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The Gibson LES PAUL SG CUSTOM REISSUE is a designer series Historic Collection reissue of the 1961 Gibson Les Paul SG Custom model with three humbuckers. It had an ultra thin, hand contoured, double cutaway SG style body and slim tapered neck, a low fast action neck. Available in Classic White (Polaris White) or faded cherry (from 2000 onwards). They have "Les Paul CUSTOM" engraved into the pickguard at the end of the fretboard.
Other features included: one piece mahogany neck with adjustable truss rod, ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlay pattern, three Gibson '57 (classic PAF reissue humbucking pickups), two sets of tone and volume controls, fully adjustable ABR-1 bridge, maestro deluxe vibrola tailpiece option, Body size: length 16"; width 12.75", thickness 1 5/16", scale length 24.75", 22 frets.
They have been around since at least 1998 (possibly earlier?).
Specifications (21)
Body
Body material | mahogany body |
Body shape features | double cutaway |
Body style | SG-style body |
Pickguard material | white pickguard |
Hardware
Bridge | ABR-1 bridge, Maestro tremolo |
Hardware color | gold hardware |
Tailpiece | stop tailpiece |
Fretboard
Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
Fingerboard material | ebony fingerboard |
Fingerboard position markers | block fingerboard position markers |
General
Finish colors | red finish, white finish |
Number of strings | 6 strings |
Neck
Neck material | mahogany neck |
Number of frets | 22 fret |
Peghead (headstock) | bound headstock |
Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Controls
Pickup selector controls | 3-way selector switch |
Tone controls | 2 tone controls |
Volume controls | 2 volume controls |
Electronics
Pickups brand and model | Gibson 57 classic pickup(s) |
Pickups configuration | 3 humbucker pickups |