Gibson Custom Made 2 Measure 1959 Les Paul Standard VOS, Golden Poppy Burst, 933991 Overview
This Gibson Custom Shop has a hand picked flame maple top & is finished in a stunning Golden Poppy Burst. The flame and book matching is unbelievable on this one, Golden Poppy Burst is not usually available outside of the Murphy Lab.
Gibson Custom Shop’s 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue is not just a tribute to the priceless original models – it’s a clone of them. From laser-scanned dimensions to chemically-recreated plastics to color-matched shades of sunburst, every element has been rendered in unbelievable detail. It represents the culmination of decades of work by Custom Shop’s expert team – a tireless quest to bring accuracy and authenticity to the hands of fans. It’s the definition of cool, and it’s the best representation of the 1959 Les Paul Standard since the Gibson Custom Shop began making Historic Reissues over twenty-five years ago.
Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue Specs:
- Neck
- Material: Solid Mahogany
- Profile: Authentic '59 Medium C-Shape
- Scale Length: 24.75
- Fingerboard Radius: 12
- Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit
- Number Of Frets: 22
- Frets: Historic Medium-Jumbo
- Nut Material: Nylon
- Nut Width: 1.687
- Joint: Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
- Body
- Body Shape: Les Paul
- Top: 2-Piece Figured Maple, Hide Glue Fit
- Back: 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany
- Binding: 1-ply Royalite
- Weight Relief: None
- Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer VOS (Vintage Patina)
- Hardware
- Finish: Nickel
- Tuner Plating: Nickel
- Bridge: ABR-1
- Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
- Tuning: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
- Pickguard: Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
- Truss Rod: Authentic 1950s No-Tube
- Pickup Covers: Authentic Profile Nickel Silver
- Electronics
- Neck Pickup: Custombucker Alnico III (Unpotted)
- Bridge Pickup: Custombucker Alnico III (Unpotted)
- Controls: 2 Volume/2 Tone CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
- Pickup Selector: 3-Way Switchcraft
- Miscellaneous
- Strings: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
- Case: Brown/Pink Reissue 5-Latch
- Accessories: Certificate of Authenticity
