2010 Gibson Custom 50th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Custom Black Beauty

This Used 2010 Gibson Custom 50th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Custom Black Beauty is here on consignment. The neck is straight, the frets are still crowned, and the truss rod functions properly. This guitar was played over the last 14 years so there are a few dings in the top. Since it’s Ebony it shows off any wear rather easily so don’t expect this one to show up looking factory-fresh! It’s still in great condition, though with plenty of life left in it! Included with the guitar are the original hardshell case and certificate of authenticity. 

Modifications include Lollar Low Wind Humbucker, Tim Schroeder Custom Caps, Bourns Pots, a bone nut, and Tone Pros Bridge Pieces. The original pickups, wiring harness, and bridge pieces are included. 

“The “Black Beauty” debuted late in 1953 to instant acclaim, but it would be a few years before the design would reach its zenith. The 1960 Les Paul Custom, upgraded with two gold-plated PAF humbucking pickups and a super-fast, slim neck, is often considered the epitome of the breed. Just like the original—intended to emulate the tux a jazz artist would wear to perform at a formal function—the 50th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Custom has a high-gloss nitrocellulose Ebony finish, multi-ply binding on body and headstock, an ebony fingerboard with mother-of-pearl block markers, a larger headstock with mother-of-pearl split-diamond inlay, and gold-plated hardware throughout.

A pair of Gibson’s BurstBucker humbucking pickups—a #1 in the neck for smooth, articulate tones and a #2 in the bridge for more sting and punching power—represent the legendary PAFs of the late ’50s and early ’60s, and are made with unpolished alnico magnets and coils that are wound with unequal turns of 42-gauge enamel-coated wire to induce that single-coil like bite and edge of the originals. To top it all off, routing them through high-quality CTS pots and “bumblebee” tone capacitor keeps your signal sweetly vintage. REMINDER: these original electronics come with the guitar but are not currently installed!

The 50th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Custom is built with the long neck tenon that gave added resonance and sustain to the original, its period-correct nylon nut is cut on the PLEK for ultimate accuracy, and beneath the guitar’s gloss Ebony finish lies a body carved from one piece of solid mahogany, a tonewood known for its blend of warmth, richness and clarity.

Produced in extremely limited numbers in 1960, original Black Beauties are nigh on impossible to come by today. With its historically accurate details and appointments, the Gibson Custom Shop 50th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Custom is the finest replication of the model that has ever been produced. Each example comes with a plush-lined Gibson Custom hardshell case, a Certificate of Authenticity, and full owner’s literature. MSRP $7508″

Specs

• Gibson Custom Shop
• 50th Anniversary Edition
• 1960 Les Paul Custom – Black Beauty
• Only 200 Made
• Ebony Finish
• Weighs 9 lbs 8 oz
• One Piece Mahogany Body
• Mahogany Neck Material
• Long-Neck Tenon
• Slim 1960 Neck Profile
• Ebony Fingerboard Mother of Pearl Block Inlays
• 24.75″ Scale Length
• Bone Nut by Tim Schroeder
• 1 and 11/16″ Nut Width
• Multi-Ply Body/Headstock Binding
• Lollar Low Wind Pickups Installed
• Original Gibson Burstbuckers Included
• 2 x Volume Controls – Bourns Pots
• 2 x Tone Controls – Bourns Pots
• 3-Way Pickup Selector
• Gold Hardware
• Grover Kidney Tuners
• Tone Pros Locking Bridge Pieces Installed
• ABR-1 No Wire Bridge Included
• Lightweight Stopbar Tailpiece Included
• Certificate of Authenticity
• Original Hardshell Case