









1954 Les Paul Custom Staple Pickup Reissue VOS Ebony

The Legendary Black Beauty in Its Earliest Form
Gibson Custom Shop is the pinnacle of craftsmanship, quality, and sound excellence. Each instrument celebrates Gibson's legacy through accuracy, authenticity, and attention to detail.
While some were produced in 1953, 1954 was the first full year for the classy-looking, tuxedo-inspired Gibson Les Paul™ Custom. The Custom was the first guitar to come equipped with the now-legendary ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic™ bridge. Like the earliest Les Paul Customs, this Gibson Custom reissue is equipped with a Staple pickup in the neck position and a Soapbar P-90 pickup in the bridge position, along with gold hardware. It also has a one-piece mahogany body, Kluson® Waffleback® tuners with plastic buttons, CTS® potentiometers, paper in oil capacitors, and comes with a Custom Shop hardshell case and Certificate of Authenticity.
Body Style
Les Paul
Body Shape
Les Paul
Body Material
Solid Mahogany
Binding
Multi-ply
Body Finish
Nitrocellulose VOS (Vintage Patina)
Weight Relief
None
Profile
50s Rounded Medium C
Scale Length
628.65 mm / 24.75 in
Fingerboard Material
Ebony
Fingerboard Radius
304.8 mm / 12 in
Neck Material
Solid Mahogany
Fret Count
22
Frets
Historic Gibson Narrow/Tall
Nut Material
Nylon
Nut Width
42.85 mm / 1.687 in
End Of Board Width
52.37 mm / 2.061 in
Inlays
Custom Block Mother of Pearl
Joint
Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
Finish
Gold
Bridge
ABR-1
Tailpiece
Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar with Long Stud/Anchor
Tuning Machines
Kluson Waffleback
Pickguard
Black Multi-Ply
Truss Rod
Standard
Truss Rod Cover
True Historic
Control Knobs
Black Top Hats
Switch Tip
True Historic Amber
Switch washer
Black
Jack Plate Cover
Black Multi-Ply
Control Covers
Reissue Black
Strap Buttons
2 - Brass
Mounting Rings
Black
Pickup Covers
Black Soapbar
Neck Pickup
Custom Staple
Bridge Pickup
Custom Soapbar P-90
Controls
2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
Pickup Selector
3-Way Switchcraft
Output Jack
1/4" Switchcraft
Strings Gauge
.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Case
Custom Shop Hardshell
Accessories
Certificate of Authenticity, Mounted Custom Shop Medallion Switchplate; Extra Switchplate in the Case