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An Eclectically Spec'd Out Les Paul Standard with 60s Flare and Custom Shop P90 Pickups!
$5,495.00
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Condition: Used, Excellent
SP Luthier Notes: At least half of the frets were polished, recrowned and leveled. No further work was required.
From Wildwood:
Gibson's original "Burst" Les Pauls are perhaps the most sought-after vintage guitars of all time. They are renowned for their beauty and snowflake-like uniqueness. After all, each one had a different level of flame in the maple top, and each finish received a different amount of UV light, which drastically changes the finish. So, no two are alike, and that's the beauty of the burst.
And there aren't many originals to compare, because Gibson made less than 2,000 Les Pauls between 1958 and 1960. Near the tail end of that run, they started putting slimmer necks on them. These guitars had lightning-fast feel that appealed to lots of rock and blues guitar players in the '60s. One of these players, a young British man named Eric Clapton, touched off the British blues revolution and the Les Paul renaissance by playing his '60--nicknamed "Beano"--on John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers' album of the same name.
Of course, an original '60 Les Paul will run you somewhere in the neighborhood of three-hundred grand. Since not all of us have that kind of money lying around in our couch cushions, we decided to ask our friends at the Gibson Custom Shop to make Wildwood an affordable vintage recreation that captures the mojo of those original slim-necked '60 LPs. We're proud to present the fruits of their labors: the Wildwood Spec 1960 Les Paul Standard.
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.
Brand: Gibson Custom Shop
Model: Wildwood Spec 1960 Les Paul Standard
Finish Color: Lemon Burst
Finish Type: Gloss
Weight: 8.5 lbs.
Top Wood: Maple w/Hide Glue Fit
Body Wood: Mahogany with No Weight Relief
Neck Wood: Mahogany
Neck Shape: 1960 Slim Taper
Neck Dimensions: .840 1st - .960 12th
Fingerboard: Indian Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Inlays; Aged Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
Scale Length: 24.75"
Width at Nut: 1.69"
Frets: 22 Authentic Medium Jumbo
Pickups: Custom Shop P-90s
Controls: CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Paper-in-Oil Capacitors
Hardware: Nickel
Bridge: No-Wire ABR-1
Tailpiece: Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar
Tuners: Kluson Single Line, Double Ring
Case: Brown/Pink Lifton Reissue 5-Latch
COA: Yes