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

The Gibson Custom Shop do some pretty special stuff, whether it’s 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 however, Gibson showed John an exclusive batch of 4A torrefied maple, which isn’t something that’s been available to order for a little while. These pieces of torrefied maple are much darker in colour even before staining, which gives a real depth to the overall look of the guitar. The torrefaction process also really helps to dry out the wood and crystalises any moisture within, which greatly increases the strength and stability, while also increasing the resonance and tone!

As far as we know, this is one of the first Gibson Custom ’59 Les Pauls available in the U.K. with a 4A torrefied maple top. So, if you’re looking for something truly special, then check these out!

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. This finish works well with the darker maple tops and has resulted in a seriously cool looking guitar. 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!