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The Rebirth of a Legendary Les Paul

The Gibson Custom 1959 Reissue Les Paul solidbody electric guitar comes as close as possible to recreating the legendary '59 model Les Paul, giving you a chance to own one of these incredible instruments, without spending a fortune. Every detail is as close to spot-on as possible, down to the hand-carved maple top, non-weight-relieved mahogany body, and holly-head veneer headstock. A pair of Gibson's legendary Burstbucker pickups also gives 1959 Reissue Les Paul the sound of classic PAF humbuckers. Sweetwater's only getting one of these amazing instruments, so order your 1959 Reissue Les Paul, before it's too late.



Gibson Custom 1959 Reissue Les Paul Solidbody Electric Guitar at a Glance:

• The rebirth of a legendary Les Paul
  
• Historically accurate details
  
• Burstbucker pickups deliver vintage PAF tone

The rebirth of a legendary Les Paul
The original '59 Les Paul Standard guitar established the Les Paul as a staple of the rock-music world. Although Gibson only shipped about 640 Les Paul Standards in 1959, by the mid '60s, their new slimmer profile neck and transparent finish (a major departure from the Goldtop) caught the attention of a whole new generation of musicians. When you pick up a Gibson Custom 1959 Reissue Les Paul, you can imagine how Keith Richards or Eric Clapton felt, trekking through a whole new territory of undiscovered tone.

Historically accurate details
To revive the very essence of the original '59 Les Paul Standard guitar, Gibson Custom spared no expense, painstakingly recreating each part of the 1959 Reissue Les Paul piece by piece. The original non-weight-relieved mahogany body, hand-carved and bookmatched maple top, and holly-head veneer headstock are only the beginning. The accuracy of the details go all the way down to the straight-line positioning of the 1959 Reissue Les Paul's vintage-style tulip tuners, the size and shape of the acrylic trapezoid block inlays, and the '50-style long neck tenon joint. If you hold the Gibson Custom 1959 Reissue Les Paul up to the original, you'd be more than hard pressed to tell them apart.

Burstbucker pickups deliver vintage PAF tone
Gibson Custom paid just as much attention to the 1959 Reissue Les Paul's electronics as they did to its aesthetics. Beginning with vintage CTS potentiometers and bumble bee capacitors, every part of its internal signal path is designed to give you absolutely dead-on '59 Les Paul tone. Of course, it's next to impossible to find genuine '50s PAFs (even for Gibson). Instead, the 1959 Reissue Les Paul sports a pair of Gibson's Burstbucker Alnico II humbuckers with historically unmatched bobbin windings. You just won't find another Les Paul that comes as close to the original look, sound, and feel of a '59 Les Paul Standard!

Gibson Custom 1959 Reissue Les Paul Solidbody Electric Guitar Features:

• A spot-on recreation of the original 1959 Les Paul Standard
  
• Extremely limited-run model - a real collector's piece!
  
• Every detain meticulously recreated to give you the look, sound, and feel of a vintage '59 model
  
• Vintage non-weight-relieved mahogany body with hand-carved, bookmatched maple top
  
• 1959 rounded neck attached with '50s-style long neck tenon
  
• Fine details include vintage-style tulip tuners in a straight line, holly-holly-head veneer headstock, and original acrylic trapezoid block inlay shape
  
• Vintage CTS potentiometers and bumble bee capacitors coupled with Burstbucker pickups for dead-on vintage PAF tone
  
• Hardshell case included

Get the look, sound, and feel of an original 1959 Les Paul Standard with the Gibson Custom 1959 Reissue Les Paul!

Specification Detail Body Material Mahogany Top Material Hand-carved Maple Body Finish Nitro Color Slow Iced Tea Fade Neck Material Mahogany Neck Shape '59 Scale Length 24.75" Fingerboard Material Rosewood Fingerboard Inlay Vintage Acrylic Trapezoids Number of Frets 22 Nut Width 1.68" Bridge/Tailpiece Tune-o-matic / stoptail Tuners Kluson tuners Number of Pickups 2 Neck Pickup Burstbucker Alnico II humbucker Middle Pickup No middle pickup Bridge Pickup Burstbucker Alnico II humbucker Controls 2 x volume, 2 x tone, 3-way pickup selector Case Included Hardshell Case Included Manufacturer Part Number HB450C

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