Description Product Description The Gibson Custom True Historic 1957 Les Paul Aged Goldtop takes you back to the very last year of original Goldtop Les Paul. Employing Gibson Custom's 2015 True Historic specifications, the True Historic 1957 Les Paul Murphy Aged Goldtop offers a painstaking re-creation of this legendary pre-'Burst Goldtop Les Paul with unparalleled accuracy. With all of the features and appointments that can be found on the last of the original Goldtops, the True Historic 1957 Les Paul Goldtop brings you closer than ever before to the real thing.The hand-selected lightweight mahogany body lies beneath a plain maple top that features an authentic Original 1957 dish carve and single-ply True Historic Reissue cream binding. Just as the construction of the original, the top and back are joined together with a vintage-spec hide glue adhesive that's been applied by hand. Providing a truly authentic aesthetic, the True Historic 1957 Les Paul Goldtop wears a thin Murphy Aged True Historic hand wet-sanded nitro lacquer finish with a Vintage Antique Gold top and Vintage Brown filler.Carved into the exacting profile of the original, the True Historic 1957 Les Paul Murphy Aged Goldtop sports a one-piece, 24.75 -scale mahogany neck for that traditional Gibson feel and playability. The neck is topped with a one-piece, 12 -radius solid Indian rosewood fingerboard that features 22 frets, comfortably rolled True Historic Reissue cream binding, a nylon nut and aged nitrocellulose trapezoid inlays. Holding true to the originals, the True Historic 1957 Les Paul boasts an authentic reissue neck joint that's fitted to the body with hot hide glue adhesive, a thinner 1957 True Historic Holly head veneer, and a Historic Reissue truss rod with no tubing. Tortoise shell side dots further enhance the classic Gibson look.The True Historic 1957 Les Paul Murphy Aged Goldtop comes loaded with a set of Custom Bucker pickups with period-correct True Historic Replica VO