Post by cofi on Feb 24, 2008 14:30:02 GMT
GIBSON JIMMY PAGE LIMITED EDTION LES PAUL CUSTOM
Early in Jimmy Page’s career, one of his most relied upon guitars was the three-pickup 1960 Les Paul Custom “Black Beauty” with a bigsby tailpiece. In 1970, the guitar was stolen and never recovered, but thanks to the Gibson Custom Shop, this guitar is back in the form of a new Gibson Custom Shop Jimmy Page Les Paul Custom, recently announced at NAMM.
From Gibson:
No one has had a bigger impact on the style and sound of hard rock guitar than the deservedly legendary Jimmy Page. As the musical mastermind of Led Zeppelin, Page’s tone, playing, and phrasing made him one of the most influential musicians of the past 50 years.
In Zeppelin’s early days, Page relied heavily on a three-pickup 1960 Les Paul Custom “Black Beauty” with a Bigsby tailpiece. Unfortunately, the guitar was stolen in 1970 at an airport and never recovered. Page has always felt that that particular guitar was “the one that got away.”
Gibson proudly returns Page’s cherished lost guitar in the form of the new Gibson Custom Shop Jimmy Page Les Paul Custom—a painstaking recreation of that iconic instrument, with the addition of some of the most innovative electronics to ever grace a Les Paul.
The result is this stunning “Black Beauty” with a slim-profile neck, Page BurstBucker pickups, gold Bigsby vibrato and an innovative six-position toggle that lets you isolate the neck and bridge pickups, or add the middle in any combination. A stop tailpiece version is also available.
Limited to a worldwide edition of just 500 guitars, the Gibson Custom Shop Jimmy Page Les Paul Custom is Gibson’s heartfelt tribute to a true legend and to the guitar he loved and lost.
Gibson Custom Shop Jimmy Page Les Paul Custom VOS
Body & Hardware:
Carved Mahogany top
Solid lightweight mahogany back
Multi-ply white/black binding on top and back
Ebony finish
Gold hardware
ABR-1 Bridge
Bigsby or lightweight stop-bar tailpiece
Neck & Headstock:
1-piece mahogany neck
22 fret ebony fingerboard
Pearl block inlays
Single-ply white binding
‘60s neck profile
24 3/4” scale length, 1 11/16” nut width
Holly headstock veneer
Electronics & Strings:
Jimmy Page custom pickups
2 volume, 2 tone, push/pull pot
Jimmy Page custom 6-way switch
Vintage .009 strings
Includes Custom Shop case, certificate of authenticity
Limited to a worldwide edition of just 500 guitars, the Gibson Custom Shop Jimmy Page Les Paul Custom is Gibson’s heartfelt tribute to a true legend and to the guitar he loved and lost.
RRP-UK £4999, With Bigsby, USA-$8,588.00
£4999, with Stopbar, USA-$8,588.00
Gibson Custom Shop Jimmy Page Les Paul Custom Signed Edition
Specifications as per “VOS” edition except that the first 25 are played and signed personally by Jimmy Page.
We’re here wondering whether the Gibson Les Paul Black Beauty he played at the O2 Arena must have been a prototype for this one…
RRP for the new Gibson Custom Jimmy Page Signature Les Paul Black Beauty is reported to be around UK-£7999.99, USA-$14,199.99
Too much, or just right? frigging expensive, just for Jimmy's signature
