Gibson Custom Shop Dealer Select '58 Les Paul Standard Vintage Cherry Teaburst VOS #86262

The Gibson Custom Shop Dealer Select ’58 Les Paul Standard in Vintage Cherry Teaburst VOS is a deeply authentic tribute to one of the most revered eras in electric guitar history. Built with painstaking attention to detail, it captures the look, feel, and voice of a late-1950s original with remarkable precision. Its two-piece plain maple top, fitted with traditional hide glue, wears a beautifully nuanced Vintage Cherry Teaburst finish that softly fades across the grain, enhanced by the gently aged VOS treatment that gives it the character of a well-preserved classic.

The foundation is a one-piece lightweight mahogany back with no weight relief, delivering the resonance and depth that define the golden-era Les Paul sound. Paired with a solid mahogany neck carved to a 50s rounded medium C profile, the instrument feels substantial and comfortable, filling the hand in a way that invites expressive playing. The long tenon neck joint, also fitted with hide glue, maximizes tonal transfer and sustain, giving each note a rich, blooming quality.

The Indian rosewood fingerboard offers a warm, smooth playing surface, adorned with aged cellulose nitrate trapezoid inlays that complete the vintage aesthetic. With a 12 inch radius and 22 historic narrow tall frets, it provides a playing experience that is both traditional and highly responsive, ideal for everything from articulate lead lines to full-bodied chord work.

Tonally, this instrument delivers the clarity and dynamic range that players chase in original late-50s examples. The unpotted Custombucker Alnico III pickups in both neck and bridge positions produce open, airy tones with exceptional touch sensitivity. The neck pickup is warm and woody without losing definition, while the bridge pickup offers bite and presence with a smooth, musical edge. CTS 500K audio taper potentiometers and paper-in-oil capacitors complete the hand-wired control circuit, allowing for a wide and expressive tonal palette.

The hardware is a faithful recreation of the era, finished in nickel for a subtle, vintage sheen. A no-wire ABR-1 bridge, lightweight aluminum stop bar tailpiece, and Kluson single line, single ring tuners all contribute to the guitar’s resonance and tuning stability. Period-correct details such as the butyrate gold top hat knobs, amber Catalin switch tip, and M69 mounting rings reinforce the sense that this instrument has stepped directly out of 1958.

Weighing in at 8 pounds 12 ounces, it strikes an ideal balance between comfort and tonal substance. It arrives in a brown and pink Lifton reissue 5-latch case and includes a certificate of authenticity, historic reissue hang tags, and period-correct accessories. This ’58 Les Paul Standard is more than a recreation. It is a carefully realized piece of history, built to deliver the sound, feel, and spirit of a truly legendary instrument.

Other specifications include:

• Body Shape Les Paul
• Top 2-Piece Plain Maple, Hide Glue Fit
• Back 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany
• Binding 1-Ply Royalite
• Weight Relief None
• Finish Nitrocellulose
• Neck Material Solid Mahogany
• Profile 50's Rounded Medium C (.916" /1.017")
• Scale Length 24.75" / 628.65mm
• Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit
• Fingerboard Radius 12"
• Number Of Frets 22
• Frets Historic Gibson Narrow/Tall
• Nut Material Nylon
• Nut Width 1.687" / 42.85mm
• End of Board Width 2.2239" / 56.89mm
• Inlays Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
• Joint Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
• Hardware Finish Nickel
• Tuner Plating Nickel
• Bridge No-Wire ABR-1
• Saddle Material Nickel-plated Brass
• Tailpiece Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
• Tuning Machines Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
• Pickguard Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
• TrussRod Authentic 1950s No-Tube
• Truss Rod Cover Authentic Stepped 2-Ply
• Control Knobs Butyrate Gold Top Hats
• Switch Tip Amber Catalin
• Switchwasher Silkscreened Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
• Jack Plate Cover Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
• Control Covers Black Royalite
• Strap Buttons Aluminum
• Mounting Rings M69 Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
• Pickup Covers Authentic Profile Nickel Silver
• Neck Pickup Custombucker Alnico III (Unpotted)
• Bridge Pickup Custombucker Alnico III (Unpotted)
• Controls CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
• Pickup Selector 3-Way Switchcraft
• Output Jack Switchcraft
• Strings Gauge .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
• Case Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch
• Accessories Gibson Custom Switchplate Medallion (w/ Historic Black Plastic Cover in Case), Certificate of Authenticity Booklet, Historic Reissue Hang Tags
• LPR58PSL19934
• 8 lbs 12 oz
• #86262

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