Gibson Les Paul Special 1957, TV Yellow

$25,000.00

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Specs


Instrument	Solid Body
Brand	Gibson
Model	Les Paul Special
Finish	TV Yellow
SKU	GS10182-A
Handedness	Right
Made In Year	1957
Body Material	Mahogany
Neck/Fingerboard	Mahogany/Brazilian rosewood
Tuners	Kluson "3 on a strip" copies, originals in case
Weight	8.0lbs
Scale Length	24.75"
Nut Width	1.70"
Neck Profile	Vintage oval
Neck Depth	.91" - .98"
Radius	12"
Electronics	Original pickups, pots and bumblebee caps. Untouched solder joints.
Pickup Impedance	N = 8.8K, B = 8.4K
Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N)	Y
Case	Original brown Lifton 5 latch case with flat top (earlier model)
Modifications/Repairs	Tuners replaced (originals in case), tailpiece replaced with Music City bridge (original in case).
Pots	137734. CTS pots from the 34th week of 1957

Description

This is one of the cleaner Les Paul Specials we've seen in quite some time! Tags! Original strap! Excellent weight at 8.0 pounds, it is extremely comfortable to play. The neck is one of the most playable big necks we've had here in a while. The neck's deceptively large but it doesn't feel like a big neck because the shoulders are skillfully dressed down. The electronics and pickups are all untouched and exemplify the P-90 sound with a bridge pickup that totally rocks and a killer, clear sounding neck pickup. The original frets still have life left in them and the Brazilian fretboard is clean without any sign of playing wear. You would be hard pressed to find a better example if you're looking for a great TV Special from the '50s.

The guitar comes in its original brown five latch old-style hard case with a flat top.

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