Gibson Custom Shop 1956 Les Paul VOS Antique Pelham Blue
Item: GBCQS5608B
Gibson Custom Shop 1956 Les Paul VOS Antique Pelham Blue
Item: GBCQS5608B
The Gibson Custom Shop 1956 Les Paul in Antique Pelham Blue is absolutely stunning in appearance and will make you light up when played. The antique process Gibson has used on the finish makes the guitar look like Pelham Blue after being exposed to the elements for many years giving it that aged almost greenish finish. This is part of a very small limited run of only 5 from the Custom Shop that we were lucky enough to receive. Now you can be lucky as well.
Gibson’s introduction of the Les Paul model in 1952 laid the template by which all other electric guitars would be measured, but it would still undergo several key modifications before developing into the iconic version widely known today as the Les Paul Standard. One of the most significant changes to the Les Paul model was the addition of the new Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece in 1956, replacing the trapeze and wraparound tailpieces that had adorned earlier versions. The 1956 models proved instantly popular with a growing legion of electric blues players, most notably B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters, and Tiger Haynes, and today is one of the most revered and copied pieces of guitar hardware ever developed.
Serial# 6 2232
Weight 8bs 15oz.
Year Model 2012
Gibson Custom Shop 1956 Les Paul VOS Antique Pelham Blue
Features:
- Limited Run Antique Pelham Blue Finish
- Vintage Original Spec (VOS) Series
- Carved Maple Top
- 1-Piece Mahogany Body
- 1-Piece Mahogany Neck with Long Neck Tenon
- Rosewood Fretboard
- 24-¾" Scale Length
- Gibson P-90 Single Coil Pickups
- Acrylic Trapezoid Inlays
- CTS Potentiometers
- Bumblebee Capacitors
- ABR-1 Bridge
- Stopbar Tailpiece
- Nickel Hardware
Includes:
- Gibson Hard Shell Case
- Certificate of Authenticity