Description
This playable work of art is a hand-crafted Gibson Custom tribute to the forthcoming Chinese New Year -- the Year of the Dog -- which begins February 16th.
It features beautiful Chinese symbols and artwork themed around good fortune and luck, a glossy Crimson Red finish and engraved gold appointments throughout.
Mick Ralphs' massive tones and searing leadwork are as indelible to rock 'n roll as the sunburst 1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard he is known for playing.
Now, thanks to the painstaking efforts of the Gibson Custom Shop, that very guitar has been replicated in precise detail as part of this small limited release.
The original (serial #8 7049) was studied in London, where its top carve profile, neck contours and pickup outputs were measured.
It took months to craft the prototype which eventually earned the final approval of both its current owner and Mick Ralphs himself.
This resulting run of guitars captures the one-of-a-kind tone, look and feel of the original through the use of hand-selected woods, digitally scanned contours, mapped wear and checking patterns, historic hide-glue construction and vintage-spec materials.
The Mick Ralphs 1958 Les Paul Standard Replica is not only a playable tribute to a legendary guitarist but an instrument on par with the hallowed Les Pauls of the late 1950s in every way.
Additional Info
Nitrocellulose Lacquer (body finish), Lightweight Aluminum (tailpiece type), 12 (fretboard radius), Gold (hardware color), Amber Butyrate Top Hats (knobs), Medium Chunky, .9" depth at nut, 1.0" at 12th fret (neck shape), Corian (nut material), 2.240", 56.89mm (neck end board width), 10-13-17-26-36-46 (strings)
Aged, Nitrocellulose Lacquer (body finish), Lightweight Aluminum (tailpiece type), 12 (fretboard radius), Nickel (hardware color), Amber Butyrate Top Hats (knobs), Replica '58 C-shape Profile (neck shape), Nylon (nut material), 2.240", 56.89mm (neck end board width), 10-13-17-26-36-46 (strings)
