Description:
Gibson Custom is pleased to announce the release of the Mark Knopfler 1958 Les Paul Aged & Signed, a precise replica of Marks original 58, a favored live and recording companion of one of the most revered players and writers of our time.
As multi-platnum hit makers Dire Straits entered the second and most successful phase of their career, singer, songwriter and lead guitarist Mark Knopfler was looking for a new sound to change things up, and he found it in the powerful tone and sultry playing feel of a stunning original 58 Les Paul Burst.
This guitar's thick, meaty tone has logged signature riffs on many hits since, and become a cornerstone of this influential British guitarist's sound as a result.
The Mark Knopfler 1958 Les Paul is handcrafted to full True Historic Specs by Gibson Custom after intense hands-on analysis of the original, in a strictly limited run of 50 Aged & Signed guitars.
The results accurately match the neck profile, top carve, look, feel, and tone of an exalted original 58 Burst.
Its lusciously faded sunburst finish, select tonewoods, period-correct nickel hardware and plastics, tubeless Historic truss-rod, hide glue construction, rolled fingerboard binding, broken peghead edges, carefully wound Custom Bucker PAF pickups, and more all add up to a guitar thatwith Mark Knopfler's full final approvalcomes closer to the original than you could ever hope to come.
Additional Information:
Top Only (back binding), 1 (back pieces), Aged Reissue Lightweight Aluminum (tailpiece type), 2.26 cm /.900 (thickness fret 1), 2.54 cm / 1.0 (thickness fret 12), .040 True Historic Reissue Cream (fingerboard binding), Tortoise Shell (fingerboard side dots), 30.38 cm / 12 (fretboard radius), None (includes), 1958 Les Paul (neck shape), Hot Hide Glue (neck fit adhesive), 1 (neck pieces), Nylon (nut material), 5.6896 cm / 2.24 (neck end board width), 1959 True Historic Thin Head Veneer (peg head type), Maple (top material), Single Bound, True Historic Reissue Cream (top binding), 2 (top pieces)