Gibson Historic 1959 Les Paul Electric Guitar (with Case)

Holly head veneer. Non-weight relieved body. Long neck Tenon. Includes case.

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Overall User Ratings

Overall:: 9 out of 10
Features:: 9 out of 10
Quality:: 9 out of 10
Value:: 9 out of 10
I Want It:: 9 out of 10
Sound:: 9 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 10 out of 10
Support:: 9 out of 10

"This is the ultimate guitar, in my opinion."

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 10 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

User: a customer from methode-aecd.com

Submitted: 11/17/2007

Style of Music: Hard Rock, Classic rock, metal

Musical Experience: week end rocker, been gigging since 1970

Location: West-Central, IL USA

Feature:
All you ever need. Pick-up switching, and a volume and tone control for each pick-up.

Quality:
Impeccable build quality and materials, and it shows.

Value:
Not as good a value as the 57 RI, but it has that figured wood top that drives you crazy.

Desirability:
The Sex appeal doesn't get any higher.

Sound:
The sweetest tone imaginable. Good for all genres of music.

Ease of Use:
The neck is a little larger than most guitars (other than the other Gibson RI's), that's where the tone and sustain come from.

Support:
Never had to use it.

Overall:
I will probably own my 59 RI's until I can no longer pick them up, and then they will be inherited by my guitar playing sons.

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"Hell ya"

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 10 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10
Support:: 10 out of 10

Submitted: 2/11/2005

Style of Music: classic rock, alternative,

Musical Experience: active musician

Feature:
guitar+human=sssssssssiiiiiicccccckkkkk sound

Quality:
not a scratch on it, unless of course you get it custom aged by tom murphy

Value:
toooooooo good

Desirability:
hell ya

Sound:
It's the best reissue of any vintage guitar. liquid smooth but bright. able to get the jimmy page trademark sound using a 50 wt marshall in the store

Support:
custom shop baby!! sweet service

Overall:
the best recreation of the best guitar ever made. period. heres a few names for you to chew on. jimmy page, peter green, eric clapton, jeff beck, pete townshend, keith richards, les paul himself, slash.....all use les pauls!!!!!!!!!

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"The guitar from heaven"

Overall:: 10 out of 10
Features:: 9 out of 10
Quality:: 10 out of 10
Value:: 10 out of 10
I Want It:: 10 out of 10
Sound:: 10 out of 10
Ease of Use:: 10 out of 10
Support:: 1 out of 10

Submitted: 3/26/2007

Style of Music: classic rock (mostly zeppelin)

Musical Experience: Actice musician

Location: Mt.Vernon,Indiana USA all the way!

Feature:
i gave it a 9 'cus it doesnt have coil taps on the pups.

Quality:
i'm not stupid so i don't throw my guitar in the air or smash it agenst my amp but, it still is 1 of the sturdiest guitars on the planet so i'm not complainin

Value:
i wish it were cheaper but I guess it is worth the money.

Desirability:
well of cours it want it!

Sound:
ok i'll make short sweet and to the point, simpaly the best sounding and looking guitar ever nothing more nothing less.

Ease of Use:
the '59 neck and the action on this guitar........................... SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!

Support:
well, did't know what to put because i never contacted Gibson.

Overall:
if i did own i would be satisfied with till i'm dead and on my will i'll give it to my kids.

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