CUSTOM SHOP: LES PAUL SERIES HISTORIC COLLECTION

One of the more recent considerations on currently manufactured Les Paul Reissues is weight - in this case, less is better! Many dealers are now listing the weights of individual guitars, as they can vary from between 8.5 and 9.5 lbs. During 2004, the Custom Shop began manufacturing a chambered body variation of the Les Paul Reissues, in which the body chambering was similar to the ES-336. The few select dealers who ordered these models referred to them as the "Cloud 9". During 2006, the name officially was changed to Chambered Reissue, and current dealers include Guitar Sale, located in South Bend, IN, and Wildwood, located in Louisville, CO. These chambered LPs are typically 1 1/2 lbs. lighter than a non-chambered instrument.
Current LP Reissue production utilizes bumblebee capacitors, CST linear pots, 'Burstbucker pickups with vintage style wiring wraps, and new dimension refinements.
During 2006, the Gibson Custom Shop released its Vintage Original Spec (VOS) Series of not only Les Pauls, but SGs as well. All VOS Series instruments utilize a high tech manufacturing process that guarantees ultra-precise fret placement with exacting specifications - this process also hand shapes the nut. VOS instruments also have neck profiles that accurately reflect the three most important time periods in Gibson's electric guitar history - the early 50s, late 50s, and 60s. These necks will be contoured a bit fuller, and will also have a rolled fingerboard binding. VOS Series instruments also use a proprietary process that includes the unique processes of staining, wet sanding, and hand-rubbing, which result in a finish that looks like a 40-year old vintage instrument. The hardware is also treated to so the finish resembles decades of natural oxidation. Additionally, the edges of the neck heel and headstock will also be rounded lightly, giving a worn-in appearance. These new VOS Series instruments will also continue to feature one-piece solid mahogany backs, historically accurate neck tenon for superior sustain, bumblebee capacitors, accurate reproductions of original PAF humbuckers, tortoise dot markers on the side of the neck, ABR-1 bridge and lightweight aluminum stopbar tailpiece, Holly headstock veneer, period correct stain and filter, and 100% nitro-cellulose lacquer finish.
For 2015, the Gibson Custom Shop released it's True Historic (TH) Reissue Series of Les Pauls. Many of these new models took the place of their predecessor Vintage Original Spec (VOS) Series models. The goal of the True Historic Series is to achieve vintage correct accuracy and tone by replicating the materials, manufacturing techniques, and specifications of original vintage instruments.
In 2016, Gibson announced the debut of their Standard Historic Reissue Series. Instruments in this line offer some historic Les Paul specifications at a less expensive price point than the True Historic Series.

Add approx. $600 for left-hand model, available on most currently manufactured Reissues below.
Add approx. $350 for chambered bodies (Cloud 9 and Chambered Reissue models with a CR serial number prefix, new 2004).

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LES PAUL 1952 GOLD TOP REISSUE (LP52AGNT/LPR2AGNT)

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- single sharp cutaway solid mahogany body, bound carved maple top, mahogany neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl trapezoid inlays, raised trapeze tailpiece, blackface peghead with pearl logo inlay, 3-per-side tuners with plastic buttons, nickel hardware, raised cream pickguard, 2 creme P-90 single coil pickups, 2 volume/2 tone controls, 3-position switch, available in Antique Gold finish, this model is part of the Historic Collection, mfg. 1998-2004, LP52AGNT mfg. 2003-04.
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LES PAUL 1954 GOLD TOP REISSUE (LP54AGNH/LPR4AGNH)

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- similar to the Les Paul 1952 Gold Top Reissue, except features wraparound bridge, and hardware similar to the original 1954 model, available in Antique Gold finish, LPR4AGNH introduced in 2003, discontinued in 2013.
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Les Paul 1954 Gold Top Reissue VOS (LPR4VOAGNH)

