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Gibson 1968 Les Paul Custom Figured Top |
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The 1968 Les Paul Custom is an elegantly designed guitar which features a carved figured maple top, multi-ply binding, and gold hardware. The body is made of mahogany which has a carved 5A quilted piece of maple glued on to it. You'll notice the grain on the body that really stands out on the translucent finishes. There's a multi-ply white and black binding surrounding the top and back of the body. It's available in Triburst, Antique Natural, and Firemist finishes. The bridge used is an ABR-1 with a stopbar tailpiece. The 24.7 5 inch scale length neck is made from a single piece of mahogany. It has a rounded neck profile. The tuners are Kidney bean type which is gold. The fretboard is made of ebony and has 22 frets. It has a single ply binding around the fretboard and headstock. The electronics consist of two volume, two tone, and a 3-way pickup selector switch. The wiring of the pickups is in the standard: neck, neck+bridge, bridge configuration. The pickups used are two '57 Classic Humbuckers. These have the same design as the PAF (Patent Applied For) pickups made in the late 50's so much so that they even has the PAF decal on the baseplate. The pickups use Alnico II magnets and vintage enamel wire, nickel pole pieces, slugs. They have a great warm tone yet still put out enough to get really crunchy. Features
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