Gibson CS 1959 Les Paul Standard Historic Guitar - Iced Tea

• Recreation of Gibson's classic '59 Les Paul
• Book-matched flame maple top with single-ply cream binding
• Hand-selected single-piece mahogany back
• Single-piece mahogany neck fitted with historic long tenon joint
• Versatile Custom Bucker pickups with gold Top Hat controls
• Includes Custom Shop hardshell case, certificate of authenticity, and extra switch cover plate

The Gibson Custom Shop 1959 Les Paul Standard Historic Electric Guitar is the perfect combination of vintage style alongside modern appointments to create a dream model. A Les Paul is always special and everything from the carefully selected tonewoods used to the enigmatic tones produced, each one is unique and stays true to the fine history of one of the most popular musical instruments ever produced. Gibson's Custom Shop team don't just create instruments, they create timeless works of art.

Legendary Les Paul style

The instantly recognisable single-cutaway Les Paul body profile combines power and elegance to perfection. The Custom Shop '59 Standard Historic model, is crafted using a single piece of hand-selected solid mahogany to lay the foundation for a thunderous energy that is infused with a penetrating warmth. Married to the body - using Franklin Titebond adhesive - is a heavenly two-piece book-matched flame maple top, which is bound in 50s' cream single-binding. The maple counters the dense mahogany by gently underpinning the low to mid-end clout, whilst introducing a softer upper-range with crispness and clarity.

The Custom Shop team has adopted the 1950s' style body contour to create a smooth and comfortable playing feel. Each model's finish it protected by a slender but resilient layer of nitrocellulose lacquer, which allows the wood to resonate unimpeded whilst shielding the beautiful grain from unwanted damage.

Sturdy mahogany neck

Fitted to the body is a single piece mahogany, which has been set using the historic long neck tenon and reinforced using hot hide glue for added strength. The long neck tenon joint is renowned for its superior sound transference, adding to the already impressive tones produced by this monster. Shaped to the '50s' profile with painstaking accuracy, the neck creates a substantial feel in the hand without becoming unwieldy. Paired with the neck is a sublime Indian rosewood fingerboard shaped to a 12-inch radius