Guitar Demo Gibson custom shop 1958 Les Paul re-issue with Monty's PAFs.

The 1958 Gibson Les Paul model. Never referred to as a standard but now the recipient of a fancy new sunburst finish adorning the book-matched maple cap on mahogany body. This re-issue has exactly the same neck as the 1959 model released the same year and these were termed 'Standard Historic' during a confusing time when Gibson almost went bankrupt, had a critical cashflow problem and sold a big lot of custom shop models on the market for quite a discount.

There was a rush, a fervour to be exact and they were all sold very quickly by GuitarGuitar, Peach Guitars and Coda in the UK, who secured stock. So. Watch out.
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So those adverts on ebay and Reverb for 2017 Gibson Les Paul custom shop 1958/1959 models?

The owner bought them cheap £2500 and £3500 respectively.

I've seen them being advertised for way more than the actual cost. Never pay more for these used than they were sold for new!

I swapped out the Custombuckers on this for Monty's PAFs and you can see the video demo and comparison in a video on my channel

The guitar has a very nice plain top and is a 2 piece book-matched maple cap but with a centre seam that is very hard to spot. I had quite a few examples to choose from when buying and this one was a standout.

Recorded with a Carr Skylark cranked with attenuator.

Visit my website: https://www.gringopig.com/

This guitar is for sale!
For now it's on Gumtree and contact also on my website

https://www.gumtree.com/p/guitar-instrument/gibson-les-paul-custom-shop-1958-re-issue-with-montys-pafs/1405805993

eBay here: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/144049305639