Finding a rare 1959 Gibson Les Paul - Joe Staunton Orphanage Burst

Watch Gibson President and CEO Cesar Gueikian talk about what it was like to start the restoration process of Irish guitarist Joe Staunton's 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard - dubbed the Orphanage Burst and just how rare it was to find a Gibson 1959 Les Paul that had been owned by so few people - a rarity in the Gibson Les Paul collector's world.

In the full documentary on the Joe Staunton Orphanage Burst, available now on Gibson TV, watch as Cesar and the team at Gibson talk about the unique challenges of restoring a guitar that had been heavily and lovingly played for over 5 decades and how the frets and unique scratch marks posed their own challenges when restoring the guitar. Hear from Joe's friends and family members about his influence on the Irish music scene and learn more about the history of this unique Les Paul guitar.

Check out the full video now on Gibson TV to learn more about the fascinating history of the Orphanage Burst—a 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard with a story like no other. Irish guitarist Joe Staunton, a left-handed blues-rock powerhouse, bought this guitar in 1969 and held onto it for over 50 years, never letting it pass into the hands of collectors. Staunton played alongside Thin Lizzy legends Phil Lynott and Brian Downey in the band Orphanage, shaping this right-handed Les Paul with his distinctive left-handed playing style which resulted in some very unique markings and scratches.

The result? A flametop with wear patterns as unique as the man who played it—a testament to Staunton’s passionate playing style and technique of holding the guitar and his impact on Dublin’s vibrant music scene of the 1970s. Don’t miss this incredible story, including its restoration and new home at Gibson’s headquarters in Nashville, introduced by Gibson’s President and CEO, Cesar Gueikian.

If you love guitar restoration project videos, you'll love this as the team at Gibson got straight to work mapping and restoring this guitar.


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