Unique to this Year: 1969 is a very transitional year for the Custom which accounts for a great deal variation of values within the year. Years of Production: 1953 - 1960 (switched to SG body), 1968 - present Other changes include the introduction of a neck valute and a 'Made in USA' stamp on the back of the headstock. Starting in 1969, the Custom also adopted a multi-ply body construction with a Maple top like the Les Standard, where the original Les Paul Custom used an all Mahogany body. Upon its reintroduction, the Les Paul Custom differed from those of the '50s in number of ways: the headstock was a slightly steeper angle, the control cavity in the body was cut in a different manner, and the neck tennon was longer. The original Les Paul and Les Paul Custom were not brought back until 1968. Like the Les Paul Standard, the Les Paul Custom was replaced with the SG body style at the end of 1960.
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