1959 Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar

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1959 Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar

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The closest you'll ever come to a brand-new 1959 Les Paul.

Consider a "Holy Grail" by many guitarists, the '59 Gibson Les Paul Standard is nothing if not a pure icon of some of the world's great guitarists across multiple genres. This limited-edition Standard is a painstaking replica of that hallowed original. Gibson went as far as analyzing and recreating chemical formulas for period plastics and other materials to make sure that, without a time machine, this is as close as you can ever come to buying a brand new '59. Includes deluxe lacquered hard case.

Features

Nitro-finished lightweight mahogany body with figured maple top
24.75"-scale long-tenon mahogany neck with 22-fret, 12"-radius rosewood fingerboard
Gibson Custom Shop CustomBuckers, 3-way switch
ABR-1 tune-o-matic bridge, stopbar tailpiece, Kluson Deluxe single-band tuners

Own an icon. Order your '59 LP Standard today.

1959 Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar Specifications:

Body

Body shape: Single cutaway
Body type: Solid body
Body material: Solid wood
Top wood: Figured Maple
Body wood: Lightweight Mahogany
Body finish: Lacquer Nitrocellulose
Orientation: Right handed

Neck

Neck shape: 1959 Les Paul
Neck wood: Mahogany
Joint: Set-in long tenon
Scale length: 24.75 in.
Truss rod: Standard
Neck finish: Lacquer Nitrocellulose

Fingerboard

Material: Rosewood
Radius: 9.5 in.
Fret size: Reissue
Number of frets: 22
Inlays: Trapezoid
Nut width/material 1.687 in. (42.8 mm) Nylon

Pickups

Configuration: HH
Neck: CustomBucker
Middle:
Bridge: CustomBucker
Brand: Gibson Custom
Active or passive pickups: Passive
Series or parallel: Parallel
Piezo: No
Active EQ: No
Special electronics:

Controls

Control layout: Volume 1, volume 2, tone 1, tone 2
Pickup switch: 3-way
Coil tap or split: No
Kill switch: No

Hardware

Bridge type: Fixed
Bridge design: ABR-1
Tailpiece: Stopbar
Tuning machines: Kluson deluxe
Color: Nickel

Other

Number of strings: 6-string
Special features:
Case: Hardshell case
Accessories:
Country of origin: United States

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