2003 Gibson Les Paul R9 LP59 Brazilian Fretboard Custom Art & Historic Sunburst
No sales tax for customers outside California.
Early 2000s Gibson Les Paul 59 Reissue Les Pauls with Brazilian fretboards are special guitars -they're rare and collectors are sweeping them up.
This one is a special example!
The original owner of the guitar was a wood dealer - he sold quality woods to guitar builders. He provided much of the wood to Gibson for this guitar, and others as well. He purchased the guitar and stashed it, keeping it perfectly mint. He squirreled away all the original case candy and paperwork as well. You'll find some of these with the original cert, some hang tags, etc - but this one has it all, right down to the Custom Shop guitar picks.
The top is out of this world. The fretboard is dark and delicious. The straight, uniform grain of the back is perfection.
Of course, there are no repairs or issues. The truss rod has room for future neck relief adjustments, and the guitar set up perfectly for us with little effort.
This is a rare opportunity to grab a mint 2003 R9 and make a great investment for the future!
Color: Sunburst
Weight: 8lbs 10.5oz
Top: Flame Maple
Body: Mahogany
Neck: Mahogany
Fretboard: Brazilian Rosewood
Inlays: Mother of Pearl Trapezoid
Frets: Original
Fret count: 22
Nut: Original
Nut width: 1-11/16"
Radius: 12"
Scale: 24-1/4"
Neck thickness at 1st fret: .92"
Neck thickness at 12th fret: 1.02"
Action 1st String at 12th Fret: 2/32"
Action 6th String at 12th Fret: 2/32"
Total length: 38-3/4"
Lower bout: 13"
Waist: 7-1/4"
Upper bout: 9-1/4"
Body depth/thickness outside edge: 2"
String gauge: 10-46
Hardware Color: Chrome
Bridge Pickup/Brand: Gibson Humbucker
Bridge Pickup Reading: 8.24K
Pickup Original?: Yes
Neck Pickup/Brand: Gibson Humbucker
Neck Pickup Reading: 7.73k
Pickup Original?: Yes
Pickguard: Original
Bridge: Original
Tuners: Original
Knobs: Original
Switch: 3 Way
Pots/Codes: Original
Case: OHSC
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