Gibson Custom Shop LE 1959 Les Paul Standard Birdseye Maple Top - Light Aged, Peach Tea Burst

The 1959 Les Paul Standard needs no introduction — it is the most celebrated electric guitar of Gibson’s first golden age, the benchmark against which everything else is measured, the instrument that players spend careers and fortunes chasing. What the Gibson Custom Shop’s Murphy Lab Limited Edition adds to that conversation is a top that changes the visual equation entirely: a hand-selected 2-piece birdseye maple top, fit with hide glue, displaying the rare, three-dimensional figuring that makes the eyes move across the surface as the light shifts. Under the Peach Tea Burst — a warm amber center blooming into a soft cherry edge — the birdseye figure catches the nitrocellulose gloss with a depth that no photograph adequately captures, and no two tops are the same. This is not the standard flame maple of a traditional Burst; it is something rarer, something that turns an already iconic instrument into an object of genuine individual character. Murphy Lab Light Aging renders the guitar’s surface in the image of a well-loved original — subtle checking, softened edges, a tactile feel that says decades rather than new — without the drama of Heavy Aged. The 1-piece lightweight mahogany body comes in at 7lbs 15oz, which for a full-spec Les Paul of this construction is exceptional, and the Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch case closes the presentation with the period-correct detail this instrument demands throughout.

Every construction decision resolves to 1959 specification. Long tenon neck joint and body top both fitted with hide glue, Authentic 1959 neck profile on a solid mahogany neck, Authentic 1950s No-Tube single-action truss rod, Indian Rosewood fingerboard with aged Cellulose Nitrate trapezoid inlays and cream single-ply Royalite binding, Historic Medium-Jumbo 22 frets at 24.75" scale on a 12" radius. Custombucker pickups with Alnico 4 magnets at both positions — a less common magnet choice that sits between the warmth of Alnico 2 and the clarity of Alnico 5, delivering balanced vintage character with focused articulation across the full frequency range. CTS 500K Audio Taper potentiometers with Paper-in-Oil capacitors, No-Wire ABR-1 with nickel-plated brass saddles, lightweight aluminum stop bar, Kluson Single Line Single Ring tuners, Gold Butyrate Top Hat knobs, Amber Catalin switch tip. Certificate of Authenticity, Historic Reissue hang tags, and Gibson Custom Switchplate Medallion included.

Model: 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue, Murphy Lab Light Aged
Body Construction: Solid
Body: 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany
Body Top: 2-Piece Handpicked Birdseye Maple, Hide Glue Fit 
Body Finish: Nitrocellulose Gloss
Body Binding: Single-Ply Royalite
Neck: Mahogany
Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Inlay: Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
Nut: Nylon, 1.69"
Neck Profile: Authentic 1959 
Neck Joint: Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit 
Frets: Historic Medium-Jumbo 22 
Truss Rod: Authentic 1950s No-Tube
Radius: 12"
Fingerboard Binding: Cream, Single Ply Royalite
Scale Length: 24.75"
Bridge Pickup: Double White Custombucker Alnico 4
Neck Pickup: Nickel Covered Custombucker Alnico 4
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
Pickup Selector: 3-Way Switchcraft
Output Jack: 1/4" Switchcraft
Bridge: No-Wire ABR-1 (Nickel-Plated Brass Saddles)
Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
Hardware Color: Nickel (Aged) 
Pickup Covers:  Authentic Profile Nickel Silver
Strap Buttons: Aluminum
Switchwasher: Replica Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Pickguard: Laminated Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Truss Rod Cover: Authentic Stepped 2-Ply 
Switch Tip: Amber Catalin 
Tuning Machines: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring 
Mounting Rings:  M69 Cellulose Acetate Butyrate 
Control Covers: Black Royalite 
Control Knobs: Gold Butyrate Top Hats
Case: Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch Case
String Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Accessories: COA, Historic Reissue Hang Tags, Gibson Custom Switchplate Medallion w/Historic Black Plastic Cover in Case) 
Weight: 7lbs 15oz. 
Case: Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch