Slash 1958 Les Paul First Standard #8 3096 Replica
Construction:
-
Truss Rod:
50s Tubeless
Average Price:
$11,999
Controls:
2 500K CTS Volume Pots, 2 500K CTS Tone Pots, Hand-Wired Harness with Bumblebee Capacitors, Switchcraft Toggle Switch
Colors:
Aged (Signed), Aged, Vintage Gloss
Series / Body Style
Series / Body Style:
Les Paul
Description:
-
Additional Info:
-
Guitar's Wood
Place:
Body
Specie:
Lightweight Solid Mahogany, 2 Piece Maple Top, Hide Glue Fit
Place:
Fretboard
Specie:
Solid Rosewood, Hide Glue Fit
Place:
Neck
Specie:
Solid Mahogany, Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
Bridge
Brand:
Gibson
Model:
ABR-1
Type:
-
Description:
-
Pickup
Brand:
-
Model:
Custombucker (Alnico III) - Replica Cover
Type:
-
Place:
Neck
Brand:
-
Model:
Custombucker (Alnico III) - Double Black
Type:
-
Place:
Bridge
Tuners
Brand:
Kluson
Model:
5 Deluxe Single Band, 1 Double Band (12:1 ratio)
Description:
-
Fingerboard
Fret Size:
Medium - Jescar FW50078
Inlays:
Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid
Scale Length:
24.75" (62.865cm)
Nut Width:
1.687", 42.85mm
Number of Frets:
22
Additional Information:
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Guitar Additional Info
Description:
The original Les Paul Model featured a gold finish from its introduction in 1952 until it received a new cherry sunburst in 1958 along with a new name, "Les Paul Standard." It debuted at the July 1958 Music Industry Trade Show in Chicago but it didn't catch on until its beautiful appearance and resonant properties inspired the likes of Keith Richards, Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Mike Bloomfield, Duane Allman, Peter Green, Joe Walsh, Joe Perry -- and eventually Slash -- to perform with one.
And although Slash uses his beat-up 1958 Les Paul Standard regularly in the studio, he didn't know until a recent discovery that it was a hugely important piece of guitar history.
Shipping records confirm that Slash's guitar (serial #8 3096) was actually sent to that historic 1958 Music Industry Trade Show as one of the first two sunburst Les Pauls ever made and the first ever to feature a two-piece center-seamed maple top, a key feature of the Les Paul Standard.
That makes Slash's guitar the first production Les Paul Standard model! So, this year Gibson Custom and Slash set out to capture the magic, vibe and history of #8-3096 for a special run of replicas.
It was perhaps the most advantageous and laborious guitar recreation project Custom Shop has ever undertaken given the extreme finish checking, wear and corrosion of the original, not to mention the exact replication of the neck dimensions, colors and construction.
The resulting prototype was sent to Slash and his reaction made all the painstaking work worth it: "Mind-blowing.
I couldn't have possibly wanted anything more." Now is your chance to own this instantly-collectible, playable work of art which pays homage to both a legendary player and legendary Gibson model -- a perfect replica of Slash's First Standard.
