Gibson Custom Shop PSL 1960 Les Paul Standard Reissue V2 VOS Orange Lemon Fade #06096

The Gibson Custom Shop PSL 1960 Les Paul Standard Reissue V2 VOS in Orange Lemon Fade is a masterfully crafted tribute to one of the most celebrated electric guitars in history. Built with painstaking attention to vintage accuracy, this reissue captures the look, feel, and tone of an original 1960 Les Paul while incorporating the precision of modern Custom Shop craftsmanship. Its striking Orange Lemon Fade finish highlights a beautifully figured 2-piece maple top, joined with traditional hide glue for enhanced tonal transfer, and paired with a 1-piece lightweight mahogany back. With no weight relief, the guitar delivers the full, resonant character that defines the golden-era Les Paul sound.

The body is shaped in the iconic single-cut Les Paul style and finished in thin nitrocellulose lacquer, allowing the wood to breathe and age gracefully over time. Aged single-ply Royalite binding frames the top and fingerboard, adding to its authentic vintage aesthetic. The VOS (Vintage Original Spec) treatment gives the instrument a gently aged appearance, with subtly dulled nickel hardware and a broken-in feel that evokes decades of careful use. Every visual detail, from the laminated cellulose acetate butyrate pickguard and mounting rings to the gold top hat knobs with silver reflector inserts and amber Catalin switch tip, reflects period-correct accuracy.

The neck is carved from solid mahogany and features a long tenon joint with hide glue fit, maximizing sustain and structural integrity. Its V2 1960 Slim Taper C-shape profile—measuring approximately 0.804" at the first fret and 0.925" at the twelfth—offers a fast, comfortable playing experience that appeals to modern players while staying true to vintage dimensions. The 24.75-inch scale length contributes to a slinky feel, while the Indian rosewood fingerboard, with a 12-inch radius and 22 authentic medium-jumbo frets, provides a smooth and responsive playing surface. A nylon nut, measuring 1.69 inches in width, and aged cellulose nitrate trapezoid inlays complete the classic look and feel.

Tonally, this instrument is driven by a pair of Custombucker Alnico 3 pickups, meticulously voiced to replicate the warmth, clarity, and dynamic sensitivity of late-’50s PAF humbuckers. These pickups are wired through CTS 500K audio taper potentiometers and paper-in-oil capacitors, ensuring a rich, expressive tonal palette with exceptional responsiveness to picking dynamics and volume adjustments. A Switchcraft 3-way selector and output jack provide reliable performance, while the no-wire ABR-1 bridge, lightweight aluminum stop bar tailpiece, and nickel-plated brass saddles contribute to outstanding sustain and resonance.

Hardware appointments are equally faithful to the original era. Kluson single-line, double-ring tuning machines with nickel plating offer smooth, stable tuning, while aluminum strap buttons and an authentic 1950s no-tube truss rod further enhance vintage correctness. The instrument also features a black Royalite control cover, laminated jack plate cover, and an authentic stepped 2-ply truss rod cover, all contributing to its historically accurate presentation.

Strung with a balanced set of .010–.046 gauge strings, the guitar is ready for expressive bends, articulate leads, and powerful rhythm work straight out of the case. It comes housed in a brown and pink Lifton reissue 5-latch case, along with premium accessories including a Gibson Custom switchplate medallion, certificate of authenticity booklet, and historic reissue hang tags.

Altogether, the Gibson Custom Shop PSL 1960 Les Paul Standard Reissue V2 VOS is more than an instrument—it’s a meticulously recreated piece of musical history, offering players and collectors an authentic connection to the legendary tone, feel, and craftsmanship of a true golden-era Les Paul.

Other specifications include:

• Back 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany
• Binding Single-ply Royalite
• Body Finish Nitrocellulose
• Body Shape Les Paul
• Body Styles Les Paul,Single Cut
• Top 2-Piece Figured Maple, Hide Glue Fit
• Weight Relief None
• End Of Board Width 56.89mm / 2.24in
• Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in
• Fret Count 22
• Frets Authentic Medium-Jumbo
• Inlays Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
• Joint Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
• Neck Material Solid Mahogany
• Nut Material Nylon
• Nut Width 42.85mm / 1.69in
• Profile V2 1960 Slim Taper C-Shape (0.804" / 0.925")
• Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in
• Bridge Pickup Custombucker Alnico 3
• Controls CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
• Neck Pickup Custombucker Alnico 3
• Output Jack Switchcraft
• Pickup Selector 3-Way Switchcraft
• Bridge No-Wire ABR-1
• Control Covers Black Royalite
• Control Knobs Gold Top Hats w/ Silver Reflector Inserts
• Finish Nickel
• Jack Plate Cover Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
• Mounting Rings M69 Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
• Pickguard Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
• Pickup Covers Authentic Profile Nickel Silver
• Saddle Material Nickel-plated Brass
• Strap Buttons Aluminum
• Switch Tip Amber Catalin
• Switchwasher Silkscreened Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
• Tailpiece Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
• Truss Rod Authentic 1950s No-Tube
• Truss Rod Cover Authentic Stepped 2-Ply
• Tuner Plating Nickel
• Tuning Machines Kluson Single Line, Double Ring
• Accessories Gibson Custom Switchplate Medallion (w/ Historic Black Plastic Cover in Case), Certificate of Authenticity Booklet, Historic Reissue Hang Tags
• Case Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch Case
• Strings Gauge .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
• LPR60V2PSL000000612
• 8 lbs 4 oz
• #06096

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