2003 Gibson Custom Shop 54 Reissue Les Paul Custom LPB-4 Faded Cherry

Excellent condition featuring single cutaway mahogany body, mahogany top, multiple bindings on the top and back body edges, P-90 pickup in the bridge position and Alnico V Staple P-90 pickup in the neck position with black plastic pickup covers, two volume controls and two tone controls with black plastic bonnet knobs, three way pickup selector switch with black plastic selector ring and black plastic switch tip, stop tailpiece and fully adjustable Gibson wired ABR-1 bridge, multi-ply black and white plastic elevated pickguard with metal mounting bracket, set mahogany neck, bound ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlays starting at the first fret, bone nut, multiple bound Gibson open book peghead, pearl Gibson logo and decorative split diamond inlays, multi-ply bound black and white plastic bell shaped truss rod cover with Les Paul Custom engraving, three per side Grover Rotomatic tuning machines, ink stamped serial number on the back of the peghead, single ply black plastic electronics and switch cavity cover plates, Faded Cherry red finish, gold plated metal hardware and original Gibson Custom Art & Historic hard shell case with black Tolex covering and maroon plush interior. The original Gibson COA is also included. This instrument weighs 9lb 12oz.

This 2003 Gibson Custom Shop 54 Reissue Les Paul Custom is in excellent to near mint cosmetic condition. This instrument shows almost no signs of play wear throughout with the exception of some faint pick scratches on the pickguard and two or three extremely tiny marks on the back of the body that wouldn’t show up in the photos and are very hard to see in person as well. This Les Paul is exceptionally tidy and has been very well cared for over the years. This guitar was a limited run of 54 Reissue Les Paul Customs that were ordered with a Faded Cherry finish by Dave’s Guitar Shop and sold for a short time in 2003. This finish is extremely vibrant, attractive and has just the right amount of fade on the top - a truly stunning instrument. This guitar features a big chunky Gibson 50s style neck profile with a nice round back carve and a 1 11/16” nut width. This neck is exceptionally comfortable in the hand and easy to play. The fret wire on this guitar is in excellent condition and looks virtually unplayed. There are no divots, flat spots or real play wear to speak of. This guitar has been professionally set up and it plays outstanding up and down the fingerboard with low smooth action and spot on intonation. The electronics are original are in perfect working order and haven’t been tampered with in any way. Both pickups sound superb and are very balanced together. This guitar sounds fantastic clean or overdriven and delivers very articulate yet woody tones that are suitable for most styles of music. This guitar is housed in its original hard shell case for safe travels and the original Gibson COA is included. If you are after an absolutely gorgeous looking, sounding and playing Les Paul Custom, this limited 54 reissue is an incredible example.