2023 Gibson Les Paul Standard R9 Reissue Wildwood Spec (1959 reissue) Sunburst
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This 2023 Gibson Les Paul R9 was ordered by Wlidwood Guitars and built to their specifications. They are definitely a notch above your every day R9.
This one weighs just a hard under 9 pounds and it is in mint condition. It is a pleasure to play, with a perfect setup. There is just something about the Wildwood Spec Gibson humbuckers too.
The flame on this guitar is brilliant. Not necessarily understated, but not over the top. The finish fade gives the mojo.
All the original case candy is included, along with the all important COA.
Here is some of the story from the Wildwood site about their amazing R9:
Whenever we do a run of Wildwood Spec Les Pauls, our primary goal is to capture vintage magic in a brand-new instrument. For these guitars, Gibson pulled out all the stops and went deeper down the rabbit hole of guitar nerdery than ever before. Before we get into the obsessive details (I swear, you've never heard anyone geek out about plastics as much as we did when these guitars arrived), let's talk about some of the design choices that make these '59s so Wildwood Spec-tacular.
All great guitars start with great woods, so our resident Gibson expert visited the Custom Shop to hand-pick each and every top and fretboard. As a result, these luscious Lesters are sure to induce uncontrollable drooling every time they come out of the case. Of course, such high-quality woods also produce exceptional resonance and sustain.
Speaking of sustain: our friends at the Custom Shop then used hide glue to attach each piece of wood together. Here at Wildwood, we love hide glue the way Pete Townshend loves windmilling. It's a protein-based adhesive that promotes the greatest possible energy transfer between two pieces of wood. This results in maximum resonance and sustain, but it isn't easy. Hide glue is incredibly difficult to work with, and it requires a master's touch (as well as a tremendous amount of patience and elbow grease). The Custom Shop luthiers were up to the task, though, and their incredible skill made these guitars true sonic heavyweights.
We also requested that Gibson use Wildwood Spec pickups in these beasts, and we couldn't be happier with the results. They have such incredible vintage vibe that you'd think you took a time machine back to London circa 1966 when you plug one in. They have all of the qualities we covet in old-school PAFs: warm, clear low-end, upper-midrange snarl, low-mid growl, and sweet, singing highs. The bridge pickup is as punchy, muscular, and articulate as an undefeated prizefighter with a master's degree in communication. Flipping over to the neck pickup makes you feel like you dove into a vat of melted artisan milk chocolate. It's warm, inviting, vocal, creamy, and righteously smooth.
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Color: Faded vintage cherry sunburst
Weight: 9lbs
Top: Maple
Body: Mahogany
Body Date/Code: R9
Neck: Mahogany
Fretboard: Rosewood
Inlays: Mother of pearl trapezoids
Frets: Original
Fret count: 22
Nut: Original
Nut width: 1 11/16"
Scale: 24.75"
Radius: 10"
Neck thickness at 1st fret: 0.89"
Neck thickness at 12th fret: 0.99"
Action 1st String at 12th Fret: 2/32""
Action 6th String at 12th Fret: 2/32"
Total length: 38 5/8"
Lower bout: 12 7/8"
Waist: 7 1/8"
Upper bout: 9 1/16"
Body depth/thickness outside edge: 1 7/8"
String gauge: .010-.046"
Hardware Color: Chrome
Bridge Pickup/Brand: Gibson
Bridge Pickup Reading: 6.89k
Pickup Original?: Yes
Neck Pickup/Brand: Gibson
Neck Pickup Reading: 7.03k
Pickup Original?: Yes
Pickguard: Original
Bridge: Original
Tuners: Original
Switch: Original
Pots/Codes: Original
Case: OHSC
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