The Beauty of the 'Burst: Gibson Sunburst Les Pauls from '58 to '60

The wife took one look at it and fell fast asleep. I, on the other hand, cannot get enough of this. Beautiful geetars. Beautiful pics. Info. Stories. All lovely. When she wakes up, I'll tell about it. Hopefully, she'll stay awake. And no dear, they aren't all the same....

An absolute must for Gibson and les Paul’s, loads of pics and info on the worlds most sort after and valuable Les Pauls from 1959 - 1960. Every time I saw this book it was£90+ so this was a bargain and well worth it

Great book, good photos but going by other people's reviews I was pleasantly surprised by the written information on everything from pickups to plastics to wood types and how it is split to make the various patterns in the maple tops. I have been tempted to purchase this many times over the years but it has always been quite expensive, this was on offer on Amazon for about £10 under the lowest prices usually this book is sold at. So glad I did, if you are into vintage guitars it's well worth the money.

This is a great book, showing guitars I would have never seen. I'm starting to build my own 59 replica and the book is my reference for any question regarding the appearance. The only thing that might be confusing is the usage of the term "rift-sawn" for wood with somehow diagonal end-grain, although a quick search in the internet reveals that rift-sawn is wood that has been cut along a radius of the original log, thus having endgrain similar to quarter sawn wood. On the other hand, this term is used in many guitar forums for wood with diagonal end-grain. I don't know if it is a common misunderstanding or just because of a different definition in different countries/ continents.

Pure, unmitigated guitar porn. Page after page of gratuitous shots of gorgeous guitars in alluring poses, beautifully photographed from several angles. There's a bit of text about each one but it's really all about the pictures. There is a good bit of technical detail in the back, so for a guitar maker like me it's a useful reference, too. The book itself has become a bit of a legend, and is pretty much the standard reference for burst enthusiasts. People even build replicas named after the page number the original guitar appears on. This is a lovely and completely pointless book, which is utterly essential for any Les Paul fan. To everyone else it's a boring book of identical pictures of the same guitar. If I have to explain, you won't understand.

This was a gift and well received. The illustrations were wonderful and the text excellent.

An excellent book for lovers of classic Les Pauls from the late 50s, which are now priced out of the reach of most players. Not only is there page after page of gorgeous pictures of beautiful LPs but at the back of the book contains loads of information detailing the unique features of these amazing instruments.

i love this book. i bought it 3 times to give to my Les Paul playing friends. it you own a les paul especially a VOS you should buy it. i still want even more detail on the way they are made and possibly the colouring of the lovely full page pics may be a bit suspect but i still find my self looking through it fairly regularly. what i would like now is a book that pictures every know surviving 58-60 Les Paul. buy it and enjoy the pics as most of us will never own the genunine artical

Muy buen libro con buenas fotos de las mejores les Pauls que han existido

Do you like Gibson Les Pauls? Do you like burst? Do you like flame? If you answered yes to any or all of the above, you will love this book. Lots of photos of the best looking guitars with the best looking bursts and flame maple tops. No other Les Paul books have as many photos of these legendary guitars. A must for Les Paul lovers!

La Bibbia delle Les Paul. Il libro, molto ben stampato, descrive con fotografie di insieme e dettaglio tanti esemplari di Les Paul originali , con approfondimenti sulle caratteristiche costruttive ed estetiche dello strumento.

Burst porn. The best kind.

やっとこ、ヒスコレレモンドロップを中古で購入し、思わず材質、作り、見栄え全てが、レギュラー物とはまったく別物の固体と改めて納得してしまう昨今。そのヒスコレの基本となる'58〜'60のバースト・レスポール達の芸術的コレクション集です。一日中見ていても飽きないと言っては大袈裟ですが、なにしろヘビィエイジド物から、デッドストックに近いような物まで全てカラーで美しい姿を観覧できます。スラッシュやポール・スタンレイ、ジョー・ペリー等の所有達も掲載されています。レスポールファンは絶対購入すべし！！！！