The Les Paul™ Custom was first introduced in 1953 as an upscale version of the Les Paul model. The model was requested by Les Paul himself, who wanted a black version of the Les Paul guitar that “looked like a tuxedo.” Today, these 70s-era Les Paul Customs are some of the fastest-appreciating guitars on the vintage market. This Gibson Les Paul Custom 70s guitar is a nod to those guitars, featuring classic 1970s specs, including a mahogany body with a three-piece maple top. The maple neck has a 70s profile and a volute and is topped with a bound ebony fretboard with mother-of-pearl block inlays. The Les Paul Custom 70s features gold hardware, including an aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge, an aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece, and smooth-turning Grover® Rotomatic® with Keystone button tuners. The electronics are also era-appropriate, with a pair of Calibrated T-Type humbuckers™ with individual volume and tone controls that are hand-wired to Orange Drop® capacitors. Each comes in a hardshell case.