Wildwood and Gibson have a long and storied history of collaboration and friendship. Over the last 35 years, we have partnered with them to produce all kinds of Wildwood-exclusive guitars, and we believe that those instruments are some of the finest in the world thanks to the incredible creativity, passion, and skill of the good people at Gibson. One project on our wish list always eluded us, though: we’ve never done a Wildwood-exclusive run of Gibson USA guitars. That is, until now! Wildwoodians, please meet the newest member of the Wildwood Family: the Wildwood Select Original Collection Les Paul Standard ‘50s.
The Wildwood Select Les Paul is an attempt to capture some of the magic of our Wildwood Spec Custom Shop instruments in a more affordable package. Since we handpick the tops for our Custom Shop instruments, we asked our friends at the USA factory if we could do the same thing for this run. They were happy to oblige us, and we think you’ll agree that the cuts of maple we chose are absolutely stunning. Be sure to engage your drool-shield if you’re planning on scrolling through these guitars!
We also asked them to spray that handpicked wood with a brand-new exclusive finish. With the helpful guidance of the Gibson team, we settled on a glorious dark cherry burst. This finish is a dark and rich maroon near the edges of the burst, and it lightens to more of a sunset orange in the middle with reddish-purple, light red, and golden hues in between. For us, it evokes the color of a sunset over the Rocky Mountains on a summer night, and it looks positively jaw-dropping on top of the lovely maple we picked out.
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Brand Gibson
Model Original Collection Wildwood Select Les Paul Standard '50s
Finish Color Wildwood-Exclusive Dark Cherry Burst
Finish Type Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Top Wood Handpicked Maple
Body Wood Mahogany with No Weight Relief
Neck Wood Mahogany
Neck Shape Vintage '50s
Fingerboard Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius 12"
Inlays Acrylic Trapezoids
Scale Length 24.75"
Width at Nut 1.695"
Frets 22 Medium Jumbo
Pickups 2 Wildwood Spec '59 Tribute Humbuckers
Controls 2 Volumes, 2 Tones & 3-Way Toggle Switch (Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors)
Hardware Nickel
Bridge ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece Aluminum Stopbar
Tuners Vintage Deluxe with Keystone Buttons
Case Brown Gibson Hardshell