Gibson Custom 50th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Sunburst Reissue

Gibson Custom 50th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Sunburst Reissue Golden Orange Teaburst Electric Guitar Golden Orange Tea Burst

A most sought-after Les Paul accurately reproduced.

This 50th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Sunburst Reissue Electric Guitar from the Gibson Custom Shop offers you an exact duplicate of the 1959 carved top guitar with a glorious Golden Orange Teaburst nitrocellulose finish. You get all the benefits of a new guitar, with all the mojo of a vintage Les Paul. Hurry if you want one cause this limited edition guitar won't be around forever.

The only major change to the Les Paul "Sunburst" in 1959 was the addition of wider, fatter jumbo frets which facilitated more dramatic bends. The real force of this change was not felt until the late 1960s when rock and blues players like Eric Clapton, Mike Bloomfield, and Peter Green discovered the fat, warm voice of the '59 Les Paul, which they began calling the "Sunburst." This moment in history marked the beginning of the idealization of the 1959 Les Paul Sunburst as the quintessential guitar in the minds of guitarists and collectors everywhere.

Using a combination of traditional hand craftsmanship and modern technology, the luthiers of the Gibson Custom Shop painstakingly reproduce the key elements that define stunning, vintage looks, flawless playability, and incredible tone. Solid mahogany back, historically accurate long neck tenon for superior strength and sustain, period correct neck profiles, hardware and electronics, and 100% nitrocellulose lacquer are all part of this special Gibson Custom Shop 50th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul guitar.

Gibson Custom 50th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Sunburst Reissue Golden Orange Teaburst Electric Guitar Features:

* 2009 R9 Changed Features:
* Nylon 6/6 nut
* Improved ABR-1 bridge (no-wire, tighter tolerances)
* Historically correct nickel-plated brass bridge saddles
* Correct alloy saddle adjustment screws
* Bridge height-adjusting thumbwheels are now thinner
* Neck profile changed - now has less "shoulders"
* Audio taper CTS pots
* '50s wiring
* Pickup routes adjusted so that pickups will be parallel to the strings
* Top carve changed to be closer to several original '59s that were scanned
* Body perimeter change - slightly tighter in waist, cutaway area refined to be more like originals
* The maple cap is very slightly thinner, the mahogany body is very slightly thicker
* The fingerboard is slightly thinner
* The step from neck heel to back of body is taller and more correct
* The taper of the "maple window" under the binding in cutaway is more accurate
* The maple spline (filler strip) in the tenon is more accurate
* The edge radius on the backside of the body is tighter (less rounded)
* The "mustache curve" of the headstock top has been flattened slightly
* The control cavity plate has been relocated, has the correct side taper, and now uses the correct ABS plastic
* The pickguard shape has changed slightly
* The pickguard bracket and screw have been changed
* The truss rod cover has been reshaped to be more accurate
* The serial number location is slightly lower and more correct
* Dial pointers are less sharp
* The strap button screws are longer
* The jack hole is now the correct 1" diameter
* The toggle switch nut has more correct knurled pattern