The Gibson VOS 58 Les Paul Standard Plaintop, Washed Cherry is an electric singlecut guitar which follows the VOS (Vintage Original Spec) that make these series of guitars Gibson's next step in their journey towards perfection.
In an effort to jump start the steadily declining sales of the Les Paul Model, Gibson abandoned the familiar gold finish and used a translucent, cherry sunburst finish which showed off the figured maple tops, which were often used on Les Pauls. The renamed Les Paul Standard made its debut in 1958. The Gibson VOS 58 Les Paul Standard Plaintop offers you this guitar made to the Vintage Original Spec.
VOS stands for “Vintage Original Spec”. The finishing process on VOS models has been customised to reflect the way Gibson finished Les Paul guitars back in the '50s. They receive a thinner nitro-cellulose lacquer finish which is applied, sanded, and buffed by hand; in other words, more care is put into the finishing process. This extra care is intended to make VOS guitars look like gently aged and well-cared-for vintage guitars. It also helps the guitars 'breathe' better and therefore to resonate and sustain more freely, making them much better instruments.
The main features of the Gibson VOS 58 Les Paul Standard Plaintop include:
- Carved plain maple top
- Solid, non-weight relieved mahogany back
- Single-ply cream binding on top
- ABR-1 bridge, lightweight aluminum
- 1-piece Mahogany neck with long tenon
- 22-fret rosewood fingerboard
- Holly headstock veneer
- Early '50s rounded neck profile
- Acrylic trapezoid inlays (accurate shape and color)
- Nickel hardware
- Burstbucker 1(R) and 2(T) pickups
- Bumblebee caps
- CTS pots
- Vintage tulip tuners
- 24-3/4" scale
- 1-11/16" nut width
- Washed Cherry finish
- 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way selector switch
- Vintage Reissue 010 strings
- Gibson hardcase included
Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard VOS, Washed Cherry (code 57883)
6-String Les Paul Electric Guitar, VOS, Custom Shop, Plain Maple Top, BurstBucker Humbucker Pickups, Long Neck Tenon, 50s Neck Profile, Nickel Hardware, Includes fitted Gibson Hard Case, Washed Cherry
£2,799.00 (inc vat)