Gibson Custom Robby Krieger 1954 Les Paul Custom Aged - Lamp Black (027)

• Weight: 9.4 lbs

Robby Krieger’s 1954 Les Paul Custom became a constant writing companion, workhorse, performing partner, muse, and musical soul mate all rolled into one right from the time he acquired it used in 1968. Nicknamed “L.A. Woman” after its use on that classic track by The Doors, it contributed to many unforgettable hits, and remains in Robby’s possession to this day, a tried and true companion to a career that has continually evolved and inspired over decades. Now, through a close collaboration between Robby and Gibson Custom, a very limited number of hand-crafted replicas of the Robby Krieger 1954 Les Paul Custom will be made available to discerning collectors and players. Full and unrestricted access to the original guitar has yielded Gibson Custom’s luthiers the means of precisely recreating the feel, look and tone of this legendary instrument. And to take it all over the top the first 50 guitars—hand aged by Gibson—will also be played, approved and signed by Robby himself. A further 100 hand-aged guitars will be produced, with the final 150 of the run treated to Gibson Custom’s proprietary VOS process.

Every Robby Krieger 1954 Les Paul Custom is recreated based on hands-on examination, digital scanning, intimate photography, measurement, and study of Robby Krieger’s 1954 Les Paul Custom to insure a playing experience that’s as close to the original as humanly possible. Notable details include the closely matched dish carve and neck profile carve, the accurate ebony fingerboard with aged pearl block markers, accurate vintage multi-ply binding, after-market Seymour Duncan neck pickup, and painstaking hand ageing (150 examples) to match every ding, scuff and check line found in Robby’s guitar. In short, the Robby Krieger 1954 Les Paul Custom puts a guitar that would normally be untouchable into the hands of a limited number of discerning players. Reserve yours now at your authorized Gibson Custom dealer.

BODY
One-piece genuine mahogany carved-top body with vintage multi-ply custom binding.

PICKUPS
Classic fat gibson single-coil p-90 in the bridge position, with seymour duncan sm1n mini-humbucker in the neck.

HAND AGED
Meticulous hand-aging inspired by every nick, scuff and dent of the original earned through a long playing career.

RECREATED NECK PROFILE
Solid mahogany neck with bound ebony fingerboard, carved to precise “l.a. woman” profile.

FINISH
Original “lamp black” nitro finish, as conceived by les paul for the “black beauty”.

HISTORIC HARDWARE
Gold-plated tune-o-matic bridge, stopbar, and waffle-back tuners, all hand-aged (or vos).

Body
Top Mahogany
Back Lightweight Mahogany
Binding Top - Multi ply White/Black/White/Black/White/Black/White
Back - Multi ply White/Black/White/Black/White
Adhesive Franklin TitebondBody
Neck
Species Mahogany Neck with a Maple Spline
Truss Rod Reissue Truss Rod
Joint Angle 4° (+/- 15 seconds)Neck
Neck Fit
Joint Mortise & Tenon
Adhesive Franklin Titebond
Joint Angle Tolerance +/- .005"Neck Fit
Fingerboard
Species Ebony
Radius 12"
Binding .062 White
Inlays Pearl Block
Nut/E.O.B 1.725 / 2.100
Adhesive Franklin TitebondFingerboard
Nut
Material Nylon
Width 1.725
Slots Gibson PLEK SystemNut
Headstock
Inlay Les Paul Custom Holly
Truss Rod Cover Vintage "Les Paul Custom"
Angle 17 DegreesHeadstock
Tuners
Model Gold Plated Waffle Back
Tuning Ratio 12:01
Plating GoldTuners
Bridge
Type GOTOH Tune-O-Matic with Double Thumbwheels
Plating GoldBridge
Tailpiece
Type Aluminum Stop Bar
Plating GoldBridge
Hardware
Pickguard Black, Routed for Duncan Mini and P90 Pickups
Knobs Black Top Hats
Toggle Switch Washer Black
Pickup Mounting Rings Neck - Cream
Bridge - None
Strings .010 - .046Hardware

Box: 45 x 17.25 x 6.75 - 22.2 lbs

Gibson 1959 Les Paul Reissue VOS 2014

8.6 lbs

While all 1958-'60 Les Pauls are among the most sought-after electric guitars ever made, the '59 Burst is often considered among aficionados to be the creme de la creme of the range. They are also exceedingly rare, with only 635 guitars shipped that year. With sales of the Les Paul declining every year since 1953, the year after its release, Gibson decided in 1958 to update the look of the model with an elegant Cherry Sunburst finish. Guitars from that first year of the Burst's production often had relatively plain maple tops, but through the course of 1959, Gibson's craftsmen built Les Pauls with tops that displayed more and more highly-figured grains, making these among the most collectible of the breed today. The 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue from Gibson Custom accurately recreates the original hallowed '59 Burst in every detail.

