2017年9月28日 · It was dubbed the ‘Black Beauty’, and lived up to the billing. While Gibson had identified the Custom’s demographic, it was Les Paul himself who insisted the ’54 original should be high-gloss black, for reasons of unabashed showmanship. “Everybody wanted to know, why black?” he reflected in his book.

Cosmetically, it featured all black appointments and finish, gold-plated hardware, and a generous helping of white binding on the pickguard, fingerboard, and body. The Custom also included super low frets (hence the nickname, the Fretless Wonder), an inlayed deco decal on the headstock, and a Mahogany top where the standard used maple.

2022年10月12日 · I purchased this amazing 1960 Gibson Les Paul Custom in original Black finish with three gold covered humbucking pickups from its second owner in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at the end of 2021. Gibson's Les Paul Custom made from 1954 until 1961 with black finish and single cutaway is among the best...

This beautiful 1983 Gibson Black Beauty 82 (made in 83) features Tim Shaw humbuckers, Les Paul Standard trapezoid inlays, Les Paul Custom style binding on the top only, gold hardware, a high gloss ebony finish, Schaller-made “flipper” tuning machines. This guitar looks and plays like a …

2001年7月15日 · The "Black Beauty" guitar, brain child of Ted McCarty and built in Kalamazoo with the spirit of Orville Gibson embued, played by the great Les Paul, modified by Wally Kamin and owned by Tommy Doyle, is an icon of Americana and will forever be cherished as a pivotal instrument that graced our lives with amazing music, class and pure tonality.

2024年3月5日 · Introduced in 1954 as the top of the line, the Gibson Les Paul Custom featured a gloss black finish on a Mahogany body with carved Mahogany cap, an Alnico-V ‘Staple Top’ pickup in the neck position and a P-90 at the bridge.

A Black Beauty from 1957, this Gibson is in exceptionally original condition; it appears to have never had a restorative trip to a luthier. It sits with its original PAF, gold-plated pickups and untouched wiring harness.

A Stunning 3-pickup Black Beauty with a Bigsby. This Gibson Custom 1957 Les Paul Custom Reissue VOS is oozing with classic tone and vintage-original-spec authenticity — everything, that is, except its genuine Bigsby-equipped ABR-1 Tune-o-matic bridge, able to add haunting vibrato effects to the '57's legendary bite and sustain.

Bay Area Vintage Guitars is proud to offer this fantastic 1959 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty. This is a rare, one-of-a-kind condition that features an original black finish and a well done refret with medium jumbo frets. The original 3 PAF …

Original finish with minor buckle rash, minor play wear, light checking throughout. Original Gold Hardware except for a replaced chrome Gibson bridge with original gold saddles. Original black hardshell case with all functioning components, original golden yellow lining, minor scuffs and …