Gibson Custom Shop Wildwood Spec 1954 Les Paul Custom – VOS • SN:43095

When the first Les Paul Custom was born in 1954, the mountains shook and the heavens trembled at its awesome might and power. I might be embellishing here, but only slightly. The reason the Les Paul Custom shook up the musical world when it arrived is its alluring combination of raw muscle and elegant, stately styling. In a way, it's like the six-string equivalent of James Bond: sure, it might look fancy, but don't blink, because it's deadly and it has a license to kill.

To pay homage to those original black beauties, we asked our friends at the Gibson Custom Shop to build us some Wildwood Spec 1954 Les Paul Customs. We spent hours on the phone with them obsessing over aesthetic details like the tint of the binding, the tuners, and the plastics. Now that the results of our nerdery have arrived, we are delighted to share them with you!

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Serial Number: 43095

Brand Gibson Custom Shop
Model Wildwood Spec 1954 Les Paul Custom
Finish Color Ebony
Finish Type VOS
Weight 10.12 lbs.
Body Wood One-Piece Solid Non-Weight Relieved Mahogany
Neck Wood 1-Piece Mahogany Neck
Neck Shape Early '50s Rounded
Neck Dimensions .920 1st - 1.010 12th
Fingerboard Ebony attached with Hot Hide Glue
Fingerboard Radius 12"
Inlays Mother-of-Pearl Blocks
Scale Length 24.75"
Width at Nut 1 11/16"
Frets 22
Binding Multi-Ply Cream on Top, Back and Hand-Filed Rolled Fingerboard Binding
Pickups 1 Custom Shop P-90 (Bridge), 1 Alnico 5 Staple Single-Coil (Neck)
Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone and 3-way Toggleswitch
Hardware Gold
Bridge ABR-1
Tailpiece Bigsby
Tuners Reissue Gold Waffle Back
Unique Features Vintage-Accurate Plastic Parts
Case Gibson Custom Hardshell
COA Yes