Gibson Les Paul '56 Custom Shop Model Solid Body Electric Guitar (2025), made in Nashville, TN, serial # 6-5068, gold lacquer top, natural back and sides finish, mahogany body with maple cap, mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, original brown tolex hard shell case.
This is a lovely and very accurate almost new Gibson Custom Shop/Murphy Lab rendition of the classic 1956 goldtop Les Paul, shipped just this January 2025. The combination of the Tune-O-Matic bridge and twin P-90 pickups was specific to this short lived Les Paul variant in the 1950's although often re-issued since. This 2025 Custom Shop version represents the vary rare "all gold" variation, rarely seen on an original '56. While very recently built this guitar gets much closer in feel to the nearly 70 year old original than most previous attempts, a great playing and sounding Les Paul by any standard.
The guitar is "Heavy Aged" and reliced per its Murphy Lab COA, but appears very little used. At 8.16 Lbs. it is light for one of these, more in line with a '50s original than many. It comes complete in the original deluxe re-issue brown case (with purposely corroded latches) with a passel of case candy and the Murphy Lab COA included. There is an extra Custom Shop metal switch backplate as well, which can be used in place of the original '50s style plastic piece. This is one of Gibson's most well-done re-issues, a closer instrument to the original than many such attempts.
Overall length is 39 in. (99.1 cm.), 13 in. (33 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 1 15/16 in. (4.9 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 24 3/4 in. (629 mm.). Width of nut is 1 11/16 in. (43 mm.)., 8.16 lbs.
This guitar appears to be in minimally played condition, looking not too much used over its lifetime of just the last 6-8 months. Of course it looks like it's been rode hard for 65+ years, but then that's the idea. The guitar performs exactly as it should, a powerful sounding and ready to gig modern "Old" Les Paul done up to a very high standard. Overall Excellent + Condition.
