The model on the cover of Yasuhiko Iwanade's "The Beauty of the Burst" is the gold standard by which all others are compared. There have been many great guitars throughout Gibson's long and storied history as a maker of musical instruments, but only one remains the definitive pinnacle of electric solid body guitar design. That guitar is the 1959/60 Les Paul Standard. Coveted by both players and collectors as the ultimate example of playability, attractiveness and tone, the iconic Les Paul Standard simply has no equal. This guitar has become the Holy Grail of guitars in the minds of professionals and collectors the world over. As an icon throughout the music industry, not only has this guitar become a legend, it has attained the highest most acclaimed value in quality and investment.

The 1960 Reissue is identical to the 1959 Reissue except that the 1960 model has a slightly slimmer neck. Every subtle detail of this model has been painstakingly reproduced, and nothing has been left to chance. From the voluptuous top carve to the comfortable "less shoulders" neck profile, Gibson went all out using the latest technology to get closer to pure visual and tonal nirvana. The Custom shop has even captured the guitar's wireless ABR-1 bridge, bumblebee capacitors, CTS pots, and the correct materials and shape of the bridge posts and thumbwheels, truss rod cover, strap button, and pickguard. This guitar is equipped with Burstbucker 1 & 2 pickups, the closest thing to Gibson PAFs. These pups really honk! She has a huge presence and a warm voice with exquisite tone, very soulful and very powerful. And, this guitar weighs in extremely light at 8 lbs 13 oz. She's light on your back and extremely resonate!

This Limited Run Gibson Custom Shop 1960 Les Paul is the BOTB Cover Burst as indicated on the Gibson Custom Shop shipping label. It was finished in Burnt Orange Tea Burst, inspired by page 34 of Yasuhiko Iwanade's Burst book. This guitar even has a very similar Flitch-matched Curly Ribbon Flame Maple top like the guitar chosen to be the cover of the Burst book. This kind of Flame Maple is very hard in texture and reflective. Found in less than 1 in 1,000 trees, this kind of wood, captures stress between the flames of grain and produces a loud, powerful projective sound. This guitar has the look and feel of an $300,000 original 1960 Les Paul. This guitar comes complete with a Gibson Custom case, a certificate of authenticity and all the hang tags. This guitar is 100% MINT UNPLAYED and extremely collectible.

There's nothing to think about! Buy it now or kick yourself a year from now!