2. Born in the early '50s, the Les Paul really began taking shape in the mid-50s. Gibson was upgrading many
aspects of their trusty axe, including the addition of the Tune-o-matic ABR-1 bridge to the Les Paul in 1956.
In 1957, Gibson did it again, adding brand new humbucking pickups to the Les Paul. The rest, as they say,
is history. What we have here is a reproduction of the Gibson 1957 Les Paul Goldtop, put together by the
good folks in the Gibson Custom Shop. Treated with the VOS treatment, the... Read more
By 1957, Gibson's evolving Les Paul model guitar had already undergone several key modifications that
would remain as the foundation of the iconic version known around the world today as the Les Paul
Standard. But while the addition of the new Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece one year earlier
had greatly improved the overall functionality of the Les Paul, nothing would compare with the addition of
Gibson's pioneering humbucking pickup in 1957. A truly magnificent instrument, gleaming... Read more
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