Gibson Les Paul Custom shop R8 2016

Beautiful AAA Flame Maple top and very nice bleed on the neck.

Factory Specifications


Model: Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul “58 Reissue” / R8 series (2016 timeframe)

Builder: Gibson Custom Shop

Body type: Solid body

Body wood: Mahogany

Top wood: AAA Flamed / figured maple

Finish: Nitrocellulose lacquer hand-sprayed

Finish colour (variant): Tobacco Burst

Neck wood: Mahogany, one-piece or historically accurate construction.

Neck construction: Hide-glue joint, long neck tenon (historically accurate for ’58 reissue).

Scale length: 24.75″ (≈ 62.9 cm)

Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood

Frets: 22 Medium-Jumbo (in many listings)

Nut width: approx. 1.6875″ (≈ 42.8 mm)

Neck profile: 1950’s style Les Paul neck carve for the reissue R8.

Binding: Single-ply cream binding around body and neck.

Inlays: Pearloid trapezoid inlays.

Hardware:

Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic style with adjustable saddles

Tailpiece: Lightweight aluminum Stopbar tailpiece in many listings

Nickel/Chrome plating (hardware finish) typical. wildwestguitars.com



Pickups: Custom Bucker humbuckers (neck and bridge) designed for the Custom Shop reissue.

Controls: 2 Volume knobs, 2 Tone knobs, 3-way toggle pickup selector.

Weight: 3.9 kg