Gibson Gibson Custom 1968 Les Paul Custom Reissue photos
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Front · Gloss, Ebony
Finishes
Gloss, Ebony
About this model
Beauty...and a Beast!
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.
The 1968 Les Paul Custom stood apart from its 1950s predecessors in a few significant ways. Instead of a solid mahogany body, it now had a solid maple top on a mahogany back - adding the clarity and bite that many rock guitarists sought. It also came standard with two humbuckers as opposed to three, providing additional picking clearance. And lastly it had a 14-degree peghead angle for reduced string tension. This set of features instantly became the new standard for the Les Paul Custom model, which has been produced continuously by Gibson ever since. This 1968 Les Paul Custom Reissue was designed to be the final say in historical accuracy, tone and feel. Every detail and spec was meticulously revived by the skilled artisans at Gibson Custom Shop to provide an amazing, life-long vintage ownership experience.
Core specs
- Brand
- Gibson
- Model
- Gibson Custom 1968 Les Paul Custom Reissue
- Family
- Gibson Custom
- Series
- Gibson Custom
- Body style
- Les Paul
- Body material
- Unknown
- Top
- 2-Piece Plain Maple
- Neck material
- Solid Mahogany
- Neck profile
- Authentic 1968
- Neck joint
- Long neck tenon
- Fingerboard
- Ebony
- Scale length
- 24.75 in / 628.65 mm
- Nut width
- 0.07 in / 1.69 mm
- Fingerboard radius
- 12 in. | 304.8 mm
- Frets
- 22
- Fret size
- Medium-Jumbo
- Bridge
- ABR-1
- Tuners
- Kluson Waffleback
- Pickup config
- HH
- Pickups
- 1968 T-Top Reissue (neck) / 1968 T-Top Reissue (bridge)
- Controls
- 2 500K CTS Volume Pots, 2 500K CTS Tone Pots, Hand-Wired Harness with Black Beauty Capacitors
- Switching
- 3-Way Switchcraft
Extended specsShow
- Nut material
- Nylon
- Hardware finish
- Gold
- Tailpiece
- Stop Bar
- Inlays
- Mother of Pearl Block
- Pickguard
- Black Multi-Ply
- Factory strings
- .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
- Case / gig bag
- Custom Shop Hardshell
- Country of origin
- USA
- MSRP (USD)
- $6,199.00
- LH finishes offered
- Gloss, Ebony
- Body finish type
- Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
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