Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue Ultra Light Aged - Factory Burst

Body

• 1-piece lightweight mahogany body
• 2-piece figured maple top
• No weight relief
• Murphy Lab aged nitrocellulose lacquer finish
• Single-ply Royalite binding

Neck and Playability

• Solid mahogany neck
• 50s Rounded Medium “C” profile
• Long tenon neck joint with hide glue fit
• 24.75" scale length
• 12" fingerboard radius
• 22 historic medium jumbo frets

Fingerboard and Inlays

• Indian rosewood fingerboard
• Cellulose nitrate trapezoid inlays
• Nylon nut
• 1.69" nut width

Electronics

• Custombucker Alnico 3 pickups (neck and bridge)
• 2 volume, 2 tone controls
• CTS 500K audio taper pots
• Paper-in-oil capacitors
• Switchcraft 3-way toggle and output jack

Hardware

• ABR-1 bridge
• Lightweight aluminum stop bar tailpiece
• Kluson single line, single ring tuners
• Nickel hardware with Murphy Lab light aging
• Gold butyrate top hat knobs

Design Details

• Historic 1950s truss rod construction (no tube)
• Authentic plastics including pickguard, rings, and switch components
• Amber Catalin switch tip
• Mother-of-pearl Gibson logo and Les Paul Model silkscreen

Case and Extras

• Brown/pink Lifton reissue 5-latch case
• Certificate of Authenticity
• Custom Shop switch plate medallion and reissue backplate included
• Weight: 8 lbs 8 oz.