The Look and Feel of a '58 Les Paul
Add a classic to your collection with the Gibson Custom Standard Historic 1958 Les Paul solidbody electric guitar. This guitar features an antique finish, non-weight-relieved mahogany body, classic hardware, hide-glued neck and fretboard, hand-carved maple top, new truss rod and tuner designs, and much more. Even the PAF-style humbuckers are wired with the vintage-correct bumble bee capacitors for the most authentic tone possible. Owning the Gibson Custom Standard Historic 1958 Les Paul is truly like owning a piece of music history.
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- Vintage appointments
- PAF-style CustomBucker pickups
- Early 1950s neck profile
Gibson's Custom Standard Historic guitars include new appointments that add vintage authenticity. Necks and fretboards are attached using the same hide glue that was used in the '50s. Gibson also re-engineered the truss rod, truss rod washer, and anchor to their original form. And the Kluson Green Key Tuners feature proper vintage profile, color, and performance specifications. These features and others make the Gibson Custom Standard Historic 1958 Les Paul close to owning an original.
PAF-style CustomBucker pickupsBeginning with vintage CTS potentiometers and bumble bee capacitors, every part the Standard Historic 1958 Les Paul's internal signal path is designed to give you 1958 Les Paul tone. The guitar sports a pair of Gibson's CustomBucker humbuckers. The CustomBucker is a historically accurate PAF copy, letting you achieve everything from high-gain rock tones to single-coil on steroids clean tones. If you're looking for a guitar that sings with the voice of the vintage treasures, this guitar is it.
Early 1950s neck profileThe earliest Les Pauls had big, fat necks made of mahogany. Many players love those huge old necks for how comfortably they fill their hand. This Standard Historic 1958 Les Paul's bound mahogany neck (with long neck tenon) has this original chunky '50s rounded neck profile. Guitarists at Sweetwater instantly noticed how the long neck tenon and larger neck profile deliver increased sustain. And the rosewood fingerboard has acrylic trapezoid inlays that are both accurate in shape and color.
Gibson Custom Standard Historic 1958 Les Paul Features:- 1-piece mahogany
- Period-correct '50s rounded neck profile
- Hide-glued mahogany neck, with extended neck tenon
- CustomBucker pickups sound true to late '50s tones
- Vintage CTS potentiometers and bumble bee capacitors
