An Exceptionally Fine 1956 "Black Beauty" - And it Weighs Just 8 1/2 Pounds!!!

This incredible guitar weighs in at an extremely light 8.50 lbs. and has nice, fat nut width of just under 1 11/16 inches and a standard Gibson scale length of 24 3/4 inches. Solid mahogany body, one-piece mahogany neck with a wonderful fat profile. Ebony fretboard with 22 original small frets and inlaid pearl block position markers. One Alnico pickup in the neck position with a huge output of 8.68k and one P-90 pickup in the bridge position with a very strong output of 7.59k. ABR-1 non-retainer Tune-O-Matic bridge with metal saddles and separate stud tailpiece. All hardware gold-plated. This totally original "Black Beauty" is in exceptionally fine condition (9.00). Some very minor belt-buckle scarring on the back, some loss of the black finish on the back of the neck due to good honest playing wear and some minor tarnishing to the gold hardware are all that prevent this fifty-year old 'Black Beauty' from being near mint. At just 8.50 pounds, this is certainly the lightest 'Fifties' Les Paul Custom that we have ever seen or played. Housed in the original Gibson four-latch black hardshell case with orange-yellow plush lining (8.75). A spectacular instrument…