{"product_id":"used-gibson-custom-shop-1959-les-paul-standard-reissue-2013-washed-cherry-vos-93196-with-original-hard-case","title":"Used Gibson Custom Shop 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue (2013) - Washed Cherry VOS #93196 with Original Hard Case","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis \u003cstrong\u003eGibson Custom Shop 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis in EXCELLENT overall condition. Cosmetically, it is very clean, only showing some very light play wear. This is a used instrument, so it may have minor finish scratching and minor playwear. Any significant marks will be mentioned in the description. All used models receive a full factory setup and hand-inspection before shipping.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003e~Guitar pictured is the actual guitar that you will receive~\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile all 1958-’60 Les Pauls are among the most saught-after electric guitars ever made, the ’59 Burst is often considered among aficonados to be the crème de la crème of the range. They are also exceedingly rare, with only 635 guitars shipped that year. With sales of the Les Paul declining every year since 1953, the year after its release, Gibson decided in 1958 to update the look of the model with an elegant Cherry Sunburst finish. Guitars from that first year of the Burst’s production often had relatively plain maple tops, but through the course of 1959, Gibson’s craftsmen built Les Pauls with tops that displayed more and more highly-figured grains, making these among the most collectible of the breed today. The 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue from Gibson Custom accurately recreates the original hallowed ’59 Burst in every detail, and presents it in a Washed Cherry Sunburst VOS finish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile the 1959 Les Paul Standard retained the classic ingredients of the breed—its solid mahogany body and carved maple top, both represented here in the 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue—the guitar also evolved slightly from its specs of the previous year. Les Pauls made in 1959 also acquired a slightly thinner, though still comfortably rounded, neck profile, which many players consider the sweetest feeling neck shape of all time, along with a smaller neck heel. These are all represented with utmost accuracy in the 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue, while the guitar also benefits from Gibson Custom’s 20th Anniversary Specifications, newly adopted for 2013. These include a one-piece rosewood fingerboard, Kluson™ Deluxe machine heads, hot-hide glue neck fit, a Historic Truss Rod assembly with no tubing, accurate body and fingerboard binding color, new Custom Buckers created in the image of the original PAFs, and period-correct Aniline dye offered in VOS and Gloss.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGibson Custom’s new Custom Bucker accurately recreates the original PAFs of the late ’50s, using Alnico III magnets and unequal turns of 42 AWG wire in each coil for that characteristic PAF “bite.” These pickups clean up beautifully at the guitar’s volume controls, while Bumble Bee tone caps assist in that warm, singing “woman tone” when you roll back the tone controls. To top it all off, the 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue plays superbly right out of its Custom Shop hardshell case thanks to a trip through one of Gibson’s state-of-the-art Plek machines before it leaves the Custom Shop floor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eNote: After close inspection, this instrument has impressions\/chips on the headstock and sides of the body. (See pics)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSerial #: 93196\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTop Material: Carved Maple Top\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBack Material: Solid, Non-Weight Relieved Mahogany Back\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBinding: Single-ply Cream Binding on Top\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNeck Material: 1-piece Mahogany Neck with Long Neck Tenon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNeck Profile: Early '50s Rounded\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTruss Rod: Historic Truss Rod Assembly (No Tubing)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFingerboard Material: One-piece Rosewood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRadius: 12\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eScale Length: 24.75\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNeck Binding: Single-ply Cream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eInlays: Cellulose Trapezoid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNut Material: Nylon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNut Width: 1.687\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSlots: Gibson PLEK System\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHeadstock Inlay: Holly Headstock Veneer w\/ Pearl logo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTruss Rod Cover: Vintage Black and White\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHeadstock Angle: 17 Degrees\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePotentiometers: 2 Volume Controls, 2 Tone Controls\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCapacitors: Bumblebee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eToggle Switch: Three-Way with Amber Toggle Cap\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eOutput Jack: Traditional ¼\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTuners: Kluson™ Deluxe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTuning Ratio: 12:01\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eHardware Plating: Nickel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBridge: ABR-1 bridge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stopbar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eKnobs: Gold Top Hats with Dial Pointers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eToggle Switch Washer: Cream with Gold Silkscreen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePickup Mounting Rings: Cream\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eControl Plate Cover: Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eStrap Buttons: Aluminum\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eNeck Position: Custom Bucker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eBridge Position: Custom Bucker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSealer: Nitrocellulose Lacquer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eTreatment: Period-Correct Red Aniline Dye\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eType: Custom Shop Hardshell\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eWeight: 8lbs 8oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eFor this item, returns accepted within 3 days of receiving merchandise. For any returns other than incorrect shipment or damaged goods, the buyer assumes responsibility for all return shipping costs. Empire Music reserves the right to refuse any return if the item is not returned in the condition in which it was delivered.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gibson Custom Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45213259825199,"sku":"93196","price":4499.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/1161\/5791\/files\/02UsedGibsonCSLesPaul_59Reissue-WashedCherryBurstVOS2013_931968lbs8ozFront-copyclose.jpg?v=1776448567","url":"https:\/\/empiremusic.com\/products\/used-gibson-custom-shop-1959-les-paul-standard-reissue-2013-washed-cherry-vos-93196-with-original-hard-case","provider":"Empire Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}