Detail 01
Three unpotted CustomBucker Alnico III pickups
The guitar uses three historically styled humbuckers; high-volume use can produce squeaks and squeals.
Product detailSKU #1500000338226
Gibson CustomMurphy Lab 1957 Les Paul Custom Reissue 3-Pickup Bigsby Light Aged Electric Guitar Ebony
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
The 1957 Les Paul Custom reissue pairs a solid mahogany build with three CustomBucker Alnico III pickups, gold hardware and a Bigsby vibrato. Murphy Lab Light Aging brings dings, pick marks and lacquer checking across the Ebony finish, while rolled fingerboard edges give the Indian rosewood board a worn feel. Its chunky C mahogany neck follows the substantial profile described for the period. The unpotted pickups are historically styled and can squeak or squeal at high volume.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Using three CustomBuckers with Bigsby vibrato in a historically styled Les Paul Custom layout.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- High-volume setups where pickup squeaks or squeals are unacceptable.
- Players looking for a thin neck profile.
- Anyone who wants a pristine, unaged finish.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
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Murphy Lab Light Aging
Dings, pick scrapes and lacquer checking create the appearance of decades of average play wear.
Detail 03
ABR-1 Tune-o-matic bridge with Bigsby vibrato
It combines the specified Tune-o-matic bridge with Bigsby vibrato hardware.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01The pickups are unpotted and may squeak or squeal at high volumes.
- 02Light Aging is visible across the instrument, including dings, pick scrapes and lacquer checking.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01How many pickups does it have?
It has three CustomBucker Alnico III humbuckers and a three-way switch.
02Is a case included?
Yes. It comes with a certificate of authenticity and an aged brown/pink Lifton reissue five-latch hardshell case.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
1 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup Configuration
- HHH
4 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- 6 string
- Scale Length
- 24.75"
8 detailsBody & build
- Fingerboard Material
- Solid ebony Radius: 12" Number of frets: 22 Inlays: 1950s mother-of-pearl pattern Nut width/material: 1.687"/Nylon Electronics Configuration: HHH Neck: Proprietary humbucker Middle: Proprietary humbucker Bridge: Proprietary humbucker Hardware Bridge type: Fixed bridge Tailpiece: Bigsby Tuning machines: Vintage-style Color: Gold Other Number of strings: 6 string Case: Hardshell case Orientation: Right handed Country of Origin: United States
- Bridge Type
- Fixed bridge
- Color
- Gold
- Country of Origin
- United States
- Body Material
- Solid mahogany
- Top Material
- Mahogany
- Body Type
- Single-cutaway solidbody
- Neck Wood
- Solid mahogany
5 detailsOther
- Category Source
- detail
- Korena Special
- false
- Tier
- platinum
- Source Id
- site51500000338226
- Prop65
- WARNING: Cancer and Reproductive Harm www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
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