Gibson Custom Shop 57 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue

Ah yes, here it is, the first thing that I buy with my lottery winnings. For $3,500 it is really only for lottery winners since I can't believe that anyone is going to use this thing to play out in a bar. The great thing about the reissues is that you know that the 50 idiots who owned it before you didn't trash it. You can, of course, buy them pre-aged, but why you would pay extra to have someone grind down your frets I have no idea. Some people swear by guitars that have been aged but that is because they think the pickups sound better, not because the frets are shot. The one thing that I am not sure about in these reissues is the neck profile. The neck seems to be a lot thicker than modern Gibsons and I'm not sure if I like that or not. I will have to play one for a few hours straight to find out. Once that happens I'll tell you just as soon as I get the silly grin off my face. Here is the marketing blurb. Anyone who buys an instrument without actually playing it deserves what they get. As usual, any use of a web site does not constitute an endorsement of that site.

Custom Shop quality in a classic reissue!

The '57 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue Electric Guitar is the quintessential Les Paul at its finest. It's Custom Shop crafted to be accurate to '57 specifications in every detail including the CTS pots and bumblebee capacitors. It was the first Paul to feature humbucking pickups, and this one comes equipped with BurstBuckers. Carved maple top, mahogany back, and one-piece mahogany neck with the '57 profile and the original extended tenon joint. It features binding on body and neck, nickel hardware, an original ABR-1 tune-o-matic bridge, and the trademark antique gold finish. Includes Gibson Custom Shop hardshell case.

Gibson Custom Shop 57 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue Electric Guitar Features:

• Accurate to '57 specifications in every detail
• CTS pots and bumblebee capacitors
• BurstBucker humbuckers
• Carved maple top
• Mahogany back
• One-piece mahogany neck with the '57 profile and the original extended tenon joint
• Binding on body and neck
• Nickel hardware
• Original ABR-1 tune-o-matic bridge
• Trademark antique gold finish
• Includes Gibson Custom Shop hardshell case

Gibson Custom Shop 57 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue Electric Guitar Includes:

• Gibson hardshell case