"Simply the best electric guitar you can ever play..."
The '57 Les Paul Goldtop Reissue features a mahogany body with maple top, rosewood fretboard, and Burstbucker pickups.
2009 was known for using exceptionally dark, high-grade rosewood.
The serial number #791009 on a 2009 Gibson Custom Shop 1957 Les Paul Reissue (R7) Goldtop follows the traditional Historic Collection dating format (M Y RRR), identifying it as the 1009th reissue unit produced in 2009
Specifications
Body:Solid mahogany back with a carved maple top.
Finish:Antique Goldtop (VOS).
Neck:One-piece mahogany with a chunky, rounded 1950s profile.
Fingerboard:Bound dark rosewood with acrylic trapezoid inlays.
Pickups:Gibson BurstBucker 1 (neck) and BurstBucker 2 (bridge).
Electronics:CTS pots and paper-in-oil Bumblebee capacitors.
Hardware:Nickel ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and lightweight aluminum tailpiece.
Weight:9lb 3ounce
Newer Gibson Genuine PICKUP COVER-NICKEL were added on both pick ups
