GIBSON 1959 Les Paul Standard Heavy Aged Golden Poppy Burst #944185
Custom Shop Les Paul electric guitar with custom bucker pickups and Murphy Lab Heavy Aged Treatment, including case and certificate
1959 Les Paul Standard electric guitar from the Gibson Custom Shop
Serial number 944185
One-piece mahogany body
Two-piece curly maple top, with Royalite binding
Mahogany neck with long neck tenon
Rosewood fingerboard with 22 Authentic Medium Jumbo frets
Trapezoid inlays made from cellulose nitrate
Two Gibson Custom Bucker humbuckers (Alnico III, unwaxed)
Hand-wired electronics with CTS pots and paper-in-oil caps
Gibson ABR-1 Tune-o-Matic bridge and aluminium stopbar
Kluson tuners (single line/single ring)
Nickel hardware, Murphy Lab Heavy Aged
Golden Poppy Burst nitrocellulose finish, Murphy Lab Heavy Aged
Includes case, custom shop switch plate medallion and certificate of authenticity
Replica of an icon
As a tribute to the legendary 1959 version of the Les Paul, the Gibson Custom Shop, in collaboration with the aging specialists at the Murphy Lab, offers an extremely successful recreation of the original. From the turned wood selection to the hand-wiredelectronics to the finish and hardware, the Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard Golden Poppy Burst Heavy Aged really does offer everything that makes a classic '59 Les Paul.
The Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard Heavy Aged Golden Poppy Burst #944185 with authentic aging treatment from the Gibson Murphy Lab.
Curly maple top and mahogany neck with long neck foot
The basis of the Gibson 1959 Les Paul Standard is its basic construction made from selected tonewoods as used in the late 1950s. Accordingly, the body is made from a solid piece of mahogany and is finished with a two-piece curly maple top with a chic flame. Of course, the long neck tenon of the mahogany neck, which is glued right up to the neck pickup, should not be missing from the recipe for a good Fifties Les Paul.
Two Gibson Custom Buckers with Alnico III magnets are responsible for the unique PAF sound.
Gibson Custom Bucker with Paper-in-Oil Caps
For the appropriate sounds of the legendary PAF humbucker, Gibson relies on successful replicas of the coveted double coilers with two Custom Bucker humbuckers. The pickups, which are hand-wound in the Gibson Custom Shop, are fitted with Alnico III magnets for a warm and vocal sound character and have non-waxed coils, which means that the treble content in the signal is clearly retained. The electronics wiring is also completely hand-wired and features original components from the golden LP era with CTS potentiometers for volume and tone and oil paper capacitors.
Detailed play marks in typical areas of the body skilfully reproduce the tasteful Murphy Lab Heavy-Aged-Treatment.
Murphy Lab Heavy Aged Treatment
The Murphy Lab, founded by aging legend Tom Murphy, consists of a number of experts who analyse the finish and the aging process of the hardware of original instruments in detail and recreate them authentically as part of the 1959 Les Paul Standard Heavy Aged Golden Poppy Burst. The Heavy Aged Treatment represents a stronger aging process and simulates the accumulated signs of wear and tear in the form of visible traces of playing an instrument that has been played frequently over the years. The composition of the nitrocellulose lacquer has also been taken into account, so that the instrument can develop additional ageing characteristics over time.
Manufacturer information
Gibson Guitar Corporation 309 Plus Park Blvd 37217 Nashville, TN USA EU economic operator Gibson Europe B.V. Smallepad 15 3811 MG Amersfoort Netherlands service.europe@gibson.com https://www.gibson.com/de-DE
Features:
Manufacturer:
Gibson
Series:
Gibson Custom Shop
Design:
Les Paul
Body:
Mahogany
Top:
Maple
Binding:
Royalite
Neck:
Mahogany
Neck Construction:
Set-in
Neck Profile:
Authentic '59 Medium 'C'-Shape
Scale in mm:
628
Fretboard:
Rosewood
Fretboard Type:
Fretted
Fretboard Radius in Inches:
12
Number of Frets:
22
Fret Format:
Authentic Medium Jumbo
Fretboard Inlays:
Trapeze
Nut type:
Nylon
Nut width in mm:
42.9
Pickup:
HH
Manufacturer pickups:
Gibson
Neck Pickup:
Custombucker, Unpotted
Middle Pickup:
No
Bridge Pickup:
Custombucker, Unpotted
Piezo Pickup:
No
Active pickups:
No
Coil-splitting:
No
Electronic:
Handwired, Paper-in-Oil Caps
Switch:
3-Way
Control:
2x Vol, 2x Tone
Bridge:
Gibson ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece:
Aluminium Stopbar
Tuners:
Kluson Single Ring Tulip
Strap Button:
Standard
Hardware:
Nickel
Weight (kg):
3.92
String Gauge:
.010 - .046
Factory Tuning:
Standard E
Country of Origin:
USA
Finish:
Murphy Lab Heavy Aged
Colour:
Golden Poppy Burst
Number of Strings:
6
Case included:
Yes
Gigbag included:
No
Certificate:
Yes
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