• Model: Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue, Beauty of the Burst Page 58
• Edition / Series: Murphy Lab, Beauty of the Burst
• Finish: Sunburst, colour matched to Page 58
• Finish Type / Ageing: Murphy Lab Heavy Aged nitrocellulose lacquer
• Body Back: 1 piece lightweight mahogany
• Top: AAA figured maple
• Binding: Single ply Royalite
• Neck: Mahogany
• Neck Joint: Long tenon, hide glue
• Neck Profile: Authentic 50s rounded medium C
• Scale Length: 24.75"
• Fingerboard: Indian rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"
• Frets / Fret Type: 22 historic medium jumbo
• Inlays: Aged cellulose nitrate trapezoids
• Nut: Nylon
• Nut Width: 1.687"
• Pickup Configuration: HH
• Neck Pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3, unpotted
• Bridge Pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3, unpotted
• Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone
• Switching: 3 way Switchcraft toggle
• Bridge: ABR1
• Tailpiece: Lightweight aluminium stopbar
• Tuners: Kluson Deluxe reissue, aged nickel
• Hardware: Aged nickel
• Country: USA (Nashville)
• Year: 2026

The Beauty of the Burst programme recreates specific original 1959 Les Pauls photographed in Yasuhiko Iwanade's famous book, and Page 58 is one of the guitars with real lore attached, a Burst associated with Joe Perry and later Slash. This is not a generic lemon or tobacco burst, the colour and top are matched to that one original, which is the collector differentiator over a standard Murphy Lab '59.

The Murphy Lab Heavy Aged treatment is the serious tier of ageing. Checking through the lacquer, worn edges and aged nickel hardware make it look and feel like a guitar that has lived a life, without going as far as Ultra Heavy, and the trapezoids and Kluson style tuners are aged to match.

Underneath it is the full Historic recipe: a 1 piece lightweight mahogany back, AAA figured maple top, a long tenon neck set with hide glue, nylon nut, ABR1 and a lightweight aluminium stopbar. The authentic 50s rounded medium C is a satisfying handful without being a baseball bat, and the 12" radius and medium jumbo frets keep it easy to play.

Unpotted Custombucker Alnico 3s are Gibson's current PAF character pickups for the '59, open and touch sensitive clean, singing and harmonically rich when you push them. For anyone who will never own an original Burst, this is about as close as you can get to the look, feel and sound of a specific famous example, with playable frets and modern reliability.

Mint / as new. US overseas import, never played. All of the wear you see is factory Murphy Lab Heavy Aged treatment applied by Gibson Custom, and there is no additional wear beyond it.

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