Gibson Custom Shop Les Paul Standard '58 Reissue LPR-8 - USA 2002

The Gibson Custom Shop 1958 Les Paul Reissue has long been regarded as one of the most historically faithful instruments in the Historic Collection. Prized by players and collectors for its full, unbeveled top carve and slightly fuller neck profile compared to its '59 sibling, the R8 recreates the earliest production run of the sunburst Les Paul with genuine period accuracy.

Built in Nashville in 2002, this example carries serial number 8 2916 and is finished in a striking Lemon Burst, with exceptional grain movement across the figured maple top. The carved maple top sits over a mahogany body and one-piece mahogany neck, joined with the long neck tenon construction Gibson used to recreate late-'50s specifications.

Fitted with a matched set of hand-wound Custom Shop humbuckers, each bearing the original "Wound by" base plate sticker denoting hand-wound construction consistent with Gibson Custom's early-2000s Historic production. This was standard practice before Gibson moved to printed pickup labelling around 2004-05, and the presence of the hand-applied sticker is a genuine marker of period-correct Custom Shop build quality. From clean articulation to rich, harmonically complex overdrive, this guitar responds with the touch sensitivity collectors chase these instruments for.

The nitrocellulose finish has aged naturally over more than two decades, with light checking across the lacquer and honest handling wear consistent with a well-loved instrument rather than a closet queen. Comes complete with the original Gibson Custom Shop Historic hardshell case, burgundy lined.

Specifications:

Action at 1st Fret: 0.25mm
Action at 12th Fret: 1.75mm
Neck Depth at 1st Fret: 22.54mm
Neck Depth at 12th Fret: 26.19mm
Nut Width: 43.11mm
Width at 12th Fret: 52.51mm
Weight: 4.36kg / 9.62lb
Year: 2002
Serial Number: 8 2916
Model: Gibson Custom Shop 1958 Les Paul Reissue (R8)
Finish: Lemon Burst
Body: Mahogany
Top: Figured Maple
Neck: One-Piece Mahogany
Neck Profile: Authentic 1958 Rounded
Fingerboard: Rosewood, Unbound
Scale Length: 24.75" / 628.65mm
Frets: 22 Historic Medium Jumbo
Nut: Nylon
Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece: Aluminium Stopbar
Bridge Pickup: Humbucker (PAF-Style)
Neck Pickup: Humbucker (PAF-Style)
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-Way Toggle
Hardware: Nickel
Tuners: Kluson-Style
Case: Original Gibson Custom Shop Historic Hardshell Case
Crafted In: Gibson Custom Shop, Nashville, Tennessee, USA