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Condition: Used, Great
8.4 LBS of Sonic Bliss !!!
Great articulation and roundness of the notes with fullness and bite...
My life with Les Pauls started in the very early '70's, this Greg Martin makes me feel like I'm sittin' in my parent's house just wearin' out "Live at Fillmore East" which was my encyclopedia of guitar playing. This is a wonderful instrument ......
From Gibson Guitars
The Collector’s Choice™ series provides players with the opportunity to experience the precise look, feel and tone of some of the rarest guitars in history. Gibson Custom is extremely proud of the achievements you’ll find in Collector’s Choice #15, 1958 Les Paul Serial #8-6756, long the main squeeze of Kentucky Headhunters guitarist Greg Martin, and played on countless gigs and recording sessions. As such, it is a familiar voice among the most exalted tones in music today, and an unparalleled inspiration for a brilliantly crafted re-creation of a Les Paul that is flush with character in its tone, its feel, and its aesthetic. From the luscious, road-tested look of its faded “dirty lemon” finish, to the big, bold tone from a robust pairing of PAF pickups that Greg has woven into a Grammy Award-winning career, Collector’s Choice™ #15 is an exceptional guitar in every sense. Only through unfettered access to the original can Gibson Custom capture and reproduce these essential details—the neck shape, dish carve, finish, ageing, and tone—all of which are present in abundance in Collector’s Choice™ #15. In short, the result brings you the closest thing humanly possible to owning the original—if Greg would ever part with it.
- Serial Number
- CC 15A 086
- Year
- 2013
Body
- Top
- Lightly Figured Maple
- Back
- 1-Piece Mahogany
- Binding
- Single-ply Cream Binding on Top
- Adhesive
- Franklin Titebond
Neck
- Species
- Genuine Mahogany Neck with a Maple Spline
- Profile
- ’58 Profil
- Truss Rod
- Vintage Truss Rod Assembly
- Joint Angle
- 4° (+/- 15 seconds)
Neck Fit
- Joint
- Mortise & Tenon
- Adhesive
- Hot Hide Glue
- Joint Angle Tolerance
- +/- .005"
Fingerboard
- Species
- Rosewood
- Radius
- 12"
- Binding
- Single-ply Cream
- Inlays
- Nitrocellulose Trapezoid Inlays
- Nut/E.O.B
- 1.687/2.062
Nut
- Material
- Nylon
- Width
- 1.687
- Slots
- Gibson PLEK System
- Headstock Inlay
- Holly Headstock with 'Gibson' Pearl Logo
- Truss Rod Cover
- Reissue
- Angle
- 17 Degrees
Tuners
- Model
- Kluson™ Deluxe Green Key
- Tuning Ratio
- 12:01
- Plating
- Nickel
Bridge
- Type
- ABR-1 Tune-o-Matic
- Plating
- Nickel
Tailpiece
- Type
- Lightweight Aluminum Stopbar Tailpiece
- Plating
- Nickel
Hardware
- Pickguard
- Reissue Cream
- Knobs
- Gold Top Hats with Dial Pointers
- Toggle Switch Washer
- Cream with Gold Silkscreen
- Pickup Mounting Rings
- Cream
- Control Plate Cover
- Black
- Strap Buttons
- Aluminum Gibson End Pins
Pickups
- Neck Position
- Custom Bucker (Alnico III)
- Bridge Position
- Custom Bucker (Alnico III)
Electronics
- Potentiometers
- 2 Volume Controls, 2 Tone Controls
- Capacitors
- Bumble Bee
- Toggle Switch
- Three-Way with Vintage Toggle Cap
- Output Jack
- Traditional ¼"
Finish
- Sealer
- Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Finish
- Dirty Lemon
Case
- Type
- Custom Shop Hardshell
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
Returns
Not eligible for Try Before You Buy or the 48-hour approval period. Standard return policy applies — see Terms & Conditions, Section 18 for details.
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