Gibson Custom Shop 1968 Les Paul Custom Reissue Electric Guitar, Light Aged Ebony Top/Gold Back

Sometimes you just gotta add a little gold, right? Coming soon from the Gibson Custom Shop we have this 1968 Les Paul Custom Reissue sporting a light aged ebony top with gold back finish. As part of Gibson's 2026 Limited Edition Collection, this custom is oozing pure '60s rock and roll attitude.

This Les Paul gets its signature single-cutaway body shape from a maple top sandwiched to a mahogany body – a classic tonewood pairing Gibson has used for decades. The body is bound top and back and sports a ebony top and full gold back. The back of the headstock has also received a black stinger, we're big fans of that. The body is accented with nickel hardware, black Witch Hate style knobs, and a black multi-ply pickguard. To amplify its voice, a set of T-Type humbucking pickups are located in both the bridge and neck positions. These humbucker deliver snappy top end, clear midrange, and lovely low end. Tone can be further adjusted with each pickup's volume and tone controls as well as the 3-way toggle switch.

Meeting the body around the 16th fret, a mahogany neck is attached to the body in an authentic set-neck design and long neck tenon. The neck sports an authentic 1968 profile, not too round, but not to thin either. The neck is topped by a bound ebony fingerboard. The fingerboard is crowned with 22 reissue medium jumbo frets and 10 mother of pearl block inlays. Strings are loaded through the stopbar tailpiece and Tune-O-Matic bridge, rest in the slotted nylon nut slots, and are tuned to pitch with the Kluson Waffleback tuning machines. The headstock display the iconic split-diamond inlay – a signature detail on Custom models.

The entire guitar has undergone Murphy Lab's Light Aging treatment, providing the look and feel of a vintage instrument. Light Aging replicates 50 years of average play wear – a favorite guitar that rarely left home only for the occasional weekend gig. Finish checking, aged hardware, light dings, pick trails, finish flaking, and softened edges throughout are to be expected.

Complete with a COA and Lifton reissue case, this Les Paul Custom is just about as cool as cool can get.