Gibson 1957 Les Paul Reissue Goldtop Darkback VOS 2014 Electric Guitar (with Case)

In addition to its foundation of a solid, lightweight mahogany body with carved maple top and a glued-in, quarter-sawn mahogany neck with long-tenon neck joint, the Les Paul Reissue Goldtop Darkback VOS 2014 includes a one-piece rosewood fretboard, Kluson Deluxe machine heads, hot-hide neck glue, a historic truss rod assembly with no tubing, accurate body and fretboard binding color, new Custom Buckers created in the image of the original PAFs, and period-correct Gold top and mahogany back/neck finish colors, the latter treated to Gibson Custom's proprietary VOS process for a gently worn look and feel. In every other detail the 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue remains true to its inspiration, including the chunky, rounded '50s neck profile that not only feels great in the hand, but transmits added string vibration from neck to body for enhanced resonance and sustain. The 1957 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue is also available as a gloss finish and a Darkback option with a darker mahogany back.

The '57 Les Paul Goldtop VOS has a carved maple top and solid, non-weight relieved mahogany back with a 1-piece mahogany neck, and a hide glue neck-fit with a long neck tenon.. It also has a '50s rounded profile with a rosewood fretboard and a more authentic historic truss rod assembly which has no tubing. The '57 Gold Top also has an ABR-1 bridge and lightweight aluminum tailpiece and gold top hat knobs with dial pointers. The pickups on the '57 Goldtop are Custom Bucker pickups with 2 volume and… read more 2 tone controls with the "bumblebee" capacitors and a three-way switch with an amber toggle cap.

Features:

- One-piece rosewood fretboard and Hot Hide Glue Neck fit
- Custom Bucker pickups and Kluson Deluxe machine heads
- Historic truss rod assembly (no tubing) with accurate boday and fretboard binding color
- Guitar also has traditional gold top hat volume and tone knobs. read less