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The Interstellar Tone Traveler has a deep respect for the Custom Shop — but the 70's Les Paul Custom occupies its own legendary coordinates entirely. The Gibson USA Les Paul Custom 70's in Wine Red is a faithful revival of one of the most coveted eras in Gibson history, capturing the bold style, unapologetic power, and period-correct construction that made the 1970s Custom a star of the decade. Originally introduced as the "tuxedo" Les Paul in 1953, the Custom was reimagined in the 70's with its own distinct spec and swagger — most notably a maple neck with the era-correct 70's profile and distinctive volute, delivering a brighter, snappier character than the mahogany-necked Custom Shop version and a feel that is immediately, unmistakably its own. Dressed in deep Wine Red gloss nitrocellulose with multi-ply binding on the top, back, and headstock, a Custom Split Diamond inlay in Mother of Pearl, and gleami