Gibson Custom Shop 1959 Les Paul Reissue R9 VOS — Hand-Picked M2M, No-Pickguard-Holes Rarity (2013)

A special R9: this 2013 Gibson Custom Shop '59 Les Paul Reissue (Historic VOS, 20th-anniversary spec) was built as a Made-to-Measure order with its flame maple top hand-selected by a trusted figure inside the Gibson Custom wood shop! You can see the raw AAA top slabs and the template-tracing stage in the photos, well before the guitar existed.

It also carries a genuine factory rarity: the top was never drilled for a pickguard, a variant most collectors almost never see on an R9.

Comes complete with its Certificate of Authenticity (Serial 931529, LPR9 VOS, packed 6/20/13), full Gibson Custom case candy, and the original pink-lined hardshell case.

Some specs:

Body: solid mahogany with AAA flamed maple top, no pickguard mounting holes (hand-picked M2M rarity)
Neck: mahogany, historic '59 rounded profile, long neck tenon, hot hide glue construction
Fretboard: rosewood with hand-rolled edges, historic trapezoid inlays, medium jumbo frets
Nut width: 1.695" (43mm)
Neck width/depth (1st fret): ~1.68" wide, 0.860" deep
Neck width/depth (12th fret): ~2.05" wide, 0.975" deep
Pickups: Custombucker PAF-style humbuckers, Alnico III magnets, uncovered/open-coil
Electronics: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way toggle switch, hand-wired with vintage-spec CTS pots and reproduction Bumblebee capacitors
Bridge: historic no-wire ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic with aluminum stopbar tailpiece
Tuners: vintage-style Kluson-style Historic tuners
Scale length: 24.75"
Finish: Ice Tea Sunburst VOS (Vintage Original Spec) nitrocellulose sunburst
Case: original Gibson Custom brown hardshell case, pink plush interior
Case candy: Certificate of Authenticity, Gibson Gold Warranty booklet, owner's manual, hang tags (Bumblebee Equipped, Vintage Reissue Strings, Gibson Custom), pre-pack/final inspection checklists, spare hardware pack, truss rod cover medallion

**The guitar can be safely shipped worldwide with express shipment: ask for info and costs for your country before place offers or orders: insuring a shipment will cost 1% of the instrument’s value.

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