While the 1959 Les Paul Standard retained the classic ingredients of the breed -- its solid mahogany body and carved maple top, both represented here in the 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue -- the guitar also evolved slightly from its specs of the previous year. Les Pauls made in 1959 also acquired a slightly thinner, though still comfortably rounded, neck profile, which many players consider the sweetest feeling neck shape of all time, along with a smaller neck heel. These are all represented with utmost accuracy in the 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue, while the guitar also benefits from Gibson Custom's 20th Anniversary Specifications. These include a one-piece rosewood fingerboard, Kluson Deluxe machine heads, hot-hide glue neck fit, a Historic Truss Rod assembly with no tubing, accurate body and fingerboard binding color, new Custom Buckers created in the image of the original PAFs, and period-correct Aniline dye offered in VOS and Gloss.

Gibson Custom's Custom Bucker accurately recreates the original PAFs of the late '50s, using Alnico III magnets and unequal turns of 42 AWG wire in each coil for that characteristic PAF "bite." These pickups clean up beautifully at the guitar's volume controls, while Bumble Bee tone caps assist in that warm, singing "woman tone" when you roll back the tone controls. To top it all off, the 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue plays superbly right out of its Custom Shop hardshell case thanks to a trip through one of Gibson's state-of-the-art Plek machines before it leaves the Custom Shop floor.

The '59 Les Paul VOS has a carved Maple top and solid, non-weight relieved Mahogany back with a 1-piece Mahogany neck with a Hide Glue Neck-Fit and long neck tenon. It also has a 50's rounded profile with a Rosewood fingerboard. This historic guitar also has the Aniline Dye that results in a superior wood grain presentation and depth of color. Truss Rod assembly (no tubing) and the ABR-1 bridge with the lightweight aluminum tailpiece, the guitar also has the gold top hat knobs with dial pointers. The pickups on the '59 VOS are the Custom Bucker pickups with 2 volume and 2 tone controls with the "bumblebee" capacitors and a three-way switch with an amber toggle cap

Features:

- One-piece rosewood fingerboards
- Aniline Dye
- Kluson Deluxe machine heads
- Hot Hide Glue Neck Fit
- - Custom Buckers
- Historic Truss Rod Assembly (no tubing)
- Accurate body and fingerboard binding color 

 

SPECIFICATIONS

2014 1959 Les Paul Reissue Electric Guitar

• Weight: 8.6 lbs

 

Gibson 1959 Les Paul Reissue VOS 2014

While all 1958-'60 Les Pauls are among the most sought-after electric guitars ever made, the '59 Burst is often considered among aficionados to be the creme de la creme of the range. They are also exceedingly rare, with only 635 guitars shipped that year. With sales of the Les Paul declining every year since 1953, the year after its release, Gibson decided in 1958 to update the look of the model with an elegant Cherry Sunburst finish. Guitars from that first year of the Burst's production often had relatively plain maple tops, but through the course of 1959, Gibson's craftsmen built Les Pauls with tops that displayed more and more highly-figured grains, making these among the most collectible of the breed today. The 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue from Gibson Custom accurately recreates the original hallowed '59 Burst in every detail.

While the 1959 Les Paul Standard retained the classic ingredients of the breed -- its solid mahogany body and carved maple top, both represented here in the 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue -- the guitar also evolved slightly from its specs of the previous year. Les Pauls made in 1959 also acquired a slightly thinner, though still comfortably rounded, neck profile, which many players consider the sweetest feeling neck shape of all time, along with a smaller neck heel. These are all represented with utmost accuracy in the 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue, while the guitar also benefits from Gibson Custom's 20th Anniversary Specifications. These include a one-piece rosewood fingerboard, Kluson Deluxe machine heads, hot-hide glue neck fit, a Historic Truss Rod assembly with no tubing, accurate body and fingerboard binding color, new Custom Buckers created in the image of the original PAFs, and period-correct Aniline dye offered in VOS and Gloss.

Gibson Custom's Custom Bucker accurately recreates the original PAFs of the late '50s, using Alnico III magnets and unequal turns of 42 AWG wire in each coil for that characteristic PAF "bite." These pickups clean up beautifully at the guitar's volume controls, while Bumble Bee tone caps assist in that warm, singing "woman tone" when you roll back the tone controls. To top it all off, the 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue plays superbly right out of its Custom Shop hardshell case thanks to a trip through one of Gibson's state-of-the-art Plek machines before it leaves the Custom Shop floor.

