In 1957, Patent Applied For humbuckers became standard issue on both the Les Paul Model and the Les Paul Custom. To go along with its already upscale appointments, the Les Paul Custom was now available with either two or three of these quiet, powerful new pickups.
All Historic Collection Les Pauls feature a holly head veneer, long neck tenon and non-weight relieved body.
Technical Info
Body
Top wood: Carved mahogany
Back wood: Solid mahogany
Binding: Multi-ply white/black on top and back
Finish Colors: Ebony
Neck
Neck construction: 1-piece mahogany
Fingerboard wood: 22 fret ebony
Inlays: Pearl block
Binding: Single-ply white
Profile: Rounded
Scale length 24 3/4 in.
Nut width: 1 11/16 in.
Strings: Brite Wires .010 -- .046
Electronics and Hardware
Pickups: BurstBucker 1 (rhythm) and 2 (treble); BurstBucker 1 in middle position on 3 pickup configuration
Other: CTS pots and bumble bee caps
Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way switch
Hardware color: Gold
Bridge: ABR-1
Tailpiece: Bigsby Tremolo
Other: Thin, original-style toggleswitch washer and jackplate
Tuner style: Kidney bean
Collateral
Custom Shop case, certificate of authenticity, custom care kit