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2014 Collector's Choice #16 Ed King '59 Les Paul Electric Guitar
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Lightly aged with the perfect combination of feel and tone.
Collector' Choice„¢ #16 is the long-time sidekick of Ed King, co-writer of the southern-rock classic œSweet Home Alabama, and has been played on countless gigs and recording sessions through Ed' work with Lynyrd Skynyrd and Strawberry Alarm Clock. When Ed agreed to work with Gibson Custom to recreate his Collector' Choice Les Paul, the team was taken initially by the beautiful, well-preserved look of the guitar. œThe top on this thing is crazy, and its condition is actually quite incredible, said Edwin Wilson, Gibson Custom Historic Manager. Once we plugged it in, though, the rare mix of feel and tone that lay beneath the surface proved this guitar as well-rounded an example of a rare ™59 burst as they have ever had the pleasure to re-create.to recreate.
In addition to embodying the full aesthetic and sonic glory of this pristine Les Paul, Collector' Choice„¢ #16, like all 2013 Gibson Custom reissues, also features Gibson Custom' 20th Anniversary Historic Specifications, which bring the Custom Shop reproductions closer to the real thing than ever before. These specifications, introduced for 2013, include a single-layer rosewood fingerboard, hot hide glue neck joint, accurate fingerboard and body binding color, historically accurate truss rod assembly, and genuine aniline red dye for the guitar' back, neck, and sides. Further period-correct details include the neck' nylon 6/6 nut, holly headstock face with pearl Gibson logo, reissue Kluson„¢ Deluxe green-key tuners, ABR-1 Tune-o-Matic bridge with lightweight aluminum stopbar tailpiece, reproduction Bumble Bee tone caps, and more.
All of this comes together in a guitar that presents a rare opportunity for the Les Paul player or collector, and will be produced in a very limited run of up to 300 hand-aged and meticulously crafted instruments. Qualifying materials will ultimately determine the size of the run.
Features
Body- Body shape: Single cutaway
- Body type: Solid body
- Body material: Solid wood
- Top wood: Maple fIgured
- Body wood: Mahogany non-weight relieved
- Body finish: Nitrocellulose
- Orientation: Right handed
- Shape: '59
- Wood: Mahogany with maple spline
- Joint: Set-in
- Scale length: 24.75"
- Truss rod: Reissue
- Finish: Nitrocellulose
- Material: Rosewood
- Radius: 12"
- Fret size: Medium-jumbo
- Number of frets: 22
- Inlays: Trapezoid
- Nut width: 1.687" (42.8mm)
- Configuration: HH
- Neck: BurstBucker 3
- Middle: Not applicable
- Bridge: CustomBucker
- Brand: Gibson
- Active or passive: Passive
- Series or parallel: Parallel
- Piezo: No
- Active EQ: No
- Special electronics: Bumblebee capacitors
- Control layout: Volume 1, volume 2, tone 1, tone 2
- Pickup switch: 3-way
- Coil tap or split: No
- Kill switch: No
- Bridge type: Fixed
- Bridge design: ABR-1
- Tailpiece: Stopbar
- Tuning machines: Kluson deluxe
- Color: Nickel
- Number of strings: 6-string
- Special features: Collector' Choice series
- Case: Hardshell case
- Accessories: None
- Country of origin: United States
Enjoy the sweet sounds of this beautiful reincarnation. Order today.
- Free Standard Ground shipping (48 contiguous states, some overweight and Used/Vintage items excluded).
- Orders placed before 3 p.m. ET usually ship the same business day.
Every guitar or bass you purchase from Musician's Friend (electric or acoustic, New or Open Box) includes two years of protection from manufacturer defects.
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