Gibson Custom Shop PSL '59 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Slow Iced Tea Fade 8.13 #953403

The Gibson Custom Shop PSL ’59 Les Paul Standard Reissue – VOS Slow Iced Tea Fade is a masterful recreation of one of the most revered Les Paul Standards, capturing the iconic look, feel, and tone of a late-1959 instrument. Finished in a Slow Iced Tea Fade under a VOS (Vintage Original Spec) nitrocellulose lacquer, this guitar perfectly blends the rich heritage of a classic Les Paul with the meticulous craftsmanship and playability expected from Gibson’s Custom Shop. The VOS aging process gives the guitar the subtle patina, checking, and softened gloss of a vintage instrument, making it visually compelling while retaining modern performance reliability.

The body is built to exacting Les Paul specifications, featuring a 2-piece hand-selected AAA figured maple top hide-glued to a 1-piece lightweight mahogany back. With no weight relief, this construction maximizes sustain, resonance, and the rich, warm tonal character that defines true ’59 Les Pauls. 1-ply Royalite binding adds a classic, refined touch, while the nickel hardware complements the vintage aesthetic.

The mahogany neck is crafted with a long tenon, hide-glue fit, enhancing the connection between neck and body for optimal resonance. Shaped to the 1959 Authentic Medium profile (.860" at the first fret, .975" at the 12th), it offers a comfortable, substantial feel that is ideal for both intricate lead work and rich chordal playing. The Indian rosewood fingerboard features a 12" radius, 22 historic medium-jumbo frets, and cellulose nitrate trapezoid inlays, providing both smooth playability and classic visual elegance.

Electronics are outfitted with a pair of unpotted Custombucker pickups with Alnico III magnets in the neck and bridge positions, delivering the signature warm, dynamic tone with clear highs, rich mids, and tight, responsive lows. The guitar is wired with CTS 500K audio taper potentiometers and paper-in-oil capacitors, and controlled through two volume and two tone knobs along with a 3-way Switchcraft pickup selector, ensuring expressive tonal versatility suitable for a wide range of musical styles.

Hardware and accessories faithfully replicate vintage specifications, including an ABR-1 bridge with nickel-plated brass saddles, a lightweight aluminum stop bar tailpiece, Kluson single-line, single-ring tuners, and period-correct plastics such as the laminated cellulose acetate butyrate pickguard, M69 mounting rings, gold butyrate top hat knobs, amber Catalin switch tip, and black Royalite control covers. The guitar is strung with .010–.046 gauge strings, ensuring ready-to-play action and authentic tone.

Housed in a brown/pink Reissue 5-latch case, the guitar also includes a Certificate of Authenticity, confirming its status as a true Custom Shop collectible. The Gibson Custom Shop PSL ’59 Les Paul Standard Reissue – VOS Slow Iced Tea Fade is a meticulously crafted instrument that delivers the legendary tone, vintage aesthetics, and unparalleled playability of one of the most iconic electric guitars in history.

Other specifications include:

• Body Shape Les Paul
• Top 2-Piece Hand Select AAA Figured Maple, Hide Glue Fit
• Back 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany
• Binding 1-Ply Royalite
• Body Finish Nitrocellulose Lacquer VOS (Vintage Patina)
• Weight Relief None
• Profile 1959 Authentic Medium (0.860" / 0.975")
• Scale Length 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
• Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood
• Fingerboard Radius 304.8 mm / 12 in
• Fret Count 22
• Frets Historic Medium-Jumbo
• Nut Material Nylon
• Nut Width 42.85 mm / 1.687 in
• End Of Board Width 56.89 mm / 2.239 in
• Inlays Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
• Joint Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
• Finish Nickel
• Bridge ABR-1
• Saddle Material Nickel-plated Brass
• Tailpiece Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
• Tuning Machines Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
• Pickguard Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
• Truss Rod Authentic 1950s No-Tube
• Truss Rod Cover Authentic Stepped 2-Ply
• Control Knobs Gold Butyrate Top Hats
• Switch Tip Amber Catalin
• Switch washer Replica 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 2 Volume/2 Tone 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 Reissue 5-Latch
• Accessories Certificate of Authenticity
• LPR59PSL000000583
• 8 lbs 13 oz
• #953403

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