The Remarkable Story of the Orphanage Burst 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard

[@gibsonguitar]

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[@DavidScott-hi4fz]

Not a single lefty among them.

[@twintriode]

@@DavidScott-hi4fz Can't get a LP Custom in Alpine White either, only Ebony. Can't get the '61 SG with a Maestro either. have to spend the premium on the '64. I wish Gibson would be more of a music company than a profit company. Chasing those $10 - $15k "special run" guitars for quick money rather than serving the public at large.

No thanks Murphy looks faker than hell

[@glenh2752]

Great story. However, I think the “Staunton Burst” would have been a more fitting tribute.

[@NigelTufnel612]

Agree; if they want to keep his legacy alive they should have named it after him. I just hope it doesn't end up at Jim Irsay's house.

[@azt3ca]

Agreed. To be honest at this point I was just expecting it to be the "Custodian Burst" or "the "Gueikian Burst"...

[@luciferseven1426]

Gibson didn't want to make a signature model, they just wanted this guitar and "orphanage burst" was a ploy to retrieve it as a "tribute"

[@waitaminute7257]

Thats the most flame I've seen on an original burst. Crazy beautiful!

[@mylogify]

11:47 even he has his phone reliced, look at the nice cracks on the glass, it's epic.

[@RolandSpecialSauce]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@JohnGuffey-ho3xc]

That’s “Murphy Lab TM” checking.

[@MrThelodger]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@LukeJackandWill]

Craaaaaazy to do that to the headstock. Klusons Gibson! Also another vote for Staunton Burst.

[@ethanhitchcock5431]

Wow , everybody in this little doc already has a copy of the original guitar !

[@joemcgraw5529]

Im a Southpaw but all the guitars were right handed so I learned to play right handed at a very young age ,but This guitar has so much History and cant think of a better story especially on a 59 lesPaul

[@frankierodriguez8661]

Fantastic, I lived in Dublin for about 17 years and met a good bunch of these guys, in fact I used to be a regular customer at Slattery's of Chapel St., there is another Slattery's in Rathmines if you are familiar with Dublin. Beautiful story which brings tears to my eyes. Cesar, you are going to be truly legendary at Gibson, just like Ted McCarthy or even Lester himself.

[@RByrne]

Great story! My dad was good friends with Joe, and grew up with Phil In Killester and Clontarf in Dublin. I still have some records Phil gave him and a few photos from The Black Eagles days. No 59 burst, though😢

[@warrenkrivoniak7374]

The name should be the Staunton Burst. As a lefty who play right handed guitars upside down and strung right right handed Gibson sacrificed the MOJO and history of the Man and his instrument. The family is grateful , however demand the name be changed. Joe made that guitar what it is, not the band. Great inspiring story. 😢

[@Rex-pn6eu]

Inspirational?

[@riffs66]

So, how do we parlay this touching story of humble beginnings into another completely obscene and utterly ridiculous 5 figure custom guitar? All with unsullied reverence and respect to the original artist, of course!

[@waitaminute7257]

🤣😂

[@MLBuffalo]

By converting it back to right-hand configuration, adding aged-looking but new Grovers (nevermind drilling into the headstock), and making a promotional video about a lefty who almost made it to the big time. Maybe they should just make an affordable, quality guitar. Nah.

[@Rex-pn6eu]

Yeah what a joke. That CEO is a rapist.

[@benoitguillou3146]

Don't ya know ? This is how neoliberal corporate ploutocracy avoids riots , by plublicizing HEAVILY some rare lottery tickets stories ... Puts starving people in a dreamy transe about IF they were the winners , and make em spend a LOT on worthless tickets ....They love the stuff , the ploutocrats get to keep their heads on their shoulders and they make even more dough on the gullibility ..... Soon this will extend to so many fields of consumer products , that people will be amazed at some NOS sealed 1980 pairs of socks that DO NOT get holes in them after only three wash cycles , reaching 240.000 usd on Christie's auctions ..... Like @MLBuffao would then comment on the auction's youtube video " Maybe they should just make some affordable quality pairs of socks " , but they won't , because it's simply now how the scam works ....

[@philcorymusic]

Look at that flame! ❤ Great Story

[@Conrad186]

Amazing!! I love storys like that. What a beautiful guitar! 😍

[@tomshoemaker662]

Wonderful story! Respect to Caesar and the Gibson staff for the reverence and care that they show towards these guitars which transcend from just being an instrument into something far deeper and more valuable than just some wood and electronics. The Gibson videos are excellent, tip of the cap to Mark Agnesi as well. Well done! 👏🏻

[@dyllotree2009]

I hope this comment is tongue in cheek, they reamed the headstock out for Grover’s & converted it back to right handed. If they actually had respect for the history & story they would have restored it to the way it was played & owned originally.

