Here is my VINTAGE GIBSON LES PAUL STANDARD CONVERSION.GREAT GUITAR!!!!!!I have been doing these conversions for some time now.I am really particular with the entire process.The routes are as exact as possible to original actual 1958-60 Gibson Les Paul Standards.Guitar is finished in Vintage Lacquer as well as Vintage Color Dyes.This guitar started out as an early 1958 Gibson Les Paul JR.These conversions require some re-building and massaging to the Mahogany body before the Flame Maple top is added. These include re-working of the larger neck tenon to the longer, narrow, correct Les Paul Standard tenon.Has typical 1958 neck profile.I also fill original P-90 route so when the bridge pickup is routed, it looks original.I am diligent to find nice aged, correct Eastern Figured Maple which was used on the original 50's Standards.Why go through all this work?? It fills a niche for the discerning Vintage Guitar Connoiseur who appreciates the MOJO of the aged, old wood. These guitars could be restored back to JR's but Gibson made approx 10,000 single-cut JR's from 54-58. Once these guitars have been stripped of thier original finishes and or routed for hum-bucks as so many of these have over the last few decades, they make perfect canidates for these conversions. Lets face it, the 1958-60 Standards are the modern day Stradivarius musiclal instruments. Very few of us can afford to purchase an original Les Paul Standard Flame top. THIS IS A CLOSE AS YOU CAN GET WITHOUT A $150,000 AND UP PRICE TAG.This guitar features Original Vintage Stop Tail and ABR-1 Bridge. It also has the original 50's DEEP Studs and Bushings.Original Vintage 1958 Wiring harness.Original Brazilian Fingerboard from the JR converted to a Standard.  Has Medium Jumbo Frets.Royalite Binding.Royalite Pickguard.50's Vintage Inlay material.Great reproduction Pickup Frames, truss cover, switch tip, Switch Ring.Original Vintage Kluson Tuners with replaced Tips.Original Vintage Top Hat Knobs.ORIGINAL PAF PICKUPS!!!!!!Original Nylon 50's Finger Nut.I also have a Costa Rican Reissue Lifton case that goes with this particular conversion.Gibson is making some pretty nice reproduction Standards but out of New Wood which almost always lacks the character of Old, Dried out Vintage Wood!!!!Like I stated earlier, this guitar is for the discerning Vintage Guitar Buff / Player.This is not a cheap purchase but compared to an original its a steal and as close as you can get to an original.Please feel free to contact me with any questions.I can also provide addition pictures if needed.Remember, This particular conversion has mostly original vintage parts.Please pay within 24 hours of purchase.Sorry no overseas buyers due to Cites Wood Restrictions. If you have a friend here in the States that can handle getting the guitar for you, contact me and we can talk.
I also have 5 more for sale.1954, ORIGINAL BROWN FINISH ON BACK, SIDES AND NECK AND SERIAL # , Mid 60's Patent Pickups1958 Conversion (See other Auction)1957 ORIGINAL 1957 SERIAL #, Brown back sides and neck, Conversion pickups.1958 ORIGINAL 1958 SERIAL#, Brown back and sides, Mid 60's Patent Pickups. (SOLD)1957 GOLD TOP, ORIGINAL 1957 WIRING HARNESS AND 1957 PAF'S, 8.2 lbsOriginal Vintage Kluson Tuners, Stop Tail, ABR-1 and Switch Tip.1952 Standard Conversion. Ask for info. Also GREAT GUITAR!!Please inquire for more details.