1960 Gibson Les Paul - Sunburst

Serial Number 02163

This 1960 Les Paul Standard is a very clean example that was literally stored under a bed, away from daylight, for 40 or so years. This lack of light kept the guitar’s sunburst as bright and vibrant as it was when new when we first received the guitar. Unfortunately, after years of being on display in our collection, the red has almost completely faded. This guitar has features typical of an early 1960 Standard. These include a big, full neck shape (as in ’59), two PAF pickups (double-white neck and double-black bridge), Astron capacitors (replacing the Sprague “Bumble Bee” caps used in ’58 and ’59), and gold plastic bonnet knobs (replaced by reflector knobs later that year). This rare instrument is one of only 635 Les Paul Standards produced that year.