Description
What makes this guitar special: A magnificent recreation of one of the giants in the history of Gibson guitars - the '59 Les Paul Standard. This stunning R9 features a beautiful wide ribbon flame top finished in jaw-dropping Bourbon Burst. All the hallmarks of this vintage reissue are present, right down to the beefy mahogany neck & a pair of superb sounding BurstBuckers, delivering rich, creamy tones with sustain that seems to last for days. Professionally inspected & set up by the experts at Cream City Music, so it's ready for action upon arrival.
Cosmetic Condition: Cream City Music sold this guitar brand new to one of our local customers who recently traded it in. The guitar is still in like new condition & is very clean overall with only some mild surface scratches.
Neck: Chunky, one-piece mahogany neck with cream binding & tortoise side-dots. Rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl trapezoid inlays. Frets are in great shape with no wear. Kluson Deluxe tuners with tulip buttons. 1 11/16" nut width; 24 3/4" scale length. Neck is straight & truss rod is in perfect working condition.
Body: Weight-relieved mahogany body with bound, flame maple top finished in Bourbon Burst. Stopbar tailpiece & ABR-1 bridge with nickel hardware. Single-ply cream pickguard still has the Gibson Custom Shop sticker on it. Guitar weighs 8 lbs 10.5 oz.
Electronics: Gibson BurstBuckers with cream bezels. Bridge - 8.43K ohms; Neck - 7.86K ohms. Dual volume & tone controls with gold "top hat" knobs. 3-way toggle switch & "bumble bee" caps. All electronics are in perfect working condition.
Case: Original hardshell case included along with COA & paperwork.
