1957 Gibson Les Paul Custom, Refin Black

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Killer, player grade, 3 pickup 50s Les Paul Custom sporting a nice black refinish. Being 50s you get quality tonewoods and construction that set it apart from any other era - old growth Honduran Mahogany single piece body & neck, long neck tenon and an incredibly comfortable neck profile. Having had a few changes this one is a fraction of the price of an original model. Starting from the top you have the Custom split diamond headstock inlay below the '50s open "b" open "o" dotted pearl Gibson logo. Tuners are period correct, gold plated Pat. Pend. Grovers that give really good stability and tuning. The serial number has been restamped to the back of the headstock. There is what appears to be a well repaired headstock crack beneath the black refinish. Under blacklight there is no fluorescence to the headstock until you get beyond the first fret, the rest of the guitar fluorescing as expected of a Nitro finish with a few years under it's belt. The nut has been changed and the guitar has been refretted. It plays remarkably well with plenty of height to the frets. The neck profile is slimmer than you might expect from a '57 but really comfortable. The neck binding has the correct tortoiseshell dot markers and the neck joins the body with a long tenon. The 3 original PAFs have long gone, but are fortunate to have been replaced with two early Pat. No. humbuckers separated by a Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates Plus in the middle. The middle pickup is currently taken out of the circuit so it acts like a Standard, but adding it back in is no problem should the buyer require. The ABR-1 no-wire bridge and stoptail are correct, the poker chip, pickguard and switch tip are repro parts. The knobs are correct black bonnet style and in between them is a filled hole from a previously installed switch. The binding has yellowed nicely and overall we think this is an excellent looking guitar. This is a really good opportunity to get your hands on a Les Paul from Gibson's most desirable