Gibson Custom M2M '56 Les Paul Standard Cardinal Red Top VOS

Gibson Custom Shop is the pinnacle of craftsmanship, quality, and sound excellence. Each instrument celebrates Gibson's legacy through accuracy, authenticity and attention to detail.

1956 was the only full year in which the Les Paul model featured the powerful P-90 pickups and the adjustable ABR-1 bridge setup, a combination that allowed the Les Paul model to intonate, sustain, and thrill like never before. This Gibson Custom Shop '56 Reissue captures the look, feel and searing sound of an original 1956 Les Paul Goldtop in exhaustive detail, featuring all solid woods, vintage-accurate gold paint, authentic replica parts, Historic narrow/tall frets, and hot hide glue construction.

Specs: 1-piece light weight mahogany body; 2-piece maple top; solid mahogany Carmelita fine carved neck; 24.75" scale length; 1-piece Indian rosewood fingerboard with hide glue fit; 12" fingerboard radius; 22 Jescar FW50078 medium frets; 1.687 nut width; no-wire ABR-1 bridge with lightweight aluminum stop bar tailpiece; Kluson single line single ring tuners; nickel hardware. Nitrocellulose Lacquer VOS Cardinal Red finish with natural back. Brown/Pink Lifton reissue 5-latch case.

Weight: 8 lbs 15 oz.

Electronics: Double Gibson P90 neck and bridge pickups. Individual volume and tone controls; 3-way toggle switch. CTS 500K Audio Taper potentiometers; paper-in-oil capacitors.