Every few years, we participate in the Exclusive Gibson Hand Picked Custom Shop Program - where we hand select 4 ’59 Les Paul flame-maple Tops, and pair them with a range of beautiful bursts - the end result being four beautiful, hand selected 'bursts! This particular guitar features Gibson's "Dirty Lemon" burst finish.
Gibson Custom Shop's 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue is not just a tribute to the priceless original models -- it's a clone of them. From laser-scanned dimensions to chemically-recreated plastics to colour-matched shades of sunburst, every element has been rendered in unbelievable detail. It represents the culmination of decades of work by Custom Shop's expert team -- a tireless quest to bring accuracy and authenticity to the hands of fans. It’s the definition of cool, and it's the best representation of the 1959 Les Paul Standard since the Gibson Custom Shop began making Historic Reissues over twenty-five years ago.
Latest 2024 specification - just arrived in-store.
Features
- Top: 2-Piece Figured Maple, Hide Glue Fit
- Back: 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany
- Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer VOS (Vintage Patina)
- Neck: Solid Mahogany w/ Authentic '59 Medium C-Shape Profile
- Scale Length: 24.75" / 628.65mm
- Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit w/ 12" Radius
- Frets: 22, Historic Medium-Jumbo
- Nut: Nylon, 1.69" / 42.85mm
- Bridge: ABR-1
- Saddle Material: Nickel-plated Brass
- Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminium Stop Bar
- Tuning Machines: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
- Pickups: Custombucker Alnico III (Unpotted)
- Controls: 2 Volume/2 Tone CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors