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Key Features
- Weight: 8.3 lbs
- Actual guitar photographed
- Hide-glue joints and long tenon enhance sustain
- Historic plastics and finishes recreate original detail
Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS, Washed Cherry Sunburst #942341 Overview
The Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS is a meticulously crafted recreation of the "Holy Grail" of guitars. Featuring a hand-selected figured maple top, solid mahogany body, and a Washed Cherry Sunburst finish, it delivers the iconic look and feel of the original '59 Standard. Every detail, from the Royalite binding to the authentic profile pickup covers, is true to the era.
Equipped with unpotted Custombucker Alnico 3 pickups, CTS pots, and paper-in-oil capacitors, it produces the articulate, dynamic tones that defined a generation of rock music. With a 50s Rounded Medium C neck, hide-glue construction, and vintage-correct hardware, this Les Paul lives up to its legendary name.
Product Ref: 322751
Full Description
View Full DescriptionTrue-to-original vintage construction
The Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS is built using the exact same methods and materials as the original models from 1959. This starts with the classic tonewood combination of a one-piece lightweight mahogany back and a two-piece figured maple top, secured using period-correct hide glue. This adhesive isn’t just traditional – it’s renowned for enhancing resonance and overall tonal response by allowing the wood fibres to bond naturally. The long neck tenon further contributes to the sustain and stability of the instrument, giving you a guitar that not only looks the part but performs to vintage expectations.
Classic '50s neck profile
If you're looking for a feel that's straight from the '50s, this beauty has you covered. The neck is carved to Gibson’s iconic 50s Rounded Medium C profile, enhancing the vintage playing potential. It offers all the classic chunk you'd expect from a '59 Les Paul, giving you a grip that'll take you back to the golden era. Paired with an Indian rosewood fingerboard, along with a 12-inch radius, you can execute effortless bends and comfortable chording across the entire neck. Such meticulous attention to detail in the neck shape and feel is a huge part of what makes this reissue so authentic.
Unpotted pickups for raw, dynamic tone
Central to this Les Paul’s sonic identity are its Custombucker Alnico 3 pickups, which are modelled after the legendary PAF humbuckers of the late 1950s. These pickups are left unpotted to maintain the microphonic character and open response of the originals. This results in a more nuanced, expressive tone – capable of producing that unmistakable bark, warmth, and harmonic complexity found on countless classic recordings. The pickups are wired with CTS 500K audio taper pots and paper-in-oil capacitors, delivering a more organic taper and vintage-correct tonal roll-off. You’ll enjoy articulate cleans and thick, overdriven tones with exceptional sensitivity and control.
Period-accurate materials and details
Gibson’s attention to detail in this Reissue model is truly second to none. The Vintage Original Spec (VOS) nitrocellulose lacquer finish features a subtle aged patina that mimics decades of natural wear. From the single-ply Royalite binding and trapezoid cellulose nitrate inlays, to the replica Catalin switch tip and butyrate top hat control knobs, every component has been thoughtfully recreated. Even the hardware – including the ABR-1 bridge, lightweight aluminium stop bar, and Kluson single-line tuners – has been chosen for its historical accuracy and performance. This is your ticket to a world of vintage tone.
Specifications
- Product Name: Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS, Washed Cherry Sunburst #942341
- Product Code: LPR59VOWCSNH1 #942341
Body
- Body Style: Les Paul
- Body Shape: Les Paul
- Top: 2-Piece Figured Maple, Hide Glue Fit
- Back: 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany
- Binding: 1-Ply Royalite
- Body Finish: Nitrocellulose VOS (Vintage Patina)
- Weight Relief: None
Neck & Fretboard
- Neck Profile: 50s Rounded Medium C
- Scale Length: 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
- Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12 in
- Neck Material: Solid Mahogany
- Fret Count: 22
- Frets: Historic Medium-Jumbo
- Nut Material: Nylon
- Nut Width: 42.85 mm / 1.687 in
- End of Board Width: 56.89 mm / 2.239 in
- Inlays: Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
- Neck Joint: Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
Hardware & Electronics
- Finish: Nickel
- Bridge: ABR-1
- Saddle Material: Nickel-plated Brass
- Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
- Tuning Machines: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
- Pickguard: Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
- Truss Rod: Authentic 1950s No-Tube
- Truss Rod Cover: Authentic Stepped 2-Ply
- Control Knobs: Gold Butyrate Top Hats
- Switch Tip: Amber Catalin
- Switch Washer: Replica Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
- Jack Plate Cover: Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
- Control Covers: Black Royalite
- Strap Buttons: Aluminum
- Mounting Rings: M69 Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
- Pickup Covers: Authentic Profile Nickel Silver
- Neck Pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3 (Unpotted)
- Bridge Pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3 (Unpotted)
- Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
- Pickup Selector: 3-Way Switchcraft
- Output Jack: Switchcraft 1/4"
- Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
- Case: Brown/Pink Reissue 5-Latch
- Accessories: Certificate of Authenticity
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