[@Paulo-ze1tl]

Amazing story. Love that the first thing you guys did was refret it and change the nut to make it playable again. Just a side note, I just realize that Mat in this video is the same Mat that was doing an AMA in a Les Paul forum for years over pages and pages of questions. Thank you Mat!! You have always been very patient and answered a number of my questions.

[@alexs.9762]

Great production quality. Well done. Really captured the story of the guitar

[@MichaelRDahn]

I understand that most anyone who’s going to be playing this will be right handed, but it seems a shot to the legacy of this guitar to take away the left handed orientation. As a lefty, it’s hard to see Gibson do absolutely nothing for LH players. Then they get a LH piece of history and completely reset it. Really disappointing.

[@choosingcolour8228]

Agreed, coming from a lefty!

[@564df6g5h4d6f5g4h6d5]

Absolutely, they total ruined the legacy with all that BS.

[@DavidScott-hi4fz]

Oh yea dude. You can't even get a lefty 50's standard in Tobacco Burst. There could be a whole video about lefty guitar injustice..Fender not offering lefty Mustangs (after a lefty made them popular again) Gretsch not offering Bigsbys on lefty models (why else would you want a Gretsch?) And all the Gibson custom 59s they do have the les Paul logo upside down (which is historically accurate I guess because they cheaped out back in the day but not cool)

[@sgebhardt100]

Agreed from a righty

[@joeldavis1040]

I agree, "You never find a '59 with this kind of provenance, that hasn't been messed with" Proceeds to mess with it and make it right handed. No longer is it Joe's guitar!

[@literallyshaking8019]

That might be one of the prettiest tops I’ve seen on a 59’ Les Paul.

[@KarlSheridan]

Brilliant story, a great bit of Dublin and Gibson history 🇮🇪

[@SebastianGr7]

Indeed, a remarkable story! And what a beautiful guitar. (Hope more Gibson collection coming soon)

[@guitarhiker4449]

Very cool! I'm a lefty too and play a righty upside down. But after years of playing that way i bought a left handed LP and switched the nut for a right handed. Its easier to get up the neck that way. Nice to always hear i'm not alone but even better to see such an iconic guitar played like that. Left handed people are the only ones in their right mind. Lol.. Rock on!!

[@thomasminarchickjr.7355]

As a massive Phil and Thin Lizzy fan, thank you

[@dananthony6258]

What a great story. RIP Joe.

[@coldacre]

I am curious as to why Grovers were installed. it seems that Joe played it with the stock yellow Klusons

[@alexgerdes9423]

Yeah the mess that up tbh

[@jonnytlong]

I agree. It just seems so ridiculously stupid

[@thedatabody]

I was honestly appalled and amazed they would change it like that. It’s one thing to turn it back to righty, I get that. But non-correct tuning machines is a bit much for a vintage piece. The guitar went its whole life with the other style. Now if it is gonna be a player, not a collector, and the family wanted that change done then I get it. Otherwise, why scan it after that change was made and have that not be correct?

[@yuriykrushnytskyi7742]

That's a crime

[@jasonl1942]

Seems that there's an ultra rare unearthing of some long forgotten guitar ever five minutes these days.

[@TheHellTune]

Look at that guitar, i don’t think that Fender is able to come out with a masterpiece like this!

[@alfsmith4936]

They never wanted to.. It took Gibson long enough to go solid body. Fender didn't want the cost associated with the top carves, decorative wood and set neck designs. Warrantee work was not in the plan for them.

[@srwaite7]

This is cool story and hats off to Cesar & Co. for keeping it alive but I have to say the 2024 Epiphone Inspired by Gibson Custom Shop ‘59 Les Paul is a tremendous bang for the buck. It blows my mind you can get a build of this caliber for $1,100 (purchase price from the good folks at CME) with a hard shell case. Kudos to Gibson and Epiphone for their dedication to making quality instruments that the average working musician can afford. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@thestrum71]

Staunton Burst.... And take the Grovers off...

[@DavidScott-hi4fz]

Grovers? Nooooo! If the original Klusons had problems why not replace like for like? They're good enough for their entire 50's standard range.

