COLORS:
Goldtop Gold
Kalamazoo 1953
Fender PING Vintage Tuners
Fender PING Road Worn Relic Vintage
Fender Locking Tuners 3 Long / 3 Short post 0990818000
Fender Locking Tuners All Short Posts 0990818105
Fender Locking Tuners 3-3 Round Buttons 0990818500
Kaish 6-In Line Locking Tuners (Economy)
These will drop in without any modification. Installing other models will require drilling new mount holes.
Fender Original tuners can be found cheaper elsewhere. Google the SKU numbers.
Fender Standard Died Cast Tuners 09908020100
Fender ClassicGear Vintage Tuners 0990802100
Fender ClassicGear Vintage Staggered 0990802105
Fender Locking Tuners 3 Long / 3 Short post 0990818000
Fender Locking Tuners All Short Posts 0990818105
Fender Locking Tuners 3-3 Round Buttons 0990818500
Kaish 6-In Line Locking Tuners (Economy)
These will drop in without any modification. Installing other models will require drilling new mount holes.
Fender Original tuners can be found cheaper elsewhere. Google the SKU numbers.
BODY:
Body Wood: Mahogany
Binding: Royalite White Binding
Top Wood: Carved Maple Cap
Lacquer: Bronze Powder lacquer mix
Finish: Nitrocellulose
NECK:
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Nut: Nylon (Molded)
Neck Angle: 1° (increased to 3° in late '53)
Headstock Logo: Pearl Inlay Gibson / "Les Paul Model" Gold Silkscreened
Serial: 3 xxxx
Binding: Cellulose Nitrate
Fretboard Material: Brazilian Rosewood
Inlay: Pearloid Trapezoid
Neck Lacquer: Natural Brown Stained / A few were Gold lacquered.
Neck Top-Coat: Nitrocellulose
Neck Profile: Medium "C"
Nut Width: 1-11/16" (43mm)
Scale: 24 3/4"
Radius: 12"
#Frets: 22
OG Fretwire: NS Narrow Frets
Trussrod: Standard Headstock
Bolt-On Type: Glued Set-Neck
HARDWARE:
Bridge Type: Stud-mounted Wraparound Tailpiece Bridge (Thin Ear)
Tailpiece: None
Saddle: None
Tuners: Kluson Unbranded / Single Ring Keystone Buttons
PLASTIC:
Knobs: Gold Speed Knobs (Tenite Butyrate Plastic)
Back Covers: Burgundy Plastic
Switch Plate: White Plastic
Trussrod Cover: White Plastic with Black Top-Ply
ELECTRONICS:
Switch: 3-Way Switchcraft / White Tip
Pickup Config: SS
Wiring: Vintage Wiring
Capacitor: Grey Tiger 0.2mfd PIO Caps
Pots: 500k Centralab
Neck Pickup: P90 Single-Coil (8.50k +/-)
Bridge Pickup: P90 Single-Coil (8.50k +/-)
Case: Top Curved Lid Hardcase w/ Pink Lining
INFO:
Noticeable Changes:
- Neck is angled to 3°. 2 Degrees more.
- Trapeze Tailpiece is changed out for a simple Wrap Around stud mounted bridge.
- Shorter Speed Knobs
- Switch plate for the 3-way is added
- Bigsby Equipped Models Offered as well from this year and forward
