Three years after the Les Paul’s original inception, Gibson dazzled the 1955 NAMM Show with five flamboyant Les Paul finishes: Samoa Beige, Copper Iridescent, Nugget Gold, Platinum, and Viceroy Brown. Now, 70 years down the line, Gibson Custom celebrates these ultra-rare vintage 6-strings with the impressive 1955 NAMM Show Commemorative Edition Les Paul collection. These guitars represent an exacting emulation of a true vintage Les Paul foundation, starting with a maple-topped 1-piece mahogany body that’s hand-selected for weight, a 1950s chunky D profile mahogany long-tenon neck, and a sleek Indian rosewood fingerboard. Moreover, while the original 1955 NAMM Les Pauls are legendary for their custom finishes, these instruments were also the very first Les Pauls to introduce the no-wire ABR-1 Tune-o-matic bridge and stop tailpiece. Like all pre-1957 Les Pauls, this gorgeous Gibson predates the PAF humbucker; instead, it sports a pair of biting Custom Shop P-90 Soapbar pickups. A Light Aged nitro lacquer finish from the Murphy Lab program seals the deal, complete with all the charm of a well-preserved vintage example. Lastly, these historic Les Pauls mirror their predecessors with an ultra-limited production run — only 70 models will be produced per color, so act fast to take this authentic piece of Gibson history into your own hands!
SPECIFICATIONS:
- Shape: Les Paul
- Material: 1-piece lightweight Mahogany
- Top: 2-piece plain Maple, hide glue fit
- Binding: 1-ply cream royalite, top and fretboard
- Neck: Solid Mahogany
- Profile: 1950s Chunky D-Shape
- Nut Width: 1.69" (42.85 mm)
- Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood
- Scale Length: 24.75" (628.65 mm)
- Number of Frets: 22
- Nut: Nylon
- Inlay: Aged Cellulose nitrate trapezoid
- Bridge: No-wire ABR-1
- Tailpiece: Lightweight aluminum stop bar
- Tuners: Kluson single line, single ring
- Plating: Nickel, Murphy Lab Aged
- Neck Pickup: Custom Shop P-90 Soapbar
- Bridge Pickup: Custom Shop P-90 Soapbar
- Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone; CTS 500K audio taper potentiometers, paper-in-oil capacitors
- Case: Brown/Pink Lifton reissue 5-latch