[@manuelmera5752]

I was hoping to hear how the guitar actually sounded. Lots of talking, not much playing. Nice story though, and I’m happy for the family to get recognition for the late father

[@rustymohican8280]

Awesome story Gibson! Thank you for the history lesson : )

[@Jimi_7-7-7]

Woao! Thank you Gibson for telling us the story 💯💪

[@prospectnyc]

10:31 Lin Crowson is a legend! He's the luthier at Gruhn Guitars not just Cesar's guitar tech. Look up his video on the 1953 Gibson Les Paul restoration. It's incredible!

[@StevenAMckayAuthor]

Very cool! But 59s aren't the only Les Pauls people like. I can't believe there hasn't been a Steve Clark signature model.

[@brandonjackson5865]

They should at least do a studio custom reissue even if it’s not a Steve Clark signature but I do agree Clark is one of my favorite guitarist and only Jimmy Page could look almost as cool as Steve did with a LP .

[@RayC234]

Absolutely 100%

[@Tonetwisters]

Now, THIS is my kind of Gibson Paul. A real treasure. I know I'll never afford one of the few reissues Gibson will make; but it's nice that someone will get one, and I hope they PLAY the thing, not put it in a case ....

[@tcollacott]

50k "collectors choice" reissue in 3...2...1........

[@flapjack413]

I was thinking exactly that the whole time I was watching this, haha.

[@Fatman-g8k]

Thought the same thing.

[@simonvanderheijden432]

You know why they make those guitars? Because people are buying them so there's a market for them. Trust me, if people weren't buying those guitars Gibson wouldn't be making them. That's basic economics but y'all are to dense to understand that. Do you go over to the Ford channel to complain about the cost of their high end models 'cause all y'all can afford is a entery level Fiesta? I didn't think so. Your beef is with the people who can afford and buy these guitars, not with the company making them.

[@RByrne]

​@simonvanderheijden432 it's hilarious that people think they should be making $500 guitars when they have Epiphone. Gibson can make 50 of these for $20k+ and sell out, while everyone wishes they had one. It keeps the name going, and helps to sell the USA line.

[@reverb508]

@@RByrne there's this weird sense of entitlement in the guitar community. I see so many people in the comments complaining about how a guitar is too expensive for "real players" (i.e. themselves) and disparage the people that can afford them and the brand for making them. The fact is that there has never been a better time to play guitar because there are quality instruments available across the entire price spectrum. Some folks just don't like knowing there's something out there that they can't have. Oh well... get over it.

[@denverrandy7143]

Oh Man, Gorgeous!!!👍

[@ryansuchodolski68]

Amazing story! Amazing guitar! Amazing player! RIP JOE

[@Max_Kleiber]

I don’t get how everyone is complaining about the high prices. Gibson are - and in all fairness always have been - the Mercedes of guitars, and now people are perturbing out hasn’t always been like this. I’d always recommend checking out used ones. Saves money and you can buy the mojo right with it

[@JohnAydelotte-i1w]

Very beautiful story. Such a beautiful guitar. I recently discovered a 1 owner 50’s Gold Top. I know the feeling of finding a needle in a haystack.

[@aminahmed2220]

Awesome video have a great weekend also happy first week of fall ❤😊🍂🇬🇧🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇨🇦🎸🇺🇸

[@xocnibor]

Great story, beautiful burst.

[@jubei7259]

Wow, that's one of the best looking tops I've ever seen on a '59

[@deanallen927]

WHY REAM THE HEADSTOCK FOR GROVERS??? Sure, the new Klusons are junk, but the copies by Gotoh work great, look right and fit right on. Now the tone and weight have changed. WHY????

[@LucasHaneman]

The Gotohs’ are amazing! have them on my Eastman SB 59/V and they are very sturdy

[@deanallen927]

@@LucasHaneman I took the lousy Gibson "pretend Klusons" off my 2019 SG Junior and used conversion bushings to put Gotoh bone heads on, and my Peerless 335 already had them - excellent. If you like that style of tuner, Gotoh is the only one to modernize the mechanism inside. Great product.

[@Les537]

The 19:1 new style kluson are awesome and fit in the same screw holes as the shitty deluxe tuners.

[@Rex-pn6eu]

$$ they are rapists

[@Wyatt42069]

did you just imply that different tuners change the tone?

[@jixxxxer17]

subconsciously this is an ad for Mesa Boogie.

[@tallpaul1020]

What a great story and video. This is why GIBSON RULES!!!!!!!!!. Thank you Caesar and the rest of the gang keep up the great work 👍

[@tallpaul1020]

Thx Joe Rest in Peace. Your guitar is in good hands!!!

[@Fatman-g8k]

I hope that the guitar gets the respect that it deserves and doesn't end up being loaned out to some little piece of tail that someone at Gibson wants to impress. I'm not going to name names but I've seen it happen that way before.

