Gibson Custom 50th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Sunburst Reissue Maple Leaf Electric Guitar (Faded Maple Leaf Burst)

A most sought-after Les Paul accurately reproduced.






This 50th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Sunburst Reissue Electric Guitar with a stunning maple leaf finish offers you an exact duplicate of the original 1959 guitar. You get all the benefits of a new guitar, with all the mojo of a vintage Les Paul. Hurry if you want one, because this limited edition Gibson Custom guitar won't be around forever.

The only major change to the Gibson Les Paul Sunburs" in 1959 was the addition of wider, fatter jumbo frets which facilitated more dramatic bends. The real force of this change was not felt until the late 1960s when rock and blues players like Eric Clapton, Mike Bloomfield, and Peter Green began to discover the fat, warm voice of the '59 Les Paul—which they dubbed "Sunburst." This moment in guitar history marked the beginning of the idealization of the 1959 Les Paul Sunburst as the quintessential electric guitar in the minds of guitarists and collectors everywhere.

Using a combination of traditional hand craftsmanship and modern technology, the Gibson Custom Shop luthiers painstakingly reproduce the key elements that define stunning, vintage looks, flawless playability, and incredible tone. Solid mahogany back, historically accurate long neck tenon for superior strength and sustain, period correct neck profiles, hardware and electronics, and 100% nitrocellulose lacquer are all part of this special Gibson Custom Shop 50th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul reissue guitar.


Gibson Custom 50th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Sunburst Reissue Maple Leaf Electric Guitar Features:


2009 R9 Changed Features:
Nylon 6/6 nut
Improved ABR-1 bridge (no-wire, tighter tolerances)
Historically correct nickel-plated brass bridge saddles
Correct alloy saddle adjustment screws
Bridge height-adjusting thumbwheels are now thinner
Neck profile changed - now has less "shoulders"
Audio taper CTS pots
'50s wiring
Pickup routes adjusted so that pickups will be parallel to the strings
Top carve changed to be closer to several original '59s that were scanned
Body perimeter change - slightly tighter in waist, cutaway area refined to be more like originals
The maple cap is very slightly thinner, the mahogany body is very slightly thicker
The fingerboard is slightly thinner
The step from neck heel to back of body is taller and more correct
The taper of the "maple window" under the binding in cutaway is more accurate
The maple spline (filler strip) in the tenon is more accurate
The edge radius on the backside of the body is tighter (less rounded)
The "mustache curve" of the headstock top has been flattened slightly
The control cavity plate has been relocated, has the correct side taper, and now uses the correct ABS plastic
The pickguard shape has changed slightly
The pickguard bracket and screw have been changed
The truss rod cover has been reshaped to be more accurate
The serial number location is slightly lower and more correct
Dial pointers are less sharp
The strap button screws are longer
The jack hole is now the correct 1" diameter
The toggle switch nut has more correct knurled pattern




Gibson Custom 50th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Sunburst Reissue Maple Leaf Electric Guitar Includes:


Custom Shop hardshell case and certificate of authenticity


Here's your chance - get this limited-edition beauty while you can.


Gibson Custom 50th Anniversary 1959 Les Paul Sunburst Reissue Maple Leaf Electric Guitar Specifications:


Faded Maple Leaf finish
Rare select carved figured top
New nylon nut material
Thinner fingerboard
Ultrathin nitrocellulose lacquer finish
24-3/4" scale length
'59 rounded neck profile
Trapezoid inlays
Gibson BurstBuckers pickups
Thin single-ply white binding on neck
Nickel hardware

Faithful recreation to original 1959 Les Paul Standard specs
Vintage correct body shape
Taller, vintage correct neck heel
3 degree angle pickup route
Lightweight aluminum stopbar tailpiece
Wireless ABR-1 bridge
Snug fitting brass bridge saddles
Vintage correct thumbwheel material and shape
Vintage correct bridge post material and shape
Historically correct backplate and switchplate material and shape
Vintage correct pickguard shape and placement
Vintage correct strap button placement and screw size
Back and top thickness
Vintage tulip tuners
"50s style electronic wiring
Audio taper CTS potentiometers
Vintage correct dial pointers
Bumblebee capacitors
1" diameter jack hole
Toggle switch nut knurling


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