Gibson Custom Shop 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Bourbon Burst

For many, the Les Paul is an institution of musical history, and with the Gibson Custom Shop 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue, that status seems all the more real. Constructed in painstaking detail in reference to its ‘50s origins, this Les Paul embodies the name as it’s always been known.

This Les Paul Standard Reissue starts with a mahogany body paired with a maple top – a classic combination that forms the basis of this instrument’s sonic engine. The iconic single-cutaway form exhibits an identifiable Les Paul weight and is comfortable in the arms and over the shoulder with a strap. This particular model features a VOS Bourbon Burst finish that encapsulates both a unique and uniform Les Paul burst aesthetic so prolific across generations – rich both visually and to the touch. Totally, the body of this Custom Shop creation is authentic and strikingly reverent to the Les Paul legacy.

A solid mahogany neck joins the body in a “Chunky C”-shaped profile. This shape, easily gripped for smooth travels from higher to lower registers, complements the Indian rosewood fingerboard and its Historic Gibson Narrow/Tall frets, only solidifying the authenticity of this guitar in hand. Playability across this entire model is streamlined and comfortable for cutting directly to inspirational cores and exciting music. The sonic engine of this model forms much of its basis with a pair of unpotted Alnico III Custombucker humbucking pickups. Forging a striking base Les Paul tonality, these pickups call upon decades of fine Les Paul voices and summon similar heft and warmth for players of today to decide their own path. Wholly, these pickups play into the legacy of the Les Paul splendidly for achieving a sound that is all at once classic, modern and timeless.

Further hardware appointments to this Les Paul Standard Reissue include a no-wire ABR-1 bridge for stabilizing the full tonal experience of this guitar physically and a nylon nut to ensure easy stringing and concise transfer of vibrations across the entire instrument. Finally, this Custom Shop creation travels in a brown and pink Lifton Reissue five-latch hardshell case with true vintage style and modern protection.

As an electric guitar, there are few models that stand on a similar echelon to the Gibson Les Paul. Achieving such a storied history naturally couldn’t have happened in a single day. However, a guitar like this Gibson Custom Shop proves to have all the time in the world.