board, the type of wood for the neck and body, the type of hardware and some of the models also rounded greatly in demand for a certain amount of coils also changed inside the pickup. This type of logo design and hard case is also made at the request of the customer. This special series appears with a specific serial number encrypted with CS Custom and a smaller, more compact CS XXXXX serial number
The first two numbers represent the number in which this particular model is built, the next two representing the year it was created and the last numerical value representing the month of formation
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Current model
In 2004, Gibson moved Les Paul Custom's construction to the Nashville Custom Shop. Specifications remain the same, with the only direct change being the case of TKL Custom Shop (black with crushed red interior) and Certificate of Authenticity, as well as Gibson Custom stickers on the back of the headstock. The serial number system for Custom also changes from the US 8-digit numbering system to the Custom Shop numbering system, which reads as CS YNNNN (Y = the last digit of the year of manufacture, N = the guitar's place in sequential production for this year).
In 2012, Gibson replaces the ebony fingerboard on Custom production with solid-phenolic resin paper composite materials.
While Custom is currently only available on ebony, it is often offered in Alpine White, Wine Red, Cherry Sunburst and Silverburst as well. Custom models are different from Les Paul Standard in many ways. Cosmetic differences include gold hardware (although Silverburst Customs has chrome hardware); block inlay on fretboard rather than Standard trapezoid inlay (with inlay on fret 1, while Standard does not have it); pearl "split-diamond" inlay on the headstock; and multi-ply binding around the body and headstock (the neck maintains a single layer bond). The construction difference is the larger physical headstock; ebony, maple or richlite fretboard, both tend to sound "snappier" (acoustic) than the rosewood fingerboard found on Les Paul Standard; a lower fret with a more dense top (though lower than the fret on Standard, Custom's current production does not have a Fretless Wonder fret) and larger round "rotation" style buttons (though other button types may be seen depending on the year and model). Gibson also performs limited color runs, such as Pelham Blue, Frost Blue, Kerry Green, transparent colors, metallic colors and sunbursts that are not normally offered on the normal Custom. The hardware for this model can be either gold or chrome, depending on the color/specification. Beginning in 2011, Gibson began reintroducing maple fingerboards to Custom, offering limited runs in traditional colors, as well as transparent colors with patterned tops.
In 2013, Gibson did a limited run in 1957, republishing (both 2 and 3 pickup models) with ebony fingerboards. This is the first Customs since 2011 to feature ebony fingerboards, and comes with white handling gloves, 20-year toggle switch switched covers, custom COAs, and Gibson Custom cases. In 2012, Gibson reintroduced the original "brown-and-pink California" brown case for his Custom Shop model, largely replacing the black and red casing that has been used for nearly a decade.
The current Les Paul Custom specifications are:
- Relieved mahogany weight
- Top Maple
- Mahogany neck
- Richlite fingerboard
- Finish Ebony
- Gold hardware
- 490R/498T pickup humbucking
- The Nashville Bridge
- Stop the tailpiece
- Speed ​​button
- Grover tuner
In addition, Gibson created a number of distinctive Les Paul Custom models that are clearly a separate model of the standard Custom production, including:
- Zakk Wylde Les Paul Custom
- Peter Frampton Les Paul Custom
- No Matsumoto Doublecut Custom
Previous model
Gibson has also created a number of other Custom models, including:
- 1954 Les Paul Custom Reissue
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- Solid mahogany body
- "Fretless Wonder" frets
- Alnico "staple neck pickup"
- P90 bridge pickup
- Cluster Tuner
- ABR-1 bridge
- Unweighted body
- 1957 Les Paul Custom Reissue (2 and 3 pickup models)
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- Solid mahogany body
- "Fretless Wonder" frets
- 2 or 3 '57 Classic pickup
- Cluster Tuner (some released with Grover tuner)
- ABR-1 bridge
- Optional Bigsby
- Unweighted body
- 1961 Les Paul/SG Custom
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- SG body shape and contour
- Neck/native body joint
1968 Les Paul Custom Reissue -
- Close Maple
- Larger neck
- '57 Classic pickup
- ABR-1 bridge
- Unweighted body
- There are also small guitar-exclusive models available on sunburst with maple tops and slim neck profiles
- 60th Anniversary of Les Paul Custom (2010)
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- Specifications similar to Release 1957, with minor changes to reflect the 1960 Les Paul Custom
- Les Paul Custom Rosewood Maduro (model 2012)
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- Rosewood fretboard
- The capture specifications vary by color
- Les Paul Classic Custom (Limited Edition 2012)
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- Not returning binding
- Bake fingerboard maple
- Acrylic inlays
- US production model (not Custom Shop)
- Les Paul Custom (2013 Limited Edition)
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- Custom Shop 20th Anniversary 1957 Les Paul "Black Beauty" with 3-Pickup
- A piece of ebony fingerboard
- Deep necktie
- The finish is finished
- Limited to 100 pieces
- Each is equipped with handmade, one of the framed 20th Anniversary of the framed Custom Shop, a set of white gloves, a matching dust cover (in accordance with the guitar) with the retro "Custom Shop" logo 1993 and stamped brass "20th Anniversary" cover over pickup toggle switch cavity.
Custom Lite Model
- Les Paul Custom Lite (circa 1986-1990)
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- Slim body
- No back binding
- Contour abdomen
- 2 volumes, 1 tone, tap the coil
- Ebony fingerboard
- Les Paul Custom Lite (2013 Limited Edition)
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- Slim body
- No back binding
- Contour abdomen
- 2 volumes, 1 tone, tap the coil
- Rosewood fingerboard
- US production model (not Custom Shop)
Handsome Model Signature Then
- Randy Rhoads Les Paul Custom (Limited Edition)
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- 1974 Reproductive Reproduction 1974 to the 20th Rhoads
- Available in both VOS (Vintage Original Spec) and Aged
- Mick Jones Les Paul Custom (Limited Edition)
- Jimmy Page Les Paul Custom (Limited Edition)
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- Based on Les Paul Custom stolen from Page
- 3 pickup models
- Bigsby tailpiece
- Custom connection with a six-way toggle switch
- finished VOS
Gibson terminated many models with ebony fingerboards as a factory spec after a August 2011 federal attack due to concerns about the ebony legality that the company had bought. 2013 Les Paul Custom which commemorates the 20th anniversary of Custom Shop is the first and only Custom featuring ebony fingerboard since the end of 2011.
Famous Les Paul Custom Players
Other models
Gibson's subsidiary Epiphone also made the Les Paul Custom guitar.
In 2009, it comes in a variety of finishing touches and variations. Appears in Ebony (with gold hardware, chrome hardware and chrome-plated pickguards on limited edition, and with gold hardware, gold hardware, and other limited edition open pickups), Alpine White (with gold hardware), Silverburst (with chrome hardware), Prophecy EX (with EMG pickup, transparent black finish with padded maple tops, and black hardware), GX Prophecy (Gibson Dirty Finger pickup, transparent red finish with maple padded top, and gold hardware), and Zakk Wylde signature (antique ivory with bull's eye graphics and gold hardware, Camo finish with bull's eye charts, maple fingerboard and gold hardware, and orange with buzzsaw graphics and chrome hardware, EMG pickup).
References
External links
- The History of Les Paul
- Paul Crook's Web site
- Epiphone Les Paul Custom
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