1983 Gibson '59 Les Paul Gruhn's Appraised Guitar Trader 1959!

1983 Gibson Les Paul Standard Guitar Trader ’59 Reissue, Cherry Sunburst, 1 of 47, Gruhn Appraised

Description

One of the rarest Gibson Les Pauls of its era, fully authenticated and appraised by Gruhn Guitars.

In 1982, the Guitar Trader Company of Red Bank, New Jersey partnered with Gibson to build an accurate reissue of the 1959 Les Paul Standard, years before Gibson’s own Historic program existed. From 1982 to 1985, Gibson produced only one prototype and forty-seven production examples. This instrument is one of just forty-four built as 1959 reissues.

Gruhn Guitars has examined and certified this guitar as a genuine Gibson Les Paul Standard Guitar Trader 1959 Reissue, made in 1983. The signed Gruhn written appraisal conveys with the sale, along with the original 1984 dealer letter and receipt.

Specifications:

• Single-cutaway mahogany body
• Highly figured two-piece carved maple top, cherry sunburst
• Tim Shaw humbucking pickups, both dated 1983, metal covers with cream mounting rings
• Tune-o-matic bridge with stop-bar tailpiece
• One-piece mahogany neck, adjustable truss-rod, classic open-book peghead
• 22-fret rosewood fingerboard, pearloid trapezoid inlays, single-ply cream binding
• Mother-of-pearl Gibson logo, gold Les Paul Model peghead decal
• Gibson Deluxe tuners with single-ring keystone buttons
• Four bonnet-style gold knobs, three-position toggle
• Nickel-plated hardware
• Serial number 9 0017, ink-stamped on the peghead rear

Included: the guitar, the signed Gruhn Guitars written appraisal, and the original 1984 dealer letter and receipt. The letter and receipt are part of the provenance and documentation. Only the buyer will have access to these documents.