[@Supercruze]

Amazing story. Thanks for sharing.

[@michaelshearer3559]

I hope Gibson gave the family top dollar. It's a killer guitar and one of the last of it's kind.

[@19581998]

Cesar seems to genuinely love Gibson guitars

[@honourrolle]

Really nice story. Cool wear on that guitar.

[@MjrMjr-tt3kn]

Cool video! Gorgeous guitar!

[@MrChuckFierce]

Great story 👏 Beautiful guitar 💙

[@Diplomat924]

Great Story. Thanks for sharing. ;-)

[@Bedheaduk]

Great story and a beautiful guitar

[@edmundoramsesgalvanflores5898]

De todas las guitarras Gibson les Paul,la "orfanato burst" de 1959 es única pues sus acabados atigrados en la caja y esa coloración como de animal felino la hacen muy curiosa y rara a la vez,los rockeros más exigentes desearan tener una así aunque no les importe su precio... 😨😱🎸📱😍😘😁💟💟💟💟💟💟

[@stephenmccain-wx2jy]

Hey Joe Bonamassa! A 59 LP with a story you don't have! You better buy it quick!

[@dyllotree2009]

Id rather Joe have it & play it rather than it sit in a case with Irsay or some other collector

[@p0llenp0ny]

@@dyllotree2009 Joe is an awful player.

[@BlenderBends]

Long Live Joe and the music he made.

[@paulmaloney8484]

Jaysus! That's a great story. Cool Guitar.

[@paternuin]

Can help myself from taking screen captures of this awesome video

[@jonnylucey5825]

Such a great story.

[@FraCosta.]

Incredible!

[@MNZMeridian]

You're a good man Cesar

[@jeanpaulmare6468]

Yeah, i agree with many others on here, that Gibson f#£%ed up by changing it back to right handed and installing those Grovers.

[@benlogan430]

Very cool guitar and even cooler story!

[@marissaawesome2422]

Was that Joe B back there looking in the window???

[@avivpinto4013]

Hahaha 😅

[@thelolguy007]

Very cool story 💚

[@littlerhodyguitar2169]

Such a cool story.

[@WillAshfordpayne]

Great documentary

[@danielchaca]

Bella historia... gran guitarra. Saludos!

[@tomm5780]

Great vid

[@DeathByCitrus]

Agree with the comments... not too late to rename it as Staunton Burst

[@bryonkidder6199]

Great story!

[@mickcavanagh7021]

I played this guitar a few times back in the mid 80s...gigged it once...didn't really make an impression on me. Phil Harris (uk) told a v good story of how Joe wanted to swap the 59 for Harris's brand new at the time 72 Telecaster custom...the Keith Richards job...but Harris's wife had bought it for him so he couldn't do the deal...he was kicking himself for years after...😐😬😁

[@seanmurphy7110]

It's gorgeous, and played by a lefty!!! Can't wait to see a Murphy Lab version of this!

[@CamiloVelandia]

Wonderful story and wonderful tribute to Joe. Also, why do I have to be poor and not able to afford a '59 les paul?? Damn it lol.

[@sgebhardt100]

Work more..spend less

[@tidepoolbay]

Nice Work! WooF!!🐶🐶

[@jaco_h5013]

Great video 👍 gibson build an epiphone inspired by gibson black beauty 57 mahogany top,bigsby,3 custombuckers that would be amazing

[@musicalintelligence]

Well, I don't think that converting it back to a righty is doing this guitar and it's history any favors. Should have been left alone.

[@dethstormpx4]

Would be nice if they actually made a lefty version but they probably won't ! Pricks

[@coldacre]

but then its just a museum piece. as a righty, it will continue to be played

[@nathanchampionmusic]

@@coldacre as a lefty player, I'm available and could play it for them :D

[@musicalintelligence]

​@@coldacre Would you do the same thing to Jimi Hendrix's Strat ?

[@nathanchampionmusic]

@@musicalintelligence they did unfortunately

[@Flynnster70]

In naming it Orphanage burst it actually captures the orange hue it has and payed homage to the fade and color.

[@dulces2017]

sensational story

[@vadenk4433]

Why in the hell would you ream out a 59 burst for grovers? Kluson's look so much better. Good lord. I thought Gibson would know better

[@jvarg]

The Grovers were the first thing I noticed on the guitar. Then noticed the Klusons in the pics of Joe playing it. Then when Caesar said THEY were the ones that replaced them... SMH. I thought there would be more of us complaining in the comments, but apparently not...

[@andrewbecker3700]

For the simple reason that's what the typical upgrade would be. Grovers are better modern tuners. Why is that hard to understand? The guitar is to be played, not worshipped.

