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| Les Paul Custom | |
|---|---|
 A Les Paul 57 Custom | |
| Manufacturer | Gibson |
| Period | 1954–1960; 1968–present |
| Construction | |
| Body type | Solid |
| Neck joint | Set |
| Scale | 24.75 in (629 mm) |
| Woods | |
| Body | Mahogany or Mahogany/Maple |
| Neck | Mahogany or Maple |
| Fretboard | Ebony, Maple, Richlite |
| Hardware | |
| Bridge | Fixed, Tune-o-matic, Tremolo |
| Pickup(s) | 2 or 3 Humbuckers, originally 2 P-90s |
| Colors available | |
| Ebony, Alpine White, Tobacco Sunburst, Wine Red, Cherry Sunburst, Silver Burst, Gold/Bronze Sunburst, Natural "the Natural" (maple top w/maple fingerboard) Natural with Ebony Fingerboard (maple top w/ebony fingerboard Sam Ash Special 1975) | |
The Gibson Les Paul Custom is a higher-end variation of the Gibson Les Paul guitar. It was developed in 1953 after Gibson had introduced the Les Paul model in 1952.