Gibson Custom Shop 1968 Les Paul Custom Reissue Gloss Ebony (268) reunion-blues-ace round string tree and vintage-style

round string tree and vintage-style tuning machines

all-mahogany body design that would later be renamed the SG™

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Body: 3-Ply Maple/Poplar/Maple

Endpiece: Grained Ivoroid

Gibson Custom Shop 1968 Les Paul Custom Reissue Gloss Ebony (268) reunion-blues-ace round string tree and vintage-styleThe 1968 Les Paul Custom stood apart from its 1950s predecessors in a few significant ways. Instead of a solid mahogany body, it now had a solid maple top on a mahogany back adding the clarity and bite that many rock guitarists sought. It also came standard with two humbuckers as opposed to three, providing additional picking clearance. And lastly it had a 14 degree peghead angle for reduced string tension. This set of features instantly became the