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1958 Gibson Les Paul Sunburst - musical instruments - by owner - sale - craigslist
This is an original Vintage Gibson Les Paul Standard from 1958 with a light birds eye maple faded top that has been in the closet along with another guitar in Bulls Head, a onetime predominantly...
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1958 Gibson Les Paul Sunburst - $429,000
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This is an original Vintage Gibson Les Paul Standard from 1958 with a light birds eye maple faded top that has been in the closet along with another guitar in Bulls Head, a onetime predominantly Italian neighborhood in Eastern PA on the cusp of the Pocono Mountains.
It was purchased new at a music store in Central PA in 1959 and used semi-professionally until it was put away.
In the late 1960s a Bigsby tremolo was professionally installed and used for a couple of years. There's an extra strap hole and a replaced jack cover plate. Years ago the original tuners disintegrated and were replaced with another original set of 1950s Les Paul tuners. The frets may need to be addressed and the top is faded and the back of the neck is worn. This guitar has never been broken, cracked, painted, routed or repaired in any fashion as I've seen others advertised in the 200k-300k price range with these defects.
All this wear is REAL and HONEST by the use of one man for 34 years. This is a working man's Burst.
The guitar is very light at 8lbs. and I believe both pickups came in at 8ohms each. It comes with it's original "Stone Case" brown with pink interior and a Les Paul Amplifier. It also comes with two sets of Gibson guitar strings, strap, the Bigsby tremolo and a Gibson Catalog.
I've learned that 1958 Les Paul Sunbursts are rarer than 1959s and 1960s in that only approximately 180 were made (according to many expert records) and only a few of those came with a Birds Eye Maple Top!
I know this is not like the million dollar sunburst, but if tone and playability were the benchmark and not prettiness.....then this guitar would be one.
When you purchase this guitar you may want to name it like many others have named theirs, but for the time being, I'll call it the "Bulls Head Burst" for this part of town.
I discovered on the internet, Misters; George Harrison, Ronnie Proler and Billy Gibbons and possibly other known player/collectors may have had 1958 Les Pauls with serial numbers very close to this one.....8_54xx
I'm very flexible but please try not to beat me up too much over the price as this is my "401k plan".
I would prefer the guitar go to a player/collector who will appreciate, use and care for it, just tell me who you are and what you would like to spend and I'll try to make it work.
Thank you for looking at my 1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard Sunburst.