The '59 Les Paul VOS has a carved Maple top and solid, non-weight relieved Mahogany back with a 1-piece Mahogany neck with a Hide Glue Neck-Fit and long neck tenon. It also has a 50's rounded profile with a Rosewood fingerboard. This historic guitar also has the Aniline Dye that results in a superior wood grain presentation and depth of color. Truss Rod assembly (no tubing) and the ABR-1 bridge with the lightweight aluminum tailpiece, the guitar also has the gold top hat knobs with dial pointers. The pickups on the '59 VOS are the Custom Bucker pickups with 2 volume and 2 tone controls with the "bumblebee" capacitors and a three-way switch with an amber toggle cap

Features:

- One-piece rosewood fingerboards
- Aniline Dye
- Kluson Deluxe machine heads
- Hot Hide Glue Neck Fit
- - Custom Buckers
- Historic Truss Rod Assembly (no tubing)
- Accurate body and fingerboard binding color 

 

SPECIFICATIONS

2014 1959 Les Paul Reissue Electric Guitar

• Weight: 9.0 lbs

Gibson 1959 Les Paul Reissue VOS 2014

While all 1958-'60 Les Pauls are among the most sought-after electric guitars ever made, the '59 Burst is often considered among aficionados to be the creme de la creme of the range. They are also exceedingly rare, with only 635 guitars shipped that year. With sales of the Les Paul declining every year since 1953, the year after its release, Gibson decided in 1958 to update the look of the model with an elegant Cherry Sunburst finish. Guitars from that first year of the Burst's production often had relatively plain maple tops, but through the course of 1959, Gibson's craftsmen built Les Pauls with tops that displayed more and more highly-figured grains, making these among the most collectible of the breed today. The 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue from Gibson Custom accurately recreates the original hallowed '59 Burst in every detail.

While the 1959 Les Paul Standard retained the classic ingredients of the breed -- its solid mahogany body and carved maple top, both represented here in the 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue -- the guitar also evolved slightly from its specs of the previous year. Les Pauls made in 1959 also acquired a slightly thinner, though still comfortably rounded, neck profile, which many players consider the sweetest feeling neck shape of all time, along with a smaller neck heel. These are all represented with utmost accuracy in the 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue, while the guitar also benefits from Gibson Custom's 20th Anniversary Specifications. These include a one-piece rosewood fingerboard, Kluson Deluxe machine heads, hot-hide glue neck fit, a Historic Truss Rod assembly with no tubing, accurate body and fingerboard binding color, new Custom Buckers created in the image of the original PAFs, and period-correct Aniline dye offered in VOS and Gloss.

Gibson Custom's Custom Bucker accurately recreates the original PAFs of the late '50s, using Alnico III magnets and unequal turns of 42 AWG wire in each coil for that characteristic PAF "bite." These pickups clean up beautifully at the guitar's volume controls, while Bumble Bee tone caps assist in that warm, singing "woman tone" when you roll back the tone controls. To top it all off, the 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue plays superbly right out of its Custom Shop hardshell case thanks to a trip through one of Gibson's state-of-the-art Plek machines before it leaves the Custom Shop floor.

The '59 Les Paul VOS has a carved Maple top and solid, non-weight relieved Mahogany back with a 1-piece Mahogany neck with a Hide Glue Neck-Fit and long neck tenon. It also has a 50's rounded profile with a Rosewood fingerboard. This historic guitar also has the Aniline Dye that results in a superior wood grain presentation and depth of color. Truss Rod assembly (no tubing) and the ABR-1 bridge with the lightweight aluminum tailpiece, the guitar also has the gold top hat knobs with dial pointers. The pickups on the '59 VOS are the Custom Bucker pickups with 2 volume and 2 tone controls with the "bumblebee" capacitors and a three-way switch with an amber toggle cap

Features:

- One-piece rosewood fingerboards
- Aniline Dye
- Kluson Deluxe machine heads
- Hot Hide Glue Neck Fit
- - Custom Buckers
- Historic Truss Rod Assembly (no tubing)
- Accurate body and fingerboard binding color 

 

SPECIFICATIONS

2014 1959 Les Paul Reissue Electric Guitar

A Stunning Archtop Born of Innovation and Tradition

Establishing a new standard in archtop excellence, crafted with a Solid Formed™ spruce top, Venetian cutaway, floating pickup, and full-sized hollowbody tone and looks.

 

Solid-Formed Top

Solid-Formed top from two solid pieces of spruce, formed under pressure so that the grain is not severed means booming, resonant tone. Uses 1/2 less wood.

