Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Reissue Quilt Top Review

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Overall Rating 2.99

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Features 2.5

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Quality 3.75

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Reliability / Value 2.43

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Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Reissue Quilt Top Specs

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  • Body Shape: LP  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Body Construction: Single cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Binding: Creme  
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  • Carved Top: Yes  
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  • Neck Shape: '50s  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Trapezoid  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • String Nut: Corian  
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  • Bridge: Stoptail  
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  • Hardware: Chrome  
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  • Fret Size: Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Exact duplication of the 1959 carved top. Limited Edition Washed Cherry finish. Elimination of the subtle gap on the pickguard and rhythm pickup. Angle of neck pitch reset to 1959 specs. The exact filler and stain as used in 1959. The binding has been adjusted 50/1000 to duplicate the 1959 model.

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Gibson Custom's 1959 Les Paul Reissue Quilt Top is fairly good guitar. Not a brilliant one, but 1959 Les Paul Reissue Quilt Top will serve you until you decide it's time to go for a bit more expensive guitar. You will not go wrong if you go ahead with 1959 Les Paul Reissue Quilt Top.

Some say that the average is golden, and maybe that is true for Gibson Custom's 1959 Les Paul Reissue Quilt Top as well. There are musicians who would like to see more features on 1959 Les Paul Reissue Quilt Top, but Gibson Custom felt that 1959 Les Paul Reissue Quilt Top provides enough features for a given price and the market that Gibson Custom aims for. Perhaps there are better equipped guitars then this one, but 1959 Les Paul Reissue Quilt Top will deliver what it's built for.

You can plug this baby into a toaster and, God knows, maybe it would sound as great as it does with any other amp. Seriously, Gibson Custom made a 1959 Les Paul Reissue Quilt Top, a terrific sounding instrument that deserves all the praise it can get. There is simply no need to change any stock-provided parts built into this axe, as it sounds professional all the way. Gibson Custom's 1959 Les Paul Reissue Quilt Top is a flawlessly sounding instrument.

Though it could be better, action of Gibson Custom's 1959 Les Paul Reissue Quilt Top is not that bad at all. It may go out of tune when mistreated, but it's easily tuned back in no time. You won't be let down while playing 1959 Les Paul Reissue Quilt Top's neck. Guitar does feel a bit cheaper, but it will last you a long time, if you handle it with care that each instrument should be getting anyhow.

Some might say that Gibson Custom didn't go all the way in providing a reliable and durable instrument, but 1959 Les Paul Reissue Quilt Top isn't that bad. It will serve you well most of times, though you should be wary and have backups in situations where you feel 1959 Les Paul Reissue Quilt Top might let you down, such as gigs and studio sessions.