Detail 01
Bird's-eye maple top
The top is hand-selected bird's-eye maple rather than the more familiar flame or plain maple described for reissues.
Product detailSKU #1500000483171
Gibson Custom1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue Electric Guitar - Light Aged, Dark Peach Burst
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
A limited Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue pairing a bird's-eye maple top, Dark Peach Burst Murphy Lab Light Aged finish, and unpotted Custombucker Alnico 4 pickups.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Players seeking an authentic 1959 neck profile and long neck tenon construction
- Collectors seeking one of the 100 instruments in the 2026 Limited-Edition Collection
- Players drawn to a bird's-eye maple top and Dark Peach Burst finish
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players
- Players who need more than six strings
- Players seeking a non-aged finish
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
Murphy Lab Light Aged
The finish has subtle lacquer checking, softened edges, and a gently worn tactile feel.
Detail 03
Long neck tenon
The mahogany neck uses long neck tenon construction.
Detail 04
Custombucker Alnico 4 pickups
The guitar has a covered neck pickup and an uncovered bridge pickup with Double Classic White bobbins.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed, six-string solidbody.
- 02The Murphy Lab Light Aged finish includes subtle lacquer checking, softened edges, and a gently worn feel.
- 03The pickup set is unpotted and uses a covered neck pickup plus an uncovered bridge pickup.
- 04It includes a Lifton reissue case and certificate of authenticity.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01How limited is this model?
It is limited to 100 instruments as part of the Gibson Custom 2026 Limited-Edition Collection.
02What pickups does it use?
It has two unpotted Custombucker Alnico 4 pickups: a covered neck pickup and an uncovered bridge pickup.
03What is the neck and fingerboard specification?
It has a mahogany neck with an Authentic 1959 profile, a 24.75-inch scale length, and a 12-inch-radius rosewood fingerboard with reissue medium jumbo frets.
04What comes with the guitar?
A Lifton reissue case and certificate of authenticity are specified.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPickups & controls
- Neck pickup
- Custombucker Alnico 4
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
- Bridge pickup
- Custombucker Alnico 4
7 detailsPlayability
- Fingerboard radius
- 12"
- Number of Frets
- Reissue Medium Jumbo
- Scale Length
- 24.75"
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 6
- Number of frets
- Reissue Medium Jumbo
- Number of Strings
- 6
17 detailsBody & build
- Body construction
- Solidbody
- Body binding
- Single-ply
- Top binding
- Single-ply
- Neck material
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard material
- Rosewood
- Nut material
- Nylon
- Top material
- Bird's-eye maple
- Color
- Dark Peach Burst
- Body Material
- Mahogany
- Top Material
- Bird's-eye maple
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Rosewood
- Hardware finish
- Nickel
- Body Shape
- LP-style
- Body finish
- Nitrocellulose lacquer
- Neck joint
- Long neck tenon
- Body material
- Mahogany
1 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 24.75"
25 detailsOther
- Pickup configuration
- HH
- Neck profile
- Authentic 1959
- Binding
- Single-ply
- Tailpiece
- Stopbar
- Product type
- Electric guitar
- Color
- Dark Peach Burst
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Kluson Deluxe
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Murphy aging
- Light
- Bridge
- ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
- Body shape
- LP-style
- Pickup type
- Passive
- Inlays
- Trapezoid
- Pickup selector
- 3-way toggle
- Case
- Lifton reissue
- Tier
- platinum
- Controls
- Individual volume, individual tone
- Category Source
- detail
- Cutaway
- Single cut
- Certificate of authenticity
- Yes
- Series
- 2026 Limited-Edition Collection
- Product Type
- Electric guitar
- Model
- 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue
- Source Id
- site51500000483171
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