About This Used Les Paul
Gibson Custom Shop 1959 Les Paul Standard "CME Spec" Cherry Tea Burst VOS w/'59 Carmelita Neck #951335
8LB 8.2Z
This guitar is in excellent condition with no player wear to report.
Carrying on Orville Gibson’s historic pursuit of sonic excellence and aesthetic perfection, the Gibson Custom Shop combines traditional instrument-making techniques, innovative methods, and meticulous attention to detail to craft instruments worthy of its banner-era slogan, “Only a Gibson is Good Enough.”
This instrument exclusively features woods hand-picked by CME’s expert guitar-buying team at the Gibson Custom Shop in Nashville, paired with one of our favorite finishes, plus a thoughtful combination of preferred fingerboards, neck profiles, pickups, and hardware, to make this customized Gibson guitar.
- Series: Gibson Custom Shop Historic
- Country of Manufacture: Made in the USA
- Serial Number: 951335
- Product Color: Ice Tea Burst
- Case Type: Hardshell Case Included
- Factory Setup: E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E)
- Body Shape: Les Paul
- Body Material: 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany
- Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Top Material: CME Hand-Selected Figured Maple Top, Hide Glue Fit
- Body Binding: .09 Cream 1-Ply Royalite
- Neck Material: One-Piece Mahogany
- Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Neck Tint/Color: Cherry Aniline Dye
- Neck Shape: 59 Carmelita (0.860/0.975")
- Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
- Headstock Veneer: Holly
- Nut Material: Nylon
- Nut Width: 1.687" (42.85mm)
- Fingerboard Radius: 12" (304.8mm)
- Scale Length: 24.75" (628.65mm)
- Number of Frets: 22 Frets
- Neck Joint: Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
- Fingerboard Inlay: Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
- Inlay Shape: Trapezoids
- Side Marker Inlay: Tortoise Side Dots
- Neck Binding: .04 Cream
- Bridge Pickup: CME Custom "S" Bucker
- Neck Pickup: CME Custom "S" Bucker
- Controls and Switching: 3-Way Switchcraft, 2 Volume, 2 Tone
- Electronics Notes: CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors, Authentic Profile Nickel Silver Pickup Covers
- Hardware Color: Aged Nickel
- Bridge: No-Wire ABR-1
- Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
- Tuning Machines: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
- Fret Wire: Historic Medium-Jumbo
- Saddle: Nickel-Plated Brass
- Truss Rod Cover: Authentic Stepped 2-Ply
- Knobs: Gold Butyrate Top Hats
- Switch Cap: Amber Catalin
- Bridge Pins: Includes Custom Chicago Music Exchange & Gibson Custom Control Plate & CME COA
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