But in terms of getting close to the original 59 burst they are far from close. They are excellent guitars and plays very smoothly. Since the Elite and Award have ebony fingerboards, they are somewhat a freak crossover between a Gibson les paul custom and a standard/ reissue. The odd crossover 80 / Elite and Award models These were given to the sellers that could sell the most guitars from this line. I have seen about 5 for sale the last 5 years. The guitar was fitted with gold hardware. with a few exceptions.įeatures a plate on the back of the neck with a number
FENDER SERIAL NUMBER LOOKUP YNGWIE MALMSTEEN SERIES
Neckplate says Heritage series standard – 80 Elite. Heritage series standard 80 / Elite model.ġ piece Maghogany neck neck medium to semi big profile. all numbers and letters are stamped into the neck Neckplate says Heritage series standard – 80.īack of headstock has regular serial number and 4 extra digits underneath, and a “made in the U.S.A” stamp. Tops range from regular plain top to really flamy.ģ piece Maghogany neck medium to semi big profile. Heritage series standard 80 /Standard model (personally I have only seen 3 Goldtops, 2 Black, 1 Wine Red in my search and they were all Standards). Black- Wine Red- Goldtop only exist in very small numbers.
However most were coloured in the CherryBurst and the HoneyBurst. Generally all of the models mentioned below feature a sharper horn at the cutaway than the original 1959 Les paul.Ĭolours vary from Cherry Burst- Honey Burst- “Lemon Dropish” – Black – Wine Red – Goldtop. Here is a quick overview of the general specs on those guitars. There were 3 types of Gibson Les Paul Heritage Series Standard 80. The Heritage series standard 80, was not completely true to the Gibson 1959 Burst in a lot of ways, but all guitars were made with no weight relief or tone chambers, and they are solid body guitars. The author of this article do not know the exact number, so if any of you have that information we will be more than happy to hear from you. There were between 2-3000 of these guitars built, I have conflicting info on this matter, however most people recognize 2000 to be the right number. Production started early in 1980 and ended late in 1982. But at some point the Nashville factory set out to release the Heritage Series 80. It all started back in the late 70´s when different shops requested Gibson to make a guitar that had the same features as the 1959 Les Paul Standard, the first models that Gibson attempted to build were far from the real deal. The Gibson Les Paul heritage series standard 80! But I came across this series of guitars that apparently should be very very good. Not surprisingly that did not happen or should I say, has not happened yet. So I set out to get myself one of those ). I had read up on the Gibson Les Paul history and of course stumbled upon the 1959 Burst….
Since the age of 5 I have played guitar, but at the age of 16, I started to have a great interest in vintage guitars, and I have always been on the look out for that special guitar.Īt first I only looked for vintage Fender Stratocasters because Jimi Hendrix, Eric Johnson, Eric Clapton, John Norum and Yngwie Malmsteen played on those beat up Strats.īut several years later I got turned on to Gibson. But today´s economy on the other hand, suggests that now, it would be a good time to invest in one, if you have around, 100.000 – 400.000 $ (depending on the condition & originality) to spare for a 1959 Burst.īut!…… If you (like me) don’t have that kind of money, what do you then do? Unless you are very wealthy, or extremely lucky, you will not be able to claim your 1959 Burst, since prices are in the big boys league, and have been rising for quite some time. What am I talking about?…… I am talking about the 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard. It can haunt you in your dreams, and follow you around the entire night and day, it can drive you into countless hours of searching the internet, daydreaming, while listening to Youtube- clips, finding articles, talking to friends.
The Gibson Les Paul Heritage Series Standard 80 models – Finding that 1959 Burst tone on a budget.
0 kommentar(er)
