Gibson Custom Shop John Lennon Les Paul
Item: GBCSLPLENNON
Gibson Custom Shop John Lennon Les Paul
Item: GBCSLPLENNON
John Lennon was always a fan of Charlie Christian, and he also enjoyed tinkering with his guitars. So when he met New York luthier and guitar repairman Ron DeMarino in the early '70s, he asked him to take his 1950s Tobacco Sunburst Les Paul Junior and add the pickup made famous by the jazz legend.
Later, at Lennon's request, DeMarino sanded off the 'burst finish and added the Tuno-O-Matic bridge and stop tailpiece. On August 30, 1972, Lennon used his customized Les Paul in its new, raw wood state during his famous benefit concert at New York's Madison Square Garden.
This is a "new old stock" 2007 Limited production run.
Serial# 146
Weight 8lbs. 8.5oz.
Model Year 2007
Gibson Custom Shop John Lennon Les Paul
Features:
- Solid Mahogany Body
- Aged Chrome Hardware
- Lightweight Aluminum Tailpiece
- Two Thumb Wheels on Treble Side of Bridge, One on Bass
- Wraparound Holes Plugged & ABR-1 Added;
- Stopbar Moved Back
- 3-way Switchcraft Switch Added to Normal Les Paul Positioning
- 1-piece Mahogany Neck with Long Neck Tenon
- 22 Fret Rosewood Fingerboard
- Pearloid Dot Inlays
- Early '50's Rounded Neck Profile
- 24 3/4" Scale Length
- 1 11/16" Nut Width
- Schaller Tuners
- P-90 Single Coil Pickup in Bridge Position and Charlie Christian Pickup in Neck Position
- Pickguard Modified for Charlie Christian Pickup
- 1 Volume, 1 Tone Control
- Vintage Reissue .010 Strings
- Includes Custom Shop Case, Certificate of Authenticity, Signed Lennon Print by Famed Artist Allison Lefcort
Serialized LENNON 001-300
Includes:
- Gibson Hard Shell Case
- Certificate of Authenticity
- John Lennon Photo