SOLD - Gibson Custom Shop Historic Les Paul 1956 Reissue – USA 2006 Model LPR-6 with upgrades

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This is a beautifully crafted letter-perfect re-creation of a landmark model, the 1956 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop. It has all the features of that classic guitar, plus some amazing upgrades that make this particular instrument more than special.

This LPR-6 has been given a stunning, authentic relic treatment by leading Sydney luthier Frank Grubisa. Frank uses his own proprietary relic techniques to painstakingly recreate the look and feel of an original 50s instrument. The hardware has been aged to give it that sexy dull patina of old metal. The fine detail of the lacquer checking technique is almost impossible to photograph – but we tried ! And the authentic player wear on the top & back simply makes it look & feel like a well loved instrument that has been well and truly played in.

But the pièce de résistance is the truly beautiful dark BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD fingerboard personally installed by Mr Grubisa. Not even the Gibson Custom Shop can boast this feature as the wood is becoming so rare and in some cases, illegal to use. But here it is on this guitar, along with correctly shaped pearl inlays which are now sporting that lovely greenish tinge that only comes with age.

Of course, along with the new fretboard comes an excellent professional refret, again by Frank Grubisa.

These upgrades alone would cost more than an average new Les Paul. But this is not an average Les Paul. It is a truly unique detailed recreation of a classic instrument that plays and sounds way better than anything straight out of the box, no matter what the cost.

Features -

• Carved maple top
• Mahogany back
• Single-ply cream binding on top
• Thin toggleswitch washer and jack plate
• Antique Gold finish
• ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge
• Lightweight aluminum stopbar tailpiece
• One-piece mahogany neck with long tenon
• 22-fret rosewood fingerboard
• Acrylic trapezoid inlays
• Early-'50s rounded neck profile
• 24-3/4" scale length
• 1-11/16 nut width
• Holly headstock veneer
• Vintage tulip tuners
• P-90 single-coil pickups
• CTS pots and bumblebee capacitors
• 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way selector switch

Includes Gibson owners instructions, Gold Warranty booklet, Custom Shop polishing cloth, picks and Gibson Custom, Art & Historic Certificate of Authenticity

Comes in Gibson Historic Custom case in new condition.