Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard Vintage Original Spec, Washed Cherry

1959 Les Paul Standard Vintage Original Spec, Washed Cherry description:

The Gibson VOS 59 Les Paul Standard, 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.

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.

The main features of the Gibson VOS 59 Les Paul Standard include:

• 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
• Washed Cherry finish
• 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way selector switch
• Vintage Reissue 010 strings
• Gibson hardcase included