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Le Paul Guitar Auction: Gibson Custom Shop 1959 Reissue Les Paul Standard

Les Paul Guitars Auction Description: Gibson's Les Paul Standard model from 1959 is the most highly acclaimed, widely recognized solid body electric guitar in the entire world, coveted by both players and collectors as the ultimate example of playability, attractiveness and tone among all six-stringed instruments. In an industry filled with imitations and replicas, the iconic 1959 Les Paul Standard simply has no equal.Named after Lester William Polsfuss, aka Les Paul - legendary American jazz guitarist, and true pioneer in the development of recorded music - the Les Paul model guitar became the "Standard" in July 1958 after company president Ted McCarty and his staff decided to add the new designation and forego the guitar's traditional Goldtop finish for a new, brighter finish dubbed Cherry Sunburst, which allowed the natural beauty of the Les Paul Standard's maple top to be showcased. The company was hoping the changes would improve its sales of solid body electric guitars, which had been declining since 1953 when the Gibson shipped 2,245 Les Paul Model guitars.Duane Allman, Jethro Tull's Martin Barre, Jeff Beck, Billy Gibbons, Peter Green, Michael Bloomfield, Ted Nugent, Keith Richards and Jimmy Page are among the classic rock guitarists who made the 1959 Les Paul Standard the epitome of the solid body guitar for fans and players alike. Perhaps Page most of all, who " with a '59 slung nearly down to his knees " defined the rock-guitar-star look as he co-fronted Led Zeppelin in the late '60s and '70s. What makes the exacting Custom Shop '59 Reissue " which retails for $5900 - and the original '59s, now worth $250,000-plus at auction " so special is that year's Les Paul Standard evolved to a model with wider, fatter jumbo frets, creating a smoother, faster neck. Add the iconic sound of the model's pickups, reproduced by today's Gibson BurstBuckers, and history was made. This 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue was made in 2010, has a carved maple top with a non-weight relieved mahogany back and sides for natural sustain, plus vintage style tulip tuners as well as a classic one-piece mahogany neck and a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard. It was aged by the Gibson Custom Shop and is in pristine condition. Look at the incredible flame on this one!Comes with hardshell Gibson Custom Shop case and Custom Shop certificate. Sold as it, where is. I cannot ship this guitar to you until your payment clears my account. I will have this guitar professionally packaged and insure the guitar for its purchase price when shipping it, and email you the tracking number. I will refund any difference between what you've paid for shipping and the actual cost of shipping. Of course, I cannot be responsible for misdeliveries or damage during shipping.On Feb-21-11 at 12:14:25 PST, seller added the following information:I have been corrected - this guitar emerged from the Gibson Custom Shop in 2007!

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