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Gibson Les Paul Beauty of the Burst 74

Description

Gibson’s sunburst-clad Les Paul Standard models from the late 1950s and early 1960s are among the most sought-after instruments on the planet. If you can find one of the original 1,700 (or so) models today, their price can frighteningly approach the half-million mark. Luckily for vintage Les Paul fans, this 1959 Les Paul Standard — a magnificent result of Gibson Custom and Sweetwater's Dealer Select program — pays wholly authentic tribute to a true “'Burst” Les Paul featured in Yasuhiko Iwanade’s defining vintage guitar tome, The Beauty of the ’Burst: Gibson Sunburst Les Pauls from ’58 to ’60. From the stunning sunburst on the hand-selected AAA maple top to the Cherry aniline dye on the mahogany body, this instrument is a near-visual clone of the guitar so well documented in Yasuhiko’s book. This guitar is featured on page 74. With the Gibson Lifton brown case with pink interior.