"The only major change to the Les Paul 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 '59 Les Pauls as the Holy Grail of guitars in the minds of professionals, collectors and weekend warriors." -- gibsoncustom.com
- Serial number: 9 6382
- Body: Mahogany, hand carved flame maple top
- Colour: Darkburst
- Finish: Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
- Neck: Mahogany, one piece, long tenon
- Fingerboard/Inlay: 22 frets, rosewood / trapezoid, 10" radius
- Scale/Nut Width: 24 3/4" / 1 11/16"
- Binding: single-ply, cream
- Bridge/Tailpiece: ABR-1 / Lightweight aluminum stopbar
- Custom-made bone nut for 11-52 gauge strings
- Hardware: Nickel / "Tulip" Kluson Deluxe tuners
- Pickups: Sheptone handwound Blue Sky pickup set - Alnico 4 magnets, 8,1k bridge / 7,4k neck - aged nickel covers and 4-wire connectors
- Controls: Two volume, two tone, three-way switch, the volume pots are push-push type to split both pickups separately
- Mojotone .022uF/600V tone capacitors
- 50's wiring
- Schaller Straplocks
- Weight: 3,780 kilograms (8 lbs 6 oz)
- Gibson Brown Hardshell Case with purple plush interior
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- Route 66 Classic Guitars: 1996 Gibson Custom Shop 1959 Reissue Les Paul Standard
