GIBSON 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Washed Cherry Sunburst #942089
1959 Les Paul Reissue electric guitar from the Gibson Custom Shop, including case and certificate
1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Washed Cherry Sunburst #942089 at a glance:
Gibson Custom Shop 1959 Les Paul electric guitar
Serial number 942089
Solid mahogany body, without weight relief
Two-piece curly maple top, glued with Hide Glue
Nitrocellulose VOS finish with Vintage patina
Single-ply Royalite body binding
Mahogany neck, with long neck tenon
50s Rounded Medium C neck profile
Rosewood fingerboard with 22 Historic Medium Jumbo frets
Two Gibson Custombucker humbuckers with Alnico III magnets
M69 humbucker frame made of cellulose acetate butyrate (CAB)
CTS 500K audio taper potentiometer, paper-in-oil capacitors and Switchcraft jack
Gibson ABR-1 Tune-o-Matic bridge and aluminum stopbar
Kluson single line/single ring tuners
Includes Lifton hardshell Case and certificate of authenticity
With the Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Washed Cherry Sunburst, the Gibson Custom Shop presents what is probably the most authentic reissue of the legendary '59 Les Paul. As a result of accurate laser scans of original instruments of the era with detailed color values of the Sunburst-Finish and chemical analyses of the composition of individual plastic components, the 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS is far more than a mere tribute instrument, but is an exact copy of the original. Naturally, the Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Washed Cherry Sunburst comes as a genuine Custom Shop instrument in the original Lifton hardshell Case and including a certificate of authenticity.
Authentic mahogany construction
Naturally, the original tonewood combination of Gibson Les Paul is used for the Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Washed Cherry Sunburst. The solid mahogany body without weight relief is finished with a two-piece curly maple top and a classic Royalite binding and connected to the familiar strong '50s Rounded Medium C mahogany neck via a long neck heel (Long Neck Tenon). Authentic Hide Glue is used for all gluing to create the tried and tested resonant glue joints of the '59 Les Paul.
The Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Washed Cherry Sunburst #942089 from the Gibson Custom Shop presents itself as the most accurate replica of the legendary '59 Les Paul.
The two custom humbuckers on the Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Washed Cherry Sunburst are controlled by genuine CTS potentiometers with historically correct paper-in-oil capacitors.
Custombucker with Alnico III magnets
The two Gibson Custombucker pick ups are probably the most accurate replicas of the coveted 'Patent-Applied-For' humbuckers - or P.A.F. for short. The double coilers, known for their warm and full character, rely on historically correct Alnico III magnets and, like the original, are not waxed. The equally classic electrical layout, on the other hand, consists of CTS pots for Volume and Tone, paper-in-oil capacitors and a high-quality Switchcraft USA output socket.
The six Kluson machine heads of the Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Washed Cherry Sunburst #942089 have single-line bodies and single-ring machine heads in accordance with the specifications of the '59 Paula.
Classic Hardware & authentic plastic parts
Of course, the successful combination of a versatile and resonant Gibson ABR-1 Tune-o-Matic bridge and an aluminum stopbar should not be missing on an official '59 Les Paul. The six Kluson machine headswith historically accurate single-line housing and single-ring wings from the era are also true to the original. The plastic parts in the form of the M69 humbucker frames, the pickguard and the 'poker chip' are also made of cellulose acetate butyrate in keeping with the original.
Features:
Manufacturer:
Gibson
Series:
Gibson Custom Shop
Design:
Les Paul
Body:
Mahogany
Top:
Flamed Maple
Binding:
Royalite
Neck:
Mahogany
Neck Construction:
Long Neck Tenon, set
Neck Profile:
'50s Rounded Medium C
Scale in mm:
628
Fretboard:
Rosewood
Fretboard Type:
Fretted
Fretboard Radius in Inches:
12
Number of Frets:
22
Fret Format:
Historic Medium Jumbo
Fretboard Inlays:
Trapeze
Nut type:
Nylon
Nut width in mm:
42.9
Width at Last Fret:
56.9
Pickup:
HH
Manufacturer pickups:
Gibson
Neck Pickup:
Custom Bucker, Alnico III
Middle Pickup:
No
Bridge Pickup:
Custom Bucker, Alnico III
Piezo Pickup:
No
Active pickups:
No
Coil-splitting:
No
Electronic:
Handwired, Paper-in-Oil Caps
Switch:
3-Way
Control:
2x Vol, 2x Tone
Bridge:
Gibson ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece:
Aluminium Stopbar
Tuners:
Kluson Single Line/Single Ring
Strap Button:
Standard
Hardware:
VOS Nickel
String Gauge:
.010 - .046
Factory Tuning:
Standard E
Country of Origin:
USA
Finish:
High-Gloss
Colour:
Washed Cherry Sunburst
Number of Strings:
6
Case included:
Yes
Gigbag included:
No
Certificate:
Yes
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