After careful study of existing records and photographs of Bloomfield’s original guitar, and extensive consultation with the Bloomfield estate, Gibson Custom has produced an intricately crafted recreation of this hallowed ’59 Les Paul. Constructional details of note include its carved figured maple top, solid non-weight relieved mahogany back, thin toggle-switch washer and jack plate, one-piece mahogany neck with long neck tenon, rounded period-correct ’59 neck profile and Grover kidney-button tuners – a modification that was made to the Les Paul by Dan Erlewine before Bloomfield acquired it.

The electronics, too, seek to capture all the vibe and tone of Bloomfield’s original guitar, as well as the Les Paul’s greatest era, with a Gibson Burstbucker 1 in the neck position, a Burstbucker 2 in the bridge position, CTS potentiometers and “bumble bee” tone capacitors. Gibson’s Burstbuckers are considered the most accurate reproductions of the original “Patent Applied For” pickups that the company has ever produced. By reproducing some of the inconsistencies that are credited with contributing some of the magic to original Gibson humbuckers made between 1957-’62, they capture an authentic vintage-PAF tone previously unavailable to the contemporary guitarist.

Gibson Burstbuckers are made with unpolished Alnico II magnets and unpotted coils that are wound to slightly different numbers of turns – just like the originals – to give the pickups a little more edge and bite. All of this helps the Michael Bloomfield 1959 Les Paul Standard to attain that legendary blend of warmth and sting the guitars are so noted for.

Naturally, every example of this very limited run of Michael Bloomfield 1959 Les Paul Standards comes dressed in a finish dubbed the “Bloomfield Burst,” which faithfully captures the beauty of the blues artist’s own legendary guitar. Other standard appointments include single-ply crème binding around the body and the fingerboard, all nickel hardware, an ABR-1 bridge and lightweight stopbar tailpiece and original holly headstock veneer. Each guitar also comes with a standard Gibson Custom reissue case, a certificate of authenticity and a custom care kit.

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