Gibson Les Paul Custom Black 1997

We are happy to offer for sale this 1990s Gibson Les Paul Custom. Details as follows:

• Year of Manufacture: 1997 (s/n 91117477)
• Finish: Ebony (“Black Beauty”)
• Body Construction: Solid body with a solid maple cap top
• Body Material: Mahogany body with carved maple top
• Neck Material: Mahogany, set neck construction
• Neck Profile: Likely a slim '60s taper or rounded profile (varies in the 90s era)
• Scale Length: 24.75" (628mm)
• Fretboard Material: Bound Ebony fingerboard with pearloid block inlays
• Nut Width: 1 11/16" (approx. 43mm)
• Pickups: Two covered Gibson humbucker pickups
• Hardware: Gold finish hardware
• Tuners: Grover tuners - kidney-shaped Rotomatics
• Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-o-matic bridge
• Tailpiece: Stopbar tailpiece
• Controls: Two volume and two tone controls, 3-way pickup selector switch
• Weight: 10 lbs (approx. 4.5 kg)
• Pickguard: Multi-ply black pickguard
• Condition: 8/10
• Case: OHSC (Original Gibson Hard-Shell Case)

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The Les Paul Custom was introduced in 1954 as the high-end, "tuxedo" version of the Les Paul Standard, featuring a solid mahogany body and top (unlike the maple-topped Standard), an ebony fingerboard, multi-ply binding, and gold hardware. In 1968, Gibson re-introduced the single-cutaway Les Paul design, and the Custom model now featured the maple top over a mahogany body construction that became standard for subsequent production models. The 1990s were a period of high consistency and quality for Gibson USA, which had moved all production to Nashville by 1989. Guitars from this era are highly regarded for their build quality. This guitar maintains the classic aesthetic with a multi-bound headstock featuring the "split diamond" inlay and an ebony fingerboard.

 

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