Gibson Custom Shop Greatest Hits Collection 1959 Les Paul Standard – VOS, “Beauty of the Burst” Page 40

Sonic Evaluation

Hoo boy, this serial really puts the Greatest in Greatest Hits! It's one of those Les Pauls that are fit for a Viking warlord, with massive bass response beneath broad, chewy midrange and sweet, open highs. The bridge pickup has more beef than many neck pickups but maintains excellent articulation with a beautiful sparkle and crunch. The neck pickup eats other neck pickups lunches, as it somehow has even more gristle than the bridge pickup, and it hits like a Mack truck made of velvet. In all positions, it exhibits an incredible rich overtone profile. If you like big-sounding LPs, check this serial out!

Greatest Hitsville

Wildwoodians, Gibson's new Greatest Hits Collection is the greatest thing to happen to greatest hits since the Eagles released Their Greatest Hits! That may seem like a bold statement, but after you take a look at some of the spectacular creations in the Collection, we think you'll agree that they belong in the same rarified air as Don Felder and Co. Basically, the concept behind the Greatest Hits Collection is simple: the team at Gibson commissioned a bunch of Made to Measure models based on iconic-looking Gibsons of yore that might have otherwise slipped through the cracks, Gibsons that should have been but weren't, and entirely new ideas straight from the imagination.

As you might guess, the folks who work at Gibson love Gibsons as much as we do, and the Made to Measure models they came up with for the Greatest Hits Collection are some of the coolest Custom Shop Gibsons we've ever seen thanks to the depth of their love and appreciation they have for Gibson's history and future. So, you might find Gibsons with modifications that were common (or uncommon) back in the day, fresh new colors and configurations, and new spins on classic Gibson models. We invite you to look through the tracklist we've curated for you and find your favorite of the Greatest Hits. We're sure that once you do, it will be stuck in your head for a long time!

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