Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS - Dirty Lemon Reviews
The 1959 Les Paul is known in musician circles as the Holy Grail of Guitars, and thanks to this spot-on reproduction, you can have one of your very own. This Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS is built from heavenly tonewoods, including a solid mahogany body, beautiful figured maple top, and Indian rosewood fingerboard. Inject your playing with authentic PAF tones, courtesy of CustomBucker pickups and a handwired harness with paper-in-oil capacitors. This true-to-life re-creation also boasts hide-glue construction, a long neck tenon, and vintage-style Kluson tuners. A gorgeous thin VOS nitrocellulose lacquer finish completes this 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue.
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Highest Rated Reviews
Amazing guitar
Wow!!! This is an amazing guitar. I cannot put it down and it sounds amazing through a Fender or Marshall. I debated buying it but so happy I did.
Love at first touch.
I own many fancy guitars but this Les Paul stands out! Probably I found the guitar that really speaks to me, ya know.
I don't care about flaws in binding, paint as Gibson known for. If you are looking for the flawless instrument I would suggest PRS. But 59 Les Paul has a character and feel which is more important for me.
Also I would like to thanks my sales guy Dustin Keesbury who was very helpful! Good job!
The best of the best
An incredible guitar. I am incredibly happy with the purchase and Darius B. Was very kind and provided excellent and professional support to help me complete the order. The aesthetics, paint, finish, feel is impeccable.
Fantastic Guitar
This is a fantastic guitar.
I had this guitar on my bench, for a setup, after a customer bought it.
When I do setups I also do full inspections, so I look at guitars very closely, as you can see in my YoUTube review (attached here).
The guitar is built like a tank and plays like a monster - just as one would expect from a Gibson of this caliber.
Highly recommended.
Sweetwater Sales Engineer Rob Amaral is Incredible
Just bought this beautiful guitar and it truly is the Holy Grail of guitars, just as Gibson proclaims.
However, the big news is the service from my Sales Engineer, Rob Amaral. He took care of everything and I had my guitar overnight. Can't beat that service if you tried... Give Sweetwater a call and ask for Rob, you'll never regret it.
Outstanding Guitar!
What can I say that already hasn't been. This guitar is excellent. After I bought my Les Paul custom (from Bart Amburn) I decided the next step was an R9. Looking on the Sweetwater site this guitar just caught my eye. I called Bart and he took care of me as always. After I received the guitar I made some minor setup adjustments to my preference then I played the guitar and played and played and played. The more I became accustomed to this guitar the better it got. The pickups are amazing! Acoustically it's fantastic and very resonant. If you have ever wanted an R9 now is the time to buy IMO. Call Sweetwater and ask for Bart Amburn.
I will say that the case had some very minor interior damage from shipping but the guys at Sweetwater are taking care of that for me. Excellent customer service.
59 reissue dirty lemon burst
Received my 59 reissue dirty lemon burst…. 8.5lbs and really nice top! Wow….. what a great guitar. Not just beautiful but more importantly plays great… right out of the box. Plugged into Mesa boogie mark v 35 and it sounded excellent…cleans and that mark 2 c+ mode really sings with crunch on chords and searing solo with les Paul sustain…. Glad made the decision to to buy this guitar and big thank you to sales rep at Sweetwater.
Spooky Good Les Paul
The Les Paul I received surpassed my every expectation. The harmonic richness and tonal dynamics are unlike any guitar I have ever played. She can feedback with beautiful harmonics at every note at will and sustains for days! I don't know what Gibson is doing in the Custom Shop, but they are definitely doing it right. This guitar has a personality of its own and virtually plays itself. I have visited several large music stores since purchasing this and she is better than anything I've played; worth every penny. Do yourself a favor and experience the best of what Gibson can today offer. Life is too short to live without a fantastic Les Paul!
2020 R9 - Greatest Guitar Ever!
I have a '19 R8 which I thought was as good as it could get, but this one tops it. By far the greatest guitar I've ever seen or especially owned. Everything is perfect and I couldn't be happier. Thanks Sweetwater for making my dream come true.
Years of hard work finally paid off with this lemon treat!
Loving this guitar. Gibson Custom Shop really hit the mark with the reissues the past few years. I have a 2019 58 RI Washed Cherry, and this 2020 59 RI Dirty Lemon. Its amazing how similar but different each of them are.
