Gibson / Les Paul Custom / 1960 / Black / Guitar
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This is quite special… This is one of the nicest guitars ever to pass through here and is also a bit of a bargain for what it is. It is a JAW DROPPING original 1960 Gibson Les Paul Custom 3 pickup Black Beauty with it's original hard shell case. You do not come across these like this every day...
It is in excellent original condition with all original paintwork, no breaks, no repairs and no overspray anywhere. 3x original PAF pickups. The only issues are it has had a refret, new nut and fingerboard binding (all very professionally done) and the middle PAF has been disconnected - the lead has not been chopped, it is neatly colied up in the middle pickup cavity. This is a common player mod as the sound in the middle position is out of phase and leaves a lot to be desired… At the moment it acts just like a 2 pickup Les Paul Custom with wonderful PAF’s but it can easily be put back to original wiring if required.
It is a late 1960 (all pots I can read date 43rd week of 1960) so may even be a 1961 which is rare. It does not have a super slim neck though, the neck profile is not too far off a ’59 profile, a little slimmer but not the real skinny type you would expect. Bridge is a non wire ABR-1 and tailpice is the ultra lightweight aluminium type. Caps and wiring are just like you would expect to see in 1961.
Condition wise, it is really nice. There is the usual checking on the original finish but even this is not too bad. There are various dings all over but again nothing too bad and I have see a LOT worse than this - the black finish on these 50’s Les Paul Customs does not wear well over time but this one has survived in excellent condition.
It plays superbly well, with a superb low action on frets that you can actually use. Tuners are original Pat Pending Grovers and it has the original black case with yellow lining and ‘Gibson’ logo that is also in very good shape. Weight is a nice and light (for a 3 pickup Les Paul) 3.8Kg.
This is probaly the best value original late 50’s type Les Paul Custom out there without any major issues: finish work, repairs or overspray. A perfect excuse or reason to sell your house… or your Porsche… or your girlfriend (only kidding about the girlfriend btw ;-)
ATB Guitars, UK 
Hello we’re ATB Guitars.
We are one of Europes leading sellers of vintage and rare guitars. We only sell vintage Gibson and Fender electric guitars from 1950 until 1975 and have an extensive inventory to browse in our bricks and mortar store in Cheltenham, UK or in our online web store.
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All prices are in UK GBP £ Sterling. Payment can be made by Paypal, bank transfer, cash, or money order cashiers cheque etc.
Should you not be absolutely delighted with your purchase you may return it to Cheltenham, at your own expense, within 7 days from the date of delivery for a full refund. The item must not have been altered or tampered with in any way, and it must arrive in the same condition as it left us.
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We ship within the UK by Royal Mail Recorded (small items under 2Kg), TNT or UPS and Worldwide by Royal Mail Airmail Signed For (small under 2Kg) Parcelforce, UPS or FedEx. All shipping prices include expert packing, cartons and packing materials but not insurance which is typically around 2% of items value. Currently approx shipping rates for a single guitar are as follows:
UK excluding Northern Ireland and Highlands £29
Most of mainland Europe £49
U.S.A. £129
Asia £149 - £190
Rest of World including S. America £149 - £275
