50th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar, Light Burgundy Burst Gloss description:
The Gibson 50th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar, Light Burgundy Burst Gloss represents the pinnacle of imaginative design and masterful craftsmanship. This guitar has become the Holy Grail of guitars in the minds of professionals and collectors the world over.
The Gibson 50th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Standard has been played by guitar legends such as Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Mike Bloomfield and Billy Gibbons, to name only a few, have forged their musical pathways utilizing the incredible tonal characteristics and playability created by the artistry of the 1959 Les Paul Standard. As an icon throughout the music industry, not only has this guitar become a legend, it has attained the highest most acclaimed value in quality and investment.
The year 2009 marks the 50th year anniversary for this guitar and in celebration, Gibson is proud to reintroduce this legendary iconic guitar to the world. The master craftsmen of Gibson Custom are proud to honor the legacy of the world’s most highly acclaimed and widely recognized guitar, the 1959 Les Paul Standard, by proudly announcing the limited availability of the most exact recreation of a legend it has ever produced – the 50th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Standard.
Coveted by both players and collectors as the ultimate example of playability, attractiveness and tone, the iconic 1959 Les Paul Standard simply has no equal. With the release of this very limited new model, Gibson Custom takes the art of recreating the company’s legendary guitars to an entirely new level. Every subtle detail of this model has been painstakingly reproduced, and nothing has been left to chance.
From the gold top-hat control knobs with dial pointers to the molded bell-shaped truss rod cover to the period correct crème pickguard and nickel tuners with green buttons, the 50th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Standard reaches back into time and delivers the absolute ultimate in vintage guitar recreation.
The Gibson 50th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Standard will come with a Gibson Custom case, a certificate of authenticity, and a custom care kit. There have been many great guitars throughout Gibson’s long and storied history as a maker of musical instruments, but only one remains the definitive pinnacle of electric solid body guitar design. That guitar is the 1959 Les Paul Standard.
The Gibson 50th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Standard Main Features Include:
- Reissue Custom Shop 50th Anniversary ’59 Les Paul Standard
- Figured maple top
- One-piece lightweight mahogany body
- Gold top-hat control knobs with dial pointers
- Nickel ABR-1 Tune-o-matic bridge
- Accompanying nickel stopbar tailpiece
- Period-correct pickguard
- Single-ply crème top binding
- Nickel tuners with green buttons
- Moulded bell-shaped truss rod cover
- Light Burgundy Burst Gloss Nitrocellulose Finish
Gibson 50th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar, Light Burgundy Burst Gloss (code 64414)
6 String Reissue Electric Guitar, Limited Edition, Mahogany Body And Neck, Gibson PAF Pickups, Nickel Hardware, Gibson Custom Case, Nitrocellulose Finish, Light Burgundy Burst Gloss.
£3,899.99 (inc vat)