Up for sale, a 2016 Gibson Custom Shop True Historic 1958 Les Paul Standard "R8" in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original Lifton-style hardshell case, CoA, and all hangtags. From the short-lived True Historic line, these instruments represent the peak of Gibson craftsmanship: from chemically-recreated plastics to double carved deep dish tops with thinner lacquer finishes, wet-sanded by hand, every element of a 1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard has been rendered in unbelievable detail.

Lightweight at only 8lbs 7oz, tonewoods include a two-piece carved and hide glue fit two-piece flame maple top, a one-piece mahogany body, and a mahogany neck with a 50s Rounded C profile carve and long neck tenon, capped with a bound Indian rosewood fingerboard. This Les Paul has a lively and pronounced voice when strummed unplugged, with great bark in the low end, and sparkling, round-sounding plain strings that deliver plenty of zing and also a richness that makes lead lines cut through with great clarity and body.

The CustomBucker pickups are Gibson's latest highly praised PAF iteration. Featuring Alnico III magnets, these low-medium output pickups have all the chirp, honk, and bloom a player could want. The set in this particular guitar is dynamic, highly detailed, balanced, and comfortably versatile with any playing style. The bridge has plenty of bite and growl, while the neck pickup has the buttery girth and power one expects without sacrificing clarity. This True Historic 1958 Les Paul Standard R8 benefits from a professional setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

• Wood: Mahogany
• Shape: ‘50s Rounded C, “baseball bat," measuring .915” 1st fret, 1.015” 12th fret
• Fretboard: Indian rosewood, rolled cream True Historic binding with period-accurate aniline bleed, cellulose flared trapezoid inlays
• Frets: Medium jumbo, very faint wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-3
• Scale Length: 24 3/4”
• Nut: 1 11/16”, nylon
• Headstock: Correct 17 degree angle, holly veneer
• Tuners: Kluson Deluxe single-line, aged buttons
• Serialization: 8 6-prefix (1958, 2016), inked

Body Specs:

• Wood: Flame maple, mahogany
• Pickups: CustomBucker PAF x2
• Harness: 500k pots, Bumblebee caps, R8 stamp in corner of cavity
• Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
• Hardware: No-wire ABR-1 bridge, lightweight aluminum stopbar (nickel-plated)
• Plastics: Cellulose acetate butyrate cream-colored plastics, gold butyrate bonnet knobs

The gloss Vintage Dark Burst nitro lacquer finish highlights the deep, dimensional figuring in the carved two-piece flame maple top, with one small-ish ding of note at the bass-side lower bout on top, light buckle worming central to the back, and a few light finish scratches in the clear coat on the body. The nitro gloss on the neck profile is flawless.

The original Lifton hardshell case is included, along with the True Historic CoA and all hangtags.