1955 Gibson Les Paul Custom from the personal collection of Steve Earle in excellent condition. This Gibson is all original with no history of repairs. This Les Paul Custom was constructed with a mahogany body and a mahogany neck with an ebony fingerboard featuring pearl block inlays. The guitar features gold hardware throughout, an Alnico V staple magnet pickup in the neck position, and a P-90 in the bridge position. The neck measures 1 11/16" at the nut, has a depth of 0.93" at the first fret, and a depth of 1.00" at the twelfth fret. The guitar has a 24 3/4" scale and weighs 8.81 lbs. A lightweight, fantastic sounding, extraordinarily well preserved early Les Paul Custom from Steve Earle's personal collection.  This was the first serious vintage guitar that Steve bought and it was his main recording electric guitar for years.  This is also the same style of Les Paul Custom that was known to have been used by Jimmy Hendrix in the late 60's. Comes with the original hardshell case that is also in exceptional condition.