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!
Guitar Specifications
Body Specs
Body Specs
Back 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany
Binding Single-ply Royalite
Body Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape Les Paul
Body Styles Les Paul,Single Cut
single-cut
Top 2-Piece Figured Maple, Hide Glue Fit
Weight Relief None
Neck Specs
Neck Specs
End Of Board Width 56.89mm / 2.24in
Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count 22
Frets Authentic Medium-Jumbo
Inlays Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
Joint Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
Neck Material 1 Piece Mahogany
Nut Material Nylon
Nut Width 42.85mm / 1.69in
Profile Artist Profile
Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in
Electronics Specs
Electronics Specs
Bridge Pickup 57 Classic Plus
Controls CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
Neck Pickup 57 Classic
Output Jack Switchcraft
Pickup Selector 3-Way Switchcraft
Hardware Specs
Hardware Specs
Bridge No-Wire ABR-1
Control Covers Black Royalite
finish Nickel
Jack Plate Cover Replica Laminated Acrylic
Mounting Rings M69 Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Pickguard Reissue Laminated Acrylic (Not Installed)
Pickup Covers Authentic Profile Nickel Silver
Saddle Material Nickel-plated Brass
Strap Buttons Aluminum
Switch Tip Amber Catalin
Switchwasher Replica Acrylic
Tailpiece Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
Truss Rod Authentic 1950s No-Tube
Truss Rod Cover Authentic Stepped 2-Ply
Tuner Plating Nickel
Tuning Machines Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
Misc Specs
Misc Specs
Accessories Lee Roy Parnell Certificate of Authenticity
Model: LP59LRPASBNH1
Case Brown/Pink Reissue 5-Latch
Strings Gauge .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Gibson Custom Lee Roy Parnell 1959 Les Paul Standard, Abilene Sunset Fade Gloss, Abilene Sunset Burst
Gibson Custom Lee Roy Parnell 1959 Les Paul Standard, Abilene Sunset Fade Gloss, Abilene Sunset Burst
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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!
Guitar Specifications
Body Specs
Body Specs
Back 1-Piece Lightweight Mahogany
Binding Single-ply Royalite
Body Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Shape Les Paul
Body Styles Les Paul,Single Cut
single-cut
Top 2-Piece Figured Maple, Hide Glue Fit
Weight Relief None
Neck Specs
Neck Specs
End Of Board Width 56.89mm / 2.24in
Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count 22
Frets Authentic Medium-Jumbo
Inlays Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
Joint Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
Neck Material 1 Piece Mahogany
Nut Material Nylon
Nut Width 42.85mm / 1.69in
Profile Artist Profile
Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in
Electronics Specs
Electronics Specs
Bridge Pickup 57 Classic Plus
Controls CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
Neck Pickup 57 Classic
Output Jack Switchcraft
Pickup Selector 3-Way Switchcraft
Hardware Specs
Hardware Specs
Bridge No-Wire ABR-1
Control Covers Black Royalite
finish Nickel
Jack Plate Cover Replica Laminated Acrylic
Mounting Rings M69 Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Pickguard Reissue Laminated Acrylic (Not Installed)
Pickup Covers Authentic Profile Nickel Silver
Saddle Material Nickel-plated Brass
Strap Buttons Aluminum
Switch Tip Amber Catalin
Switchwasher Replica Acrylic
Tailpiece Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
Truss Rod Authentic 1950s No-Tube
Truss Rod Cover Authentic Stepped 2-Ply
Tuner Plating Nickel
Tuning Machines Kluson Single Line, Single Ring
Misc Specs
Misc Specs
Accessories Lee Roy Parnell Certificate of Authenticity
Model: LP59LRPASBNH1
Case Brown/Pink Reissue 5-Latch
Strings Gauge .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
