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Limited Run 1959 Les Paul Standard Flame Top VOS w/Brazilian Rosewood Fingerboard Electric Guitar

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Overview

Featuring a Brazilian rosewood, bumblebee capacitors, historic-spec wiring and vintage reissue components.

The ’59 Les Paul Standard with a Brazilian fingerboard is the most desirable Les Paul, re-created for player and collector alike with a lightly aged finish, bumblebee capacitors, historic-spec wiring and vintage reissue components that assure 50’s inspired tone. Features include a Lightweight Aluminum Tailpiece made to original 50’s specifications for lighter weight and vintage tone and sustain. Custombucker Pickups Custom wound to capture the authentic chime, pluck and growl of a true Gibson Les Paul. The Nitro-Cellulose Finish is Hand-applied, and the non-plasticized lacquer is made to live and breathe with the player and develop a personality as unique as its owner. One-Piece Solid Mahogany body - hand selected for lightweight and quality by Gibson Custom. The Solid Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard insures the ideal player surface for 50’s inspired playability.

Features

  • Mahogany body, Maple top, Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • Set-in Mahogany neck, Brazillian Rosewood fingerboard, 22 Standard frets, '50's rounded neck shape, Nitrocellulose Lacquer
  • 2 Custom Gibson humbucking pickups, 3-way switch
  • Kluson tuners, Tune-o-matic bridge, stop tailpiece, Chrome hardware

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Specs

Limited Run 1959 Les Paul Standard Flame Top VOS w/Brazilian Rosewood Fingerboard Electric Guitar Specifications:

Body
  • Body shape: Single cutaway
  • Body type: Solid body
  • Body material: Solid wood
  • Top wood: Maple
  • Body wood: Mahogany
  • Body finish: nitro
  • Orientation: Right handed
Neck
  • Neck shape: '50s rounded
  • Neck wood: Mahogany
  • Joint: Set-in
  • Scale length: 24.75 in.
  • Truss rod: Standard
  • Neck finish: nitro
Fretboard
  • Material: Brazilian rosewood
  • Radius: 12 in.
  • Fret size: Standard
  • Number of frets: 22
  • Inlays: Dot
  • Nut width: 1.69 in. (43 mm)
Pickups
  • Configuration: HH
  • Neck: Custom humbucking
  • Middle:
  • Bridge: Custom humbucking
  • Brand: Gibson
  • Active or passive pickups: Passive
  • Series or parallel: Not applicable
  • 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:
  • Kill switch: No
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Fixed
  • Bridge design: Tune-o-matic
  • Tailpiece: Stopbar
  • Tuning machines: Kluson
  • Color: Chrome
Other
  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Special features:
  • Case: Hardshell case
  • Accessories: None
  • Country of origin: United States
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