Whenever we do a run of Wildwood Spec Les Pauls, our primary goal is to capture vintage magic in a brand-new instrument. For these guitars, Gibson pulled out all the stops and went deeper down the rabbit hole of guitar nerdery than ever before. Before we get into the obsessive details (I swear, you've never heard anyone geek out about plastics as much as we did when these guitars arrived), let's talk about some of the design choices that make these '59s so Wildwood Spec-tacular.
We also requested that Gibson use Wildwood Spec pickups in these beasts, and we couldn't be happier with the results. They have such incredible vintage vibe that you'd think you took a time machine back to London circa 1966 when you plug one in. They have all of the qualities we covet in old-school PAFs: warm, clear low-end, upper-midrange snarl, low-mid growl, and sweet, singing highs. The bridge pickup is as punchy, muscular, and articulate as an undefeated prizefighter with a master's degree in communication. Flipping over to the neck pickup makes you feel like you dove into a vat of melted artisan milk chocolate. It's warm, inviting, vocal, creamy, and righteously smooth.
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Serial Number: 911973
Specifications:
Brand Gibson Custom Shop
Model Wildwood Spec 1959 Les Paul Standard
Finish Color Green Lemon Fade
Finish Type VOS
Weight 8.85 lbs.
Top Wood Hand-Selected Maple
Body Wood Mahogany with No Weight Relief
Neck Wood Mahogany
Neck Shape Authentic '59 Medium C-Shape
Neck Dimensions .880 1st - .970 12th
Fingerboard Indian Rosewood with Hide Glue Fit
Fingerboard Radius 12"
Inlays Celluloid Trapezoids
Scale Length 24.75"
Width at Nut 1.695"
Frets 22
Pickups Wildwood Spec Custombuckers
Controls CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
Hardware Nickel
Bridge No-Wire ABR-1
Plastics Aged Vintage-Style
Tailpiece Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
Tuners Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
Case Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch
Special Features Aged Plastics
COA Yes