Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard AAAA | John's Brew - VOS

The Gibson Custom Shop do some pretty special stuff, whether its reissues of our favourite guitars from years gone by, or turning dream builds into reality, they really can do it all! This particular Les Paul is a really interesting one, and not something you come across every day.

Last year, Peach Guitars director, John Priest headed out to Nashville, TN to meet with Gibson’s senior leadership team, and to spec out some unique Custom Shop instruments. When visiting the Custom Shop, John will often sort through hundreds of pieces of raw maple to find the best possible tops for our 59 Les Paul reissues. John has a great eye for this sort of thing, so we always end up with our finished builds looking incredible. On this trip, John selected a bunch of 4A figured maple tops which feature some truly breath-taking figuring, they really are some of the finest tops we’ve ever had.

As this is a 59 Les Paul re-issue, the body is crafted from both mahogany and figured maple. This tonewood partnership really is something special, it gives you warmth, sustain, and great clarity. All of the timber used on this build was personally chosen by John for its beauty, and lightweight nature. So, if you’re looking for a lightweight instrument with a killer tone, then you should 100% check this out! The stain we choose for this limited run of guitars is heavily inspired by Tom Murphy’s legendary “Tom’s Tea” stain, which is a gorgeous sunburst finish which is slightly faded around the edge. We spec’d these to feature no pickguard, but there is a pickguard included in the case with this guitar.

The solid Mahogany neck is topped with a crisp Indian Rosewood fingerboard with classic Gibson Trapezoid inlays, this guitar looks every bit the real deal. With a 24.75" scale length, 12" radius, 1.687" nut width and medium jumbo frets, it retains that classic Les Paul feel.

The defining feature of the Gibson Custom '59 Les Paul is the custom wound Gibson Custom Bucker Alnico 3 pickups. According to Gibson these are some of the most historically accurate PAF clones on the market, with an ultra-rich harmonic quality; it's as close as you can get to the classic Les Paul tone.

We’re so pleased with how this run of 59 Les Pauls have turned out. These won’t hang around long, so if this has caught your eye, we recommend you get in quick!