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Gibson Custom Shop 50th Anniversary 1958 Les Paul Standard Flame Top Murphy-Aged

This extremely limited edition boasts all the original features of the debut '58 Les Paul.

Commonly referred to as the Stradivarius of the 20th century", the Gibson Les Paul Standard debuted in 1958 featuring PAF pickups and a beautiful carved maple top, visible for the first time through a stunning sunburst finish. We're proud to offer the first 58 of 200 highly flamed Eastern maple topped beauties. This finely aged reproduction will be the pinnacle of any guitar collection.

Gibson has reproduced both look and sound to an amazing degree in this 50th Anniversary 1958 Les Paul Standard model. From the single-ply cream binding to the acrylic trapezoid inlays to the vintage tulip tuners, this Les Paul guitar looks like it came through a time machine. In addition to the accurate choice and quality of woods, the tone of BurstBucker pickups, CTS pots and bumble bee capacitors will take you back to the golden age of rock guitar the moment you plug it in and play.

The highly involved antiquing process is done by hand, one guitar at a time, by guitar artisan Tom Murphy. It's not a chemical process, but a very time consuming and tedious work that includes a multitude of elaborate steps. Through much trial and error, Murphy has developed an amazing ability to recreate the checked and chipped finish of a true vintage instrument with great success. Your guitar will carry the look of a thousand smoky bar gigs, countless sessions, and maybe even a few world tours.

Gibson Custom Shop 50th Anniversary 1958 Les Paul Standard Flame Top Murphy-Aged Features:
Body: Carved figured maple top, solid mahogany back
Finish: Murphy-aged
Binding: Period-correct, thin single-ply cream binding on top
Bridge: Nickel-plated ABR-1
Tailpiece: Aluminum, nickel-plated stopbar
Pickups: BurstBucker 1 (neck), BurstBucker 2 (bridge)
Electronics: CTS pots, bumblebee caps
Neck: Solid mahogany, long neck tenon, holly headstock veneer
Neck profile: 50s rounded
Inlays: Acrylic trapezoid, tortoise side position dots
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 22 fret
Tuners: Vintage tulip
Includes: Hardshell case, 2 pickguards (one is special commemorative), custom care kit, and the Special Anniversary Certificate of Authenticity.