Gibson Les Paul ‘58 Conversion - Left Handed

Originally a 2008 Gibson Les Paul Traditional, refinished in 2018 in nitro and extensively upgraded and modified.

Bringing the guitar as close to “burst” spec as possible the following has been done:

Original thick plasticky “nitro” finish removed

Phenolic Headstock veneer removed, original MOP logo reinstalled in traditional holly veneer

Bone nut

Nashville tuneomatic tailpiece holes plugged and redrilled for ABR-1 threaded posts

Binding thinned to match 1950s spec 

Entire guitar refinished in burst process - tinted pore filler, nitro lacquer, etc.  

serial number stamped with original font stamp in burst format (original serial number available on request)

Headstock silkscreened with vintage correct Les Paul Model in original gold ink upside down as is seen on 1950s lefties

frets leveled, fretboard polished to 1000 grit and boiled linseed oil 

Hardware:

Kluson single ring single line green key machine heads with conversion bushings

Neck pickup:

Mojotone PAF with Alnico 3 magnet 

Bridge pickup:

Seymour Duncan Antiquity

Faber bridge and tailpiece

Creamtone poker chip and catalin switch tip

Custom creamtone pickguard 

Gibson historic pickup rings and output jack plate

CTS vintage taper volume pots, Gibson 500k tone pots, paper in oil capacitors

Gibson Historic 5 latch lifton style case

This guitar is one of the best sounding and playing left handed Les Pauls you will find today.  I wish I didn’t have to let it go - the conversion was a labor of love, but I am running out of space and have to make some tough calls this year on what to purge.

Cosmetic condition of the guitar - as you can see in photos, it’s been played, used, enjoyed, but not abused.  Lots of chips and dings, a few finish touch ups if you look close, plus the burst isn’t perfect perfect as it is a respray and not factory.  The guitar is almost fully checked, there’s some checking in the top that seems to come and go with temperature and humidity but the back is fully cracked.  

Non-burst features: It is a 2 piece back, 9 hole weight relief (guitar comes in at 9.5 lbs) short neck tenon guitar.  I also did not replace the inlays with celluloid - still the original acrylic.  The bone nut is my preference but a true burst would have a nylon nut.  

Please reach out with any questions.