1959 Gibson Les Paul Found In Attic

The fingerboard consisted of a brazilian rosewood board cellulose trapezoid inlays which came from a factory out of italy a 12 radius and 100 fretwire.

1959 gibson les paul found in attic. 1959 is widely considered to be the pinnacle year for gibson s mid century solid body electric guitars and no 1959 gibson model is more famous than the sunburst les paul standard. Of those 643 bursts there are 0 lost and over 1000 accounted for. A truly special guitar this 1959 gibson les paul standard has a nice looking bound maple top with a washed out sunburst finish the red is pretty much gone. At first a commercial failure the model was eventually adopted by some the world s greatest guitarists jimmy page duane allman mike bloomfield keith richards.

Gibson les paul standard the dubliner attic burst 1959 sunburst guitar for sale. The bound brazilian rosewood fretboard features trapezoid inlays. It s caused by the dye used not a build flaw which i can t see in the photo either. As mudface said binding bleed is totally normal on these reissues unless you don t play them.

Seriously when the prices went north of 50k they started appearing from grandpas attic. The 1959 les paul standard also featured a long neck tenon which provided more sustain thanks to how it was mated to the body. In 1958 the standard finish for the les paul was changed from gold to cherry sunburst. The two paf humbucking pickups electronics abr 1 bridge stop tailpiece pickguard and picku.

The following is the worlds most desired and iconic of all vintage instruments highly regarded to both players and collectors and affectionately known simply as a 59 burst. First marketed as the les paul model in 1952 the les paul evolved throughout the 50s until the design was replaced by the sg in late 1960. The gibson les paul is a solid body electric guitar that was first sold by the gibson guitar corporation in 1952.