Gibson Les Paul Custom 1957 3-PU Ebony VOS #741026

After the Les Paul Custom with its Alnico V pickups had already enjoyed modest sales success between 1954 and 1956 and had achieved a certain level of fame, the second stage was ignited in 1957. The humbucker, developed by Seth Lover, patented in 1955 and now ready for series production was now installed in triplicate, which was certainly not entirely innocent of the competition from Fender. The elegant look in black and gold, flat frets in a deep black ebony fingerboard and details such as the 7-fold body binding ensured the desired exclusivity, as did the confident price of €375 without case.

However, with the "Fretless Wonder" a legend was born, which Gibson has revived here with remarkable attention to detail!