Gibson Les Paul Custom

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Les Paul Custom
A Les Paul 57 Custom
Manufacturer	Gibson
Period	1954–1960; 1968–present
Construction
Body type	Solid
Neck joint	Set
Scale	24.75 in (629 mm)
Woods
Body	Mahogany or Mahogany/Maple
Neck	Mahogany or Maple
Fretboard	Ebony, Maple, Richlite
Hardware
Bridge	Fixed, Tune-o-matic, Tremolo
Pickup(s)	2 or 3 Humbuckers, originally 2 P-90s
Colors available
Ebony, Alpine White, Tobacco Sunburst, Wine Red, Cherry Sunburst, Silver Burst, Gold/Bronze Sunburst, Natural "the Natural" (maple top w/maple fingerboard) Natural with Ebony Fingerboard (maple top w/ebony fingerboard Sam Ash Special 1975)

The Gibson Les Paul Custom is a higher-end variation of the Gibson Les Paul guitar. It was developed in 1953 after Gibson had introduced the Les Paul model in 1952.