Gibson Historic 1958 Les Paul Plain Top Electric Guitar

In an effort to jump start the steadily declining sales of the Les Paul Model, Gibson decided to abandon the familiar gold finish and use a translucent, cherry sunburst finish which would show off the highly figured maple tops that were often used on Les Pauls. The renamed Les Paul Standard made its debut in 1958. Features include an early '50s rounded neck with a 22-fret Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard, Burstbucker humbuckers, an ABR-1 bridge with an aluminum stopbar, vintage tulip tuners and a Custom Shop case.

Historic Collection - Solidbody Series
Whether you're looking for an exact replica of the Les Paul that your guitar hero made famous or you're simply looking for an SG that's "built like they used to be," the entire line of Historic Les Paul Reissues is built exactly like they were in the '50s and '60s.

Technical Info

Body
Top wood: Carved plain Maple

Back wood: Solid Mahogany

Binding: Single-ply cream on top

Finish Colors: Washed Cherry

Neck
Neck construction: 1-piece Mahogany w/original-style truss rod route

Fingerboard wood: 22 fret Rosewood

Inlays: Vintage trapezoid (accurate shape and color)

Binding: Single-ply cream

Profile: Early '50s rounded

Scale length/Nut width: 24-3/4 in.; 1-11/16 in.

Strings: Vintage Reissue .010-.046

Electronics & Hardware
Pickups: Burstbucker 1 (rhythm), Burstbucker 2 (treble)
*Other: CTS pots and bumble bee caps

Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way switch

Hardware color: Nickel

Bridge/Tailpiece: ABR-1/Aluminum stopbar
*Other: Thin, original-style toggleswitch washer and jackplate

Tuner style: Vintage tulip

Collateral: Custom Shop case, Certificate of Authenticity, Custom Care Kit

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