Gibson Les Paul Custom 70s Ebony

Les Paul Custom 70s Ebony With Maple Neck!

The Les Paul Custom was introduced in 1953 as the premium version of the Les Paul model. The guitar was commissioned by Les Paul himself, who wanted a black version that "looked like a tuxedo." In 1961 the Les Paul Custom with a single cutaway was discontinued in favor of a new double-cutaway model that later became known as the SG Custom, and the original single-cutaway model was reintroduced in 1968.

In the 1970s production of the Les Paul Custom moved from Kalamazoo to Nashville, and the model received several changes that refined its design, including a multi-piece maple top that replaced the original mahogany construction, as well as a new maple neck. Today these 70s Les Paul Customs rank among the fastest-appreciating guitars on the vintage market. After being offered exclusively through Gibson Custom for 20 years, Gibson is proud to bring the Les Paul Custom 70s to market. It features classic 1970s specifications, including a mahogany body with a three-piece maple top.

The body features a 5-ply top binding and a 3-ply back binding. The maple neck has a 70s profile and a volute and is fitted with a bound ebony fretboard with 22 medium-jumbo frets and mother-of-pearl block inlays. The bound headstock is also adorned with mother-of-pearl in the shape of the famous Custom Split Diamond headstock inlay, which originated on the Gibson Super 400 and has become synonymous with the Les Paul Custom. The Les Paul Custom 70s sports gold hardware, including an aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge, an aluminum stop bar tailpiece, and smooth-turning Grover Rotomatic tuners with Keystone buttons for reliable tuning stability. Even the smallest details were reproduced, including Posi-Lok strap locks, a 5-ply pickguard and 70s-style Witch Hat control knobs.

The electronics are true to the era, featuring two calibrated T-Type humbuckers with individual volume and tone controls, hand-wired with Orange Drop capacitors. The Les Paul Custom 70s is available in four glossy nitrocellulose finishes, including Ebony, Tobacco Burst, Wine Red and even a version with a beautiful Buttercream top. Each guitar ships in a hardshell case to protect it during storage and transport. The wait is over — the Les Paul Custom is back in the Gibson USA lineup and ready to rock your world!

Inspected Quality

So you can enjoy this instrument for years to come, it was inspected and pre-setup by Kirstein quality control. This work is carried out in our guitar workshop by our guitar technicians. We guarantee the instrument's flawless condition on a certificate that is included with the instrument.