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Gibson Custom Shop Wildwood Spec 60th Anniversary 1958 Les Paul Standard • SN: 88776

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Nary a day in the year nineteen fifty-eight without some sort of important historical event taking place. Congress formally established the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the hula hoop was invented, and--to the delight of college students everywhere--instant noodles became readily available for the first time. But, as important as Top Ramen and space travel are, they were overshadowed by an event of such monumental significance that it relegated everything else that happened that year to the dustbin of history: the release of the first modern-spec Les Paul Standard!

Some "experts" might argue that launching the first satellite was "more important" than the release of a guitar, but these "scientists" and "historians" have obviously never strapped on a post-'58 sunburst Les Paul and rocked out through a half-stack. They'd think differently if they had!

You see, up until 1958, the Les Paul did not exist as we know it now. They all had gold tops with natural back and sides, and saying the words “cherry sunburst” to your average Joe guitar picker back then would have likely earned you a blank stare. Take a step back in time and try to picture what that must have been like. Goldtops are ridiculously cool, but imagine a world without sunburst Les Pauls!

Or, even worse, imagine an alternate timeline where the legendary "First Burst" never happened! Rock history would look awfully different, wouldn't it? No "Beano" Les Paul for Clapton, no "Number One" or "Number Two" for Jimmy Page, no "First Standard" for Slash, no "Pearly Gates" for Billy Gibbons...the list goes on and on. It staggers the mind if you think about it too hard, doesn't it?

Needless to say, rock music would have lacked a certain swagger if the Les Paul hadn't undergone such a dramatic makeover in 1958, so the Wildwood team had to do something special to celebrate the modern Les Paul Standard's sixtieth birthday. Our friends at the Gibson Custom Shop were kind enough to put together a run of splendid reissues for us that we believe embody the revolutionary aesthetic and sound of the First Bursts, and we are overjoyed to showcase them for our exceptional customers.

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Serial Number: 88776
Brand Gibson Custom Shop
Model Wildwood Spec 60th Anniversary 1958 Les Paul Standard
Finish Color Wildwood Burst
Weight 8.49 lbs.
Top Wood Carved Figured Maple attached with Hot Hide Glue
Body Wood Solid Non-Weight Relieved Mahogany
Neck Wood 1-Piece Mahogany Neck
Neck Shape Medium Chunky "C" shape
Neck Dimensions .910 1st - 1.010 12th
Fingerboard Rosewood attached with Hot Hide Glue
Fingerboard Radius 12"
Inlays Cellulose Trapezoids
Scale Length 24.75"
Width at Nut 1 11/16"
Nut Material Nylon
Frets 22 Narrow-Tall
Binding Single-Ply Cream on Top and Hand filed rolled Fingerboard Binding
Pickups 2 Custom Buckers wound to Wildwood Spec
Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone and 3-way Toggleswitch
Hardware Nickel
Bridge ABR-1
Tailpiece Lightweight Aluminum Stopbar
Tuners Kluson "Deluxe"
Unique Features True Historic Parts and Plastics
Case Historic Brown/Pink Lacquered Gibson Custom Hardshell
COA Yes

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