The Custom Shop 1959 Les Paul Standard Historic is a solid body electric guitar built by Gibson Custom Shop. This single cutaway set neck guitar was manufactured in Nashville, TN in the United States and is a Historic Reissue Les Paul model. Key features include a Mahogany Body, Highly Figured Maple Top, Mahogany Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, Dual Custombucker Pickups and Cherry Sunburst finish. The specs listed below pertain to the 2016 product year model pictured on this page.
Factory Specs
- Mahogany Body
- Maple Top
- Mahogany Neck
- Rosewood Fingerboard
- 24 3/4" Scale Length
- 1 11/16" Nut Width
- 22 Frets
- Trapezoid Fingerboard Inlays
- Kluson Tuners
- Custombucker Pickups
- Two Volume & Two Tone Controls
- 3-Way Toggle Switch
- Bumblebee Capacitors
- ABR-1 Bridge
- Stop Tailpiece
- Bound Top
- Bound Neck
- Nickel Hardware
- Lacquer Finish
Reference Images
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