Gibson Custom Shop 1959 Les Paul Standard VOS Reissue Washed Cherry Sunburst

Description

Gibson Custom Shop 1959 Les Paul Standard VOS Reissue Washed Cherry Sunburst

Gibson Les Paul 1959 Standard Reissue VOS Dirty Lemon finish directly from the Custom Shop. 1959 is considered one of the most important years for Gibson solid-body production, and no model is more famous than the '59 Les Paul Standard. Initially a commercial failure, the Les Paul Standard was later adopted by some of the greatest guitarists in history such as Jimmy Page, Duane Allman, Mike Bloomfield, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, and Billy Gibbons, to name a few.

Specifications

Shape: Les Paul

Top: 2-piece Figured Maple

Back: Lightweight Mahogany

Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer VOS

Neck

Material: Solid Mahogany

Fretboard: Indian Rosewood

Neck Profile: C-Shape

Scale: 24.75"

Radius: 12"

Number of Frets: 22

Fret Type: Historic Medium Jumbo

Nut: Nylon

Nut Width: 1.69"

Inlays: Cellulose Trapezoid

Electronics

Neck Pickup: Custombucker Alnico III (Unpotted)

Bridge Pickup: Custombucker Alnico III (Unpotted)

Controls: 2x Volume + 2x Tone

Paper-in-Oil Capacitors

Pickup Switching: 3 positions

Hardware

Bridge: ABR-1

Tuners: Kluson Single Line

Pickguard: Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate