2012 Gibson Custom 1958 Reissue Les Paul Figured
Washed Cherry Sunburst VOS

The '58 to '60 Les Paul Standard was the first solidbody electric guitar to become truly, and unquestionably, collectible. When the sunburst finish met the Les Paul Standard in 1958, the result was phenomenal. All the right elemants came together in 1958 to create musical magic! The '58 was the first burst with two humbucking pickups and a Tune-O-Matic Bridge. The '58 is also affectionately known as the "first love" to a number of players who forged their musical pathways utilizing the incredible tonal characteristics and playability created by the artistry of the 1958 Les Paul Standard.

In 2006 the Gibson Custom Shop proudly introduced the Vintage Original Spec series of historic solid body guitars. When you pick up a VOS guitar, you will experience the culmination of more than 20 years of effort to give you the look, feel, and sound of a $300,000 original. They started with playability and their revolutionary process ensures precise fret work and a perfectly cut nut on every guitar. Frets are leveled, shaped, and crowned to exacting specifications - unique to each individual instrument - and will extend a bit further towards the binding, giving you more surface area. The nut is carefully hand-shaped to give it a more rounded, vintage look. The feel of the neck is just like it ought to be...FAT and together with a rolled fingerboard binding, you will experience an incredibly comfortable feel. Using a proprietary process that includes unique steps for staining, wet-sanding, and hand-rubbing gives the guitar the look and feel of a well cared for 47-year-old Standard. The hardware also goes through a new proprietary process, giving it the look you'd expect to see after decades of natural oxidation. And finally, the edges of the neck heel and peghead are softened, lending the guitar a gently worn-in appearance and comfort. You will experience an instrument that faithfully recreates the most sought-after classics - down to the smallest details.

In 2009 the Gibson Custom Shop made 21 improvements to the Historic line up of guitars, making the new Gibson Custom Historic 1958 Les Paul Reissue the most exact recreation of the legendary original ever produced. Every subtle detail of this model has been painstakingly reproduced, and nothing has been left to chance. From the gold top-hat control knobs with dial pointers to the molded bell-shaped truss rod cover to the period correct cream pickguard and nickel tuners with green buttons, this guitar delivers the absolute ultimate in vintage guitar recreation. There are basically 3 differences between the 1958 Reissue and the 1959 Reissue. The first is the '58 has a fatter neck and the second is the '59 Reissue has a flamed maple top which gives reason to the 3rd and that's the price. The value of a '59 is doubled because of the value of the flamed maple top. However this 2012 Gibson Custom Shop 1958 Les Paul is all that and more!

This 2012 Gibson Custom Historic 1958 Reissue Les Paul FLAMETOP is the latest and the greatest! This guitar is basically a '59 FLAMETOP at half the price. The thickness of the neck measures .877 at the first fret and 1.004 at the 12th, so it's not really all that much fatter than a '59! You get everything you've always wanted at a price you can afford! The Figured Maple top is just as nice or better than any '59 Reissue I've seen! WONDERFUL WIDE RIBBON FLAMES AND A WASHED CHERRY SUNBURST FINISH TO BOOT! It just doesn't get any better! Figured Maple like this is not only very rare and very expensive, it is also an incredible tone wood. This kind of Maple is very hard in texture and reflective, capturing stress in the grain and producing a loud, powerful projective sound with incredible sustain. This guitar looks, feels and sounds like a treasured original 1958 Burst! This guitar is everything a Les Paul ought to be: beautiful, strong, soulful and extremely light, weighing 8 lbs 11 oz. This guitar is light on your back and super resonate. She has a beautiful warm voice, TONE to die for, a very powerful presence, plenty of midrange honk, long lasting sustain and the frets are nice and large, for wider bends. The tone and the feel will take to back to perfect Nirvana! So, if you're looking for vintage vibe in a Les Paul that's as historically accurate as anything Gibson has built over the past few decades, this 1958 Les Paul is just what you're looking for. This guitar is 100% MINT UNOWNED UNPLAYED AND AWESOME, complete with the OHSC, COA and magic! There's nothing to think about! Buy it now or you'll kick yourself a year from now!