John Lennon Inspires New Guitar
Gibson releases a limited edition Les Paul.
by IGN Music
July 16, 2007 -
The Gibson Guitar Custom Shop
has announced plans to release a limited edition guitar inspired by the Les Paul model John Lennon used to play.Modeled after the modified 1950s Gibson single-cutaway Les Paul Junior with the Charlie Christian pickup that Lennon used most famously at New York's Madison Square Garden on August 30, 1972.The Gibson Custom Shop has worked with Yoko Ono in the recreation of this famous modified Les Paul Junior guitar.
As Lennon's widow, she approved a complete hands-on review of the original for the design team to use as a thorough reference point for their newly designed Inspired By guitar. The Custom Shop's Inspired By Les Paul guitar is aged to look just like
Lennon's original Les Paul Junior once it was sanded down to the solid mahogany body and includes the famous Charlie Christian pickup installed in the neck position as well as aged chrome hardware.
Only 300 of the limited-edition guitars will be made and each will be accompanied by a Custom Shop guitar case and a certificate of authenticity in a special army green cloth folder with John's autograph embroidered on the cover. In addition, the Lennon fans who purchase this guitar will receive an article that includes an interview with guitar luthier Ron DeMarino (who aided Lennon in the customization of the guitar) by Andy Babiuk, author of The Beatles Gear, as well as a signed Lennon print by famed artist Allison Lefcort, and Lennon's famous "New York City" T-shirt.
As for the original guitar, it is on permanent display at the John Lennon Museum in Japan and will also be unveiled at a special event at the Gibson Japan Showroom in Tokyo, Japan in early August 2007.
Gibson's John Lennon Inspired By Les Paul SpecificationsModel:
John Lennon Les PaulPickups:
P-90 Single Coil in the bridge position & Charlie Christian in the neck positionHardware:
Aged ChromeFingerboard:
RosewoodScale: 24 3/4
Nut Width: 1.689
"Nut: CorianBridge: Chrome ABR-1 with stopbar tailpiece (holes from original wrap tailpiece are plugged)
Neck Material: One-Piece Mahogany with Long Neck TenonBody
Material: Solid Mahogany
Controls: Single volume, single tone, 3-way pickup switch
Color: Faded Cherry
MSRP: $7,527
hareleyblues take:
wow for the paultry some of $7,527 USD you too can have this limited edition guitar hurry while supplies last lol no way Jose can I afford such a thing I have to save for Paul McCartney's next tour,wooohooo!
harleyblues
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