GIBSON 1959 Les Paul Standard Royal Tea Burst Light Aged #931960
Custom Shop Les Paul electric guitar with custom Bucker pickups and Murphy Lab Aging Treatment, including case and certificate
1959 Les Paul Standard electric guitar from GibsonCustom Shop
Serial number 931960
One-piece mahogany body
Two-piece maple top, with Royalite binding
Mahogany neck with long neck heel (Long Neck Tenon)
Rosewood fingerboard with 22 Authentic Medium Jumbo frets
Cellulose nitrate trapeze inlays
Two Gibson Custom Bucker humbucker (Alnico III, unwaxed)
Hand-wired electronics with CTS pots and paper-in-oil caps
Gibson ABR-1 Tune-o-Matic bridge and aluminium stopbar
Kluson machine heads (single line/single ring)
Nickel hardware, Murphy Lab Light Aged
Royal Tea Burst nitrocellulose finish, Murphy Lab Light Aged
Includes case, Custom Shop Switch Plate medallion and certificate of authenticity
The Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard Royal Tea Burst Light Aged at a glance:
As a tribute to the legendary 1959 Les Paul model, the Gibson Custom Shop, in collaboration with the ageing specialists at Murphy Lab, offers a highly accomplished 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 Royal Tea Burst Light Aged truly offers everything a classic '59 Les Paul should.
Prickly maple top and mahogany neck with long neck base.
The basis of the Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard Royal Tea Burst Light Aged 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-piece curly maple top with a fancy flame. Of course, in the recipe of a good Fifties Les Paul may not be missing the long neck tenon of the mahogany neck glued up to under the neck pickup.
The Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard Royal Tea Burst Light Aged with authentic aging treatment from the Gibson Murphy Lab.
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 two Custom 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 preserve the treble content in the signal. The electronics wiring is also completely hand-wired and holds the 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 Light Aged Treatment
The Murphy Lab, founded by ageing legend Tom Murphy, consists of a number of experts who analyze in detail the varnish texture and ageing process of Hardware original instruments and recreate them authentically as part of the 1959 Les Paul Standard Royal Tea Burst Light Aged. The Light Aged Treatment here represents a slight ageing process and simulates the natural signs of wear and tear of a long-played but well-cared-for instrument. The composition of the nitro lacquer was also taken into account so that the instrument develops a tasteful ageing 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 Radius in Inches:
12
Number of Frets:
22
Fret Format:
Authentic Medium Jumbo
Fretboard Inlays:
Trapeze
Nut type:
Nylon
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:
Aluminum 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:
Royal Teaburst
Number of Strings:
6
Case included:
Yes
Gigbag included:
No
Certificate:
Yes
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