Detail 01
Two volume controls, one tone control
Each pickup has its own volume control, while one tone control serves the guitar.
Product detailSKU #1500000464627
Gibson Custom1957 Mahogany Futura Reissue Electric Guitar - Antique Natural
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Built around Gibson’s angular 1957 Futura design, this reissue pairs a two-piece mahogany body with a substantial ’50s Vintage mahogany neck and unbound Indian rosewood fingerboard. Its two unpotted CustomBucker Alnico 3 humbuckers are arranged for open, responsive PAF-style sounds, with separate volume controls for shaping the pickup blend. Antique Natural nitrocellulose lacquer, gold VOS hardware, and the split-V headstock give it the appearance and layout of an early Modernist-era Gibson.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Stage or studio parts that benefit from two humbuckers and separate volume controls.
- Players looking for a 1957 Futura reissue with Antique Natural finish and aged gold hardware.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Unpotted CustomBucker Alnico 3 humbuckers
The two-pickup setup is described as open and responsive, with late-1950s PAF-style character.
Detail 03
22 frets on a 24.75-inch scale
The fingerboard carries 22 reissue frets across the listed 24.75-inch scale length.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Right-handed instrument.
- 02A Lifton historic reissue hardshell case with pink interior is supplied.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What pickup layout does the Futura Reissue use?
It has two unpotted CustomBucker Alnico 3 humbuckers in an HH configuration.
02How are the controls arranged?
There are two volume controls and one tone control, using 500k CTS vintage-taper potentiometers and phone book capacitors.
03What finish and hardware treatment does it have?
It has Antique Natural nitrocellulose lacquer and gold VOS hardware.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
5 detailsPickups & controls
- Controls
- 2 volume, 1 tone with 500k CTS vintage-taper potentiometers and phone book capacitors
- Neck
- CustomBucker Alnico 3 humbucker
- Control Knobs
- True Historic bleach white top hats with dial pointers
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
- Bridge
- CustomBucker Alnico 3 humbucker
8 detailsPlayability
- Nut Material
- Nylon
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Neck Profile
- '50s Vintage
- Nut Width
- 1.687
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 24.75
- Neck Shape
- '50s Vintage
14 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Natural
- Fingerboard Wood
- Indian rosewood
- Body Material
- 2-piece mahogany
- Body Finish
- Antique Natural nitrocellulose lacquer
- Inlays
- Cellulose dot
- Finish
- Antique Natural nitrocellulose lacquer
- Hardware Finish
- Gold VOS
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Indian rosewood
- Body Style
- Futura
- Color Finish
- Brown
- Tuning Machines
- Kluson single-ring reissue
- Body Shape
- Futura
- Tailpiece
- Aluminum stop bar
1 detailsIn the box
- Case or Gig Bag
- Lifton historic reissue hardshell with pink interior
