Description
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 flame top finished in a gorgeous Tangerine Burst. All the hallmarks of this vintage reissue are present, right down to the beefy mahogany neck & pair of superb sounding "doublecream" humbuckers, delivering rich, muscular 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: Excellent condition - very clean overall with only mild play wear - some minor nicks & dings along with various surface scratches.
Neck: Chunky, one-piece mahogany neck with cream binding & black side-dots.
Beautifully figured rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl trapezoid inlays. Frets are in great shape with no wear. Gibson 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: Solid mahogany body with bound, flame maple top finished in Tangerine Burst. Stopbar tailpiece & ABR-1 bridge with nickel hardware. Single-ply cream pickguard & jackplate. Guitar weighs 8 lbs 9 oz.
Electronics: Unoriginal Sheptone "double cream" humbuckers with cream bezels. Bridge - 8.36K ohms; Neck - 8.12K ohms. Dual volume & tone controls with gold "top hat" knobs. 3-way toggle switch. All electronics are in perfect working condition.
Case: Original hardshell case included along with accessories bag.
