Excellent condition featuring single cutaway one piece mahogany body, hand-carved bookmatched maple top with Aurum Burst finish, two Gibson Custombucker humbucking pickups with cream colored plastic pickup surrounds, two volume controls and two tone controls with steel pointers and gold bonnet knobs, three-way pickup selector switch with thin plastic cream colored Rhythm and Treble ring and aged plastic tip, stop tailpiece, ABR-1 tune-o-matic fully adjustable bridge, no pickguard (or pickguard screw holes), 1959 rounded mahogany neck (attached with hide glue and with '50s-style long neck tenon), bound rosewood fingerboard with pearloid trapezoid inlays starting at the third fret, bone nut, Gibson open book peghead shape, black peghead face with pearl Gibson logo and Les Paul model silkscreen logo, multi-ply black and white bell shaped truss rod cover, Kluson Deluxe single line tuning machines with green keystone buttons, stinger on the back of the peghead and neck, single ply black plastic electronics control cavity plate cover and Gibson Custom switch cavity cover, two metal strap buttons, original brown Lifton style Gibson hard shell case with pink plush lining, COA and case candy. This Les Paul was part of a limited run of 25 offered by Sweetwater in 2013. This guitar weighs 8lb 4oz.
This 2013 Gibson Les Paul R9 is in excellent cosmetic condition showing hardly any signs of play wear throughout. The neck profile is that of a late 50s Les Paul carve and feels perfect in hand with just enough chunkiness. The frets show little to no signs of use and have tons of life left in them. This instrument has been professionally set up and plays outstanding up and down the fingerboard. The Gibson Custombucker pickups sound ridiculously good and really deliver the woody and articulate cutting tone that golden era Gibson guitars are famous for. My opinion - These pickups are the best humbuckers Gibson has produced in years. The top on this guitar looks fantastic and has beautiful flame which pops in different light angles (see photos). The beautiful hand-carved bookmatched flame maple top looks extremely attractive with the unique Aurum Burst finish. It's also worth noting that the piece of mahogany used for the back of this guitar is finely figured as well and really adds to the overall appeal and vibe. This Les Paul is a dynamite player, a definite looker and one of the very best reissue Les Pauls I've played. If you're looking for an overall outstanding guitar, this one is top shelf.
