"From the Vault" - 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard #1

Only about 1200 made yet about 3000 can be traced.

Good video. Interesting these old standards look exactly like a cheaper new Gibson Les Paul classic. I think this guitar sounds great in the video... but about on par with any new Gibson Les Paul studio through standard. A lot of people think just because something is vintage it sounds better... which isn't always the case when you play them in person. For instance I have a vintage PRS custom 24 at my house and a new one. The new one sounds significantly better... probably because of the newer pickups... but I definitely appreciate vintage stuff and nostalgia that goes with them. And the simplicity of the older designs and finishes.

Sounds great... Not much in the looks department. Coolest you’ve ever seen?
Just because it’s a real burst doesn’t mean it’s “ The Coolest”. I love bursts, luckily played many... Even Felder’s...

So I found out that guitar player is Niko Slash.

I love the fact that you guys took your time to edit the audio to make the guitar sound a little bit "better" in order to make it look like it really worth spending that much money on a piece of old junk

I love how it roars when he starts playing high voltage

It angers me that collectors have driven the price of these guitars to $500k, putting them far out of reach for 99.9% of players.

Really, the only difference I hear in these old bursts are 1) completely unpotted pickups on the verge of feeding back, 2) moderately high action creating more sound above the fretboard, 3) 10 gauge strings. Other than that, I respect the fact they are 60+ years old and are still around. Can't buy into the hype though. I have played a few. Just lovely old guitars to me. Just my 2 cents.

FJB.

Incredible

ih gawt a chipsun does awl that,,,

JUST WOW!!

Yawn

Same year as the Jimmy Page Standard.

Great tone on this beast.

$420,000 for anyone curious.

This is a beautiful Gibson les Paul standard

wow that sounds good

If only the Kalamazoo employees knew the size of the snow ball they would create that started with this single snowflake 😊

Rips

The tuning peg holes have to be enlarged in order to take the Grovers......maybe not routed but drilled open.....
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Beautiful burst but the 61 sg Les Paul is my top pick.

Sweet Guitar. What's with the hair do?

I watched Tyler from music is win bang that 3-way switch like it was going out of business! It bothered me through the screen.

Sounds awesome on that amp. Wish you had a few amps to put it through.

It’s a guitar but this clip shows you a reissue would sound the same. Nothing to it. It’s purely rare. This the increase in value

Amazing!

That is the perfect Les Paul

I'm planning to write one of these into my novel-in-progress - since I can't seem to get my hands on a real one, this is as close as I'll probably get. Thanks.

Sounds so nasty 😋..

There are Luthiers that build EXACT replicas. One located in my hometown. Gorgeous guitars but REPLICAS. Makes a person wonder. Buyer Beware I guess.

The guitar that started rock N roll and you have that clown making noise with it????

Another thing is who has the final say on the value of these 59 les Paul’s … if I walked in the shop tomorrow with a beat up 59 in its original case .. maybe the neck was repaired maybe it wasn’t .. who put the value on these things .. would the shop ring the like of slash or Joe Bonamassa and say we’ve got another one .. I’d love to know how they are actually valued 😊

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Probably the best sounding 59s Ive heard. WOW!

How much

Came for the ‘59. Stayed for the player. Damn.

Lol... "100%" original except for the tuners" uhm... 100%? Really? Do the math again...

...klingt wirklich gut ...der der sie spielt macht es gut ....
schade dass man nicht mehr von anderen Gitarristen auf dieser Gitarre hören kann ....das würde sich lohnen ...
auf so einem Instrument ausgewiesene Könner zu hören....sie ist sicher außergewöhnlich
wàre natürlich schön es auch hören zu können...
klar kann jeder der sie besitzt tun und lassen was er will ...
doch moralisch sehe ich schon eine gewisse Verantwortung
ab und an Takes zu organisieren wo ausgewiesene Könner die Möglichkeiten so eines Instrumendes aufzeigen können
damit möchte ich die Fähigkeiten den Herrn der hier vorführt in keinem Falle schmälern ...im Gegenteil
...er zeigt ja auf welches Potential die Gitarre hat ...
und genau dies in vielfäliger Form auch zu hören wäre bei so einer Gitarre angebracht ...
was den Wert dieser Gitarre sicher nicht negativ beeinflussen würde

No guitars worth the price lol
Cmon now

Can't all electric guitars be made to sound the same?

This is not how the guitar sounds like. An R9 or a standard would sound just like that. This is how the amp sounds like.

Tell us how it feels in hands and how the playability is. I know that 1959 Les Pauls were made with rosewood that was centuries old.

Great guitar for sure.

We shold buy 10 pieces of that year for sell them today 😅

Ditch the matchless, masks the natural guitar tone too much.

Please someone finish the job that the hairdresser couldn't do.

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So 59 bursts also had plain or light figured tops, and Gibson’s marketing gurus charge us 2500€ more than a perfect r8, for a flame bbq top

since the tuners were changed it's not worth anything to me

All original except..