1959 R9 Gibson Les Paul With Brazilian and Real Nitro Hide Glue

Description:

1959 R9 Gibson Les Paul Historic Make Over With Brazilian Rosewood Fretboard and Real Nitro Relic Finish and Built With Hide Glue
Basically.. This is a Gibson R9 2011 LP Neck. 1960’s Brazil, 1950 inlay installed, bigger more correct truss rod….Body is OLD Honduran Mahogany (30-40 years old), Old (in private stash) maple flame top. Long Neck Tendon off coarse.
Features;
WOOD CONSTRUCTION;

Lightweight guitar and is solid wood not weight relieved. 9lb,8oz
SUPER FLAME!!!!!!

VERY DARK Brazilian Board from the early 60’s. Jescar

6105 stainless frets

Fretboard material came from a stash that belonged to a wood hoarder since the early 60’s. Educators Lumber who supplied most of the high school wood shops around the US is where the wood came from originally, sold it to the hoarder. Pre-ban era!!!

Vintage truss rod construction. Replaces the very soft rod that Gibson uses in their guitars now
ELECTRONICS:

Pots are a calibrated set of CTS pots with Luxe .022 Bumble Bee Caps.

Pickups are a custom set of Brandon Wound Double White PAF Relic Pickups

HARDWARE:

Steel Stoptail bushings not factory cast ones

Non-wire Gibson ABR-1 and Lightweight Stop Tail

Single Line Kluson relic brand tuners which are more realistic to originals
More correct vintage 50’s volume and tone knobs (in color and look)