Gibson Custom Shop 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue, Murphy Lab Light Aged BOTB Page 122

Feast your eyes on this Gibson Custom Shop 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue BOTB Page 122 Reissue. Many guitar players know how coveted vintage '59 Les Paul's are. With somewhere between 640-650 original models made and available ones pushing half a million dollars, the fabled Les Paul's aren't exactly easy to come by. Crafted by our good friends at Gibson Custom Shop, we have this Les Paul Standard modeled after page 122 in Yasuhiko Iwanade's "Beauty of the Burst" book to scratch that itch.

In the book, Iwanade describes this example as "mint condition cherry sunburst '59." Iwanade also made note of the back of the headstock being painted black as a common way to hide imperfections in the wood or mask a repair. Don't worry, this headstock is perfectly fine and is there for cosmetics. We're big fans of the stinger here. 

The solid-body receives it's iconic single-cutaway design from a mahogany body and is capped with a maple top. Paired together for decades, this combinations offers a warmth and low-end chunk while the maple cap adds snap and clarity. The top pops against the cherry sunburst with its single layer of binding and other cream colored plastics and gold knobs. 

A double-bound mahogany neck attaches to the body in a traditional Gibson set-neck design and is glued in using historically accurate hide glue. The neck profile on this standard is a '59 medium C shape that is a real treat to play. The neck is topped with a 12-inch radius rosewood fingerboard and features 22 frets and cellulose trapezoid inlays. The headstock displays the Gibson logo in mother of pearl.

For its sonic capabilities, 2 Gibson Custombuckers are at the players service. These pickups provide vintage-inspired unpotted P.A.F tone by employing Alnico 3 magnets for a warm and sweet tone using 42 AWG wire and unbalanced coils. Tone is further adjusted with the 3-way pickup selector and 2 volume/tone controls. 

The entire instrument has received light ageing thanks to Tom Murphy and his team at the Murphy Lab. Designed to simulate decades of honest wear, you'll find extra rolled fingerboard edges, finish checking, cloudy hardware, and small nicks/dings - as if the guitar spend most of its life inside the case with minimal use outside the house. The result offers an authentic played-in feel. 

Packaged in a brown Lifton hardshell case with pink interior, this page 122 BOTB is a faithful recreation of a classic while still offering something brand new.