E-Guitar LP-Models Gibson Melvyn Franks 1959 Les Paul
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The Collector's Choice '59 Les Paul is a recreation of rare Les Paul Standards produced in 1959.
Mahogany back with Maple top, Mahogany neck with Maple Spline, Burstbucker I (Neck), Burstbucker III (Bridge), incl. Case.
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Description
The Gibson Custom "Collector's Choice" series cracks open the greatest vaults of vintage instruments in the world, allowing players the opportunity to own replicas of one-of-a-kind historic guitars. We've contacted some of the world's most prominent collectors of rare instruments and convinced them to share their greatest prizes in this unique and unprecedented program. In embarking on this series of limited-run "Collector's Choice" instruments, Gibson Custom is starting with one of the most ... desirable artist guitars of all time: the legendary Les Paul once owned by Gary Moore, and now a treasured part of the Melvyn Franks collection.
While any 1958-'60 Les Paul Standard is a rare and desirable guitar today, those played by major artists are even more highly prized. Given its history, the 1959 Les Paul Standard formerly owned by Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore-and represented in every minutiae by the Collector's Choice #1: 1959 Les Paul Standard-is, for many players and collectors, the Holy Grail of Les Pauls. Not only is it a stunning original example with a highly figured top and a beautiful, faded "unburst" finish, it's a guitar with a fascinating configuration, with the wiring and orientation of the neck pickup reversed to create a unique "out of phase" middle position tone. Moore purchased the guitar in the mid-'70s and played it on recordings with Thin Lizzy, including "Still in Love with You" and "Waiting for an Alibi," and afterward, as a solo artist, before retiring the '59 Les Paul and eventually selling it to British-born guitar collector Melvyn Franks in 2006.
A Collector's Dream Les Paul, Available to You
Les Paul aficionados have long clamored for a reproduction of this legendary Les Paul, and the Collector's Choice #1: 1959 Les Paul Standard finally nails it with two finishes: the Gary Moore Aged and Signed Edition and the VOS Melvyn Franks Edition. From the luscious deep-amber "unburst" finish on the highly figured maple top, to the reversed neck pickups (with adjustable pole pieces facing the bridge), to the missing silver inserts on the top two "Top Hat" control knobs, to the Bumble Bee tone capacitors, this Custom Shop creation embodies a guitar that collector's have lusted after for more than four decades. In addition, it captures all the historically accurate details that make a Custom Shop 1959 Les Paul the most accurate reproduction of the 'Burst ever produced. Details such as the deep-set long neck tenon, correct body top binding in the cutaway, accurate BurstBucker PAF-humbucking pick reproductions, rounded '59 neck profile, and 17-degree back-angled headstock all give this guitar the feel and tone of the real deal. Produced in strictly limited numbers, the Collector's Choice #1: 1959 Les Paul Standard will be offered in 125 examples aged by acclaimed artisan Tom Murphy, with subsequent instruments treated to Gibson's VOS process. The aged guitars will be accompanied by a Collector's Choice #1 COA personally signed by British guitar legend Gary Moore while the VOS versions will be accompanied by a Collector's Choice #1 Melvyn Franks COA. All guitars come protected in a Custom Shop hardshell case and include an Owner's Manual, full warranty documentation and adjustment literature.
Body and Finish
Made from the classic tonewood combination of carved maple top and one-piece mahogany back, and dressed in a faded nitrocellulose amber "unburst" finish atop a highly figured maple cap, the Collector's Choice #1 1959 Les Paul Standard embodies the Les Paul owned and played by Gary Moore. Of this limited run, 125 examples will be aged by Tom Murphy to accurately match the original guitar, while the remainder will be treated to Gibson's VOS process.
Pickups and Electronics
A pair of BurstBucker humbucking pickups accurately replicate the tone and performance of the original PAF pickups in the Collector's Choice #1 '59 Les Paul, and are installed to replicate the "reverse-phase" center position. These pickups are routed through high-quality CTS pots for volume and tone, with "bumble bee" tone capacitors, and a Switchcraft three-way toggle switch.
Neck, Fingerboard and Headstock
The solid one-piece mahogany neck is carved to an accurate, chunky, rounded '59 profile and is capped with a rosewood fingerboard with acrylic pearloid trapezoid inlays and 22 medium-jumbo frets. Its headstock is back-angled to the traditional 17 degrees, and the entire appendage is glued into the guitar's body with a deep-set long neck tenon, a joint known to aid strength and resonance.
Hardware
The Collector's Choice #1 1959 Les Paul Standard features a nickel-plated Tune-o-matic (ABR-1) bridge and stopbar tailpiece, while a set of nickel-plated Sperzel tuners combine an authentic vintage look with efficient modern performance. 125 examples will be aged by Tom Murphy to accurately match the original guitar, while the remainder will be treated to Gibson's VOS process.
Body
Top 2-Piece Figured Maple
Back 1-Piece Solid Mahogany
Binding .090, Cream
Body Type Non-Chambered
Average Weight 6.5lbs
Adhesive Franklin Titebond
Species Mahogany
Profile C/D '59
Truss Rod Traditional
Joint Angle 4° (+/- 15 seconds)
Adhesive Franklin Titebond
Neck Fit
Joint Mortise & Tenon
Adhesive Franklin Titebond
Joint Angle Tolerance +/- .005"
Species Rosewood
Frets 22
Radius 12"
Nut/E.O.B 1.687/2.062
Inlays Aged Acrylic Trapezoid
Other Reissue Fret Wire/Tortoise Side Dots
Species Rosewood
Frets 22
Radius 12"
Nut/E.O.B 1.687/2.062
Inlays Aged Acrylic Trapezoid
Other Reissue Fret Wire/Tortoise Side Dots
Headstock
Inlay Mother of Pearl
Logo Gibson logo with "Les Paul Model" Silkscreened in Gold
Truss Rod Cover Gibson Bell Shaped Molded
Angle 17 Degrees
Tuners
Model Nickel Sperzels
Tuning Ratio 12:01
Bridge
Type ABR-1 Nickel Plated w/Nickel Thumbwheels-2 Bass,1 Treble
Material Zinc Surrounded by a Die Casting Alloy
Plating Nickel
Tailpiece
Type Stop Bar
Material Aluminum
Plating Nickel
Hardware
Knobs 2 Gold Top Hats with Volume and Tone Inserts, 2 Gold Top Hats w/No Inserts
Toggle Switch Washer Cream with Gold Silkscreen
Strings .009 - .046, Vintage Strings
Strap Buttons Aluminum Strap Buttons
Pickups
Neck Position Burstbucker 3 Wired "Out of Phase"
Bridge Position Burstbucker 3
Magnet Material Proprietary
Electronics
Potentiometers 2 Volume Controls, 2 Tone Controls
Type 500k Audio Taper
Coil Wiring Parallel-Machine Wound
Toggle Switch Vintage Three-way with Vintage Toggle Cap
Output Jack 1/4" Switchcraft
Finish
Color Butterscotch
Process 125 Aged Finish; 300 Custom VOS Finish
Sealer Ntrocellulose Lacquer
Case
Type Custom Shop
Case Exterior Black
Case Interior Maroon Crushed Velvet
Accessories
Certificate of Authenticity Special Collectors Choice Certificate of Authenticity
Additional Materials Owners Manual Literature Lifetime Warranty Information
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