Gibson Custom Shop Wildwood Spec 1956 Les Paul Standard – VOS
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The Gold Standard
Wildwoodians, we are proud to present you with a true exemplar of the Gold Standard: a Wildwood Spec reissue of the legendary 1956 Les Paul Standard. These Midas-kissed beauties feature a host of true-to-vintage appointments that give them the sort of tone that haunts the dreams of Les Paul enthusiasts and P-90 aficionados.
Everything starts with quality tonewoods--warm, round-sounding mahogany and crisp, clear maple, and a sweet-sounding rosewood fretboard. Once they pick out some good-sounding wood, the master luthiers at the Gibson Custom Shop attach everything together using hot hide glue. Using hide glue is a time-consuming old-world manufacturing technique that pays incredible sonic dividends because it creates the strongest possible connection between each piece Read More...
Specifications:
Brand | Gibson Custom Shop |
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Model | Wildwood Spec 1956 Les Paul Standard |
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Finish Color | Gold Top |
Weight | 9.12 lbs. |
Top Wood | Carved Maple Attached with Hot Hide Glue |
Body Wood | Mahogany |
Neck Wood | 1-Piece Mahogany Neck |
Neck Shape | '50s Rounded |
Neck Dimensions | .910 1st - 1.010 12th |
Fingerboard | Rosewood Attached with Hot Hide Glue |
Fingerboard Radius | 12" |
Inlays | Cellulose Trapezoids |
Scale Length | 24.75" |
Width at Nut | 1-11/16" |
Frets | 22 |
Binding | Single-Ply Cream on Top and Hand-Filed Rolled Fingerboard Binding |
Pickups | 2 Custom P-90s w/Alnico III Magnets |
Controls | 2 Volume, 2 Tone and 3-way Toggleswitch |
Hardware | Nickel |
Bridge | ABR-1 |
Tailpiece | Lightweight Aluminum Stopbar |
Tuners | Kluson Deluxe |
Unique Features | Vintage-Accurate Plastic Parts |
Case | Gibson Custom Hardshell |
COA | Yes |
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