GIBSON 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Bourbon Burst #83568
Singlecut electric guitar in burst finish with maple top and custombucker pickups, including case and certificate
Electric guitar from GibsonCustom store, made in USA
serial number 83568
VOS nitrocellulose finish in "Bourbon Burst".
All wood joints with Hide-Glue
One-piece mahogany body
Two-piece maple top (Plain Maple)
Glued mahogany neck with Long-Neck-Tenon (Long neck foot)
Indian rosewood fingerboard with trapeze inlays
"Chunky C-Shape" neck profile
Two Gibson custombucker pickup with Alnico III magnets
Hand-wired circuit with paper-in oil capacitors (paper-in-oil caps)
Gibson No-Wire ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge
Aluminium stopbar tailpiece
Kluson single line/single ring tuners
Included Gibson Custom Shop Lifton Reissue case and certificate
Gibson Custom Shop electric guitar at a glance:
The Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Bourbon Burst is a historically accurate reissue of the first "'Burst" model and accordingly convinces with the authentic feel and sound of a late-50s electric guitar. Following the tradition, the Gibson Custom Shop uses a mahogany body with maple top and a set mahogany neck with a more powerful "Chunky C-Shape".
With two Gibson Custombucker pickups and the hand-wiredcircuitry, the electric guitar furthermore delivers first-class vintage sounds whose character is hardly distinguishable from the legendary PAFs. Last but not least, the Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard VOS Bourbon Burst features authentic Hardware in the form of No-Wire ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge, Stopbar tailpiece and Kluson Single Line/Single Ring tuners.
The Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Bourbon Burst 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 a long neck root and carries an Indian rosewood fingerboard. Here, the use of glass hard hide glue guarantees 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 an 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 Custombucker for authentic PAF sounds.
As pickup for the Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Bourbon Burst the Luthier des Gibson Custom Shop rely on two 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 controls 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
High-quality hardware equipment in authentic Vintage-Style completes the Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Bourbon Burst. On the body, for example, the combination of a Gibson No-Wire ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and an aluminium 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 saddle, 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:
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 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:
Bourbon Burst
Number of Strings:
6
Case included:
Yes
Gigbag included:
No
Certificate:
Yes
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