Specs:
• Model: 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue
• Edition: Dealer Select
• Finish: Golden Poppy Burst
• Body: Mahogany
• Top: Dealer Hand-Picked Figured Maple
• Body Binding: Single-Ply Cream
• Neck: Mahogany
• Neck Profile: Authentic ’59-Style Carve
• Neck Joint: Long Tenon
• Scale Length: 24.75"
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"
• Frets: 22 Historic Medium Jumbo
• Inlays: Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoids
• Fingerboard Binding: Cream
• Nut: Nylon
• Pickup Configuration: HH
• Pickups: Gibson Custombucker Alnico III Humbuckers, Unpotted
• Controls: 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone
• Switching: 3-Way Toggle Pickup Selector
• Bridge: Historic Reissue ABR-1
• Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminium Stopbar
• Tuners: Gibson Deluxe
• Hardware: Nickel
• Case: Original Gibson Custom Lifton-Style Hardshell Case
• Certificate of Authenticity: Included
• Country: USA
• Year: 2026

Personal Thoughts:
This is a superb Dealer Select ’59 Reissue, made especially desirable by its dealer hand-picked figured maple top. The Golden Poppy Burst finish is beautifully suited to this style of figuring, with rich amber and honey tones that allow the flame to remain clearly visible while retaining the warm, naturally faded character associated with an original late-’50s Burst.

The Dealer Select element is a major part of the appeal. Rather than relying on a randomly allocated top, the figuring was personally selected by the supplying dealer, resulting in a guitar with a particularly strong and carefully balanced appearance. It has plenty of movement and definition without looking excessively modern or over-figured.

Underneath the standout top is the classic Historic Reissue formula: mahogany construction, a long-tenon neck joint, rosewood fingerboard, lightweight aluminium hardware and unpotted Alnico III Custombuckers. The pickups offer an open, dynamic response with excellent clarity, woody mids and the expressive harmonic bloom expected from a top-tier ’59-style Les Paul. A beautifully chosen example with all the traditional character of an R9 and the added desirability of a hand-selected top.

Condition Report:
Mint / as new condition. Overseas import example with no previous owner and no noteworthy marks, fret wear or signs of use to mention. Supplied with its original Gibson Custom Lifton-style hardshell case, certificate of authenticity and associated documentation.

Part Exchange Welcome:
Part exchange welcome, video demos are available via our YouTube channel at Squealing Pig Guitars, personal consignment service available via our site at 10% rate.