Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS, Iced Tea Burst

When it comes to vintage guitar recreations, there are few that can match those designed and built at the Gibson Custom Shop.

Vintage Style And Tone, With Modern Playability

The Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue, seen here with an Iced Tea Burst Finish and VOS status, is a superb electric guitar, that has been created by Gibson’s Custom Shop to the exact specifications of the late 1950s originals.

Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS, Iced Tea Burst Highlights

• Authentic recreation of the legendary 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard
• Solid, non-weight relief Mahogany back, capped with a 2-piece figured Maple top
• Classic “Iced Tea Burst” finish
• Sleek Mahogany neck carved with a period-accurate Medium “C”-profile shape
• Vintage-style wiring, with CS 500K Audio Taper control pots, and Paper-In-Oil Capacitors
• Includes a vintage reissue, 5-latch hard case, with a brown exterior and pink interior

Gibson Custom Shop

Part of the vintage appeal of a genuine late 1950’s Les Paul Standard, along with the tone, is the feel of the guitar.

With their Authentic ’59 Medium “C” neck profile, and solid, non-weight-relief bodies, these VOS guitars accurately recreate that playing experience.

In addition to this, the natural tones generated by a solid mahogany body, solid mahogany neck, and 2-piece figured maple top, combine perfectly with the Custombucker pickups.

VOS – Vintage Original Spec

Incredibly authentic from the tuners down to the wiring and with its Vintage Original Spec (VOS) status, this guitar looks, feels, and sounds exactly like an original 1959 Les Paul Standard.

To achieve VOS status, Gibson’s Custom Shop will have created this guitar from the ground up with period-accurate specs: from the hardware and electronics, to even the type of glue used on the neck and fretboard.

Vintage Gibson Voice

Custombucker pickups have been specially designed at the Gibson Custom Shop to recreate those prized PAF-like characteristics.

Due to the Alnico III magnets used in them, these passive, low-output pickups deliver rich tones, with articulate Mid and High frequencies, for that thick, articulate voice the Les Paul is famous for.

These pickups – when combined with the aforementioned tonewoods – help to recreate those rich-yet-articulate tones that launched the original dual-humbucker Les Paul to stardom.

Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS, Iced Tea Burst Specs

Body

• Shape: Les Paul
• Back: 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany
• Top: 2-Piece Figured Maple, Hide Glue Fit
• Binding: 1-Ply Royalite

Neck

• Material: Solid Mahogany
• Profile: Authentic ’59 Medium C-Shape
• Nut Width: 1.687″ / 42.85mm
• Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit
• Scale Length: 24.75″ / 628.65mm
• Number of Frets: 22
• Nut: Nylon
• Inlay: Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid

Hardware

• Bridge: ABR-1
• Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
• Knobs: Gold Butyrate Top Hats
• Tuners: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
• Plating: Nickel

Electronics

• Neck Pickup: Custombucker Alnico III (Unpotted)
• Bridge Pickup: Custombucker Alnico III (Unpotted)
• Controls: 2 Volume/2 Tone CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-inOil Capacitors

Misc

• Case: Brown/Pink Reissue 5-Latch