The Gibson VOS 59 Les Paul Standard 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.
The only major change to the Les Paul Standard 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 began to discover the fat, warm voice of the ’59 Standard.
This moment in history marked the beginning of the idealization of the ’59 Les Paul as the Holy Grail of guitars in the minds of professionals, collectors and weekend warriors. The Gibson VOS 59 Les Paul Standard 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.
Gibson 59 Les Paul Standard VOS features:
- Carved figured maple top
- Solid, non-weight relieved mahogany back
- Single-ply cream binding on top
- Thin toggleswitch washer & jackplate
- ABR-1 bridge, lightweight aluminum
- 1-piece Mahogany neck with long tenon
- 22-fret rosewood fingerboard
- Holly headstock veneer
- 1959 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
- Iced Tea finish
- 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way selector switch
- Vintage Reissue 010 strings
- Gibson hardcase included
Gibson 59 Les Paul Standard VOS Electric Guitar, Slow Iced Tea Fade (code 81547)
6-String Les Paul Electric Guitar, VOS Hardware, Slow Iced Tea Fade
£3,999.00 (inc vat)