Switched gears all together...It's Dirty Lemon Burst...Built by apprentice of Tom Bartlett (Bartlett Guitars) I feel guilty about posting this, but I couldn't help myself.
First of all this guitar is not an original 59 Les Paul ,it is a Full scale replica of the model.,The wood I used are Eastren curly maple (hand carved ) for the top.the fretboard in genuine Brazilian rosewood ,the body is genuine one piece Honduran mahogany..the binding is from the original Italian company who made it for the original Les Paul's.The side dots are red tortoise material from the 50's ,the inlays ( period correct)and inlay pockets are hand cut.The dyes are Analine ,like the originals and bleed trough a very little like the originals, the finish is nitrocellulose lacquer.the hardware is new but slightly aged , Kluson single line single ring tuners. abr1 bridge nickel ,stop bar are the lightweight historic spec ,(all hardware is from the original maker's company and are all vintage spec. The finish is aged,faded and checked naturally.the pickups are Seth Lover high output in both positions the capacitors are Luxe "Bumblebees",the pots are CTS calibrated 500k.
The frets are medium jumbo, with no wear except for the levelling and re=crowning I did after they were installed )(there is a month's work put into one of these plus the cost of the components.no CNC or robotic tools were used ,signs of the hand craftsmanship are visible ,and a plus in it's value.The guitar is around the 9 lbs mark. very nice tone ,low action,plays in tune ,nice sustain, cant go wrong with this one of a kind beauty, that plays and sounds like the very very expensive originals.The guitar comes with a generic new LP case .the guitar has almost no play time on it. Plays like a dream...hand built like the originals .