Gibson Les Paul Custom 70s Tobacco Burst

Gibson Les Paul Custom 70s Tobacco Burst
Serial Number: 214660082
Weight: 9.68 lbs.

The Gibson Les Paul Custom 70s in Tobacco Burst (Serial #214660082) brings the Les Paul Custom back to the Gibson USA lineup after 20 years as a Gibson Custom-only model. Les Paul himself asked for the original Custom in 1953 as an upscale version of his signature guitar. Gibson replaced the single-cut in 1961 with the double-cut design later known as the SG Custom, then brought it back in 1968. In the 1970s, as production moved from Kalamazoo to Nashville, the Custom gained a multi-piece maple top and a maple neck, and this model recreates that era. Its mahogany body has a 3-piece plain maple top, 5-ply top binding, 3-ply back binding, and a gloss nitrocellulose Tobacco Burst finish. It weighs 9.68 lb.

Its glued-in maple neck has a 70s profile with a volute, the extra wood at the headstock joint that marks 70s-era Gibsons. A bound ebony fretboard carries mother-of-pearl block inlays, a 12" radius, and 22 medium jumbo frets on a 24.75" scale, with a 1.7" Graph Tech nut. Up on the bound gloss black headstock, the mother-of-pearl Custom Split Diamond inlay, first used on Gibson’s Super 400 archtop, has long been the Les Paul Custom’s signature. Gold hardware includes an aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece, along with Grover Rotomatic tuners with Keystone buttons. Period details continue with 70s-style Posi-Lok strap locks, a 5-ply black pickguard, and black witch hat knobs with gold inserts.

A pair of Gibson Calibrated T-Type humbuckers handles the sound, hand-wired with Orange Drop capacitors to 2 volume controls, 2 tone controls, and a 3-way toggle. Expect warm, round neck-pickup leads, thick bridge-pickup crunch, and a middle position you can shape by balancing each pickup’s volume. Whether you’re a classic rock player, a hard rock guitarist who wants a Les Paul with 70s bite, or a collector of Gibson’s 70s-era Customs, the Les Paul Custom 70s delivers. It comes with a Gibson hardshell case (Serial #214660082). Order today from Brian’s Guitars, your authorized Gibson dealer.

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Body
Type: Solidbody
Shape: Les Paul Custom
Top Material: 3-Piece Plain Maple
Body Material: Mahogany
Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose
Color: Tobacco Burst
Body Binding: 5-ply top, 3-ply back and headstock. Single-Ply fretboard

Neck
Material: Maple
Shape: 70s with volute
Joint: Set-Neck, Glued In
Fretboard Material: Ebony
Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose
Headstock: Gloss Black, Gibson Logo and Mother of Pearl Custom Split Diamond inlay
Inlay: Mother of Pearl Blocks
Radius: 12"
Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
Scale Length: 24.75"
Nut Width: 1.7"
Nut Material: Graph Tech
Fretboard Binding: Single Ply White

Hardware
Bridge/Tailpiece: Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic with Stopbar Tailpiece
Tuners: Grover Rotomatic with Keystone Button
Hardware Finish: Gold
Pickguard: 5-ply Black
Control Knobs: Black Witch Hat with Gold Insert
Strap Buttons: 70s style Posi-Lok

Electronics
Neck Pickup: Gibson Calibrated T-Type
Bridge Pickup: Gibson Calibrated T-Type
Controls: 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone, 3-way Toggle
Capacitors: Orange Drop

Case/Gigbag: Gibson Hardshell