Post by cofi on Aug 11, 2007 15:22:59 GMT
Gibson Custom John Lennon - Inspired By Les Paul
Lennon, a worldwide musical and cultural icon, owned many equally well known guitars in his time including his Gibson J-160E and his Epiphone Casino. Like many great musicians, the guitars Lennon chose to play often seemed to reflect his ideas, beliefs, and lifestyle.
The Gibson Custom Shop has worked with Yoko Ono in the recreation of this famous modified Les Paul Junior guitar. As Lennon’s widow, she approved a complete hands-on review of the original for the design team to use as a thorough reference point for their newly designed Inspired By guitar.
The Custom Shop’s Inspired By Les Paul guitar is aged to look just like Lennon’s original Les Paul Junior once it was sanded down to the solid mahogany body and includes the famous Charlie Christian pickup installed in the neck position as well as aged chrome hardware. Each of the 300 limited-edition guitars will be accompanied by a Custom Shop guitar case and a certificate of authenticity in a special army green cloth folder with John’s autograph embroidered on the cover. In addition, the Lennon fans who purchase this guitar will receive an article that includes an interview with DeMarino by Andy Babiuk, author of “The Beatles Gear”, as well as a signed Lennon print by famed artist Allison Lefcort, and Lennon’s famous “New York City” T-shirt—with the sleeves removed, of course.
“It is an honor to work with Yoko Ono on a guitar inspired by one of the world’s most passionate and prolific musicians of our time, John Lennon,” said Henry Juszkiewicz, Chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitar. “The Gibson Custom Shop has produced a guitar which expresses Lennon’s legend and is inspired by his very own 1950s Les Paul junior guitar. It is a model designed with Lennon’s own spirit, genius and creative works in mind.”
Today, the original guitar is on permanent display at the John Lennon Museum in Japan and will also be unveiled at a special event at the Gibson Japan Showroom in Tokyo, Japan in early August 2007.
Availability
We have secured the purchase of one of the limited run. editions that will be available for september shipment
Price £ £4299
Frigging Hell i cant believe that they're charging this much
for this guitar, I know that maybe they're trying to sell to Beatles fans,
But you can buy a nice 59 reissue for less, IMO, but I'm just an older than you fart
But to be fair to any Beatles fans, whatever floats your boat, I'm not criticizing anyone that buys it or similar, it just my opinion
Lennon, a worldwide musical and cultural icon, owned many equally well known guitars in his time including his Gibson J-160E and his Epiphone Casino. Like many great musicians, the guitars Lennon chose to play often seemed to reflect his ideas, beliefs, and lifestyle.
The Gibson Custom Shop has worked with Yoko Ono in the recreation of this famous modified Les Paul Junior guitar. As Lennon’s widow, she approved a complete hands-on review of the original for the design team to use as a thorough reference point for their newly designed Inspired By guitar.
The Custom Shop’s Inspired By Les Paul guitar is aged to look just like Lennon’s original Les Paul Junior once it was sanded down to the solid mahogany body and includes the famous Charlie Christian pickup installed in the neck position as well as aged chrome hardware. Each of the 300 limited-edition guitars will be accompanied by a Custom Shop guitar case and a certificate of authenticity in a special army green cloth folder with John’s autograph embroidered on the cover. In addition, the Lennon fans who purchase this guitar will receive an article that includes an interview with DeMarino by Andy Babiuk, author of “The Beatles Gear”, as well as a signed Lennon print by famed artist Allison Lefcort, and Lennon’s famous “New York City” T-shirt—with the sleeves removed, of course.
“It is an honor to work with Yoko Ono on a guitar inspired by one of the world’s most passionate and prolific musicians of our time, John Lennon,” said Henry Juszkiewicz, Chairman and CEO of Gibson Guitar. “The Gibson Custom Shop has produced a guitar which expresses Lennon’s legend and is inspired by his very own 1950s Les Paul junior guitar. It is a model designed with Lennon’s own spirit, genius and creative works in mind.”
Today, the original guitar is on permanent display at the John Lennon Museum in Japan and will also be unveiled at a special event at the Gibson Japan Showroom in Tokyo, Japan in early August 2007.
Availability
We have secured the purchase of one of the limited run. editions that will be available for september shipment
Price £ £4299
Frigging Hell i cant believe that they're charging this much
for this guitar, I know that maybe they're trying to sell to Beatles fans, But you can buy a nice 59 reissue for less, IMO, but I'm just an older than you fart
But to be fair to any Beatles fans, whatever floats your boat, I'm not criticizing anyone that buys it or similar, it just my opinion
;D 
but i don't believe that they'll go up that much, 