1980 Gibson Les Paul Heritage Series Standard 80 Elite Sunburst Pre Historic 1959 Reissue R9 59

1980 Gibson Les Paul Heritage Series Standard 80 Elite Sunburst Pre Historic 1959 Reissue R9 59 Vintage Collectors In a word about this guitar ... THE BEST! The best Les Paul I have ever held in my hands. It surpassed even my personal LP Standard. But its price is also much higher. I have had many Customs and Standards, even a '73 Custom with a mahogany neck, but nothing sounded as full-bodied as this guitar. Its spirit and sound break out even without plugging into an amplifier; when you plug it into an amp, the sound fills the entire room with the signature vintage Gibson sound. Everything in this guitar is perfect - playability, sound, appearance. Now I will try to tell you more about the series and the guitar in general... It is no secret to anyone that the Holy Grail among Gibson guitars is the 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard, which have been and are still played by our idols Jimmy Page, Slash, Joe Perry, Keith Richards, Gary Moore, Mark Knopfler, Billy Gibbons, Bonamassa, Ace Frehley, Joe Walsh, ... and dozens of other famous guitarists and collectors. Capitalizing on the hype and the desire to repeat past achievements, the Gibson company decided to make the first reissue of the '59 guitar - this is how the Gibson Les Paul Heritage Series was born. In total, about 3000 copies of the series were produced from 1980 to 1982, the series included three types of models - Standard, Elite and Award. Standards had a three-piece mahogany neck, Elites - one-piece, Standard - plain top, Elite - quilted top, the Standard had a rosewood fretboard, the Elite - ebony, Award models were made only for dealers in a quantity of 50 pieces, differed from the Elite series only by gold-plated hardware and a neck plate on the back of the neck near the serial number, they were made to reward stores that sold the Heritage series. This guitar - Elite - has a one-piece mahogany body (!), a two-piece selected maple top (!), a one-piece (!) mahogany neck, an ebony fretboard (!), a deep neck joint - long tenon, wide low frets, '59 neck profile - the most comfortable of all Gibson, in my opinion, the guitar is full-weight without any weight relief, it is quite heavy, the smaller headstock, like on the '59, also adds charm. Tim Shaw pickups - the most delicious Gibson pickups of all time, I think there is no need to write anything about them, this is the golden era of Gibson sound. The guitar is something between a 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard and a 1968 Gibson Les Paul Custom due to its specifications, it is a unique work of art, its sound is inimitable, I have not heard a Gibson better than this one yet. The same guitar is in the collection and use of Phil Collins, and was also one of the guitars of Les Paul himself. This reissue is the best '59 reissue, the closest to the original, this is not only my opinion, this is an objective opinion, you can easily google this, no True Historic or other edition, especially the new ones, compares to this. The guitar is incredibly comfortable, lies in the hands, the pickups give real meat with the signature Gibson nasal quality. The guitar came to me from a collector from the USA, who had both a Standard and an Elite - the latter was his favorite guitar, he sold it only due to financial difficulties, and because he is already elderly and rarely plays guitars. The guitar is in excellent condition, if you look closely you can find light marks, but for its almost 40 years - the guitar is in stunning condition, with everything original, even the original case. The guitar here will be interesting not only to collectors but also to artists and active guitar players, because it sounds excellent through any equipment and just looks like a million bucks. It has a mesmerizing deep quilt top, which, frankly speaking, I have not seen on sunburst Gibsons or in general on LPs. I recorded a video as soon as I received the 1980 Gibson Les Paul Heritage Series Standard 80 Elite Sunburst Pre Historic 1959 Reissue R9 59 Vintage Collectors - even through such a video you can understand what kind of beast this is! I also attach reviews of similar LPs... The guitar is in Dnipropetrovsk! It can be tested on a good tube amp of your choice — Mesa Boogie, Marshall, Engl.... I will deliver to any point in the world