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The Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s Figured Top electric guitar serves up vintage-inspired tone and looks. This solidbody stunner features a figured maple top on a mahogany back (with the exception of the Goldtop model), just like the original. Its rounded '50s neck profile and trapezoid inlays evoke the era that shaped rock and roll. The Les Paul Standard '50s is ready to inspire you.

Burstbucker Pickups Provide Classic Gibson Voice

The Les Paul Standard '50s features calibrated Burstbucker 1 neck and Burstbucker 2 bridge pickups for authentic PAF-style tone. These Alnico II magnet pickups are wound to vintage specifications for rich, warm tone with singing sustain. Combined with handwired controls and Orange Drop capacitors, the Burstbuckers let you dial in a wealth of vintage-inspired sounds from bluesy warmth to all-out rock aggression.

Timeless Construction, Legendary Playability

With a mahogany body and figured maple top finished in glossy nitrocellulose lacquer, the Les Paul Standard '50s looks stunning and resonates fully. The Goldtop model does not have the figured maple, but it still a classic sought-after look. Its rounded mahogany neck has a comfortable medium profile that plays fast and feels like an old friend. 22 medium-jumbo frets make bending strings a breeze. An ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece anchor the strings securely while maintaining optimum resonance.

A Classic Reborn for Today's Player

While the Les Paul Standard '50s is a tribute to Gibson's Golden Era, it has modern reliability and playability. Its single-action truss rod lets you adjust neck relief with ease. Vintage Deluxe tuners keep it in tune through heavy use. A 1.695" nut provides ample room for complex chords and leads. This marriage of vintage vibe and contemporary dependability makes the Les Paul Standard '50s a perfect guitar for players of today exploring the sounds of yesterday.

Open Box Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s Figured Top Electric Guitar Level 2 Heritage Cherry Sunburst 197881293529
Open Box Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s Figured Top Electric Guitar Level 2 Heritage Cherry Sunburst 197881293529
Open Box Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s Figured Top Electric Guitar Level 2 Heritage Cherry Sunburst 197881293529

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  • Nitro-finished, bound, figured maple top on solid mahogany body (no figured top on Goldtop model)
  • 24.75"-scale mahogany neck, bound 22-fret rosewood fingerboard
  • Dual Burstbucker 1 (neck) and Burstbucker 2 (bridge) pickups, handwired controls
  • ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge, Vintage Deluxe Keystone tuners

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Body
  • Body shape: Single cutaway
  • Body type: Solidbody
  • Body material: Solid wood
  • Top wood: Figured maple (except on Goldtop model)
  • Body wood: Mahogany
  • Body finish: Gloss nitrocellulose
  • Orientation: Right handed
Neck
  • Neck shape: ’50s Vintage
  • Neck wood: Mahogany
  • Joint: Set-in
  • Scale length: 24.75"
  • Truss rod: Standard
  • Neck finish: Gloss nitrocellulose
Fingerboard
  • Material: Rosewood
  • Radius: 12"
  • Fret size: Medium jumbo
  • Number of frets: 22
  • Inlays: Trapezoid
  • Nut width/material 1.69" (43 mm) Graph Tech
Pickups
  • Configuration: HH
  • Neck: Burstbucker 1
  • Bridge: Burstbucker 2
  • Brand: Gibson
  • Active or passive pickups: Passive
  • Series or parallel: Parallel
Controls
  • Control layout: Volume 1, volume 2, tone 1, tone 2
  • Pickup switch: 3-way
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Fixed
  • Bridge design: ABR-1
  • Tailpiece: Stopbar
  • Tuning machines: Deluxe vintage
  • Color: Nickel
Other
  • Number of strings: 6-string
  • Special features: Handwired electronics
  • Case: Hardshell case
  • Country of origin: United States

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4.76

63 Reviews

97%

of respondents would recommend this to a friend

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Absolutely beautiful, stunning, and amazing to play
Great beautiful guitar!
Great beautiful guitar!
Great beautiful guitar!
You just can't beat the real thing!
Once you by a Gibson, you won't settle for anything else
Once you by a Gibson, you won't settle for anything else
Once you by a Gibson, you won't settle for anything else
Once you by a Gibson, you won't settle for anything else
Gibson is back
I finally gave in to the Les Paul Hype! Glad I did!
Legendary guitar
Legendary guitar
Great for any level player.
Best guitar I own
The Perfect Guitar
The Perfect Guitar
The Perfect Guitar
Great les Paul standard!
Great guitar, awesome sound
Great guitar, awesome sound
On the corner of beauty and quality
Super cute!
Super cute!
Super cute!
Chip on top of neck or else 5 stars
Chip on top of neck or else 5 stars
Chip on top of neck or else 5 stars
Chip on top of neck or else 5 stars
Back to the basics
Back to the basics
Well done Gibson
Well done Gibson
Perfection
Gibson finally got it right
Gibson finally got it right
Gibson finally got it right
A Guitar Worthy Of The Name
The Les Paul Std I've Been Waiting For
The Les Paul Std I've Been Waiting For
Winner winner!!
Winner winner!!
Amazing Guitar
Amazing Guitar
Amazing Guitar
Gibson is back
Gibson is back
Gibson is back
Gibson is back

