Includes case, Custom Shop Switch Plate medallion and certificate of authenticity
Replica of an icon
As a tribute to the legendary 1959 version of the Les Paul, the Gibson Custom Shop in collaboration with the aging specialists at Murphy Lab, offers an extremely successful recreation of the archetype. From the turned wood selection to the hand-wired electronics to the texture of Finish and Hardware, the Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard Light Aged Dirty Lemon truly offers everything a classic '59 Les Paul should.
Gibson "Open Book" headstock features authentic Kluson Tulip tuners
The Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard Light Aged Dirty Lemon #93801 with authentic aging treatment from the Gibson Murphy Lab.
Maple top and mahogany neck with long neck base.
The basis of the Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard is its basic construction of selected tonewoods, as they were used in the late fifties. Accordingly, the body is made of a solid piece of mahogany and finished with a two-piececurly maple top with a fancy flame . Of course, in the recipe of a good Fifties Les Paul may not be missing the glued up to under the neck pickupLong Neck Tenonof the mahogany neck is not missing.
Two Gibson Custom Bucker with Alnico III magnets are responsible for the unique PAF sound.
Gibson Custom Bucker with Paper-in-Oil Caps
For appropriate sounds of the legendary PAF humbucker, Gibson relies on twoCustom Bucker humbuckers, successful replicas of the coveted double coils. The hand Gibson Custom Shop hand-wound pickups are equipped with Alnico III magnets for a warm and vocal sound character and feature non-waxed coils, which clearly preserves the treble content in the signal. The electronics wiring is also completely hand-wired and holds original components of the golden LP era with CTS potentiometers for Volume and Tone and paper-in-oil capacitors.
Detailed playing marks on typical areas of the body skillfully depict the tasteful Murphy Lab Light-Aged treatment.
Murphy Lab Heavy Aged Treatment
The Murphy Lab, founded by aging legend Tom Murphy, consists of a number of experts who analyze in detail the varnish texture and aging process of Hardware original instruments and recreate it authentically in the 1959 Les Paul Standard Light Aged Dirty Lemon. The Light Aged Treatment here represents a slight aging process and simulates the natural wear and tear of a long played, but well cared for instrument. The composition of the nitro lacquer was also taken into account here, so that the instrument develops a tasteful aging over time.
Features:
Manufacturer:
Gibson
Series:
Gibson Custom Shop
Design:
Les Paul
Body:
Mahogany
Top:
Flamed Maple
Binding:
Royalite
Neck:
Mahogany
Neck Construction:
Long Neck Tenon, set
Neck Profile:
Authentic '59 Medium 'C'-Shape
Scale in mm:
628
Fretboard:
Rosewood
Fretboard Type:
Fretted
Fretboard Radius in Inches:
12
Number of Frets:
22
Fret Format:
Historic Medium Jumbo
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:
Custom Bucker, Alnico III
Middle Pickup:
No
Bridge Pickup:
Custom Bucker, Alnico III
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 ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece:
Aluminium Stopbar
Tuners:
Kluson Single Line/Single Ring
Strap Button:
Standard
Hardware:
Nickel
String Gauge:
.010 - .046
Factory Tuning:
Standard E
Country of Origin:
USA
Finish:
Murphy Lab Light Aged
Colour:
Dirty Lemon Burst
Number of Strings:
6
Case included:
Yes
Gigbag included:
No
Certificate:
Yes
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