Up for auction is my favourite, BEST Gibson on the PLANET, in my humble opinion. Tonal quality pure delight. The ultimate for Gibson purists. I will be sad to see it go.

Very lightly used, 100% mint. From my private collection.

RRP $9000

Gibson’s '59 Les Paul Standard is the most highly acclaimed, widely recognized solid body electric guitar, an ultimate example of playability, attractiveness and tone. It included a slightly thinner neck profile, a smaller heel, and a change to larger “jumbo”-sized frets, which are still in use today.

NEAR PERFECT RECREATION

The '59 LES PAUL REISSUE produced today by Gibson Custom Shop is true to all of the original instrument’s features and characteristics, including Gibson’s traditional hand-carved “figured” maple top and solid, non-weight relieved mahogany body.
The headstock is made from Holly head veneer, as opposed to fiber, just like it was in 1959, and the vintage-style tulip tuners are mounted in a straight line, also as they were on the original. The neck is made from one solid piece of mahogany, and attached to the body using a long neck tenon — one of the Les Paul’s more distinguishing characteristics of the 1950s.

It has a rosewood fingerboard outfitted with acrylic trapezoid inlays matching the size and color of the originals. Gibson’s legendary Burstbucker pickups deliver all the subtle variations of true, classic humbucker tone by using historically “unmatched” bobbin windings and Alnico II magnets. Other historical appointments include CTS potentiometers, bumble bee capacitors, rolled crème-colored fingerboard binding, single-ply crème-colored binding around the body, and a period-correct thin toggleswitch washer and jackplate.

It comes with a Gibson Custom case and Custom Shop certificate of authenticity.

I have 100% positive Trademe feedback. Please bid with confidence. This is a high calibre Gibson Les Paul.

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