The beginning of the Burst

In 1958, Gibson parted ways with the gold finish on the Les Paul model and introduced the “Les Paul Standard,” a refresh that featured a centre-seam maple top, red aniline dye back and sides and a beautiful transparent Cherry Sunburst finish. While only that one colour was available originally, exposure to sunlight and subtle variations have made each original example unique in colour. Gibson Custom picked four beautiful sunburst variations for the new 2018 Historic Collection, each bringing out all the character of the unique maple tops. And just like the 1958 originals, the neck profiles on these historic models are just a bit beefier on average when compared to a 1959 – a comfortable chunky C-shape. Two new updates for 2018 include the inclusion of all True Historic-spec parts and, for the first time, narrow/tall frets which bring the tone and playability closer to the character of the originals.

Body

Body Style – Les Paul

Back – Lightweight Solid Mahogany Body

Top – 2 piece plain maple top

Neck

Neck – Solid Mahogany, long tenon, hide glue fit

Neck Profile – Medium Chunky, .9’’ depth at nut, 1’’ at 12^th fret

Fingerboard – Solid Ebony, Hide Glue Fit

Scale Length – 24.75’’

Number of Frets – 22

Nut – Nylon

Inlay – Cellulose Trapezoid

Nut Width – 1.687’’

Hardware

Bridge – ABR-1

Tailpiece – Lightweight Aluminium

Tuners – Single Band Kluson Deluxe

Knobs – Replica Butyrate Gold top hats

Plating - Nickle

Electronics

Neck Pickup – Custombucker

Bridge Pickup – Custombucker

Controls – 2 500k CTS Volume Pots, 2 500K CTS Tone Pots, Hand wired harness with bumblebee capacitors, switchcraft toggle switch

SKU – LPR58VOVCSNH1