Hello gibson fans,selling my 2009 custom shop r9 1959 reissue les paul. But the last thing you want to do is to jump into a purchase like this if you want an r9, get the one that you want, dont just find the best deal or buy the first one you see. Les paul 1959 reissue tips on buying one i never thought about buying one because theyre pretty expensive, but i got a deal from one seller that i think is worth considering. Slightly sloppy finishing and the sticky neck for the first couple days until it is broken in but i love this guitar and will own it for a long time. Lp was an urgent driving force in the paul butterfield blues bandfor a time. Mahogany neck nice asymmetrical taper, beautiful in hand. Knowing how to choose a les paul electric guitar, whether gibson or. Full 59 thick neck profile, in fact in my book its more like an original 58 but i think that about a lot of gibson r9s. Les paul 1959 reissue tips on buying one gearslutz.
The standard historic 1959 standard les paul from gibson custom delivers the tone, looks and feel of the original 59, sunburst les paul that set the standard. Gibson 59 reissue les paul 2009 tobacco sunburst reverb. Gibson les paul standard 60s unburst guitar pmt online. Never played brand new r9 1959 les paul tobacco sunburst flame top les paul with oem case99 of 500 its in mint condition as it has never been played out,bought brand new in 2009. The guitar plays and sounds excellent with a nice smaller r9 profile neck. Price on gibson les paul standard 2009 r9 the gear page. I am checking out a new, in store, 2009 r9 gibson les paul standard. Gibson 2009 custom shop 1959 r9 reissue les paul vos iced. King in 1980 with the lucille model and chet atkins in 1982 with his new concept of a solid body. They only made 500 of these with special gold certificate books 250 in heritage cherry burst and 250 in dark burst. Find great deals on ebay for gibson les paul r8 and gibson les paul r9.
Nice player, hardly any wear on original frets and look at that 3d top. As new gibson custom shop les paul standard 1959 figured top iced tea vos basically has lived in its case since i bought it in late 2018. However, there are two options for fretboard material when it comes to 2019s r9 indian and bolivian rosewood. This was handpicked for me out of an entire rack of r9s for weight tone feel and. Mahogany body with a twopiece maple cap, mahogany neck with a 22fret rosewood fingerboard, holly veneer headstock and two humbucking pickups each with a volume and tone control. Gibson makes small changes to get them closer to vintage spec every year or so. The tag says 50th anniversary but it is not one of the first 500 made. Gibson les paul 2003, 1959 standard reissue, r9 washed cherry, flame top. The instrument is an american icon, and the les paul sound is a driving force in. The gibson les paul is a solid body electric guitar that was first sold by the gibson guitar.
In 2009, gibson released another gary moore signature guitar, the gibson gary moore bfg les paul. Gibson les paul 2014 r9 against a r7 post by sully807. Unfollow left handed gibson to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Gibson custom 50th anniversary 1959 les paul sunburst reissue features. As a matter of interest, gibson stopped using aniline dyes on les paul tops in late 1960, which is why those guitars often look much more red, and are far less faded. The gibson 59 true historic les paul comparison the. Led tail lights for 20062009 mini cooper r56 r57 r58 r59 union jack smoke. The stuff is uvsensitive, so when used on guitar tops even under a nitrocellulose top coat can fade significantly as you can see if you look at pictures of old bursts. Hello, looking into the les paul 1959 reissues, its time to get one. Gibson custom shop is the pinnacle of craftsmanship, quality, and sound excellence. You may not know you need this gibson les paul 1959. Used 2009 gibson limited run les paul florentine with. He was one of the pioneers of the solidbody electric guitar, and his techniques served as inspiration for the gibson les paul. Its also a beautiful cherry sunburst r9 with a great looking top and a perfect weight of 8 pounds 7 ounces.
Gibson les paul r9 vos 2008 sunburst guitar for sale atb. Lester william polsfuss june 9, 1915 august 12, 2009, known as les paul, was an american jazz, country, and blues guitarist, songwriter, luthier, and inventor. Nylon 66 nut improved abr1 bridge nowire, tighter tolerances historically correct nickelplated brass bridge saddles correct alloy saddle adjustment screws bridge height adjusting thumbwheels now steel, rather than brass and are thinner. There are few guitars more popular than the gibson les paul. At the same time, two legendary guitarists joined gibson b. Carved maple top solid, nonweight relieved mahogany back 8. We are in vintageguitarbusiness since more than 30 years and also well known as organizer of germanys oldest and biggest vintageguitar show taking place annually on the first weekend of november. In response to a growing demand for vintage stylings, gibson tapped its rich history and reissued the dotneck version of the es335 in 1981 and the flame top sunburst les paul in 1982. Hi all, for sale is my 20 gibson les paul future gold top. We all saw what happened when james started using the 73 black beauty, esp freaked out and released some gay version of it and asked james to use theirs instead on stage.
Gibson les paul standard silver sparkle 2000 2100 je vends cette rare gibson les paul standard couleur silver sparkle. Gibson les paul 1959 for sale in uk view 62 bargains. If you can find an r9 from 2009 or later it will be closer to a 1959 in terms of small details such as knob placement, headstock shape, nut material, etc. If you have ever played these pickups you know how they can make an already stellar guitar come alive.
The original owner dropped in some sheptone paf pickups that sound incredible. Chris swope, a former gibson custom shop employee that is now with guitarsale has some additional details. The tone out of this guitar will blow your mind and i encourage all of you les paul doubters to try this out. Flat slab mahogany body provides a thick, resonant sound. Ive owned a boatload of both usa and custom shop pauls over my 35 years of playing. The gibson les paul standard 60s unburst guitar pays tribute to the golden era of gibson guitar design and innovation with its classic, nonweightrelief construction, powerful paflike pickups, and stunning looks, this guitar looks, sounds and feels like an authentic piece of gibson history.
Gibson les paul 101 my les paul forums customs are weightrelieved. Currently im sans paul, but gotten into a position to possibly pick up a used r9, which i have never owned, mainly because they were always substantially more than any r7, r8 and ro. Gibson les paul standard doccasion petites annonces. Got it brand new for my birthday, wonderful les paul, previously owned by adrian ingram who lost all the paperwork during a house move. Gibson les paul 100 th anniversary special with bare knuckle pick ups gibson deluxe tuners upgraded bridge. The builders at gibson custom shop scrutinized the original specs of the instrument, all in efforts of. Gibson les paul 2014 r9 against a r7 musicians roadhouse. However, a real gibson les paul doesnt come cheap by any means. Gibson les paul vos r9 lemon burst avec images les paul. This gibson les paul 1959 is exactly what you are looking for. Riffmeister76 replied to jlb32s topic in gibson custom esp give them to much cash.
Ok, as les paul guys i think we really split hairs when it comes to things like neck profiles. The new gibson custom shop les paul true historic models are a perfect representation of gibsons pursuit of achieving a precise reissue of the original les paul. Gibson les paul standard r9 59 reissue aged 2014 sunburst. Gibson ended up making more les pauls in 2009 that they labeled as 50th anniversary, but those did not come with the special case or gold coa. The standard is a different guitar from the custom shop models r9 would designate a 59 reissue. Weight relief chambers in the body to ease the heft like some lps. Reissue les paul 1959 from 2012 or 2008 or 1993 page.
I cant bring myself to play it out, i dont want to scratch it. Other features include a aa maple top over a mahogany. In 2009 gibsons custom shop, recognizing bloomfields contribution to. I have this lovehate thing going on with the gibson les paul. This model has the bigger handfilling neck that was common in 1959, and is finished in a light red to orange sunburst that does not become brown on the edges as have most of my peers per the gibson website description of this, the 1959 les paul reissue in. Mary ford was driving the buick convertible, which plunged off the side of a. This is the12 gibson usa les paul traditional 12 string electric guitar. Lets dig in and see what gibson has put together for the new 2008 les paul standard. The gibson 1959 les paul standard reissue has an absolutely regular les paul spec. Save gibson les paul r8 to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. This is a copy of a 1959 jimmy page les paul guitar gibson les paul guitars have steadily been decreasing in quality of construction for the last 15 years while the.
Gibson custom 60th anniversary 1959 les paul standard. Gibson les paul vos r9 lemon burst musique, gibson les paul, guitares gibson. I played it and liked it better then anything else in the store and like iot quit a bit actually. Gibson custom shop les paul 1959 reissue given a solid workout by angus marshall from big music in sydney, australia. The second 2014 r9 i had had a bit fatter neck at least near the headstock. Gibson les paul r7 goldtop preowned wild west guitars. Also is it worth waiting for the 2009 models to come out. Selling my gibson custom shop 50th anniversary les paul special edition in dark burst. This 2009 gibson les paul florentine is classed up.
I wonder how many of this years custom guitars are actually being sold at these prices. It is absolutely spotless if you can get that for a vos built guitar. This is number 17 of 25 made in 2005, a guitar center exclusive, signed by les paul on the control cavity cover for his 90th birthday. I own a 2010 les paul r9 and a 2004 les paul standard i love the r9 expecially the neck which really surprised me because i never liked the bigger necks on les pauls but the r9 neck is not baseball bat large like the other les paul 50s necks and it isnt thin like the 60s necks.
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