Gibson Custom Shop is the pinnacle of craftsmanship, quality, and sound excellence. Each instrument celebrates Gibson's legacy through accuracy, authenticity and attention to detail.
1956 was the only full year in which the Les Paul™ model featured the powerful P-90 pickups and the adjustable ABR-1 bridge setup, a combination that allowed the Les Paul model to intonate, sustain, and thrill like never before. This Gibson Custom Shop '56 Reissue captures the look, feel, and searing sound of an original 1956 Les Paul Goldtop in exhaustive detail. Featuring all solid woods, vintage-accurate gold paint, authentic replica parts, Historic narrow/tall frets, and hot hide glue construction. It also features Ultra Light Aging by the skilled artisans of the Murphy Lab. The Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged finish treatment, paired with lightly aged hardware, simulates decades of light play wear, giving it the unique character, vibe, and feel of an original example from the Gibson Golden Era.
First introduced in the early 1950s, Gibson's legendary P90 single coil pickup produced a raw powerful tone that helped define the blues and rock and roll in their formative years. Today, the P90's traditional combination of high output and brilliant tone is still considered a favorite among many top musicians. Known by such familiar nicknames as the "Soapbar" and the "Cobalt," the P90 still cuts through any type of music, all while displaying amazing tonal sensitivity for everything from blues and rock to mellow jazz riffs. It's perfect as a vintage replacement, and features vintage, braided two-conductor wiring. It's also fully wax potted to eliminate any chance of unwanted microphonic feedback.
Features
- 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany body w/ 2-Piece Plain Maple, Hide Glue Fit top & Nitrocellulose Lacquer; Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged finish
- Solid Mahogany neck w/ Chunky C-Shape profile, & 24.75" / 628.65mm scale
- Indian Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit fretboard w/ 12" radius & Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid inlays
- 22 Historic Gibson Narrow/Tall frets
- 1.69" / 42.85mm Nylon nut
- Kluson Single Line, Single Ring tuning machines
- No-Wire ABR-1 bridge w/ Lightweight Aluminium Stop Bar tailpiece, & Nickel-plated Brass saddles
- Custom Soapbar P-90 bridge and neck pickup(s) w/ Cream Soapbar pickup covers
- 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors controls, & 3-Way Switchcraft selector
- Includes Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch case, Certificate of Authenticity, Mounted Custom Shop Switch Plate Medallion; Reissue Switch Backplate in Case