 

Innovative Neck Design

Three part, two jointed neck provides strength at vulnerable points and reduces wood usage by 1/2.

 

Non-Intrusive Hardware & Electronics

Mini-Humbucker pickup and controls are mounted to the pickguard and all electronics are kept from the top, meaning minimal sound dampening from non-acoustic parts.

 

Dual-Action Truss Rod

Dual action truss rod means the ability to bow or underbow neck for setup or playing style.

 

Features

Solid-Formed Top: Booming Tone, Eco-Friendly

Innovative Neck Design: Uses 1/2 the Wood and Increases Strength

Non-Intrusive Hardware & Electronics: Minimizes Dampening from Contact

Dual-Action Truss Rod: Flexibility

Body

 

Wood Species: Solid Formed Spruce

Pieces: 2

Grade: A

Binding: Single White

 

Back

Wood Species: Quarter Sawn Solid Formed Maple

Pieces: 2

Binding: Single White

Weight Relief: None

 

Materials Used

Glue: Titebond

 

Tonal, Resonant, and/or Technical Effect: Back and sides are formed from two pieces (each) of continuous grain maple through a proprietary building process. Results of this technique are uninterrupted grain for improved tone and the use of 1/3 less wood.

 

Body Contour

Carve: Solid Formed 17"

 

Neck

Wood Species: Mahogany

Pieces: 3

 

Details

Truss Rod: Dual Action

Thickness at Fret 1: .910"

Thickness at Fret 12: 1.020"

Average Weight: .453592 kg / 1.25 lbs

 

Peg Head

Type: Gibson SP-2

Inlay: None

Peg Head Binding: None

Logo: Gibson Script

Silkscreen: None

Headstock Angle: 17 Degrees

Tonal, Resonant, and/or Technical Effect: The headstock is grafted to the neck shaft, which also runs in a continuous grain, insuring strength where a guitar is typically vulnerable and further enhancing the guitar's overall sound performance. Where the neck meets the body, the heel block is precision glued to the neck shaft, and features a precision dovetail joint.

 

Neck Fit

Joint Angle: 3 Degrees

Joint Angle Tolerance: +/- .1

Type: Dovetail

Adhesive: Titebond

Gauges Used: Pitch and Alignment Gauge

Nut

Material: Corian

Width: 4.28 cm / 1.687"

Slots: E: .13716 cm / 0.054"

A: .10414 cm / 0.041"

D: .04826 cm / 0.019"

G: .0381 cm / 0.015"

B: .03556 cm / 0.014"

e: .03048 cm / 0.012"

 

Fingerboard

Wood Species: Rosewood

Pieces: 1

 

Fingerboard Details

Radius: 12

Frets: 22

Nut/End of Board: 1.687" @ nut, 2.267" @ end of board

Scale: 62.865 cm / 24.75 inch

Binding: Single White

Side Dots (Color): Black

 

Fingerboard Inlays

Style: 1/4 Dots

Material: Mother of Pearl

Dimensions: Large: .635 cm/.250", Small: .635cm /.250"

Average Weight: .75 lbs / .340194 kg

 

Finish

 

Cremona Burst

Color Code: CB

Surface Texture: Gloss

Filler: Walnut

Sealer: Nitro-Cellulose Lacquer

Top: Nitro-Cellulose Lacquer

Top Coat: Nitro-Cellulose Lacquer

Scraped: By Hand

 

Classic Archtop-Electric Tones and Show-Stopping Looks

 

Style: Pickguard Mounted Mini-Humbucker

Winds/Coil: Screw side/Slug side: 7000

Material of Wire (gauge): 44

Coil Dimensions (per coil): 2.500x.500X.375"

Coil Material: ABS

Coil Winding Process: Machine Wound

Pole Piece Material: 416 Grade Stainless Steel

Pole Piece Position from Nut: 47.3075 cm / 18.625"

Slug Material: 416 Grade Stainless Steel

Slug Dimensions (diameter x length): .4826 cm x 1.24206 cm / .190 x .480"

Magnet Material: Ceramic

Magnet Position from Nut: 48.1965 cm / 18.975"

Magnet Dimensions: 6.35 cm x 1.27 cm x .3175 cm / 2.5 x .5 x .125"

Cover: Nickel

ResistanceDC: 16K

 

Hardware

 

Tuning Keys

Style: Kluson Keystone

Material: Nickel

Weight: 3.6 oz

 

Tuning Keys Details

Tuning Ratio: 12:01

Gear Type: Closed

What is allowable turn: 1/4

Plating specs: Nickel Plated Stamped Steel

Part numbers: 130-430-14010

 

String Dimensions

E: .11684 cm / .046W

A: .09144 cm / .036W

D: .06604 cm / .026W

G: .04318 cm / .017P

B: .03302 cm / .013P

e: .0254 cm / .010P

 

Bridge

Style: Intonated Floating w/ Thumbwheels

Material: Rosewood

Plating Specs: None

Part number: 130-430-10249

Weight: .0637 kg / 2.25 oz.