Most Liked Positive Review

4

Great guitar, but try before you buy!

2019 Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s heritage cherry sunburst – I'd always wanted a standard, but could never afford one. When I'd seen the reviews on how this is not weight-relieved and no frills, back to the 50's original recipe, I'd figured I'd give it a go. And you don't know what you're getting until you get one. I'd taken a chance on a demo copy from Sweetwater and had to return it due to the nut being cracked on the sides of it and into the binding. So they had to send me a brand new one. The first one had a killer neck though. Loved that thing! It was more of what I would believe to be a '59 neck. Not quite beefy as a '58, but not slim-tapered either. I think it's got a good feel to the neck. I didn't get to plug in the first one because I knew I was returning it. So when I'd gotten the second one, I had to inspect it thoroughly. It seems to be fine. I'm not a fan of the plastic tuners, but this is supposed to mimic the original 59's. The pickups sound fine. This is definitely a beautiful guitar. This guitar needs to be intonated. Upon further inspection and also watching and reading reviews, I'd wanted to know more. So the first thing I'd checked as I'd seen in a video was the pickguard. The actual bracket is smaller than that of a Korean-made Agile Les Paul copy. So the nut of the bolt which is over the body of the guitar hits the body and leaves an imprint. So Ding #1. That's a quality control issue. At this point, you've pretty much bought the guitar. So nothing's quite to the actual 1950's specs. NOTHING! It's never been that way and never will be. I'd given Gibson another chance and I've always been a huge Gibson guitar fan. Just to learn things that I probably wouldn't know about before, makes me wonder and question what goes on in that factory, quality control, meeting, board rooms of the Gibson company. There are other things you can find out online in videos where the guitars were taken apart and do not quite fit the exact same specs from the 1950's

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Most Liked Negative Review

3

Yes, but after a pro QC

I bought a $2,999.00 Les Paul 3 years ago, I ordered online from GC and I picked it up in Orlando. It is not the first guitar I bought on GC, so I pretty much know what to expect, so I ordered online 2 Les Pauls, the same one, different colors (Tobacco and Cherry). When I showed up to pick the guitar and opened the case, I immediately realised the pickup selector was completely loose. The guy from the store called the tech they have in store, but he could do nothing, as the hole in the wood was not big enough, of course I didn't buy that guitar, so I keep the second one that have no issues. What I do not understand is: 1.- how this guitar passed QC and left the factory? 2.- Why GC doesn't inspect the guitar when they arrive? For me is a big issue, because I do not live in the States, so I have not chance to send the guitar back and get a new one, so that's why I order 2. Definitely, the guitar is amazing, already have it 3 years, but it is like buying a blind bag guitar. I just ordered another guitar on Sweetwater, as they say "they inspect every guitar and take pictures of real ones", so let's see what I get.

Filters
Best Uses
  1. Jamming49
  2. Practicing47
  3. Recording39
  4. Rock Concerts34
  5. Small Venues25
Cons
  1. Craftsmanship3
  2. A little heavy1
  3. Fret Buzz1
  4. Gibson QC1
  5. Terrible tuning machines1
Describe Yourself
  1. Experienced44
  2. Professional Musician11
  3. Novice4
  4. Child1
Pros
  1. Good Tone55
  2. Good Feel52
  3. Fun To Play50
  4. Solid Electronics48
  5. Good Pick Up46

Reviewed by 63 customers

  • Great guitar

    5

    submitted14 days ago

    byDave

    fromPawlet, Vt.

    I purchased a 50s cherry top LP roughly a year ago from Sweet Water. Set up needed adjustments but the guitar though expensive is extraordinarily. I played a buddies Epiphone Les Paul recently and there was no comparison. Well worth the cash.

