Gibson Custom Shop 1958 '58 R8 Les Paul Standard Historic Reissue 2017 Washed Cherry

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Gibson Custom Shop 1958 ’58 R8 Les Paul Standard Historic Reissue 2017 Washed Cherry

£3,195.00

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Condition	Excellent

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Gibson Custom Shop 1958 ’58 R8 Les Paul Standard Historic Reissue 2017 Washed Cherry 9.0/10 Excellent Condition.

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Weight: 8.4lbs

Sometimes a guitar just sounds and feels “right”. This is one of those guitars. It rings like a bell, sounds epic and is a super slinky player. The guitar has much more of a 59 feeling neck too. Not a big chunky number but not a 1960 skinny profile either.

One of the nicest sounding and playing 1958 Les Paul Historic Reissues we’ve had in recent times. A beautifully authentic plain maple top with plenty of nice natural grain and subtle mineral deposits. A washed cherry burst gloss nitrocellulose finish really sets it off with some stunning looks to the wood and finish in different lights. The back isn’t much different either!

Weighing in at 8.4lbs and being nicely balanced this is the lightest R8 we’ve had in. Condition wise we’d describe this as being excellent. The guitar has been played but well cared for and looked after. It has just the two blemishes pictured. A small 1mm impression and a very minor 2mm nick under the tuning peg. Otherwise it looks pretty exceptional to us. The guitar as mentioned has been played with some minor fading on the back of the neck, which is normal on these models. There are no significant dents or damage to the guitar other than the blemishes photographed. The frets are in excellent condition too, a real players guitar!

In terms of the ever improving 58 and 59 reissues, 2017 was a fantastic year. This particular model features historically accurate body contours from a 1958 guitar. Rosewood fretboards were re-introduced with the introduction of all plastics being “Historic”, featuring accurate profiles, colouration and material composition from original parts using chemical analysis and 3D scanning. The VOS finish is very thin and looks as good as we have ever seen from Gibson. All 2017 guitars feature hot hide glue construction, a historically accurate ’58 wet sanded hand finished top and neck neck carve and are fitted with historic parts, with period correct hardware, electronics and hand wound custombucker PAF pickups.

This guitar has a great vintage look and exceptional tone with the semi-dulled nickel hardware finish, gorgeous naturally checked plain maple top and Historic parts. The tone is pure magic and this one can do it all at 8.4lb. It is a particularly rich and full sounding guitar while still retaining its clarity. A guitar you’ll just want to keep picking up!

Gibson Specification:

Series: Gibson Custom Historic Collection

Body

Body Style: Les Paul

Back: Lightweight Solid Mahogany Body

Top: 2 Piece Plain Maple Top

Weight relief: None

Neck

Neck: Solid Mahogany, Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit

Neck profile: Authentic ‘58 Medium C-Shape

Nut width: 1.687”, 42.85mm

Fingerboard: Solid Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit