Gibson Custom 1958 Les Paul Standard Reissue VOS Electric Guitar Iced Tea Burst

This guitar was absolutely everything I was looking for, and I was so happy to end the search. After a week of owning it, the finish on the neck started to flake off onto my hands. I can feel the deep scuffs on my hand while playing. I will be returning the guitar unfortunately.

The craftsmanship on this guitar is exquisite, there are no flaws. The action was low and the intonation perfect right out of the box. The tone through my Marshall Origin 20 is fabulous but I haven't had a chance to play it through my Orange amp yet. The VOS had me a bit worried because I hate rust on anything and some of the pictures showed rust all over the screws and elsewhere. This guitar has very little rust and it is generally hidden. For example, there are dabs of rust on the Tailpiece bolts. Otherwise, the tailpiece and pickups are still shiny and look great. The ice tea finish is a work of art and the mahogany neck is uniquely beautiful.

I have had this guitar for about nine months now. I play it straight into a DRRI w/Celestion. I play blues, (early) rock & roll and reggae. The sound and playability is phenomenal. I would highly recommend this guitar to other players, especially for blues and jazz players. I don't play or listen to jazz myself but my parents do and I'm familiar enough with it. I would call the neck pickup "high output." The model I have was built I believe in mid-2019.

I've owned everything from a 92' Les Paul Black Beauty 3 pick up, an 05' Classic 1960's reissue, to even the new JC era original USA series LP's. All amazing but each lacked something different. Whether it be a small detail, it was apparent. I was never sold on the Gibson Custom Shop due to the price, and I felt that the Classic series 60's reissue from the USA series was just as good just need some upgrades in capacitors and pup's. I was even more impressed with the new JC era USA series! And then I played this thing. Absolutely a different ball park! This resonated like a well broken in guitar, the nitro felt perfect to play especially on the neck. It didn't feel tacky and plastic like on the USA standard nitro finishes. And man... the type of mahogany used..... didn't feel like a boat anchor, and the grain gave you the indication that this was the good stuff. To top it off (no pun intended), the flame on the maple top was easily a AAA+, and on the official Gibson website description say they are supposed to be plain tops. I had to take this home after a week of thinking about it since the first time I played it, (also had to pick up a Korina wood 52' AV tele impromptu haha). This guitar alone literally justified me selling off all my other LP's ( insert quality of quantity quote ). Gibson is most definitely back on track and in the right direction.

This guitar plays smooth. The tone is unbelievable...pickups are perfect ..good job gibson and thanks for listening to us