Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Electric Guitar - Iced Tea Burst 952494

Few vintage electric guitars carry the mystique of an original 1959 Les Paul Standard, and Gibson Custom's Historic Reissue program approaches that legacy through the details that defined the instrument itself. The Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS electric guitar pairs laser-scanned dimensions and historically recreated plastics with a color-matched Dirty Lemon sunburst and nitrocellulose VOS finish. A 2-piece figured maple top is hide-glue fitted to a 1-piece lightweight mahogany back with no weight relief, preserving the traditional construction and substantial feel of the original design. Custombucker Alnico 3 pickups, CTS 500K pots, paper-in-oil capacitors and Switchcraft hardware complete a period-inspired electronics package built around the open response and dynamic character associated with late-'50s Les Pauls. A Brown/Pink Reissue 5-Latch case and Certificate of Authenticity round out a meticulously detailed recreation for players and collectors drawn to Gibson's most celebrated vintage specifications.

Figured Maple and Mahogany With No Weight Relief

The foundation starts with the classic Les Paul pairing: a 2-piece figured maple top and 1-piece lightweight mahogany back. The top is hide-glue fitted to the body, reflecting the historically minded construction approach that defines Gibson Custom's Historic Reissue program. With no weight relief, the guitar retains the solidbody construction and substantial feel associated with a 1959 Les Paul. Single-ply Royalite binding and the Dirty Lemon nitrocellulose VOS finish complete the body with premium figure and carefully aged visual detail.

Custombucker Alnico 3 Pickups and Historic Electronics

A pair of Custombucker Alnico 3 humbuckers gives the 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue its PAF-inspired voice, with the openness, touch response and harmonic detail associated with Gibson Custom's historically focused pickup design. Individual volume and tone controls use CTS 500K audio taper potentiometers and paper-in-oil capacitors, providing independent control over each pickup's output and tonal response. A 3-way Switchcraft pickup selector and Switchcraft output jack complete a traditional Les Paul control layout built around period-inspired components.

Long-Tenon Neck and Indian Rosewood Fingerboard

A solid mahogany neck joins the body with a long tenon and hide-glue fit, adding another key element of traditional late-'50s construction. The 50s Rounded Medium C profile provides the fuller hand feel associated with Historic Reissue Les Pauls, while the 24.75" scale length, 1.69" nylon nut and authentic 1950s no-tube truss rod keep the platform rooted in period-inspired design. An Indian rosewood fingerboard with a 12" radius, 22 historic medium-jumbo frets and cellulose nitrate trapezoid inlays completes the neck with familiar Les Paul dimensions and vintage-style appointments.

ABR-1 Hardware and Recreated Vintage Plastics

The hardware and appointments extend the historically focused approach throughout the instrument. An ABR-1 bridge with nickel-plated brass saddles and a lightweight aluminum stop bar anchors the strings, while Kluson Single Line, Single Ring tuners complete the period-inspired headstock setup. Gold butyrate top hat knobs, M69 cellulose acetate butyrate mounting rings, a laminated cellulose acetate butyrate pickguard and jack plate, amber Catalin switch tip, black Royalite control covers and replica switchwasher recreate many of the smaller details associated with an original 1959 Les Paul Standard.

A Historic Reissue Built for Players and Collectors

Every part of this reissue points back to the same goal: recreating the look, feel and voice of a revered 1959 Les Paul Standard for today's players. The Dirty Lemon VOS finish provides an aged Custom Shop presentation, while the figured maple top, hide-glue construction, Custombucker pickups and recreated plastics demonstrate the depth of Gibson Custom's historically focused approach. For collectors, working players and Gibson enthusiasts drawn to the specifications of one of the most celebrated electric guitars ever made, the Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS electric guitar brings those defining details together in a meticulously executed Historic Reissue.