GIBSON 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Bourbon Burst #891140
Singlecut electric guitar in burst finish with maple top and Custombucker pickups, including case and certificate
The Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Bourbon Burst is a historically correct 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 glued mahogany neck with a strong "Chunky C-Shape". Furthermore, with two Gibson Custombucker pickups and the hand-wired circuitry, this electric guitar 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 a 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 the look, feel and sound of the first sunburst Les Pauls in great detail.
The mahogany neck of the Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue is glued to the one-piece body with hide glue and a long neck base.
Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard authentically constructed
Built using traditional methods, the Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue has the feel and sound of the legendary "Holy Grails". Accordingly, the Gibson Custom Shop uses a one-piece mahogany body with correct plain maple top, while the mahogany neck is glued with a long neck base and carries a fretboard made of Indian rosewood. The use of glass-hard hide glue guarantees optimum sound development throughout the entire instrument. Furthermore, the strong "Chunky C-Shape"neck profile along with the 12" fretboard radius and the narrow frets provide the authentic playing feel.
The two Gibson Custombuckers of the Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue are controlled via the classic 3-way circuit with authentic oil paper capacitors.
Gibson Custombuckers for authentic PAF sounds
The Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Bourbon Burst gets two Gibson Custombuckers from the luthiers of the Gibson Custom Shop, which, with Alnico III magnets and unwaxed coils, prove to be authentic replicas of the legendary PAF humbuckers. They deliver a vibrant vintage sound with velvety lows, vocally singing mids and a breezy treble range that can be used to play both clean and distorted blues, jazz or rock songs. The pickups are controlled via the classic 3-way toggle switch circuit with separate volume and tone controls from CTS for each pickup. Authentic oil-paper capacitors furthermore promise particularly smooth treble cuts.
Six Kluson vintage-style tuners with authentic single-line casings and single-ring wings guarantee precise and stable tuning.
Authentic vintage style hardware
High-quality hardware equipment in authentic vintage style completes the Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Bourbon Burst. Ted McCarty's well established combination of a Gibson No-Wire ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and a stopbar tailpiecemade of aluminium not only guarantees perfect intonation but an easily playable string action as well. Behind the historically correct nylon nut at the headstock, the strings are held by Kluson tuners with authentic single-ring wings.
The Gibson 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Bourbon Burst at a glance:
Electric guitar from the Gibson Custom Shop, made in the USA
Serial number 891140
VOS nitrocellulose finish in "Bourbon Burst"
All wood connections made with hide glue
One-piece mahogany body
Two-piece maple top (plain maple)
Glued mahogany neck with long neck tenon
Indian rosewood fretboard with trapeze inlays
"Chunky C-Shape" neck profile
Two Gibson Custombucker pickups with Alnico III magnets
Hand-wired circuit with paper in oil capacitors
Gibson No-Wire ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge
Stopbar tailpiece made of aluminium
Kluson Single Line/Single Ring tuners
Including Gibson Custom Shop Lifton Reissue case and certificate
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 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
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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