[@edgarkleinmann7386]

Jimmy Page made them look and work ok

[@hendrixledstones]

I couldn't believe this either. Might as well slap some robot tuners on it Gibson...

[@edgarkleinmann7386]

@@hendrixledstonesagain, Jimmy Page :-) But yeah I agree Kluson look better

[@vdbdg]

Good story. Thanks for sharing it. This one definitely warrants a reissue series

[@AuctionStyle]

Gibson for the win!!

[@davisdeen-ty4so]

How long before Joe Bassama Owns this 1 🎉

[@SouthpawSatch]

Morale of the Story. Gibson don't offer enough left handed models/options. Fascinating history of this cool guitar though.

[@philmazzie3674]

Homie's veneers are insane! Bro said no to nitro and went poly finish. He should get the murphy lab to relic them

[@RavenOneThreeA]

Single dad of two, Ill never be able to have a Gibson. At leastI have these videos.

[@the-creech4790]

Dude, your making me feel bad! If you live in the Minneapolis area you can come over and play mine anytime! I have more than I deserve

[@benlogan430]

Oh yay you will! It took me a minute, but I’ve got a Gibson now. Single dad power wins in the end. It took me till she was in high school, but I’ve at least got a Studio.

[@Kyle592]

Not a single dad here, but a dad of 4, and this hits deep. It just feels so out of reach, especially the moment some cash starts to build up, something urgent needs to be addressed (car, washing machine, etc)

[@leobender2910]

While a Gibson is more than a guitar, it's an American legend by this time, you don't have to own a Gibson to channel yourself, to pour your soul out through music. Buy a "cheapo" Epiphone Coronet or a Wlshire, or any other budget brand guitar for that matter, and play the hell out of it. I can't afford buying a Gibson either, but I feel this connection with the rest of the jamming world every time I play my guitars

[@loganknapp8905]

I sold my DC jr tribute. I regret that

[@geoarthur6593]

This is why in Ireland we called them Tiger tops, look again ..and yep I seen this being played.

[@DragDealer]

I also rock all my Les Pauls guitars like Joe. All right hand but I am a lefty. 🤘🏻

[@flapjack413]

Do you have much trouble with your forearm moving the volume/tone knobs out of position while playing?

[@welding_and_stuff]

Great story

[@MiguelMakesMusic]

Gorgeous guitar, would be cool if we got some new colors for the Explorer. I promise it would move lots of units!

[@SharpEdgeStandardOfficial]

Why on earth would they put Grover tuners on it 😱

[@johnanthony2753]

Because the Gibson tuners are terrible :)

[@filtheejoe]

I would have put Schallers on it myself.

[@CR33TE11]

@@filtheejoeThe real missed opportunity was putting a 2017 G-Force Robot Tuning kit on it.

[@Rex-pn6eu]

Pursuit of the $$ they are rapists they stole it's soul

[@johnanthony2753]

@@CR33TE11 😂

[@CS_Murphy_R9]

I love vintage looking well played guitars But with a top like this one has I wish this one was in better shape. At least on its face of the body.

[@DANWRIGHTITIS]

Great Video - I lived in dublin in 2000´s. I don´t get why the guitar was set up as a Righty - if it´s going to be a museum piece!

[@los_rubos]

So you switched it to righty and put Grovers on it 🤔

[@rareform6747]

So Many New LP's that play sound BETTER !

[@randyzeitman1354]

Why wasn’t anyone at Gibson able to refret and re-nut a guitar?

[@randyzeitman1354]

THAT guitar?

[@jrtme]

Cause Nick from Glaser’s is one of the best in the world.

[@mylogify]

Want a Gibson Studio. I hope I can save up that much in 1-2 years. I don’t care about collectors guitars. I am not rich…

[@GuitarTalkWithBrian]

I'm all for restoration, but changing back from left hand to right hand begs the question: Is this going to be played or is it going to be another museum piece? If it's not going to be played, it should have been left as a lefty. I question the change to Grovers as well. I didn't see in the video where the original owner had Grovers to update, so the choices really seem to go toward updating than to restoration or preservation. I'd prefer replacement Gibson tuners or Kluson to maintain the historic look. I hated my Gibson tuners in my 1960 reissue changed to Kluson 19:1 ratio tuners for more accurate tuning and stability to keep the appearance as well. (kept the originals in case I sell later on and someone just *has* to have it stock though). For anyone interested, there are two versions of the Kluson for older models or newer models, so be careful when you order - online reviews seem to have missed that detail when talking about fit.