 

Dimensions of String Slots

E: 0.1778 cm / 0.070"

A: 0.13716 cm / 0.054"

D: 0.1016 cm / 0.040"

G: 0.0635 cm / 0.025"

B: 0.0508 cm / 0.02"

e: 0.0381 cm / 0.015"

 

Tailpiece

Style: Trapeze

Compensated: No

Material: Nickel

Plating Specs: Nickel

Part number: TP 125 130-430-11019

Weight: .0637 kg / 2.25 oz.

 

Output Jack

Style: Integrated into Tailpiece

 

Jack Plate

Style: 1/4" Fishman

Material: Nickel

Part Number: 130-430-19020

Weight: .0056699 kg / .2 oz

 

Strap Buttons

Material: Aluminum

Plating Specs: None

Part numbers: 130-430-19150

Weight: .0141748 kg / .5 oz

Plastics

 

Pick Guard

Style: Unbound Tortoise

Part Number: 130-120-93694

 

Truss Rod Cover

Style: Blank

Part Number: 130-430-19382

 

Knobs

Style: Thumbwheels Under Pickguard-Tone and Volume

 

Dial Pointers

Yes/No: No

Control Plate(s) (Backplate Cover)

Style: None

 

Control Plate(s) (SwitchPlate Cover)

Style: None

 

Switch Washer

Style: None

 

Trim Rings

Style: None

Accessories

 

Case

Style: L5

Color: Brown

 

Strap Locks: None

Tools: None

 

Manual: None

COA/Other: Gibson Custom Certificate of Authenticity

The Essence of the beloved '57 Goldtop with PAF-style Custom Buckers, crafted to capture the look, feel and tone of a legendary incarnation of the fabled '50s Les Paul.
VOS AppointmentsBumble capacitors, historic spec wiring and vintage reissue components throughout assure 50's inspired tone.Lightweight Aluminum TailpieceMade to original 50's specifications for lighter weight and vintage tone and sustain.Custombucker PickupsCustom wound to capture authentic chime, pluck and growl of a true Gibson Les Paul.Nitro-Cellulose FinishHand-applied, non-plasticized lacquer is made to live and breath with the player and develop a personality as unique as its owner.One Piece Solid Mahogany BodyEach body is hand selected for lightweight and quality by Gibson Custom.Solid Indian Rosewood FretboardSingle layer, solid rosewood insures an ideal playing surface for 50's inspired playability.

Model: 1957 Les Paul

Body: Mahogany (1 Piece) Hand Selected 

Top: Plain Maple 

Top Mount: (Franklin Titebond) 

Body Binding: Single Bound, 50's Reissue Cream

Finish: Gold Top (VOS)

Neck: Mahogany (1Piece)

Fingerboard: Solid Indian Rosewood

Radius: 12"

Scale: 24.75"

Fretboard Inlay: Trapezoid (Aged Nitrocellulose)

Binding: .040 Historic Reissue Cream

Side Dots: Tortoise Shell

Neck Profile: 1950's Style LP (.900" - 1.0")

Peg Head: 50's LP Profile

Headstock Angle: 17 Degrees

Inlay: Pearl

Neck Joint Angle: 4 Degrees

Neck Fit: Hot Hide Glue

Nut: 1.687" Nylon 

Neck Pickup: Custom Bucker

Bridge Pickup: Custom Bucker

Tuning Keys: Reissue Kluson Deluxe Green Keys, Single Band (Nickel Plated Steel)

Bridge: ABR With Thumbwheels (Zinc Surrounded by a Die Casting Alloy) Nickel Plated

Tailpiece: Reissue Lightweight Aluminum (Non-Compensated) Nickel Plated

Jack Plate: 50's Cream Style 

Strap Buttons: Aluminum

Pick Guard: 50's Cream Style 

Truss Rod Cover: 50's LP Standard 

Knobs: Gold Top Hats w/Dial Pointers

Switch Washer: 50's Style Cream

Pickup Rings: 50's Style Cream

Back Plates: 50's Style Les Paul .09 Black Royalite

Case: Reissue Les Paul, Brown with Pink Fur

COA: Custom Shop Certificate of Authenticity in Binder, Extra Black Plastic Treble/Rhythm Switch Cover Plate

• Weight: 8.8 lbs