Gibson Lee Roy Parnell 1959 Les Paul Standard

The Cult Classic Returns…As A Burst!
​Lee Roy Parnell’s immense talent and soulful approach has made him an icon in the music world, but his discriminating taste and emphasis on tone has made him a legend in the guitar community. His ’57 Goldtop signature model from Gibson Custom Shop became an instant classic for this reason, and it continues to be sought-after by collectors and guitarists worldwide. Lee Roy and the talented luthiers at Gibson Custom Shop took notice, and so began the process of creating a new version based on a flametop ’59 Burst instead of a ’57 Goldtop. The construction elements remain the same, from the contoured cutaway edge to the revised pickup routes, which Lee Roy prefers in order to capture more character from the wood. Each features a hand-picked figured maple top accented by an “Abilene Sunset Fade” burst, inspired by Lee Roy’s hometown in Texas. Under the hood, each guitar features a ’57 Classic humbucker in the neck, a ’57 Classic Plus in the bridge, and the all-new Vintage Tone Circuit which uses paper-in-oil capacitors and vintage taper potentiometers. Every element has been given Lee Roy’s seal of approval!

Specifications

Body
Top Material: 2-Piece Figured Maple, Hide Glue Fit
Binding Style: 1-Ply Royalite
Weight Relief: None
Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Neck
Neck Material: 1 Piece Mahogany
Neck Profile: Lee Roy Parnell Custom ’59 Profile
Scale Length: 24.75″ / 62.865cm
Fingerboard Material: Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius: 12″ / 304.8mm
Number of Frets: 22
Frets: Authentic Medium-Jumbo
Nut Material: Nylon
Nut Width: 1.687″ / 42.85mm
End-of-Board Width: 2.24″ / 56.89mm
Inlays: Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid

Hardware
Finish: Nickel
Bridge: No-Wire ABR-1
Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
Tuners: Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
Pick Guard: Reissue Laminated Acrylic (Not Installed)
Truss Rod Cover: Authentic Stepped 2-Ply
Switch Tip: Amber Catalin
Switch Washer: Replica Acrylic
Jack Plate: Replica Laminated Acrylic

Electronics
Neck Pickup: ’57 Classic
Bridge Pickup: ’57 Classic Plus
Controls: CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors