Model: 2012 Gibson Custom Shop Historic Collection 1959 Les Paul Reissue (R9)

This is a Beautiful Guitar to see and play! I'm 71 years old, played in my first working band at age 10. Over the years I've played a lot of Les Pauls - and 11 years ago I played this one in series of LP's over a week trying to find The One - and this was it.

I played an original 1959 LP back to back with this one at the end of that week, and there was no question in my mind, ears or hands - I could have purchased either one or both at the time. But I knew this was The One - and I believe you'll feel the same way I did the first time you play this guitar.

I have a genetic nerve disorder that has taken me off the market - so it is time for me to let go and release it into the hands of someone that appreciates a guitar that makes you sound better than you really are.

The Sustain is so strong, it was too much for certain songs I've recorded with it. I treasure the way the Boutique Tone Caps (see below) interact when you roll back the tone controls, the overall tone seems to bloom with a little extra thickness. And I should mention the Fretboard feels like one big Sweet Spot. I have two friends that have original '59 LP's that were jealous when I brought this one over for Les Paul "Show and Tell"!

I've included the original tailpiece I replaced with a Gibson TP-6 with Fine Tuners, so you'll have both. There are dings and light scratches that I've highlighted with red circles in the photos, it is a 14 year old instrument that was played by one other person than myself over those years. We both did all we could to keep it pristine but string changes and a neck hanger have taken their cosmetic toll. But when you take this guitar out of the case, look it over and play it - you'll say this is a Beautiful Guitar!

Year of Production: 2012

Serial Number: 92114 [ The 114th made in 2012 ]

Finish: Lemonburst Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Body Wood: Solid, lightweight 1-piece Mahogany (Strictly non-weight relieved / non-chambered)

Weight: 9.0 Pounds

Neck Tenon: Historical Long Neck Tenon

Neck Profile: Comfortable '59 rounded "C" shape with soft shoulders

Fingerboard: Premium dark Rosewood with thin vintage-correct fretboard binding

Inlays: Rounded-edge Pearloid Trapezoids

Pickups: The 2012 Gibson Custom Shop 1959 Les Paul Reissue in a Lemonburst finish with the "Wound by PS" sticker on the underside of the pickups confirms factory-original, custom-wound Gibson Custom Shop Burstbuckers.

Tone Caps: A notable feature found in select 2012 R9 builds is the presence of premium, high-end internal yellow Musicap .022K tone capacitors in the control cavity, diverging from the more common striped faux-Bumblebee capacitors standard on standard production lines. These yellow film capacitors are prized for their tight tolerances and transparent signal roll-off, letting the articulation of the "Wound by PS" humbuckers shine through cleanly when you back down the tone knobs.

I have included pictures of the Pickups and the Control Cavity.

Some of the pictures show the Brass Pickup Selector Switch Tip I installed. I have restored the Original Amber Switch Tip.

Hardware: Nickel ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge. Original lightweight Aluminum stopbar tailpiece included with Gibson TP-6 tailpiece with Fine Tuners.

Tuners: Vintage-style Kluson Deluxe tulip tuners.

Case: Original Brown Hardshell Case.

Documentation: Includes the Gibson Custom Shop Certificate of Authenticity (COA) and all the Case Candy Shown.

The All Original Premium Features including Gibson Custom Shop Burstbuckers and High-End Musicap Tone Caps combine with these Beautiful Woods for a Sound and Feel I believe you'll treasure too!