The Gibson Custom Shop 1960 Les Paul Special Single Cutaway features a period-correct solid mahogany Les Paul-style body with nickel hardware and lightweight aluminum wraparound tailpiece.
MORE →It’s hardly surprising that many of rock’s most legendary guitarists have plied their craft on a Gibson SG. With its warm sustain, silky fretboard, and sharp cutaways, the SG is conducive to all types of playing … from searing solos to chunky rhythms to sinewy leads. Moreover, the SG’s sleek, lightweight design and striking beauty makes it a much favored instrument for live performance. At various points such notables as Pete Townshend, Todd Rundgren, and Elliot Easton have all been smitten with the SG.
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Some people seem to have it all. The looks, talent, ability, popularity, etc. We all knew people like this back in high school. Everyone around them would stare in awe, thinking to themselves “why can’t I be more like they are?”. Well, today we are feature the electric guitar equivalent of that person: the Gibson SG “Les Paul” Custom Korina. It’s difficult to describe what exactly makes this guitar so perfect. It’s deceptively….simple. There’s little flash, no secret ingredient that sets it above the competition. Instead this guitar is a testament to what can be accomplished by taking a simple, elegant design, choosing the perfect materials, and nailing the execution.
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Well, this is it…. the one we’ve been waiting for! To celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the 1960 Les Paul, Gibson has built a limited run of reissue guitars to capture this special moment in the evolution of the electric solid body. Gibson has painstakingly replicated the original 1960 Les Paul with amazing accuracy. No aging or wear treatment has been applied; these babies look as shiny and new as the originals would have looked when they were first put on display.
MORE →The ’56 Stratocaster Closet Classic guitar incorporates many unique details from one of the most sought-after and collectable Strats ever made. It features a 10/56 neck, two-piece alder body and single-ply pickguard. They’ve even recreated tooling holes and marks made during the original production process!
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The Mark Knopfler Strat is part of Fender’s Artist Series and replicates features from the Dire Straits front man’s own stage guitar … a ’60s slab-board neck on a ’50s deep contoured ash body … loaded with Texas Special single coils and a vintage-like electronic harness. This instrument we’re featuring today is finished with the striking Hot Rod Red opaque non-metalic body finish with a light patina stain on the neck!
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