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Gibson 1955 NAMM Show Commemorative Edition Les Paul Nugget Gold

$6,499.00
Article number: 55173
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One piece lightweight mahogany body, two piece plain maple cap, one piece mahogany neck with a 1950s Chunky D profile, Indian rosewood fretboard with celluloid trapezoid inlays, Gibson Custom P-90 pickups, rare nitrocellulose lacquer custom colors, Lifton

Delivery time: Fedex 2-Day Delivery Included

Description

- Gibson Authorized Dealer - This item is Brand New with Full Factory Warranty.

- The photos shown are of the actual instrument being sold.

- Our luthiers at Fuller's Guitar thoroughly inspect and set up each instrument to factory specification action and neck relief prior to shipping to make sure that your new instrument is gig-ready right out of the box.

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Serial Number 55173
Weight 8 lbs 13 oz

Celebrating the 70th anniversary of the five custom color Gibson Les Pauls that were displayed at the 1955 NAMM Show
The National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) is a not-for-profit global trade association dedicated to the music products industry. Their annual trade shows are major events in the musical products industry and go all the way back to 1902, when the first one occurred in Baltimore, MD. Companies like Gibson regularly display new models at the NAMM Show to introduce them to dealers, the press, and other show visitors. They also occasionally display unique models specifically made for the NAMM Show. Gibson displayed five distinctive Les Paul™ models at the 1955 NAMM Show, which was held in Chicago, IL, that year, with each guitar finished in one of five custom metallic nitrocellulose lacquer car finishes–Samoa Beige, Copper Iridescent, Nugget Gold, Platinum, and Viceroy Brown. In addition to their custom metallic finishes, they were outfitted with no-wire ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic™ bridges and Stop Bar tailpieces. These bridges were first introduced on the Gibson Super 400 in 1953 and were used on the 1954 Les Paul Custom, but they made their first appearance on a standard Les Paul model with the five guitars that were displayed at the 1955 NAMM Show. These distinctive-looking and historically notable Les Pauls were made in extremely limited numbers, and the whereabouts of only a few are known today.

Now, Gibson Custom, in celebration of the 70th anniversary of the five custom color Gibson Les Pauls that were displayed at the 1955 NAMM Show, is proud to introduce the 1955 NAMM Show Commemorative Edition Les Paul. This special run is limited to only 70 guitars in each of the five custom colors, with the five custom metallic nitrocellulose lacquer car finishes expertly recreated by Gibson for the first time ever. Each of these guitars features historically accurate 1955 specifications, including a lightweight one-piece mahogany body and a hide glue-fitted two-piece plain maple cap. Even the color-matched Speed knobs replicate the knobs on the guitars that were shown at the 1955 NAMM Show. The one-piece mahogany neck has a long neck tenon, a 1950s Chunky D-Shape neck profile, and an Indian rosewood fretboard that has 22 historic narrow/tall frets, a 12” fretboard radius, and is adorned with aged cellulose nitrate trapezoid inlays. The headstock features a period-correct “low logo” holly headstock veneer and is equipped with a nylon nut and single line, single ring Kluson® tuners, and has a historical 1955 limited run serial number on the back. The pickups are a pair of cream-covered Custom Shop P-90 Soapbars that are hand-wired to 500k CTS® potentiometers and paper-in-oil capacitors. Only 70 guitars will be made in each of the five colors, for a total of 350 guitars in this limited run. Each guitar in this very special limited edition also features Light Aging by the skilled artisans of the Murphy Lab. The Murphy Lab Light Aged finish treatment, paired with lightly aged hardware, simulates decades of light play wear, giving these guitars the unique character, vibe, and feel of an original example from the Gibson Golden Era. A brown/pink Lifton™ five-latch case is also included to complete the authentic vintage ownership experience.

Key Features
Lightweight one-piece mahogany body and a hide glue-fitted two-piece plain maple cap
Mahogany neck with a 1950s Chunky D-Shape neck profile and a long neck tenon
Period-correct "low logo" holly headstock veneer
Custom Shop P-90 Soapbar pickups
Available in five rare custom colors - Samoa Beige, Copper Iridescent, Nugget Gold, Platinum, and Viceroy Brown
Murphy Lab Light Aging
Limited edition, with only 70 guitars made in each of the five custom colors

Body Style
Les Paul

Body Shape
Les Paul

Body Material
One Piece Lightweight Mahogany

Top
2-Piece Plain Maple, Hide Glue Fit

Binding
One-Ply Cream Royalite, Top and Fretboard

Body Finish
Murphy Lab Aged Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Weight Relief
None

Profile
1950s Chunky D-Shape

Scale Length
628.65 mm / 24.75 in

Fingerboard Material
Indian Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius
304.8 mm / 12 in

Neck Material
Solid Mahogany

Fret Count
22

Frets
Historic Gibson Narrow/Tall

Nut Material
Nylon

Nut Width
42.85 mm / 1.687 in

End Of Board Width
56.89 mm / 2.239 in

Inlays
Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid

Joint
Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit

Finish
Nickel; Murphy Lab Light Aged

Bridge
No-Wire ABR-1

Saddle Material
Nickel-plated Brass

Tailpiece
Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar

Tuning Machines
Kluson Single Line, Single Ring

Pickguard
Cream, Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate

Truss Rod
Authentic 1950s No-Tube

Truss Rod Cover
Authentic Stepped 2-Ply

Control Knobs
Speed, Color-matched to Body

Switch Tip
Amber Catalin

Switch washer
Cream, True Historic Silkscreened Cellulose Acetate Butyrate

Jack Plate Cover
Cream, True Historic Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate

Control Covers
Brown

Strap Buttons
2, Aluminum Historic - Bottom and Upper Bout

Pickup Covers
Cream Soapbar

Neck Pickup
Custom Shop P-90 Soapbar

Bridge Pickup
Custom Shop P-90 Soapbar

Controls
2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors

Pickup Selector
3-way Switchcraft

Output Jack
1/4" Switchcraft

Strings Gauge
.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046

Case
Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch

Accessories
Gibson Custom Switchplate Medallion (with Historic Brown Plastic Cover in Case), 1955 NAMM Show-inspired Certificate of Authenticity Booklet which Includes a Photo from the Ledger in the Gibson Archives, Historic Reissue Hang Tags

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