Classic Custom Looks Meet Modern Humbucking Firepower
Iconic black-on-black aesthetics with a rocking pair of humbuckers under the hood, this Gibson Custom Made to Measure Les Paul Custom is a high-power tribute to the company’s most elegant LP. This guitar’s maple-topped mahogany construction captures the vibe of a later-period Les Paul Custom, draped with eye-catching multi-ply double binding. The mahogany neck is secured to the body with a long tenon neck joint for superior stability and sustain, and it’s all topped off with a sleek ebony fingerboard. To contrast with this Les Paul Custom’s high-class exterior, Gibson Custom loaded this guitar with 490R and 498T pickups — two raunchy humbuckers that defy the typical PAF-style pickups you’d find on a Custom with a rock-ready, high-output snarl. Finally, the entire guitar sports a very lightly aged VOS finish for vintage authenticity. It all adds up to a masterfully built Gibson Custom that strikes a precise balance between modern tonal firepower and vintage-inspired visuals.
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Elegant exterior, rock-ready sonics
Elegant on the outside, this Les Paul Custom is an unabashed rock machine under the hood! Two Gibson humbuckers — a 490R in the neck and a 498T in the bridge — provide a higher-output, more midrange-forward spin on the time-tested PAF-style formula. The bridge position’s 498T delivers grit and grind in spades, delving deep into hard-edged rock territory without breaking a sweat. And while the neck-position 490R is certainly more powerful than a traditional vintage-style PAF, Sweetwater guitarists appreciate how it splits the difference between modern aggression and bluesy old-school humbucker warmth.
Top-of-the-line tonewoods
Since the early 1950s, the Les Paul Custom has served as Gibson’s premier single-cut solidbody, so it is no surprise that this Les Paul Custom sports a world-class configuration of top-of-the-line tonewoods. This guitar’s premium treble-enhancing maple top sits atop a classic mahogany body for plenty of warm midrange and deep bass. The result is an authoritative fundamental response with present top-end clarity. Simply put, it’s the epitome of tried-and-true Les Paul tone.
Vintage Original Sheen finish, for the look and feel of a classic
As a visual tribute to the most well-preserved of vintage Gibsons, this Gibson Custom Les Paul Custom wears a tastefully aged VOS (Vintage Original Sheen) nitrocellulose lacquer finish. The VOS finish package includes lightly aged parts that imparts an authentic vintage patina. The nitrocellulose finished it buffed to a light matte appearance, giving a look and feel of a guitar that has been lovingly played and cared for over the years.
Gibson Custom Made to Measure Les Paul Custom Electric Guitar Features:
- Mahogany body provides a firm tonal foundation with hearty midrange and round lows
- Maple top imparts a touch of treble bite and enhanced note-to-note definition
- Period-correct long tenon mahogany neck
- Glassy 12-inch-radius ebony fingerboard, fit with gorgeous LP Custom binding and large pearl block inlays
- 498T and 490R humbuckers deliver a raw, high-octane spin on the Les Paul Custom’s usual tonal elegance
- Glittering gold hardware, including a sustain-enhancing Tune-o-matic bridge and Grover Kidney tuning machines
- Attention-grabbing Les Paul Custom visual appointments, including multi-ply body binding and a mother-of-pearl split-diamond headstock inlay
- VOS finish provides a very light degree of wear to capture the feel of a perfectly preserved vintage classic