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- similar to Les Paul 1954 Gold Top Reissue, except has VOS specifications, available in Antique Gold finish, mfg. 2007-2013.
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Les Paul 1954 "Oxblood" Reissue (LP54JBNH/LPR4JBNH)

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- similar to the Les Paul ´54 Gold Top Reissue, except features two ´57 Classic PAF Reissue humbucker pickups, available in Oxblood finish (with nickel hardware), mfg. 1998-2008, LPR4JBNH introduced in 2003.
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LES PAUL 1954 GOLDTOP REISSUE VOS 2019

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- single sharp cutaway solid mahogany body, bound carved maple top, mahogany neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with aged cellulose nitrate trapezoid inlays, wraparound bridge/tailpiece, blackface peghead with pearl logo inlay and gold "Les Paul Special" silkscreen, 3-per-side Kluson tuners, nickel hardware, raised cream pickguard, 2 cream Custom Soapbar P-90 pickups, 2 volume/2 tone controls with gold speed knobs, one switch, available in Double Gold finish, Gibson Custom switchplate medallion, certificate of authenticity booklet, historic reissue hang tags, Brown Lifton reissue case, mfg. 2019-present.
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LES PAUL 1954 CUSTOM BLACK BEAUTY REISSUE (LPB4EBGH)

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- single sharp cutaway multi-bound mahogany body with carved top, raised bound black pickguard, mahogany neck, 22-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlay, tune-o-matic bridge/stop tailpiece, multi-bound peghead with pearl split diamond/logo inlay, three-per-side tuners with plastic buttons, gold hardware, two single coil pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone), three-way pickup switch, available in Ebony finish, this model is part of the Historic Collection, mfg. 1991-2014.
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Les Paul 1954 Custom Black Beauty Reissue VOS (LPB4VOEGGH)

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- similar to Les Paul 1954 Custom Black Beauty Reissue, except has VOS specifications, available in Ebony finish, mfg. 2007-2014.
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LES PAUL 1956 GOLD TOP REISSUE (LP56AGNH/LPR6AGNH)

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- single sharp cutaway solid mahogany body, bound carved maple top, mahogany neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl trapezoid inlays, Tune-O-Matic bridge/stop bar tailpiece, blackface peghead with pearl logo inlay, three-per-side tuners with plastic buttons, nickel hardware, raised cream pickguard, two single coil pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone), three-position switch, available in Antique Gold Top finish, this model is part of the Historic Collection, mfg. 1990-2018, LPR6AGNH mfg. 2003-2018.
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Les Paul 1956 Gold Top Reissue VOS/TH (LPR6VOAGNH/LPR6TVAGNH1)

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- similar to Les Paul 1956 Gold Top Reissue, except has VOS/True Historic specifications, available in Antique Gold finish, mfg. 2006-2018.
In 2015 this model was renamed the True Historic 1956 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue.
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LES PAUL 1956 GOLDTOP REISSUE VOS 2019

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- single sharp cutaway solid mahogany body, bound carved maple top, mahogany neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with aged cellulose nitrate trapezoid inlays, No-Wire ABR-1 bridge, aluminum stop bar tailpiece, blackface peghead with pearl logo inlay and Gold "Les Paul Model" silkscreen, three-per-side Kluson tuners, nickel hardware, raised cream pickguard, two cream Custom Soapbar P90 pickups, four Gold top hat knobs (two v, two tone), three-position switch, available in Double Gold finish, Gibson Custom switchplate medallion, Certificate of Authenticity booklet, historic reissue hang tags, Brown Lifton Reissue case, mfg. 2019-present.
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LES PAUL 1956 LES PAUL REISSUE

