GIBSON USA Custom Shop Historic 59 Les Paul Reissue" Tobacco Burst" (1996)
SPECS
• Model: Historic Collection 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue / R9
• Finish: Tobacco Burst
• Top: Figured Carved Maple Top
• Body: Solid Mahogany
• Neck: One-Piece Mahogany, Set Neck
• Neck Profile: 1959 Rounded Profile
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Inlays: Trapezoid
• Scale Length: 24.75"
• Frets: 22
• Neck Tenon: Long Neck Tenon
• Pickups: 2 x Gibson ’57 Classic Humbuckers
• Controls: 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone, 3-Way Toggle
• Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
• Tailpiece: Aluminium Stop Bar
• Hardware: Nickel
• Tuners: Vintage-Style Tulip Tuners
• Binding: Single-Ply Cream Top and Fingerboard Binding
• Case: Original Gibson Art & Historic Hardshell Case
• COA: 1996 examples commonly pre-date the later COA format
• Country: USA
• Year: 1996
Personal Thoughts
These mid-'90s Historic Collection R9s have a very strong following for good reason. They sit in that sweet spot of early Gibson Custom Shop reissues, with the long neck tenon, solid mahogany body, carved maple top and big rounded '59 neck profile all giving them that substantial, old-school Les Paul feel people are usually chasing. The ’57 Classics are also exactly what you would expect to see on one from this era, and they suit these guitars well, keeping things warm, punchy and nicely open. On this example, the top is the real star though — it has a seriously attractive flame and the Tobacco Burst suits it perfectly, giving it that rich, vintage look without feeling too dark or muddy. It is a really handsome Historic and exactly the sort of ’90s R9 that people tend to hang onto.
Condition Report
Excellent condition. Presents very cleanly overall with light signs of use for age. The top is especially impressive in person, and overall it remains a very well-kept example of a desirable mid-'90s Historic Reissue.
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