GIBSON 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Washed Cherry Sunburst #811567
Singlecut guitar in burst finish with maple top and custombucker pickups
Electric guitar from GibsonCustom store, made in the USA
Authentic replica of a Gibson Les Paul from 1958
serial number 811567
VOS nitrocellulose finish in Washed Cherry Sunburst with vintage patina
Hide-Glue for all wood joints
Set-neck construction with 24.75" scale length (628 mm)
One-piece mahogany body
Two-piece maple top (Plain Maple Top)
Glued mahogany neck with long neck heel (Long Neck Tenon)
22-fret Indian rosewood fretboard with trapeze inlays
"Chunky C" neck profile
One Gibson Custombucker with Alnico III magnets in neck position
One Gibson custombucker with Alnico III magnets in bridge position
Hand-wired circuit with paper-in oil capacitors (paper-in-oil caps)
Gibson No-Wire ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge
Aluminum stopbar tailpiece
Kluson single line/single ring Vintage-Style tuners
Included Gibson Custom Shop Lifton Reissue Case and certificate
Detailed reissue of the '58 Les Paul
The Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Washed Cherry Sunburst is a historically accurate reissue of the first "'Burst" model and accordingly convinces with the authentic feel and sound of an end '50s electric guitar. Following the tradition the GibsonCustom uses a mahogany body with maple top and a glued mahogany neck in the powerful "Chunky C Shape". With two Gibson custombucker pickups and the handwired circuitry the electric guitar furthermore delivers first-class vintage sounds, whose character is hardly distinguishable from the legendary PAFs of the Fifties. Last but not least, the Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard VOS Washed Cherry Sunburst features authentic Hardware in the form of No-Wire ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge, stopbar tailpiece and Kluson tuners.
The Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Washed Cherry Sunburst recreates in detail the look, feel and sound of the first sunburst Les Pauls.
The mahogany neck of the Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue is glued to the one-piece body with hide-glue and long neck base.
Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard in authentic construction.
Built using traditional methods, the Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue impresses with the feel and sound of the legendary "Holy Grails". Accordingly, the Gibson Custom Shop relies on a one-piece mahogany body with correct plain-maple top, while the mahogany neck is glued with long neck heel and carries an Indian rosewood fingerboard. Here, the use of glass hard hide glue guarantees the optimal sound development over the entire instrument. Furthermore, the strong "Chunky C-Shape" neck profile together with the 12" fingerboard radius and the narrow frets provide for the authentic playing feel.
The two Gibson Custombuckers of the Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue are managed by the classic 3-way circuit with authentic oil paper capacitors.
Gibson Custombuckers for Authentic PAF Sounds
As pickup for the 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue the Luthier des Gibson Custom Shoptwo Gibson Custombuckers, which prove to be authentic replicas of the legendary PAF-Humbucker with Alnico-III magnets and unwaxed coils. Accordingly, a lively acting Vintage-Sound is available at the guitar amplifier, which skillfully converts both clean and distorted songs of blues, jazz or rock with velvety basses, vocal singing mids and an airy treble spectrum. The pickups are also controlled via CTS's classic 3-way switching with separate volume and tone pots for each pickup. Authentic oil paper capacitors promise furthermore particularly smooth reductions of the treble spectrum.
Six Kluson vintage-style tuners with authentic single-line barrels and single-ring pianos guarantee precise and stable tuning.
Hardware in authentic vintage style
A high-quality hardware equipment in authentic Vintage-Style completes the Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Washed Cherry Sunburst. On the body, for example, the combination of a Gibson No-Wire ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and an aluminum stopbar tailpiece established by Ted McCarty is used, which guarantees not only optimal intonation but also an easily playable string action. Behind the historically correct nylon s addle, the strings on the headstock are also held by Kluson tuners with authentic single-ring wings.
Features:
Manufacturer:
Gibson
Series:
Gibson Custom Shop
Design:
Les Paul
Body:
Mahogany
Top:
Maple
Binding:
Royalite
Neck:
Mahogany
Neck Construction:
Long Neck Tenon, set
Neck Profile:
Chunky C-Shape
Scale in mm:
628
Fretboard:
Rosewood
Fretboard Type:
Fretted
Fretboard Radius in Inches:
12
Number of Frets:
22
Fret Format:
Historic Narrow Tall
Fretboard Inlays:
Trapeze
Nut type:
Nylon
Nut width in mm:
42.9
Width at Last Fret:
56.9
Pickup:
HH
Manufacturer pickups:
Gibson
Neck Pickup:
Custombucker
Middle Pickup:
No
Bridge Pickup:
Custombucker
Piezo Pickup:
No
Active pickups:
No
Coil-splitting:
No
Electronic:
Handwired, Paper-in-Oil Caps
Switch:
3-Way
Control:
2x Vol, 2x Tone
Bridge:
Gibson No Wire ABR-1
Tailpiece:
Aluminium Stopbar
Tuners:
Kluson Single Line/Single Ring
Strap Button:
Standard
Hardware:
VOS Nickel
String Gauge:
.010 - .046
Factory Tuning:
Standard E
Country of Origin:
USA
Finish:
Nitrocellulose VOS
Colour:
Washed Cherry Sunburst
Number of Strings:
6
Case included:
Yes
Gigbag included:
No
Certificate:
Yes
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