  • Absolutely beautiful, stunning, and amazing to play

    5

    submitted3 months ago

    byMichael

    fromPasadena, CA

    This Gibson Les Paul 50's gold top is absolutely a killer guitar. It plays and sounds like a dream. I happen to get it brand new. It wasn't even a floor model not was brand new still sealed in the box. I was the only one to ever touch it besides Gibson themselves. That's rare at GC. It's almost always the one you get is the one hanging up. Overall I'm stoked. This guitar won't let me out it down and keeps calling me to play it. It's already inspired a song in just a couple days of having it. No QC issues to speak of really. A small discoloration on the binding but it's nothing major and I really don't care about that. It's hand made so some imperfections are to be expected. Nothing major just that minor thing. Over the next few decades I'll have my own aging anyway. I can't speak highly of this guitar. Set up from Gibson was spot on, and it was in tune. GC cut the tape in front of me so I know for sure the last people to touch it was Gibson themselves. Definitely recommend.

  • Great beautiful guitar!

    5

    submitted8 months ago

    byMarco

    fromRacine Wisconsin

    Finally after years looking to buy the classic Goldtop Les Paul finally became reality. The instrument looks amazing and the craftsmanship was exceptional.

  • Solid Rock Guitar

    5

    submitted8 months ago

    byJeremy

    fromAtlanta, GA

    I've gotten tons of compliments on this guitar. The looks and the tone is a head turner. Only bummer, I was missing the QC picture of the guitar when it was leaving the shop. Kind of bummed I didn't get that.

  • You just can't beat the real thing!

    5

    submitted10 months ago

    byMichael

    fromKnoxville, TN

    This is my 3rd Les Paul since 1984. I decided I wanted a 50's Standard Gold Top and the neck on this one fit like a glove. And the pickups in this beast are amazing. Gibson QC still has issues but it almost makes each guitar unique lol. You can't beat the real thing.

  • Waited 48 years for this one, should have bought it sooner!

    5

    Verified BuyerVerified Buyer

    submitteda year ago

    byShane

    fromSummerville SC

    Submitted as part of a sweepstakes

    This thing sounds great, the neck shape is head and shoulders above my Fender Strat so easy to grab cords and not buzz the Low E string. First sitting with it was like I had been playing it for years. Worth the money especially on sale during Guitarithon.

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Have a question about this product? Our expert Gear Advisers have the answers.

  • submitted4 months ago

    asked byChuck

    fromLos Angeles

    Can Seymour Duncan P-90 antiquity pickups be used to replace the pickups that come in this guitar?

    Can Seymour Duncan P-90 antiquity pickups be used to replace the pickups that come in this guitar?

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    I’m sorry, I don’t know. In a case like this we recommend having a qualified tech look at the instrument.

  • submitted5 months ago

    asked byRowan

    fromNew Zealand.

    Hi, Do all of the figured 50s standards come with the pick guard fitted?

    Hi, Do all of the figured 50s standards come with the pick guard fitted?

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    Yes, they do.

  • submitteda year ago

    asked byAaronMacias

    fromForthworth

    Does it come with case/gig bag

    Does it come with case/gig bag

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    Yes --------- Gibson Les Paul Case(115418154)

  • submitteda year ago

    asked byjulia

    fromflorida

    I'd like to know if the guitar comes with a case?

    I'd like to know if the guitar comes with a case?

    Open Reply - Gear-Support
    Yes the Gibson Les Paul Standard '50s comes with a case. It's a nice one.

  • submitted4 years ago

    asked bySlash

    fromBethesda, MD

    Does the finish actually have a shine? The customer photos look more matted/dull.

    Does the finish actually have a shine? The customer photos look more matted/dull.

    Open Reply - Thomas
    Yes, it's a "high" gloss

  • submitted6 years ago

    asked byboston

    fromprescott AZ

    Was this a 50th anniversary custon les paul made in nashville. I was told only 125 made?

    Was this a 50th anniversary custon les paul made in nashville. I was told only 125 made?

    Open Reply - Ronald
    No. It is made in Nashville, but this is the standard 50's, it's a reissue to the specs of the 50's les paul.

  • submitted6 years ago

    asked byLogan

    fromWestminster md

    How well does this one stay in tune

    How well does this one stay in tune

    Open Reply - Ronald
    as far as staying in tune this is a great option, but it would depend on the strings you use as well. One brand may be better suited to stay in tune than another.

  • submitted6 years ago

    asked byScott

    fromSt. Clairsville, Ohio

    So, are these replacing the R9 model?

    So, are these replacing the R9 model?

    Open Reply - Ronald
    I don't believe so. This has become a standard for Gibson to update the Reissues every couple of years and sell the updated model.