Wjhile I have never held in my hands or played a true 59', this Mirabella 52/59' Conversion I have is unbelievably better that the 69' GT I have, the 52' I have and in so many ways.
The weight difefrence, the resonance even when not plugged in...the sound of the PAF's ad the way your hands almost "slip" and and down the neck with the Brazilian board...
I really can not see how there can be any difference between having this 52/59' and the real thing other than the $300k difference...Chris tells me the same thing....almost impossible to tell