Gibson Les Paul Custom

 
Mint 2009 model no problems at all!
1960 Les Paul Standard is an excellent blend of Look, Playability and Tone.
In 1960 the Les Paul Standard still had the flame maple top, sunburst
finish, and Patent Applied For pickups of its predecessors, but a slim
taper neck was added for a decidedly different feel. These final
adjustments failed to save the Standard, however, and after 1960 the
single cutaway Les Paul was replaced by the thin bodied, double cutaway
SG.

Custom Shop VOS Guitars
Gibson has been producing solid body electric guitars for 55 years. Of
course, the most famous of these guitars is the legendary Les Paul. In
2006 the Gibson Custom Shop released its Vintage Original Spec (VOS)
series in honor of the instruments that have literally shaped the face
of music today. The series consists of a 1956 Les Paul Gold Top; a ’57
Les Paul Junior Singlecut; a ’57 Gold Top in plain and darkback; ’57
Customs in 2 and 3 pickup versions; ’58 Junior Double Cut; ’58 Plain
Top; ’59 Les Paul Sunburst reissue; ’60 Les Paul Reissue; ’60 Les Paul
Specials in Single and Double Cut; an SG Standard Reissue; and an SG
Custom 3 pickup Reissue.

The production of these instruments is the culmination of 20
years of experience producing handmade Gibson Custom guitars. We
primarily took on the challenge of re-creating the 3 most vital aspects
of these legendary instruments: Look, Playability, and most of all Tone.

In order to accurately reproduce the Look of vintage
Gibsons, the Custom Shop uses a combination of faithful adherence to
our history and proprietary new processes and inventions. The hardware
is left to soak in a special solution that transforms a brand new
pick-up cover into a gently used historic jewel. The plastic and
binding are painstakingly hand aged to provide that warm yellowed look
that takes decades to occur in nature. Vintage accurate wood fillers,
anodized dies and a 100% nitro-cellulose lacquer finishes are all
expertly applied to create exacting reproductions of Gibson’s Gold
Tops, Cherry’s, TV’s and, of course, famous Sunbursts. However, at a
special point during the final buffing process, VOS guitars are treated
to an application of Gibson’s secret and proprietary Magic Tone Oil.
This oil is left to cure for a few days, and the result is that
unmistakable lightly worn but still gorgeous appearance of a well cared
for 50 year old guitar.

It is in the remarkable Playability of these
instruments that we have really outdone ourselves. Each neck is
literally hand rolled to replicate with amazing authenticity the 3 most
notable neck profiles in Gibson history – the 50’s style, the ’59, and
the 1960 neck shape. The binding is also hand addressed to provide
maximum comfort and playing surface. Finally, using another piece of
technology for which Gibson has exclusivity for production instruments,
the nut and frets are meticulously crowned and leveled while the neck
is at a tension that simulates the tension a set of strings would put
on it. This amazing process produces the hardest aspect of a vintage
Gibson to recreate – that soft, played in feel. Nearly impossible to
describe with words, you will know exactly what I am talking about when
you pick up a VOS guitar.

Finally, it all comes down to Tone, that elusive,
essential piece of the puzzle that all guitar players and guitar
builders chase, but few ever realize. The tone of any instruments is a
result of the sum of all of its parts. By utilizing historically
accurate materials such as one piece mahogany backs (never bookmatched
or weight relieved – they are lighter because we start with lighter
wood), an accurate long neck tenon (part of the neck that connects with
the body providing support and sustain) painstakingly handwound single
coil and humbucking (a Gibson invention by the way) pickups, and that
pure, breathable nitro-cellulose finish we can assemble the pieces of
superior tone. But it takes the loving hands, the years of experience,
and the undeniable mojo of the Gibson Custom Shop to pull off something
like this. The VOS series are the finest vintage instruments being
produced today. Bar none. Ask anybody who has played one.

As always with Gibson's Custom Shop guitars, you will
experience an instrument that faithfully recreates our most
sought-after classics - down to the smallest details.

Features

• 1-piece, solid mahogany backs - Not book-matched or weight-relieved
• Historically accurate neck tenon for superior sustain - you can see it extending under the neck pick-up
• Bumblebee capacitors - with correct routing
• Historically accurate reproductions of original PAF humbuckers
• Tortoise dot markers on the side of the neck
• ABR-1 bridge and lightweight aluminum stopbar tailpiece
• Holly headstock veneer
• Period-correct stain and filler
• 100% nitro-cellulose lacquer finishes - no added plasticizers