1959 is widely considered to be the pinnacle year for Gibson’s mid-century solid body electric guitars, and no 1959 Gibson model is more famous than the sunburst Les Paul Standard. At first a commercial failure, the model was eventually adopted by some the world’s greatest guitarists – Jimmy Page, Duane Allman, Mike Bloomfield, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, and Billy Gibbons, to name a few. The rarity and celebrity association of the model has pushed the values of original examples into the stratosphere. Gibson Custom’s 1959 Les Paul Standard is a painstakingly-accurate replica of these highly-valuable guitars rendered in detail so intricate that even the chemical composition of the parts has been scientifically examined and re-engineered – and that’s just one small example. Sonically, visually, and tactilely, owning a 2018 Gibson Custom Historic ’59 Les Paul Standard is as close as one can get to owning a priceless original.

Specifications:

• Series: Gibson Custom Historic Collection
• Body Style: Les Paul
• Back: Lightweight Solid Mahogany Body
• Top: 2 Piece Figured Maple Top
• Neck: Solid Mahogany, Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
• Neck profile: Authentic ‘59 Medium C-Shape
• Nut width: 1.687”, 42.85mm
• Fingerboard: Solid Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit
• Scale length: 24.75”, 62.865cm
• Number of frets: 22
• Nut: Nylon
• Inlay: Cellulose Trapezoid
• Bridge: ABR-1
• Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum
• Knobs: Replica Butyrate Gold Top Hats
• Tuners: Single Band Kluson Deluxe
• Plating: Nickel
• Neck pickup: Custombucker
• Bridge pickup: Custombucker
• Controls: 2 500K CTS Volume Pots, 2 500K CTS Tone Pots, Hand-Wired Harness with Bumblebee Capacitors, Switchcraft Toggle Switch