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- single cutaway Les Paul based on a 1956 Les Paul Model, solid one-piece mahogany body, carved maple top, single-ply top binding, one-piece mahogany '50s rounded profile neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with vintage trapezoid inlays, black headstock overlay with pearl logo and gold foil "Les Paul Model" design, three-per-side vintage tulip tuners, ABR-1 bridge, stop tailpiece, raised white pickguard, two soapbar P-90 pickups, four amber top hat knobs (two v, two tone), three-way pickup switch, nickel hardware, available in Darkburst finish with dark back, sides, and neck, 24.75 in. scale, Custom Shop case and certificate of authenticity included, limited edition run of 150 instruments, mfg. late 2007 only.
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LES PAUL 1957 CUSTOM BLACK BEAUTY REISSUE 2 PICKUP (LPB7)

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- single sharp cutaway multi-bound mahogany body with carved top, raised bound black pickguard, mahogany neck, 22-fret bound ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlay, tune-o-matic bridge/stop tailpiece, multi-bound peghead with pearl split diamond/logo inlay, three-per-side tuners with plastic buttons, gold hardware, two humbucker pickups, four knobs (two v, two tone), three-position switch, available in Ebony or Faded Cherry (2001-2014) finish, this model is part of the Historic Collection, mfg. 1991-2018.
In 2015 this model was renamed the True Historic 1957 Les Paul Custom Reissue.
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Les Paul 1957 Custom Black Beauty Reissue 3 Pickups (LPB3)

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- similar to Les Paul 1957 Custom Black Beauty Reissue, except has three humbucker pickups, available with Bigsby tremolo or master tone control (mfg. 1999-2004), disc. 2004, reintroduced 2006-2018.
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Les Paul 1957 Custom VOS 2 Pickups (Model LPB7VOEBGH)

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- similar to Les Paul 1957 Custom Black Beauty Reissue, except has VOS specifications, available in Ebony finish, mfg. 2006-2018.
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Les Paul 1957 Custom VOS 3 Pickups (Model LPB3VOEBGH)

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- similar to Les Paul 1957 Custom VOS 2 Pickups, except has three humbucker pickups, available in Ebony finish, mfg. 2006-2018.
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LES PAUL 1957 CUSTOM REISSUE 2019

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- single sharp cutaway multi-bound mahogany body with carved top, raised bound black pickguard, mahogany neck, 22-fret bound ebony fingerboard with 50s pattern pearl block inlay, No-Wire ABR-1 bridge, aluminum stop bar tailpiece, multi-bound peghead with pearl split diamond/logo inlay, three-per-side Kluson waffleback tuners with pearloid buttons, gold hardware, two or three Custombucker Alnico III pickups, four black top hat knobs (two v, two tone), three-position switch, available in Ebony finish, Gibson Custom switchplate medallion, Certificate of Authenticity booklet, historic reissue hang tags, Brown Lifton Reissue case, mfg. 2019-present.
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LES PAUL 1957 GOLDTOP REISSUE (LP57AGNH/LPR7AGNH)

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- single sharp cutaway solid mahogany body, bound carved maple top, raised cream pickguard, mahogany neck, 22-fret bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl trapezoid inlays, tune-o-matic bridge/stop tailpiece, blackface peghead with pearl logo inlay, three-per-side tuners with plastic buttons, nickel hardware, two humbucker pickups, two volume/two tone controls, three-position switch, available in Antique Goldtop finish or in darkback configuration (2001-2018), this model is part of the Historic Collection, LPR7AGNH introduced in 2003, discontinued 2018.
Also available with dark finished back and sides.
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Les Paul 1957 Goldtop Reissue with Aging & Amp

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- includes Tom Murphy aging, Reissue case and Gibson amp, disc. 2001.
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Les Paul 1957 Goldtop Custom Authentic (LPR7CAAGNH)

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- similar to the 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue, except has an aged finish and hardware, available in Goldtop finish, mfg. 2001-05.
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Les Paul 1957 Goldtop Reissue VOS/TH (LPR7VO/LPR7TVAGNH1)

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- similar to the Les Paul 1957 Goldtop Reissue, except has VOS/True Historic specifications, available in Antique Gold finish, mfg. 2006-2018.
Also available with dark finished back and sides (Model LPR7VODAGNH).
In 2015 this model was renamed the True Historic 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue.
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