For many a serious player and collector, the 1959 Les Paul Standard is a guitar that not only helped to shape an entire generation of guitar players, but also was born at a time when the electric guitar was an item that was intended to be both lasting and beautiful.  It is because of this that the company decided to go ahead and create a replica of this guitar so that players in the modern era will be able to experience what it was like to play on this wonderful piece of machinery.  In fact, Gibson went to such lengths as to make sure that the new guitars almost precisely matched the measurements and the period details of the original machines.

This means that each of the relic 1959 Les Paul Standard guitars that are created for this fiftieth anniversary project are designed from a two-piece maple top with a mahogany body.  The reason for this is the fact that it was this very combination of these two different types of wood that was seen as a vital part of this guitars legendary status.  The combination itself is one that managed to produce a wide range of tones while at the same time giving the guitar a sturdy build and creating a classic look.  To help highlight these wood colorings, you can opt for the guitar to either come in a cherry sunburst or a dark sunburst, but both versions have stayed true to their roots with a light colored mahogany back.