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Gibson Custom Shop '59 Les Paul Standard Quilt Top Electric Guitar
This Gibson Custom Shop one-off version of the 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue comes with a vibrant quilted maple top and a gorgeous transparent amber finish. Otherwise, it's a by-the-book '59 with all the mojo and soul you'd expect from a Custom Shop reissue. The only major change to the Standard in 1959 was the addition of wider, fatter jumbo frets which facilitated more dramatic bends. The real force of this change was not felt until the late 1960s when rock and blues players like Eric Clapton, Mike Bloomfield, and Peter Green began to discover the fat, warm voice of the '59 Standard. This moment in history marked the beginning of the idealization of the 1959 Les Paul Standard as the ultimate guitar quest in the minds of guitarists and collectors everywhere. Using a combination of traditional hand craftsmanship and modern technology, the luthiers of the Custom Shop painstakingly reproduce the key elements that define cool, vintage instrument-stunning looks, flawless playability, and unsurpassed tone. Solid mahogany back, historically accurate long neck tenon for superior strength and sustain, period correct neck profiles, hardware and electronics, and 100% nitro-cellulose lacquer are all part of this special Gibson Custom Shop guitar.
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