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Serial # 943329 Weight: 8 LBS 7 OZGibson Custom's Historic Series are far beyond being copies. A lot of time, effort and research went into the details of making a guitar that is as close as you can get to what you would have found hanging on the wall of your local music store when they were first produced. Here's what Gibson Custom has to say about this particular model: 1959 is widely considered to be the pinnacle year for Gibson's mid-century solid body electric guitars, and no 1959 Gibson model is more famous than the sunburst Les Paul Standard. At first a commercial failure, the model was eventually adopted by some the world's greatest guitarists - Jimmy Page, Duane Allman, Mike Bloomfield, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, and Billy Gibbons, to name a few. The rarity and celebrity association of the model has pushed the values of original examples into the stratosphere.  Gibson Custom's 1959 Les Paul Standard is a painstakingly-accurate replica of these highly-valuable guitars rendered in detail so intricate that even the chemical composition of the parts has been scientifically examined and re-engineered-and that's just one small example. Sonically, visually, and tactilely, owning a Gibson Custom Shop Historic '59 Les Paul Standard is as close as one can get to owning a priceless original. Includes hardshell case.Specifications: BodyBody shape: Single cutawayBody type: Solid bodyBody material: Solid woodTop wood: Figured MapleBody wood: Lightweight MahoganyBody finish: GlossOrientation: Right handedNeckNeck shape: 1959 Medium CNeck wood: MahoganyJoint: Set-inScale length: 24.75"Truss rod: StandardNeck finish: GlossFingerboardMaterial: RosewoodRadius: 12"Fret size: Vintage-styleNumber of frets: 22Inlays: TrapezoidNut width/material 1.687" (42.8 mm) NylonPickupsConfiguration: HHNeck: CustomBuckerBridge: CustomBuckerBrand: Gibson CustomControlsControl layout: Volume 1, volume 2, tone 1, tone 2Pickup switch: 3-wayHardwareBridge type: FixedBridge design: ABR-1 Tune-o-MaticTailpiece: StopbarTuning machines: Kluson DeluxeColor: NickelOtherNumber of strings: 6-stringCase: Hardshell caseCountry of origin: United States

The Gibson Les Paul is a solid body electric guitar that was first sold by the Gibson Guitar Corporation in 1952. With its distinctive tone and solid construction, it has become an iconic model in the music world.