2003 Gibson Historic R7 Les Paul All Mandolins often praised for a level

often praised for a level of build quality and attention to vintage detail that gave contemporary US production a run for its money

This guitar features a slab Alder body and maple neck with Rosewood fingerboard

Create your own custom scales for the sympathetic strings while you set the decay time for the lead voice

SHIM: shimmer

allowing the top to vibrate far more freely than a standard D-28

2003 Gibson Historic R7 Les Paul All Mandolins often praised for a levelFor many Gibson Custom Shop purists and collectors, the year 2003 represents a high water mark for the Historic Reissue series. It was during this specific production year that Gibson made massive strides toward total vintage accuracy, introducing a historically correct non tubed truss rod and a deeper, more accurate top carve. This superb 2003 "R7" '57 Reissue captures the raw power and striking elegance of the definitive mid fifties Goldtop. Built