Gibson Custom True Historic 1959 Les Paul Reissue

Les Paul Electric Guitars by Gibson Custom

True Historic 1959 Les Paul Reissue by Gibson Custom
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1959 generation of Les Paul Standard guitars was the second one to use the "Burst" color patterns and the third one to use the humbucker pickups. Nonetheless, despite not being the first one in either category, 1959 Les Paul Standard models would go on to become the most collectible, most popular and most expensive classic era Les Paul guitars. True Historic 1959 Les Paul Reissue is the most accurate recreation of the classic LP, according to Gibson`s official web site. Each of its six color options (Dark Burst, Cherry Sunburst and Lemon Burst in Vintage and Aged variants) costs (for Gibson Custom catalog) pretty bearable $8,699. Main features include one-piece mahogany bodies (hand-selected, lightweight), flame maple tops (bound in creme, double-carved), double-carved mahogany necks (`59 profile), one-piece Indian rosewood fingerboards, (AlNiCo III) custom-wound Custom Bucker pickups and nickel-plated hardware.


True Historic 1959 Les Paul Reissue Full Specs

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Body Shape LP
Body Type Solid Body
Body Construction Single cutaway
Carved Top Yes
Binding Creme
Body Wood Mahogany
One Piece Body Yes
Body Top Wood Maple (Flame)
Pickguard Yes
Neck Wood Mahogany
Neck Shape '59 Profile
Neck Joint Mortise & Tenon
Neck Joint Glued In
Fingerboard Material Rosewood (Bound)
Number of Frets 22
Fingerboard Inlays Trapezoid
String Nut Nylon
Nut Width 1.6875" (1-11/16")
Fingerboard Radius 12.00"
Number of Pickups 2
Bridge Pickup Type Humbucker
Neck Pickup Type Humbucker
Controls Volume
Controls Tone
Pickup Switch Type 3-way Pickup Selector
Bridge Tune-O-Matic
Bridge Stoptail
Hardware Nickel
Number of Strings 6
Tuners Closed
Tuners Vintage Style
Scale Length 24-3/4"
Finish Nitrocellulose
Finish Lacquer

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Body Shape
LP
LP
Body Type
Solid Body
Solid Body
Body Construction
Single cutaway
Single cutaway
Carved Top
Yes
No
Binding
Creme
Creme
Body Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
One Piece Body
Yes
No
Body Top Wood
Maple (Flame)
Maple (Flame)
Pickguard
Yes
No
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Neck Shape
'59 Profile
'60s
Neck Joint
Glued In/Mortise & Tenon
Glued In
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood (Bound)
Rosewood (Bound)
Number of Frets
22
22
Fingerboard Inlays
Trapezoid
Trapezoid
String Nut
Nylon
Nylon
Nut Width
1.6875" (1-11/16")
1.6875" (1-11/16")
Fingerboard Radius
12.00"
12.00"
Number of Pickups
2
2
Bridge Pickup Type
Humbucker
Humbucker
Neck Pickup Type
Humbucker
Humbucker
Controls
Tone/Volume
Tone
Pickup Switch Type
3-way Pickup Selector
3-way Pickup Selector
Bridge
Stoptail/Tune-O-Matic
Stoptail
Hardware
Nickel
Nickel
Number of Strings
6
6
Tuners
Closed/Vintage Style
Vintage Style
Scale Length
24-3/4"
24-3/4"
Finish
Lacquer/Nitrocellulose
Lacquer
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