Greg Martin Collector's Choice, there's only a handful like it on the planet!
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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 ......
In this video, Sound Pure electric guitar specialist Eddie Berman tries out a gorgeous pre-owned Gibson Greg Martin Les Paul Collector's Choice R8 through a Carr Amplifiers Sportsman 19W 1x12 Combo Amp with a Klon KTR Overdrive Pedal.
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.
Today's Gibson electric guitars represent the history as well as the future of the electric guitar. The models whose designs have become classics-the ES-175, ES-335, Flying V, Explorer, Firebird, SGs and Les Pauls-are a testament to Gibson's wide appeal, spanning more than four decades of music styles. Gibson's close relationship with musicians is manifest in endorsement models from King, Atkins and jazz greats Howard Roberts and Herb Ellis, plus new Les Pauls made to the personal specifications of rock stars Jimmy Page and Joe Perry. In 1994, Gibson's Centennial year, the new Nighthawk model won an industry award for design, setting the stage for a second hundred years of Gibson quality and innovation.
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
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