Handbuilt by the Gibson Custom Shop, this Dealer Select 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue captures the essence of Gibson’s most legendary electric guitar. A hand-picked AAA figured maple top pairs with traditional long-tenon construction and vintage-voiced CustomBucker pickups to recreate the sound, response, and unmistakable presence that made the original 1959 Les Paul Standard one of the most revered instruments ever produced.
Body Shape: Les Paul
Top: 2-Piece Hand Select AAA Figured Maple | Hide Glue Fit
Back: 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany (target 8.3–9.2 lbs)
Binding: Cream | .040" (Top) | .020" (Back)
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer (Gloss) | Dark Cherry Burst
Weight Relief: None
Neck Profile: 1959 Carmelita (.860"–.975")
Scale Length: 24.75" | 628.65 mm
Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 12" | 304.8 mm
Number of Frets: 22
Fret Type: Historic Medium-Jumbo
Nut Material: Nylon
Nut Width: 1.687" | 42.85 mm
End of Board Width: 2.239" | 56.89 mm
Inlays: Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
Neck Joint: Long Tenon | Hide Glue Fit
Hardware Finish: Nickel
Bridge: ABR-1
Saddle Material: Nickel-Plated Brass
Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
Tuning Machines: Kluson Single Line | Single Ring
Pickguard: Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Truss Rod: Authentic 1950s No-Tube
Truss Rod Cover: Authentic Stepped 2-Ply
Control Knobs: Gold Butyrate Top Hats
Switch Tip: Amber Catalin
Switch Washer: Replica Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Jack Plate Cover: Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Control Covers: Black Royalite
Strap Buttons: Aluminum
Pickup Rings: M69 Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Pickup Covers: Authentic Profile Nickel Silver
Neck Pickup: Custombucker Alnico III | Unpotted
Bridge Pickup: Custombucker Alnico III | Unpotted
Controls: 2 Volume | 2 Tone | CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers | Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
Pickup Selector: 3-Way Switchcraft
Output Jack: Switchcraft
Strings: .010 | .013 | .017 | .026w | .036w | .046w
Case: Gibson Vintage Reissue Lacquered Case
Included Accessories: Certificate of Authenticity
