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Manufactured by: Gibson Custom ShopWith all that has been written over the past 50-plus years about the fabulous Gibson Les Paul burst, it s hard to fathom that it wasn t an immediate success. In fact, only 434 Les Paul Standards were built in 1958, and most of those were Goldtops! The first sunburst 1958 Les Paul was shipped by Gibson on May 28, 1958. Today, those 50-year-old sunburst Les Pauls are in bringing over $150K on the collecto,r market!Here s your chance to own a piece of history for a lot less! Gibson is only producing a 200 special 50th anniversary 1958 Les Paul Standards for world-wide distribution. Everything that made the original great is found on this special commemorative edition. The figured maple top is carved to original spec with a solid Honduran mahogany back. The neck is also one-piece mahogany with the historically correct long neck tenon for sustain. The early 50s neck profile is rounded for comfort. The rosewood fingerboard has Gibson s distinctive trapezoid inlays. Side position markers are tortoise, just as on the 58. The stop tailpiece is lightweight aluminum, and the tuners are vintage tulip style, with push-in bushings, just like the original.This anniversary 58 employs CTS potentiometers for volume and tone, as well as the bumblebee capacitors, custom-made for Gibson to replicate the original electronics. Speaking of electronics, we can t leave out the Burstbucker pickups, custom wound to emulate the original late 50s Gibson humbuckers.The thin nitroce...
- UPC: 711106193380
- Manufacturer: Gibson Custom Shop
- Brand: Gibson Custom Shop
- Feature: Body: Carved figured maple top, solid mahogany back
- Feature: Finish: Murphy-aged
- Feature: Binding: Period-correct, thin single-ply cream binding on top
- Feature: Bridge: Nickel-plated ABR-1
- Feature: Tailpiece: Aluminum, nickel-plated stopbar
- Model: HB031C
This item is offered by for $6,999.00. Click here for availability.
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